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'''Bitman''' was Russian company mostly known from Bitman brand.
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== History==
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Bitman was established in November 1994 and quickly began to bring unlicensed 8-bit and 16- bit consoles. They were the only ones in Russia to have UCS (Universal Cartridge System) which was praised by Russian magazines<ref>http://gamenotes.ru/history/bitman-consoles/</ref>.
 
[[File:Bitman logo.png|thumb|Bitman mascot|200px]]
 
[[File:Bitman logo.png|thumb|Bitman mascot|200px]]
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In January 1996 Bitman became a distributor of Sega products in Russia and CIS with right to still sell 8-bit and 16-bit consoles from it's own brand<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20161230180542/http://game-exe.org/index.php?n=Exe.Exe008Bitman</ref>. In late 1996, it became an authorized distributor of [[Sony PlayStation]] in Russia and the CIS and sold official products from GoldStar, GT Interactive, Acclaim Entertainment, Interplay Productions, Activision, Eidos and Gremlin<ref>Strana Igr 12 page 10-14</ref> in 1996-1997.
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On August 11, 1997, a non profit organisation called Anti-Software Piracy Association (RASPA) was found in order to fight piracy in Russia and CIS region and one of it's founders was Bitman<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000816000704/http://www.elspa.ru/start_e.html</ref>. The company was taken over in December 1997 by [[R-Style]]<ref>https://www.crn.ru/numbers/reg-numbers/detail.php?ID=2714</ref>.
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==Products sold by Bitman==
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===8 bit Nintendo===
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*Bitman
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*Bitman 2
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*Bitman Infra
  
== History==
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===Game Boy===
In November 1994, the "Bitman Company" company was established in Russia. Aleksiej Semenov became the general director. The company quickly began to bring consoles. The company started selling 8 bit consoles . The company has also started copying [[Sega Mega Drive]]. That's how Super Bitman and Turbo Bitman were created.The company's products began to be presented by the press as counterfeit, which made the company's profits start to fall.Bitman decided to cooperate with Sega. In 1996  became a distributor of Sega in Russia and CIS. In 1997, the company also took up the fight against piracy in Russia with other companies.Bitman was taken over in December 1997 by [[R-Style]].All stores have been taken over by this company.<ref>http://gamenotes.ru/history/bitman-consoles/</ref>
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*Bitman 3000B
  
== Products==
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===16 bit Sega===
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*Super Bitman [[KW-501]] version,
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*Super Bitman [[KW-503]] version ,
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*[[AT-168|Turbo Bitman]],
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*[[Gun Fighter]],
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*[[Bitman Turbo Joypad]],
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*[[Bitman Super 6 Button Joystick]],
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*[[Bitman Remote Joypad]],
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*[[Third-party AC adaptors]],
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*[[Mega Drive region converter cartridges|Bitman Mega Key]]
  
8bit clones:
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===Official distribution===
*Bitman,
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*GoldStar 3DO
*Bitman 2,
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*[[Sega Mega Drive]] II (PAL)
*Bitman Infra, 
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*[[Sega Saturn]] (PAL/NTSC-USA)
16 bit clones:
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*[[Sega Pico]] (PAL)
*Super Bitman -[[KW-501]] and [[Songa II]] version ,
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*[[Sega Mega CD]] II (PAL)
*Turbo Bitman,
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*[[Mega Drive 32X]] (PAL)
[[Game Boy]] clone:
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*[[Sega Game Gear]] (Region free)
*Bitman 3000B,
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*[[Sony PlayStation]] (PAL)
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*[[Nintendo 64]] (NTSC-USA)
  
