Manufacturer | Bit Corporation United Microelectronics Corporation |
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Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Fourth generation |
Lifespan | 1990–1994 |
Media | ROM Card |
CPU | UMC UA6588F (earlier revision) NCR 81489 (later revision) both 6502 based |
Memory | 16KB RAM |
Display | LCD in 4 greyscale |
Graphics | 160 x 152 pixels |
Sound | mono internal speaker |
Power | 6V, four AA batteries |
Dimensions | 16.7 × 9.7 × 3.3 cm (6.58 × 3.82 × 1.3 inches) |
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The Gamate, known as 超級小子 (pinyin: chāojí xiǎozi, literally 'Super Boy') in Taiwan and 超级神童 (pinyin: chāojí shéntóng, literally 'Super Child Prodigy') in China, is a handheld game console manufactured by Bit Corporation in the early 1990s, and released in Australia, some parts of Europe (partly the UK, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and Finland) and Asia (Taiwan and China), Argentina, the United States, and possibly other regions including South Africa.
It never sold in numbers comparable to the Game Boy or even the Watara Supervision, and as a result information on the console and its games remains scarce. The only emulator that supports it is MESS.[1] Over 70 games, not all dumped, are known to have been produced for the system.
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History[edit]
The Gamate appears to be the first of the many handheld consoles released in reaction to the success of Nintendo's Game Boy.
UK magazine advertisement for the Gamate
It was originally released by the Taiwanese game company Bit Corporation in conjunction with local distributors around the world, such as Alston Research in the USA, the joystick maker Cheetah Marketing in the UK, toy company GIG in Italy, video game importer Uranium in Switzerland, ITMC subsidiary Yeno in Germany, Famiclone manufacturer Electrolab in Argentina and PlayMix in Sweden.[2] The system was also sold in Australia and Finland, but it was still unconfirmed to be released in those two countries or not.
Bit Corp. ceased operating in 1992[3] but UMC and its subsidiary Funtech continued to produce Gamate hardware and software.[2]
Hardware[edit]
Unlike other Taiwanese or Hong Kong Game Boy competitors, such as the Watara Supervision, Hartung Game Master and the Mega Duck, the Gamate's internal hardware contains no epoxy covered chips and was assembled in a quality manner. The build quality is relatively akin to that of the Game Boy. The shell is made of thick plastic and with batteries installed, the unit feels very similar to the weight of a Game Boy.
Screen[edit]
The screen on the Gamate is very similar to the Game Boy. It is a greenish color, with manual contrast adjustment, and non-backlit. Backlit screens were not common in 1990. Moving objects appear blurry and faint - the quality known as 'ghosting' - which can make game play very frustrating.
The Gamate seems, however, to have had two different types of LCD screen used throughout its lifespan. The easiest way to tell which type one has is by turning the Gamate on without a game in - the 'bad' one displays vertical lines while the 'good' one displays a slightly corrupted checkerboard pattern.[4]
Sound[edit]
The Gamate's mono internal speaker is of poor quality, giving off sound that is quite distorted, particularly at low volumes.[4] However, if a user plugs into the headphone jack, the sound is revealed to be programmed in stereo, and of a relatively high quality.
Shell[edit]
The G1001 Gamate is dark grey in color and has a 'x' D-pad and small speaker vents. The G1002 Gamate are dark grey in color and have a '+' D-pad design and large speaker vents. A variant in this design, with a white shell and red buttons also exists.
Serial numbers[edit]
All Gamates have a seven digit serial number near the card port on the rear of the console. The first two digits represent the year of manufacture, while the last five represent the unit's chronology. Therefore, a unit with the number '9001687', was the 1687th produced in 1990. The newest unit thus far discovered was produced in 1993.[4]
Specifications[edit]
- CPU UMC UA6588F (earlier revision); NCR 81489, 8 bits (BIT WS39323F) in a QFP-100 shell (later revision)
- ROM 2 KB (UM6116M-2L CMOS static RAM, pin compatible with ROM/EPROM chips)
- RAM 16 KB (2 × CXK5864M-15L chips) of static RAM
- Case: Grey plastic
- Keys D-pad, A, B, START and SELECT
- Sound internal mono speaker, external stereo headphones
- Media ROM card, very similar to HuCard (PC-Engine), My Card (Sega SG-1000) and Sega Card (Sega Master System) 19×2 pins
- Input/Output
- Cartridge Slot
- Stereo headphones
- Power
- External link connector (for 2-player games)
Expansion[edit]
- Gamate link cable
- Ni-CD battery pack
Games[edit]
Snowman Legend
Tornado
Treasure Hunter
Games cartridges for the Gamate are slim plastic cards with exposed pins, similar to PC-Engine or Sega Master System cards.[5] Within the large illustrations are the game title and, unlike most systems, a simple numerical designation (C1-001, C1-002, etc.), making organization reasonably simple for collectors. The exact number of games released remains unknown. Some articles regarding the Gamate state it has 'about 35 games or so', but the true number may be closer to 70. One contributing factor to this ambiguity is that as Bit Corp. had passed into bankruptcy, games continued to be published by UMC, but very few left the Asian market.
Many titles are clones of popular games from the era (Tetris, Bomberman, Lode Runner, Battle City, etc.). Bit Corp. (and later UMC) is given sole credit within each game, but inconsistencies in game content and labeling make it far more likely that several developers were involved in designing individual games; two external developers are currently known, Gamtec and Hengmao Electronics.[2] Some titles suffer from assorted bugs. A few titles seem to be original concepts, and a great many more remain mysterious due to their scarcity.
