Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
The Gamate appears to be the first of the many handheld consoles released in reaction to the success of Nintendo's Game Boy.
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, Greek Software in Greece, ITMC subsidiary Yeno in Germany, Famiclone manufacturer Electrolab in Argentina and PlayMix in Sweden.
Bit Corp. ceased operating in 1992 but UMC and its subsidiary Funtech continued to produce Gamate hardware and software
Specifications:
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
Sound: General Instrument AY-3-8910, output via either internal mono speaker or external stereo headphones
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2. Title of the game
3. Release date in US/EU
4. Developer
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The Gamate appears to be the first of the many handheld consoles released in reaction to the success of Nintendo's Game Boy.
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, Greek Software in Greece, ITMC subsidiary Yeno in Germany, Famiclone manufacturer Electrolab in Argentina and PlayMix in Sweden.
Bit Corp. ceased operating in 1992 but UMC and its subsidiary Funtech continued to produce Gamate hardware and software
Specifications:
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
Sound: General Instrument AY-3-8910, output via either internal mono speaker or external stereo headphones
1. Box Art
2. Title of the game
3. Release date in US/EU
4. Developer
See Our Thumbnails on Instagram: instagram.com/jalopentertainment
#gamate #bitcorp #handheld #retro #handheldgaming #gameplay #longplay #playthrough
