Gamtec Explained

Gamtec is a Taiwanese video game developer established in June 1989 and based in Taichung City, Taiwan^{[1] [2]} noted for its unlicensed Sega Mega Drive games such as Legend of Wukong^[3] and Squirrel King. Its motto is: Believe in yourself .

The company also developed a number of NES and PC^[4] games, and claims to have developed for the Gamate, Super A'Can, Arcade, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance,^{[1] [2]} although it often acted as a contract developer for other companies so is frequently not credited in games it worked on.

Games

Games in this list, unless otherwise specified, are those that explicitly credit Gamtec. Because the company is a contract developer, it may have helped develop other titles in which its name does not appear, such as those for the Bit Corporation Gamate handheld system.^[5]

Nintendo Entertainment System

• Fire Dragon [AKA '''''Huǒlóng''''']
• King Tank [AKA '''''Taan Hak Fung Wan'''''] (1993)
• Thunderbolt II [AKA '''''Léi Diān II - Thunderbolt Fighting Plane'''''] (1993)
• The Universe Soldiers (1993)
• Wisdom Boy (co-developed with Sun Team)

Bit Corporation Gamate

• Cosmic Fighter
• Fantasy Travel
• Metamorphosiser [AKA '''''Tough Guy''''']

Sega Mega Drive

• 16 Tile Mahjong [AKA '''''16 Zhang Mahjong (Shíliù Zhāng Májiàng)''''']
• 16 Tile Mahjong II [AKA '''''16 Zhang Mahjong II (Shíliù Zhāng Májiàng II)''''']
• Adventurous Boy [AKA '''''Adventure Kid (Màoxiǎn Xiǎozi)''''']
• Bomboy [AKA '''''Explosion Kid (Bàozhà Xiǎozi)'''''] (1993)
• Chāojí Dà Fùwēng
• Legend of Wukong [AKA '''''Wukong Rumors (Wùkōng Wàizhuàn)'''''] (1996; 2008: English version developed by Super Fighter Team)
• The Lion King 2 [AKA '''''Shīziwáng II''''']
• Magic 7 Block [AKA '''''Variety Tangram (Bǎi Biàn Qīqiǎobǎn)''''']
• Magic Girl [AKA '''''Little Witch (Xiǎo Mónǚ)'''''] (1993)
• Mènghuàn Shuǐguǒ Pán: 777 Casino
• Squirrel King (1995)
• Super Bubble Bobble MD
• Super Donkey Kong 99 [AKA '''''Super King Kong 99'''''] (1999)
• Super Magican [sic] [AKA '''''Elf Wor''''', and '''''Spiritual Magic Priest (Líng Huàn Dàoshi)''''']
• Super Tank War
• Thunderbolt II [AKA '''''Léi Diān II - Thunderbolt Fighting Plane'''''] (1995)
• Tiny Toon Adventures 3 (1996)

Note: The Mega Drive title The Lion King 2 is credited as Lion King II on title screen.

Accessories

• Magicard cheat cartridge

See also

• Thin Chen Enterprise - another Taiwanese console game developer
• Bit Corp

External links

• Bingo King (Chinese)
• Gamtec at Sega Retro

Notes and References

1. Web site: Exhibitor information. 3 May 2010. Digital Taipei 2009. Taipei Computer Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20110827060407/http://show.tca.org.tw/dgtaipei/exhibitorData.aspx?index=112#. 27 August 2011. dead. dmy-all.
2. Web site: zh:公司簡介. Chinese. http://www.gamtec.com.tw/company/companypage.htm. 24 August 2002. Gamtec. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020824113759/http://www.gamtec.com.tw/company/companypage.htm.
3. Web site: Preview: Legend of Wukong. Horowitz. Ken. Sega-16. 18 April 2010. 14 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114193110/http://sega-16.com/feature_page.php?id=363&title=Preview:%20Legend%20of%20Wukong. dead.
4. Web site: http://www.gamtec.com.tw/preview/previewpage.htm. 4 October 2002. zh:強作預告. Chinese. Gamtec. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20021004211656/http://www.gamtec.com.tw/preview/previewpage.htm.
5. Web site: Gamate: Other Companies. 18 April 2010. Taizou. Neo Fuji.