While in general the higher-numbered games were released later and in smaller quantities, there seems to be little correlation with this principle prior to the C1-040's, with random numbers inexplicably difficult to find.
Game list (incomplete)[edit]
# | Serial number | Title | AKA title(s) | Developer | Release year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | C1-020 | Bad Bud Chou Chu's Adventure | |||
2 | C1-064 | Bao Qing Tian | 1994 | ||
3 | C1-048 | Baseball | Super Baseball | Bit Corp. | 1992 |
4 | C1-063 | Basketball | |||
5 | C1-030 | Beach Volleyball | |||
6 | C1-031 | Bomb Blaster | Bomb Blast | Bit Corp. | 1990 |
7 | C1-043 | Boom! | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
8 | C1-003 | Box Forum | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
9 | C1-029 | Brick Blaster | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
10 | C1-010 | Bump N' Run | |||
11 | C1-032 | Cosmic Fighter | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
12 | C1-001 | Cube-Up[6] | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
13 | C1-017 | Devil Castle | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
14 | C1-019 | Dino Ball | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
15 | C1-013 | Dino Bibo | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
16 | C1-061 | Dinosaur Park | Phinnex Co., Ltd. | 1993 | |
17 | C1-005 | Enchanted Bricks | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
18 | C1-052 | Famous | 1) 7 Famous 2) Famous 7 | UMC | 1993 |
19 | C1-057 | Fantasy Travel | UMC | 1993 | |
20 | C1-033 | Fist of Thunder | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
21 | C1-026 | Flipuzzle | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
22 | C1-042 | Flying Goblin | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
23 | C1-039 | Fortress of Fierceness | |||
24 | C1-050 | Fortress of Fierceness II | |||
25 | C1-047 | Fortune 'n Luck[7] | Fortune and Luck | Bit Corp. | 1992 |
26 | C1-060 | Further Adventures of Hannibal The Cat | 1993 | ||
27 | C1-007 | Galaxy Invaders | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
28 | C1-068 | The Golden Pyramid | |||
29 | C1-056 | GP Race | Bit Corp. | 1992 | |
30 | C1-058 | Heaven Clash | QuizFighter | UMC | 1993 |
31 | C1-065 | Hot Hero | Huǒbào Yīngxióng | ||
32 | C1-040 | Incantational Couple | |||
33 | C1-070 | Insect War | UMC | 1995 | |
34 | C1-025 | Jackpot | |||
35 | C1-036 | Jewelriss | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
36 | C1-046 | Kiki Inland | Kiki Island | Bit Corp. | 1992 |
37 | C1-015 | Kill Shot | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
38 | C1-018 | Kung-Fu Fighter | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
39 | C1-008 | Legend of Dragon Knight | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
40 | C1-054 | Magic Jigsaw | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
41 | C1-024 | Marauder | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
42 | C1-038 | Mars Voyage | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
43 | C1-053 | Metamorphosiser | Tough Guy | UMC | 1993 |
44 | C1-041 | Mighty Boxer | |||
45 | C1-004 | Mighty Tank | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
46 | C1-006 | Mini Golf | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
47 | C1-011 | Money Maze | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
48 | C1-027 | Monster Pitfall | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
49 | C1-021 | Myth of Asamia | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
50 | C1-037 | Nightmare of Santa Claus | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
51 | C1-012 | Pharaoh Revenger | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
52 | C1-022 | Pipemania | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
53 | C1-049 | Punk Boy | Bit Corp. | 1992 | |
54 | C1-069 | Riddle of the Ancient Tomb | Bǎozàng Zhī Mí | 1994 | |
55 | C1-067 | Robin Hood | Phinnex Co., Ltd. | 1994 | |
56 | C1-044 | Snowman Legend | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
57 | C1-034 | Superboy | |||
58 | C1-023 | Tennis | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
59 | C1-014 | Time Warrior | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
60 | C1-009 | Tornado | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
61 | C1-035 | Treasure Hunter | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
62 | C1-028 | Vindicators | Bit Corp. | 1990 | |
63 | C1-016 | Volcano Panic[8] | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
64 | C1-002 | Witty Apee | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
65 | C1-045 | World Cup Soccer | |||
66 | C1-051 | ??? - Unknown title | |||
67 | C1-055 | ??? - Unknown title | |||
68 | C1-059 | ??? - Unknown title | |||
69 | C1-062 | ??? - Unknown title | |||
70 | C1-066 | ??? - Unknown title | |||
71 | C1-401 | 4-in-1 (Mini Golf, Cube-Up, Brick Blaster, and Vindicators) | Bit Corp. | 1991 | |
72 | K1-001 | One Million Whys | Lǜyě Mí Zōng | UMC | 1993 |
References[edit]
- ^'MESS Git (2015/03/14)'. EmuCR. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ abctaizou. 'Gamate: Other Companies'. Neo Fuji. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^普澤、昇友停權. Toybase (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^ abctaizou. 'Gamate: Hardware'. Neo Fuji. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
- ^Gamate ArchiveArchived 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Video Game Gazette. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^taizou. 'Gamate: Games'. Neo Fuji. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^'Image: g13s-175.jpg, (537 × 800 px)'. togonogo.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^'Image: g13l-161.jpg, (1316 × 2000 px)'. togonogo.com. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
External links[edit]
- 'Gamate Game List'. Retrieved January 30, 2017.[dead link]
- Gamate @ Neofuji - game and hardware information, scans, game screenshots etc
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