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{{short description|Taiwanese game developer and console manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
|name=Bit Corporation<br>普澤有限公司
| name = Bit Corporation
| native_name = 普澤有限公司
|logo=[[File:BitCorp.svg|frameless|right]]
| logo = BitCorp.svg
|type=Private
| type = Private
|foundation=1982
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1980|06|14}}
|defunct=1992
| defunct = 1992
|location_city=[[Taipei]]
| location_city = [[Taipei]]
|location_country=[[Taiwan]]
| location_country = [[Taiwan]]
|industry=[[Video game industry|Video game]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
|products=
| products =
|fate=Out of business
| fate = Out of business
|homepage=
| homepage =
}}
}}


'''Bit Corporation''' (普澤 ''Pu Ze'' in Chinese)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fuji.drillspirits.net/gamate/?p=bit |title=Gamate: Bit Corporation |accessdate=2008-06-09 |author=Taizou |year=2008 |work=Neo Fuji |publisher=}}</ref> was a [[Taiwan]]ese [[Video game developer|game developer]] and [[video game console|console]] manufacturer.
'''Bit Corporation''' ({{zh|c=普澤|p=Pǔzé}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fuji.drillspirits.net/gamate/?p=bit |title=Gamate: Bit Corporation |accessdate=2008-06-09 |author=Taizou |year=2008 |work=Neo Fuji |publisher=}}</ref> was a Taiwanese [[Video game developer|game developer]] and [[video game console|console]] manufacturer.


==Games==
==Games==
Bit Corporation produced original software for the [[Atari 2600]], 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!'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=194|title=AtariAge - Companies - Bit Corp|accessdate=2008-06-09|author=|date=|work=AtariAge|publisher=}}</ref> which was one of only two games for the system to feature speech synthesis. The company also produced games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] including ''[[Duck (video game)|Duck]]'', ''Othello'', ''Jackpot'' and ''Crime Busters''; all but the ''Crime Busters'' were released in [[Australia]] by [[Home Entertainment Suppliers|HES Interactive]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/fd491499/nintendo/nes/bitcorp/|title=Bit Corp.|accessdate=2008-06-09|author=Jbholio|date=|work=Unlicensed NES Games Guide|publisher=Université du Québec à Montréal|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317080550/http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/fd491499/nintendo/nes/bitcorp/|archivedate=2008-03-17|df=}}</ref> while ''Crime Busters'' was released in [[Brazil]] by [[Gradiente]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/nes/brazil/brazil.html|title=Brazil and the NES|accessdate=2008-06-09|author=tsr|date=|work=tsr's NES Archive|publisher=AtariHQ}}</ref>
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 as being distributed by [[Zimag]]. These games included such titles as ''[[Bobby Is Going Home]]'', ''Snail Against Squirrel'', ''Mr. Postman'' and ''Open, Sesame!'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=194|title=AtariAge - Companies - Bit Corp|accessdate=2008-06-09|author=|date=|work=AtariAge|publisher=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502224751/http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?SystemID=2600&CompanyID=194|archive-date=2008-05-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was one of only two games for the system to feature speech synthesis. The company also produced games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] including ''[[Duck (video game)|Duck]]'', ''Othello'', ''Jackpot'' and ''Crime Busters''; all but the ''Crime Busters'' were released in [[Australia]] by [[Home Entertainment Suppliers|HES Interactive]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/fd491499/nintendo/nes/bitcorp/|title=Bit Corp.|accessdate=2008-06-09|author=Jbholio|work=Unlicensed NES Games Guide|publisher=Université du Québec à Montréal|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317080550/http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/fd491499/nintendo/nes/bitcorp/|archivedate=2008-03-17}}</ref> while ''Crime Busters'' was released in [[Brazil]] by [[Gradiente]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atarihq.com/tsr/nes/brazil/brazil.html|title=Brazil and the NES|accessdate=2008-06-09|author=tsr|date=|work=tsr's NES Archive|publisher=AtariHQ}}</ref>


===List of Atari 2600 games===
===List of Atari 2600 games===
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* ''Open, Sesame!'' (1982)
* ''[[I Want My Mommy|Open, Sesame!]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Bobby is Going Home]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Bobby Is Going Home]]'' (1983)
* ''Dancing Plate'' (1983)
* ''[[Dishaster|Dancing Plate]]'' (1983)
* ''Mission 3000 A.D.'' (1983)
* ''Mission 3000 A.D.'' (1983)
* ''Mr. Postman'' (1983)
* ''Mr. Postman'' (1983)
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* ''Space Robot'' (1983)
* ''Space Robot'' (1983)
* ''Space Tunnel'' (1983)
* ''Space Tunnel'' (1983)
* ''[[Spider Fighter|Phantom UFO]]'' (198?)
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}

===List of ColecoVision games===
* ''Cosmic Crisis'' (1983, also released by [[Telegames]])
* ''Meteoric Shower'' (1983)
* ''Strike It!'' (1983, only released by Telegames)
* ''Tank Wars'' (1983, only released by Telegames)


===List of NES/Famicom games===
===List of NES/Famicom games===
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* ''Shuǐguǒ Lí'' [AKA '''''Jackpot'''''] (1988)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090501003442/http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/fd491499/nintendo/nes/bitcorp/jackpot Jackpot]</ref>
* ''Shuǐguǒ Lí'' [AKA '''''Jackpot'''''] (1988)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090501003442/http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/fd491499/nintendo/nes/bitcorp/jackpot Jackpot]</ref>
* ''Crime Busters'' (1989)
* ''Crime Busters'' (1989)
* ''Diànshì Mǎ Lì'' [also known as '''''Big TV Mary Bar''''', '''''Mario Lottery''''', and '''''TV Mario'''''] (1989)
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


'''Note:''' The NES/Famicom game ''Diànshì Mǎ Lì'' is also credited as '''''Lì Mǎ Shì Diàn''''' on the title screen.
The NES/Famicom game ''Diàn Shì Mǎ Lì'' is also credited as '''''Lì Mǎ Shì Diàn''''' on the title screen.