 
== Gallery==
 
== Gallery==
<gallery>
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{{gitem|Bitman Poster RU.jpg|Bitman poster (before the agreement with Sega)}}
Bitman Advert.mp4
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{{gitem|Bitman offer.jpg|Bitman catalogue (before the agreement with Sega)}}
Bitman offer.jpg|Bitman offer
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{{gitem|Bitman offer 2.jpg|Bitman catalogue (before the agreement with Sega)}}
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{{gitem|Bitman Notebook.jpg|Notebook branded by Bitman}}
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{{gitem|Bitman Sega Seal.png|Bitman's seal on Sega's official products.''This product is distributed on the Russian market by the Bitman company''}}
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{{gitem|Notavailable.svg|Bitman Warranty Card for Sega products}}
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{{gitem|Bitman Advert.mp4|TV advert}}
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{{gitem|Bitman advert 1995.png|Print advert in Hard & Soft (RU) #7/95: "07.1995" (1995-xx-xx)}}
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{{galleryPrintAd
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|migr|8|91|
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}}
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{{galleryPrintAd
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|migr|10|100
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|stranaigr|6|89
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}}
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{{galleryPrintAd
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|migr|11|121|
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}}
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{{gitem
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|Bitman advert 1996.jpg|Print advert in Yunior (RU) #2 (1996-09-xx)
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{{gitem
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|Bitman RU PrintAdvert.jpeg|Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #29 (1996-12-01)
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{{galleryPrintAd
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|stranaigr|17|66
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|stranaigr|18|39
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}}
  
</gallery>
 
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Third-party distributors]]
 
[[Category:Third-party distributors]]

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Bitman
Founded: 1994
Defunct: 1997
Headquarters:
Russia

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Bitman was Russian company mostly known from Bitman brand.

History

Bitman was established in November 1994 and quickly began to bring unlicensed 8-bit and 16- bit consoles. They were the only ones in Russia to have UCS (Universal Cartridge System) which was praised by Russian magazines[1].

Bitman mascot

In January 1996 Bitman became a distributor of Sega products in Russia and CIS with right to still sell 8-bit and 16-bit consoles from it's own brand[2]. In late 1996, it became an authorized distributor of Sony PlayStation in Russia and the CIS and sold official products from GoldStar, GT Interactive, Acclaim Entertainment, Interplay Productions, Activision, Eidos and Gremlin[3] in 1996-1997.

On August 11, 1997, a non profit organisation called Anti-Software Piracy Association (RASPA) was found in order to fight piracy in Russia and CIS region and one of it's founders was Bitman[4]. The company was taken over in December 1997 by R-Style[5].

Products sold by Bitman

8 bit Nintendo

  • Bitman
  • Bitman 2
  • Bitman Infra

Game Boy

  • Bitman 3000B

16 bit Sega

Official distribution

Gallery

Bitman Poster RU.jpg
Bitman poster (before the agreement with Sega)
Bitman Poster RU.jpg
Bitman offer.jpg
Bitman catalogue (before the agreement with Sega)
Bitman offer.jpg
Bitman offer 2.jpg
Bitman catalogue (before the agreement with Sega)
Bitman offer 2.jpg
Bitman Notebook.jpg
Notebook branded by Bitman
Bitman Notebook.jpg
Bitman Sega Seal.png
Bitman's seal on Sega's official products.This product is distributed on the Russian market by the Bitman company
Bitman Sega Seal.png
Notavailable.svg
Bitman Warranty Card for Sega products
Notavailable.svg
Bitman advert 1995.png
Print advert in Hard & Soft (RU) #7/95: "07.1995" (1995-xx-xx)
Bitman advert 1995.png
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Magazina Igrushek (RU) #8: "4/1996" (1996-xx-xx)
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Magazina Igrushek (RU) #10: "6/1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
Logo-pdf.svg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Magazina Igrushek (RU) #11: "7-8/1996" (1996-xx-xx)
Logo-pdf.svg
Bitman advert 1996.jpg
Print advert in Yunior (RU) #2 (1996-09-xx)
Bitman advert 1996.jpg
Bitman RU PrintAdvert.jpeg
Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #29 (1996-12-01)
Bitman RU PrintAdvert.jpeg
Logo-pdf.svg
Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #17: "Oktyabr 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
also published in:
Logo-pdf.svg

References