Gamate

The Gamate, known as 超級小子 ("chaoji xiaozi", literally "Super Boy") in Chinese-speaking countries, is a handheld game console manufactured by Bit Corporation in the early 1990s, and released in Australia, parts of Europe and Asia, Argentina, and possibly other regions. In the United Kingdom it was distributed by Joystick maker Cheetah.

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 - no emulator or ROM dumps exist. However, over 50 games are known to have been produced for the system, and a colour version was rumoured to have been released in Asia.

Tech info

*CPU NCR 81489, 8 bits (BIT WS39323F) in a QFP-100 shell
*ROM 2 KB (UM6116M-2L CMOS static RAM, pin compatible with ROM/EPROM chips)
*RAM 16 KB (2 x CXK5864M-15L chips) of static RAM
*Size : 16.7 x 9.7 * 3.3 cm (6.58 x 3.82 x 1.3 inches) in grey plastic
*Keys D-pad, A, B, START and SELECT
*Screen LCD in 4 greyscale, 128 x 96 pixels
*Sound internal speaker mono, external stereo headphones
*Media ROM card, very similar to Hu-Card (PC-Engine), My Card (Sega SG-1000) and Sega Card (Sega Master System) 19x2 pins
*Input/Output
**Cartridge Slot
**Stereo headphones
**Power
**External link connector (for 2-player games)
*Power: 6V (four AA batteries)

Game List (incomplete)

Reference are in bold

* 2nd Space
* 4-in-1 (Mini Golf, Cube-up, Brick Master, and Vindicators)
* 7 Famous
* Bad Bud Chou Chu's Adventure
* Balloon Voyage
* Beach Volleyball
* C1031 - Bomb Blaster
* Boom!
* Box Forum
* C1029 - Brick Blaster
* Bump 'n Run
* Captain Knick Knack
* C1-032 - Cosmic Fighter
* C1001 - Cube-Up
* Devil Castle
* Dino Ball
* Dino Bibo
* C1005 - Enchanted Bricks
* Fist of Thunder
* Flipuzzle
* Flying Goblin
* Fortress of Fierceness
* Fortune 'n Luck
* C1007 - Galaxy Invaders
* C1056 - GP Race
* Incantational Couple
* Jackpot
* Jewelriss
* Kiki Island
* Kill Shot
* C1-018 - Kung-Fu Fighter
* Legend of Dragon Knight
* C1038 - Mars Voyage
* C1-054 - Magic Jigsaw
* Marauder
* Mighty Boxer
* C1004 - Mighty Tank
* C1006 - Minigolf
* C1011 - Money Maze
* Monster Pitfall
* C1-021 - Myth of Asamia
* C1-037 - Nightmare of Santa Claus
* Pharoah Revenger
* Pipemania
* Punk Boy
* Puppet Knight
* C1-044 - Snowman Legend
* Super Marlo Bros.
* Superboy
* C1-023 - Tennis
* C1-014 - Time Warrior
* Tornado in Berlin
* C1-009 - Tornado
* Treasure Hunter
* Vindicators
* C1016 - Volcano Panic
* C1002 - Witty Apee
* World Cup Soccer

Expansion

*Gamate link cable
*Ni-CD battery pack

External links

* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~lipscm/Museum/Bit%20Gamate/Spellen.htm Gamate Game List]
* [http://www.pelikonepeijoonit.net/cgi-bin/handheld.cgi Pelikonepeijoonit] The Artic Computer & Console Museum
* [http://obsolete-tears.com/bit-corporation-gamate-machine-47.html Obsolete Tears]
* [http://fuji.drillspirits.net/gamate Gamate @ Neofuji] - game and hardware information, scans, game screenshots etc