==Hardware==
==Hardware==
The majority of the consoles manufactured by Bit Corporation were clones of existing systems, such as the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Atari 2600]] and [[Sega SG-1000]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdkfz251.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_sdkfz251_archive.html|script-title=zh:待業青年日記(期間限定): 2005.09|author=Wenli Xu|date=September 2005|work=待業青年日記(期間限定)|publisher=Blogger|language=Chinese|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110728115548/http://sdkfz251.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_sdkfz251_archive.html|archive-date=2011-07-28}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/D_Bit90.HTML|title=Bit Corporation Bit-90|accessdate=2008-06-09|first=Sascha|last=Hoogen|work=8-Bit Nirvana|publisher=|language=German}}</ref>
The majority of the consoles manufactured by Bit Corporation were clones of existing systems, such as the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]], [[Atari 2600]] and [[Sega SG-1000]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdkfz251.blogssspot.com/2005_09_01_sdkfz251_archive.html|script-title=zh:待業青年日記(期間限定): 2005.09|author=Wenli Xu|date=September 2005|work=待業青年日記(期間限定)|publisher=Blogger|language=Chinese|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728115548/http://sdkfz251.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_sdkfz251_archive.html|archive-date=2011-07-28|access-date=2008-06-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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. 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).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/D_Bit90.HTML|title=Bit Corporation Bit-90|accessdate=2008-06-09|first=Sascha|last=Hoogen|work=8-Bit Nirvana|publisher=|language=German}}</ref>


==Gamate==
==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 [[United Microelectronics Corporation|UMC]]) and [[Gamtec]], were also somehow involved in the hardware and software respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fuji.drillspirits.net/gamate/?p=company|title=Gamate: Other Companies|accessdate=2008-06-09|author=Taizou|year=2008|work=Neo Fuji|publisher=}}</ref> This was, however, to be Bit Corp's last venture, as in 1992 the company closed citing "operational difficulties".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toybase.com.tw/h/n1930359.html |script-title=zh:普澤、昇友停權 |accessdate=2008-06-09 |work=Toybase |publisher= |language=Chinese |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503234818/http://www.toybase.com.tw/h/n1930359.html |archivedate=2010-05-03 |df= }}</ref>
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 [[United Microelectronics Corporation|UMC]]) and [[Gamtec]], were also somehow involved in the hardware and software respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fuji.drillspirits.net/gamate/?p=company|title=Gamate: Other Companies|accessdate=2008-06-09|author=Taizou|year=2008|work=Neo Fuji|publisher=}}</ref> This was, however, to be Bit Corp's last venture, as in 1992 the company closed citing "operational difficulties".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toybase.com.tw/h/n1930359.html |script-title=zh:普澤、昇友停權 |accessdate=2008-06-09 |work=Toybase |language=Chinese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503234818/http://www.toybase.com.tw/h/n1930359.html |archivedate=2010-05-03 }}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of companies of Taiwan]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Video game publishers]]
[[Category:Video game publishers]]
[[Category:Video game companies of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Defunct video game companies of Taiwan]]
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[[Category:Software companies of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Electronics companies of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Electronics companies of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Defunct video game companies]]
[[Category:Companies based in Taipei]]
[[Category:Companies based in Taipei]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Taiwan]]
[[Category:1992 disestablishments in Taiwan]]

Latest revision as of 11:04, 30 March 2024

Bit Corporation
Native name
普澤有限公司
Company typePrivate
IndustrieVideo games
GegründetJune 14, 1980; 44 years ago (1980-06-14)
Defunct1992
FateOut of business
Hauptsitz
Taipei
,
Taiwan

Bit Corporation (Chinese: 普澤; pinyin: Pǔzé)[1] was a Taiwanese game developer and console manufacturer.

Games

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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 as being distributed by Zimag. 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

[edit]

List of ColecoVision games

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  • Cosmic Crisis (1983, also released by Telegames)
  • Meteoric Shower (1983)
  • Strike It! (1983, only released by Telegames)
  • Tank Wars (1983, only released by Telegames)

List of NES/Famicom games

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  • Duck (1987; published by HES Interactive in 1990 as Duck Maze)
  • Othello (1988)
  • Shèng Héng Pào [AKA Twin Loud Cannon] (1988)
  • Shuǐguǒ Lí [AKA Jackpot] (1988)[5]
  • Crime Busters (1989)

The NES/Famicom game Diàn Shì Mǎ Lì is also credited as Lì Mǎ Shì Diàn on the title screen.

Hardware

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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. 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).[7]

Gamate

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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]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Taizou (2008). "Gamate: Bit Corporation". Neo Fuji. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  2. ^ "AtariAge - Companies - Bit Corp". AtariAge. Archived from the original on 2008-05-02. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  3. ^ Jbholio. "Bit Corp". Unlicensed NES Games Guide. Université du Québec à Montréal. Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  4. ^ tsr. "Brazil and the NES". tsr's NES Archive. AtariHQ. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  5. ^ Jackpot
  6. ^ Wenli Xu (September 2005). 待業青年日記(期間限定): 2005.09. 待業青年日記(期間限定) (in Chinese). Blogger. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  7. ^ Hoogen, Sascha. "Bit Corporation Bit-90". 8-Bit Nirvana (in German). Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  8. ^ Taizou (2008). "Gamate: Other Companies". Neo Fuji. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  9. ^ 普澤、昇友停權. Toybase (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2010-05-03. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
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