Does anybody have any information about this portable video game system. The only information I can find is at this link. http://www.consoledatabase.com/consoleinfo/bitcorpgamate/index.html
You maybe want to use a different search string. This thing shows up more on the intarwebpipes as 'Gamate' and even has a Wikipedia page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamate
No problem. Can I ask why you're interested in the thing? As the self-proclaimed king of portable gaming, I never saw a compelling reason to hunt this specific console down. The library is even more derivative than the Supervision's, and IMO it lacks a certain intangible charm that game systems are supposed to have.
I opened one of these some time ago: http://wiki.portablegaming.de/Gamate-Autopsie and also http://wiki.portablegaming.de/Gamate
I've got one, it's pretty pathetic. Worth collecting if you're trying to find the truly obscure handhelds but don't expect any lasting gameplay value from it.
are you on crack? I take my Gamate everywhere, and leave the DS at home. IT'S GOT http://wiki.portablegaming.de/Bild:Ga4.png TETRIS. AND MIGHTY TANK
... I've been collecting Gamate games for several years, having over 30 of them now. Very much unlike the Supervision, which is at least a quirky, interesting system, the Gamate is the absolute worst handheld I've ever had the misfortune of "playing", and out of those 30+ games I own, not a single one of them offers even the slightest granule of entertainment value. On top of this, Gamate systems are notoriously unreliable, known for having faulty AC ports and very often, having trouble reading their own game cards. The system's sound is scratchy and irritating, and not one game I've tried makes reasonable use of the butchered sound hardware. In short: If you must collect for this awful machine, do it solely for research purposes, like I do. Otherwise you're just going to be wasting valuable time and money, not to mention making yourself feel really sad.
,,, The Game King is a piece of worthless garbage too, but at least it has a semi-clear screen and features decent sound/music in several games (even if they are just sampled from commercial Japanese games without permission). Personally, I'd much rather play the Game.com than the Gamate - and that's saying a lot.
Are we talking about the same unit? the Wonderboy clone is unplayable due to the screen smearing into a mess that makes finding enemies impossible. Music is good but given the decade or so between the Gamate and the Gameking I would expect as much...
Woah, don't know if I'd go THAT far... :lol: As for the Gameking/Gamate comparison, it's not really fair imo as the machines are pretty different from each other. Gameking has graphics that are akin to those little virtual pet/Tamagochi type games, the Gamate seems a little more advanced. They're maybe comprable as far as lasting replay value (in which case, I'd actually prefer a Game King myself.)
... Yes, that's true - it would be much more fair to compare the Game King to the Game Master - which, for those not aware, is a very low-quality handheld with a D-pad that's slightly rotated sideways. The Game King and the Game Master are very much alike, except with the Game Master, the developers didn't waste a chunk of ROM space with highly compressed digital sound/music samples - rather, they dedicated a bit more to the graphics / gameplay - which still suck, just not as much. If by "advanced" you mean that sliding up/down the volume control also has an effect on the screen's contrast, then yes, I'd tend to agree. The Gamate also suffers from a general color / pixel washout on the screen as its going - this, coupled with a slow frame rate not only makes the games difficult to play, but real murder on the eyes. So if the Gamate did actually have a game on it that was worth playing (which it doesn't), you'd not want to put your eyes through the misery of actually trying to see what's going on. I second that. The Game King, though similarly crappy, is the better system for someone who wants to almost enjoy a semi-decent game experience without going blind (or deaf) in the process. Remember - I'm not trying to bash on the Gamate. After all, I own several systems and over 30 games. I'm just trying to be as honest about it as possible, to hopefully prepare people to either avoid wasting money on it, or to let them know not to expect the money they do spend on one to be worth the investment. If I wasn't interested in researching the history of the unit and its games, I'd never bother having one at all.
I'll be damned if I’m going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the Gamemate’s revolutionary dual action contrast/sound control!!! I mean, it will take years before someone comes up with a more innovative solution to using less parts!
... Actually, considering the Gamate has a seperate contrast knob in addition to its wonky volume control knob, the designers really used more parts to create a completely non-innovative solution. Or, in plain English, they just half-assed the product altogether.
