Bit Corporation
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| Private | |
| Industry | Video game |
| Fate | Out of business |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Defunct | 1992 |
| Headquarters | Taipei, Taiwan |
Bit Corporation (普澤 Pu Ze in Chinese)[1] was a Taiwanese game developer and console manufacturer.
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Games
Bit Corporation was known their production of original software for the Atari 2600, which it released worldwide under both its own name and others such as the Puzzy and Zimag brands. These games included such titles as Bobby Is Going Home, Snail Against Squirrel, Mr. Postman and Open, Sesame!,[2] which was one of only two games for the system to feature speech synthesis. The company also produced games for the NES and Famicom including Duck, Othello, Jackpot and Crime Busters; all but the Crime Busters were released in Australia by HES Interactive,[3] while Crime Busters was released in Brazil by Gradiente.[4]
List of Atari 2600 games
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- 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)
List of NES/Famicom games
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- Duck (1987)
- Othello (1988)
- Shèng Héng Pào [AKA Twin Loud Cannon] (1988)
- Shuǐguǒ Lí [AKA Jackpot] (1988)[5]
- Crime Busters (1989)
- Diànshì Mǎ Lì [also known as Mario Lottery, and TV Mario] (1989)
- Duck Maze (1990; published by HES Interactive)
Note: The NES/Famicom game Diànshì 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 Famicom, Atari 2600 and Sega SG-1000.[6] The company also produced two computers, the Bit-60 and Bit-90, which were based on 2600 and ColecoVision hardware respectively and compatible with each console's cartridges.[7]
Gamate
Bit was also involved in the Gamate, the first original Taiwanese handheld game console; its name appears on all games' title screens and both the system and console packaging. However, recent developments suggest that two other companies, Dunhuang Technology (a now-defunct subsidiary of UMC) and Gamtec, were also somehow involved in the hardware and software respectively.[8] This was, however, to be Bit Corp's last venture, as in 1992 the company closed citing "operational difficulties".[9]
References
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