Bit Managers, formerly known as New Frontier, was a video game developer based in Barcelona (Spain). It was co-founded by Alberto Jose González, who composed the music for all of its games except Bang!, a coin-operated arcade machine.
History
The company was founded in 1988 as "New Frontier", initially programming games for ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and MSX computer systems. The company at first met with only modest success. In 1992, the company changed its name to Bit Managers and began to make games for Nintendo consoles (especially for Game Boy). It focused on creating innovative games based on Franco-Belgian comics such as Asterix, The Smurfs or The Adventures of Tintin for a client company, Infogrames.
In 1997, Bit Managers was chosen by Acclaim Entertainment to develop some games of the Turok series for Game Boy. In 1998, the year of the launch of Game Boy Color, Bit Managers was the first third-party developer to finish two Game Boy Color titles (Turok 2 and Sylvester & Tweety).
That same year, the company was bought by a Spanish arcade video gaming company Gaelco. Bit Managers also ported the Gaelco arcade game Radikal Bikers to PlayStation shortly afterward.
In 2001, the former principals of Bit Managers re-purchased the company. Bit Managers continued its relationship with Infogrames, developing several games for Game Boy Advance.
In 2005, the Spanish video game company Virtual Toys, bought Bit Managers. That business relationship continues and Bit Managers is a subsidiary of Virtual Toys Barcelona.
Games TitleConsolePublisherDateThe Morning AdventureGame Boy AdvanceVirtual ToysSummer 2003Inspector Gadget RacingGame Boy AdvanceLSPChristmas 2002The Revenge of the SmurfsGame Boy AdvanceInfogramesAutumn 2002Droopy's Tennis OpenGame Boy AdvanceLSPSummer 2002Asterix & Obelix: Bash Them All!Game Boy AdvanceInfogramesFebruary 2002Baby Felix HalloweenGame Boy ColorLSPChristmas 2001Tintin in TibetGame Boy ColorInfogramesSpring 2001Tintin: Prisoners of the SunGame Boy ColorInfogramesChristmas 2000Turok 3: Shadow of OblivionGame Boy ColorAcclaimSummer 2000UEFA 2000Game Boy ColorInfogramesSummer 2000Radikal BikersPlayStationInfogramesSummer 2000Ronaldo V-Football (Ronaldo V-Soccer in the USA)Game Boy Color - B/WInfogrames2001, January 1, 2002 (USA)Turok: Rage WarsGame Boy ColorAcclaim2000Die-MausGame Boy ColorInfogramesAutumn 1999Asterix & ObelixGame Boy ColorInfogramesSummer 1999Hugo 2½Game Boy Color - B/WInfogramesSummer 1999Turok 2: Seeds of EvilGame Boy Color - B/WAcclaimChristmas 1998Sylvester & Tweety: Breakfast on the Run (Looney Tunes: Twouble! in the USA)Game Boy Color - B/WInfogramesChristmas 1998Otto's Ottifanten: Baby Bruno's NightmareGame BoyInfogramesAutumn 1998Sea BattleGame BoyInfogramesAutumn 1998Bang!Coin-opGaelcoSpring 1998Die-MausGame BoyInfogramesSpring 1998Turok: Battle of the BionosaursGame BoyAcclaimChristmas 1997Hugo 2Game BoyLagunaChristmas 1997Tintin: Prisoners of the SunGame BoyInfogramesSpring 1997SpirouGame GearInfogramesUnpublished (1996 copyright date)SpirouGame BoyInfogramesChristmas 1996Tintin in TibetGame GearInfogramesAutumn 1996Tintin in TibetGame BoyInfogramesSummer 1996Asterix & ObelixSuper NESInfogramesChristmas 1995Asterix & ObelixGame BoyInfogramesSummer 1995The SmurfsMaster SystemInfogramesChristmas 1994The SmurfsGame GearInfogramesChristmas 1994The SmurfsNESInfogramesAutumn 1994The SmurfsGame BoyInfogramesSummer 1994, 1998 (USA)Metal MastersGame BoyElectro BrainChristmas 1993AsterixNESInfogramesAutumn 1993AsterixGame BoyInfogramesSummer 1993Bomb JackGame BoyInfogramesSummer 1992Pop Up (Cool Ball in the USA)Game BoyInfogrames, Takara (USA)Spring 1992, August 1994 (USA)MysticalSpectrumInfogramesAutumn 1991The Light CorridorSpectrum, Amstrad, MSXInfogramesSummer 1991North & SouthSpectrum, Amstrad, MSXInfogramesChristmas 1990HostagesSpectrum, Amstrad, MSXInfogramesSpring 1990Magic Johnson BasketballSpectrum, Amstrad, MSXZafiroSpring 1990Time OutSpectrum, Amstrad, MSXZafiroChristmas 1988
Bang! Bang! is a wild west shoot 'em up game created for the Gaelco GG-1v machine, and released by Gaelco in 1998. It featured cartoon graphics; single-player and 2-player modes, and offered the use of a light gun and control button inputs.Note: The rules are the same as Point Blank: the player starts up with three lives, with a goal to complete each stage by reaching the requested quota of hits (or points). If the player fails; gets hit by a bandit; or shoots the wrong target; they lose a life.Bang!; at Arcade History; retrieved .
References
External links Bit Managers website Virtual Toys website