{{short description|Taiwanese game developer and console manufacturer}} {{Infobox company | name = Bit Corporation | native_name = 普澤有限公司 | logo = BitCorp.svg | type = Private | founded = {{Start date and age|1980|06|14}} | defunct = 1992 | hq_location_city = Taipei | hq_location_country = Taiwan | industry = Video games | products = | fate = Out of business | website = }}
'''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 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 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 NES and Famicom including ''Duck'', ''Othello'', ''Jackpot'' and ''Crime Busters''; all but the ''Crime Busters'' were released in Australia by 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=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''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?) {{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=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''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)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090501003442/http://www.er.uqam.ca/merlin/fd491499/nintendo/nes/bitcorp/jackpot Jackpot]</ref> * ''Crime Busters'' (1989) {{div col end}}
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 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> It was one of the only video game consoles, and the only famiclone, sold in the USSR.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cut into the Number of Famiclones Ever Produced - Case #5: BIT Corp. {{!}} DEEPER INTO UNAUTHORIZON |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/cut-into-number-101285366 |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=Patreon |language=en-US}}</ref>
==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.<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== * List of companies of Taiwan
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Companies|Technology}} * [http://bootleggames.wikia.com/wiki/Bit_Corp. ''Bit Corp.''] at BootlegGames Wiki. * [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/75267.html ''Bit Corp.''] profile on GameFAQs
Category:Video game development companies Category:Video game publishers Category:Defunct video game companies of Taiwan Category:Electronics companies of Taiwan Category:Companies based in Taipei Category:1982 establishments in Taiwan Category:1992 disestablishments in Taiwan