Gamtec () is a Taiwanese
video game developer
A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...
established in June 1989 and based in
Taichung City
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...
,
Taiwan
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noted for its unlicensed
Sega Mega Drive
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games such as ''
Legend of Wukong
''Legend of Wukong'', originally known as ''Wucom Legend'' ( – 外傳 ''wàizhuàn'' is analogous to the Japanese Gaiden), is a Taiwanese role-playing adventure game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis developed by Gamtec. It was originally released ...
''
and ''Squirrel King''. His motto would have to be: ''Believe in yourself'' ().
The company also developed a number of
NES
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and
PC games, and claims to have developed for the
Gamate
The ''Gamate'', known as (pinyin: ''chāojí xiǎozi'', literally "Super Boy") in Taiwan and (pinyin: ''chāojí shéntóng'', literally "Super Child Prodigy") in China, is a handheld game console manufactured by Bit Corporation in the early 1 ...
,
Super A'Can,
Arcade
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* Arcade game, a coin-operated game machine
** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware
** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board
* Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games
* ...
,
SNES
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,
Game Boy
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,
Game Boy Color
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and
Game Boy Advance
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,
although it often acted as a contract developer for other companies so is frequently not credited in games it worked on.
Games
Games in this list, unless otherwise specified, are those that explicitly credit Gamtec. Because the company is a contract developer, it may have helped develop other titles in which its name does not appear, such as those for the
Bit Corporation
Bit Corporation () was a Taiwanese game developer and console manufacturer.
Games
Bit Corporation produced original software for the Atari 2600 and ColecoVision, which it released worldwide under both its own name and the Puzzy brand, as well a ...
Gamate
The ''Gamate'', known as (pinyin: ''chāojí xiǎozi'', literally "Super Boy") in Taiwan and (pinyin: ''chāojí shéntóng'', literally "Super Child Prodigy") in China, is a handheld game console manufactured by Bit Corporation in the early 1 ...
handheld system.
Nintendo Entertainment System
* ''Fire Dragon''
KA ''Huǒlóng''* ''King Tank''
KA ''Taan Hak Fung Wan''(1993)
* ''Thunderbolt II''
KA ''Léi Diān II - Thunderbolt Fighting Plane''(1993)
* ''The Universe Soldiers'' (1993)
* ''Wisdom Boy'' (co-developed with Sun Team)
Bit Corporation Gamate
* ''Cosmic Fighter''
* ''Fantasy Travel''
* ''Metamorphosiser
KA ''Tough Guy''
Sega Mega Drive
* ''16 Tile Mahjong''
KA ''16 Zhang Mahjong (Shíliù Zhāng Májiàng)''* ''16 Tile Mahjong II''
KA ''16 Zhang Mahjong II (Shíliù Zhāng Májiàng II)''* ''Adventurous Boy''
KA ''Adventure Kid (Màoxiǎn Xiǎozi)''
* ''Bomboy''
KA ''Explosion Kid (Bàozhà Xiǎozi)''(1993)
* ''Chāojí Dà Fùwēng''
* ''
Legend of Wukong
''Legend of Wukong'', originally known as ''Wucom Legend'' ( – 外傳 ''wàizhuàn'' is analogous to the Japanese Gaiden), is a Taiwanese role-playing adventure game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis developed by Gamtec. It was originally released ...
''
KA ''Wukong Rumors (Wùkōng Wàizhuàn)''(1996; 2008: English version developed by
Super Fighter Team
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)
* ''The Lion King 2''
KA ''Shīziwáng II''* ''Magic 7 Block''
KA ''Variety Tangram (Bǎi Biàn Qīqiǎobǎn)''* ''Magic Girl''
KA ''Little Witch (Xiǎo Mónǚ)''(1993)
* ''Mènghuàn Shuǐguǒ Pán: 777 Casino''
* ''Squirrel King'' (1995)
* ''Super Bubble Bobble MD''
* ''Super Magician''
KA ''Elf Wor'', and ''Spiritual Magic Priest (Líng Huàn Dàoshi)''* ''Super Tank War''
* ''Thunderbolt II''
KA ''Léi Diān II - Thunderbolt Fighting Plane''(1995)
* ''Tiny Toon Adventures 3'' (1996)
Tiny Toon Adventures 3 - Sega Retro
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Note: The Mega Drive
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title ''The Lion King 2'' is credited as ''Lion King II'' on title screen.
Accessories
* Magicard cheat cartridge
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See also
* Thin Chen Enterprise
Thin Chen Enterprise (full name Sheng Qian Enterprise Co., Ltd ()), also known as Sachen, was a Taiwanese company that developed several original games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, NES, Mega Drive, Game Boy and other early cartridge-ba ...
- another Taiwanese console game developer
References
External links
Bingo King
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''Gamtec''
at Sega Retro
Video game development companies
Defunct video game companies of Taiwan