Bit Corporation () was a Taiwanese game developer and

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manufacturer.

Games

Bit Corporation produced original software for the

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and

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, which it released worldwide under both its own name and the Puzzy brand, as well as being distributed by Zimag. These games included such titles as '' Bobby Is Going Home'', ''Snail Against Squirrel'', ''Mr. Postman'' and ''Open, Sesame!'', which was one of only two games for the system to feature speech synthesis. The company also produced games for the

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and

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including ''

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'', ''Othello'', ''Jackpot'' and ''Crime Busters''; all but the ''Crime Busters'' were released in Australia by HES Interactive, while ''Crime Busters'' was released in

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by Gradiente.

List of Atari 2600 games

* '' Open, Sesame!'' (1982) * '' Bobby Is Going Home'' (1983) * '' Dancing Plate'' (1983) * ''Mission 3000 A.D.'' (1983) * ''Mr. Postman'' (1983) * ''Phantom Tank'' (1983) * ''Sea Monster'' (1983) * ''Snail Against Squirrel'' (1983) * ''Space Robot'' (1983) * ''Space Tunnel'' (1983) * '' Phantom UFO'' (198?)

List of ColecoVision games

* ''Cosmic Crisis'' (1983, also released by

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) * ''Meteoric Shower'' (1983) * ''Strike It!'' (1983, only released by Telegames) * ''Tank Wars'' (1983, only released by Telegames)

List of NES/Famicom games

* ''

'' (1987; published by HES Interactive in 1990 as ''Duck Maze'') * ''Othello'' (1988) * ''Shèng Héng Pào'' KA ''Twin Loud Cannon''(1988) * ''Shuǐguǒ Lí'' KA ''Jackpot''(1988) * ''Crime Busters'' (1989) Note: The NES/Famicom game ''Diàn Shì Mǎ Lì'' is also credited as ''Lì Mǎ Shì Diàn'' on the title screen.

Hardware

The majority of the consoles manufactured by Bit Corporation were clones of existing systems, such as the

and

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. The company also produced two computers, the Bit-60 and Bit-90, which were based on 2600 and

hardware respectively and compatible with each console's cartridges. The Bit-70 was a Famicom clone featuring a top cartridge slot compatible with both Japanese Famicom cartridges and US market NES cartridges (with an adapter).

Involvement in Gamate

Bit was also involved in 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 ...

, the first original Taiwanese

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; its name appears on all games' title screens and both the system and console packaging. However, recent developments suggest that two other companies,

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(a now-defunct subsidiary of UMC) and

Gamtec Gamtec () is a Taiwanese video game developer established in June 1989 and based in Taichung City, Taiwan noted for its unlicensed Sega Mega Drive games such as '' Legend of Wukong'' and ''Squirrel King''. His motto would have to be: ''Belie ...

, were also somehow involved in the hardware and software respectively. This was, however, to be Bit Corp's last venture, as in 1992 the company closed citing "operational difficulties".

References

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External links

''Bit Corp.''
at BootlegGames Wiki.

profile on

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