<s>
The	O
Gamate	B-Device
,	O
known	O
as	O
(	O
pinyin	O
:	O
chāojí	O
xiǎozi	O
,	O
literally	O
"	O
Super	O
Boy	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
(	O
pinyin	O
:	O
chāojí	O
shéntóng	O
,	O
literally	O
"	O
Super	O
Child	O
Prodigy	O
"	O
)	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
Bit	O
Corporation	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
some	O
parts	O
of	O
Europe	O
,	O
Asia	O
(	O
Taiwan	O
and	O
China	O
)	O
,	O
Argentina	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
emulator	B-Application
that	O
supports	O
it	O
is	O
MESS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
games	O
also	O
playable	O
on	O
a	O
MiSTer	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamate	B-Device
appears	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
released	O
in	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
Taiwanese	O
game	O
company	O
Bit	O
Corporation	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
local	O
distributors	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Alston	O
Research	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
,	O
the	O
joystick	O
maker	O
Cheetah	O
Marketing	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
toy	O
company	O
GIG	O
in	O
Italy	O
,	O
video	O
game	O
importer	O
Uranium	O
in	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
,	O
Greek	O
Software	O
in	O
Greece	O
,	O
ITMC	O
subsidiary	O
Yeno	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
Famiclone	B-Operating_System
manufacturer	O
Electrolab	O
in	O
Argentina	O
and	O
PlayMix	O
in	O
Sweden	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bit	O
Corp	O
.	O
ceased	O
operating	O
in	O
1992	O
but	O
UMC	O
and	O
its	O
subsidiary	O
Funtech	O
continued	O
to	O
produce	O
Gamate	B-Device
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Taiwanese	O
or	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
competitors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Watara	B-General_Concept
Supervision	I-General_Concept
,	O
Hartung	B-Device
Game	I-Device
Master	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Mega	B-Device
Duck	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Gamate	B-Device
's	O
internal	O
hardware	O
contains	O
no	O
epoxy	O
covered	O
chips	O
and	O
was	O
assembled	O
in	O
a	O
quality	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
build	O
quality	O
is	O
relatively	O
akin	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shell	O
is	O
made	O
of	O
thick	O
plastic	O
and	O
with	O
batteries	O
installed	O
,	O
the	O
unit	O
feels	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
weight	O
of	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
on	O
the	O
Gamate	B-Device
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamate	B-Device
seems	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
to	O
have	O
had	O
two	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
used	O
throughout	O
its	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
easiest	O
way	O
to	O
tell	O
which	O
type	O
one	O
has	O
is	O
by	O
turning	O
the	O
Gamate	B-Device
on	O
without	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
-	O
the	O
"	O
bad	O
"	O
one	O
displays	O
vertical	O
lines	O
while	O
the	O
"	O
good	O
"	O
one	O
displays	O
a	O
slightly	O
corrupted	O
checkerboard	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamate	B-Device
internally	O
uses	O
an	O
AY-3-8910	B-Device
sound	O
chip	O
that	O
can	O
generate	O
3	O
channels	O
of	O
square	O
waves	O
and	O
one	O
for	O
noise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gamate	B-Device
's	O
mono	O
internal	O
speaker	O
is	O
of	O
poor	O
quality	O
,	O
giving	O
off	O
sound	O
that	O
is	O
quite	O
distorted	O
,	O
particularly	O
at	O
low	O
volumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G1001	O
Gamate	B-Device
is	O
dark	O
grey	O
in	O
color	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
x	O
"	O
D-pad	B-Device
and	O
small	O
speaker	O
vents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
G1002	O
Gamate	B-Device
are	O
dark	O
grey	O
in	O
color	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
+	O
"	O
D-pad	B-Device
design	O
and	O
large	O
speaker	O
vents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Gamates	B-Device
have	O
a	O
seven	O
digit	O
serial	O
number	O
near	O
the	O
card	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
cartridges	O
for	O
the	O
Gamate	B-Device
are	O
slim	O
plastic	O
cards	O
with	O
exposed	O
pins	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
PC-Engine	B-General_Concept
or	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
articles	O
regarding	O
the	O
Gamate	B-Device
state	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
about	O
35	O
games	O
or	O
so	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
true	O
number	O
may	O
be	O
closer	O
to	O
70	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
titles	O
are	O
clones	O
of	O
popular	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
era	O
(	O
Tetris	B-Device
,	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
,	O
Battle	B-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
