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Tintin in Tibet for Game Gear (Infogrames)
Autumn 1996

The Smurfs for Game Gear - Master System (Infogrames)
Xmas 1994

(And a whole lot for Ni****do systems)

For the record, they also did some neat games for the ZX Spectrum.

Is not in their list, but is it possible they have done The Smurfs Travel the World, too?

chas wrote

Is not in their list, but is it possible they have done The Smurfs Travel the World, too?

Likely they did.

I think it's worth contacting them to get some info about what they knows about the publishing/production of this game.

Btw, I was in contact with the guy who got hold of their SMS/GG development hardware. He got them since ~4 years now and last thing I hear want to keep them to try doing some of his own development stuff. Of course you can imagine that I'm harassing him regularly :-)

Isidro Gilabert from Bit Managers told me:

Unfortunately, we have not developed "The Smurfs Travel the World" for
any Sega console... I did not even know that the game existed! We
developed Smurfs for Game Gear and Master System, then Tintin for Game
Gear, and later we developed Spirou for Game Gear, but it was never
published. Maybe you can find previews of the game on old magazines, but
the game never reached the market, it was an Infogrames decision...

Bock, do you think you could get a hold of a prototype of Spirou?

With or without your good harassing skills... :p

-Steve

SteveSMS wrote

Bock, do you think you could get a hold of a prototype of Spirou?
With or without your good harassing skills... :p

I'm on it :)
Asked if they have stuff left, he'll be looking. Would be nice to get ahold of Spirou. I believe it used the same engine as Tintin. I remember playing them both on PC/Windows and they were somewhat similar.

:D
Cool... Then we might get a new prototype rom release :D

(bump) :)

Reviving this topic, just to say that Bit Managers is now a department of Virtual Toys - it is called Virtual Toys Barcelona studios.

http://www.virtualtoys.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&am...

That's if some further research has to be done on them.

PS: For those stumbled on this topic from Google search, Spirou was obtained and released: http://smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10606
(thanks to Alberto)

Some additional info on the topic.

Actually Bit Managers split. 2 partners remained in the company which was bought by Virtual Toys, and the other 2 (me and Ricardo Fernández) left the company to found Abylight, where we are still working.

Cheers.

Nice to see you here AlbertoG!

It would be nice to know more about the development hardware for Sega systems you used!

PD: Btw, one of my workmates worked in BitManager at end of the 90's, porting "Radikal Bikers" to Playstation. She was a designer there.

Cheers kusfo! She? what's the name? Paula?

Paula Nieto, indeed!

She is now working with me in a consultant company, working for Vueling

Oh, pity she didn't continue doing graphics. Give her my regards please! :)

Well, she is designing the mobile apps in Vueling. It's not the same, but... :-D

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idrougge Joined: 01 Jan 2005 Posts: 360 Location: Stockholm, Sweden	Who Done What: Bit Managers Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:32 am
	http://www.bitmanagers.com/ Tintin in Tibet for Game Gear (Infogrames) Autumn 1996 The Smurfs for Game Gear - Master System (Infogrames) Xmas 1994 (And a whole lot for Ni****do systems)

ICEknight Joined: 03 Apr 2001 Posts: 601 Location: Asturias	Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:35 pm
	For the record, they also did some neat games for the ZX Spectrum.

chas Guest	Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 8:49 pm
chas Guest	Is not in their list, but is it possible they have done The Smurfs Travel the World, too?

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8652 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 9:09 pm
	chas wrote Is not in their list, but is it possible they have done The Smurfs Travel the World, too? Likely they did. I think it's worth contacting them to get some info about what they knows about the publishing/production of this game. Btw, I was in contact with the guy who got hold of their SMS/GG development hardware. He got them since ~4 years now and last thing I hear want to keep them to try doing some of his own development stuff. Of course you can imagine that I'm harassing him regularly :-)

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8652 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:00 am
	Isidro Gilabert from Bit Managers told me: Unfortunately, we have not developed "The Smurfs Travel the World" for any Sega console... I did not even know that the game existed! We developed Smurfs for Game Gear and Master System, then Tintin for Game Gear, and later we developed Spirou for Game Gear, but it was never published. Maybe you can find previews of the game on old magazines, but the game never reached the market, it was an Infogrames decision...

SteveSMS Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 220	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:18 pm
SteveSMS Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 220	Bock, do you think you could get a hold of a prototype of Spirou? With or without your good harassing skills... :p -Steve

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8652 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:31 pm
	SteveSMS wrote Bock, do you think you could get a hold of a prototype of Spirou? With or without your good harassing skills... :p I'm on it :) Asked if they have stuff left, he'll be looking. Would be nice to get ahold of Spirou. I believe it used the same engine as Tintin. I remember playing them both on PC/Windows and they were somewhat similar.

SteveSMS Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 220	Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:16 pm
SteveSMS Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 220	:D Cool... Then we might get a new prototype rom release :D

vbt Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 161	Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:34 am
vbt Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 161	(bump) :)

Bock Site Admin Joined: 08 Jul 2001 Posts: 8652 Location: Paris, France	Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:46 am
	Reviving this topic, just to say that Bit Managers is now a department of Virtual Toys - it is called Virtual Toys Barcelona studios. http://www.virtualtoys.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&am... That's if some further research has to be done on them. PS: For those stumbled on this topic from Google search, Spirou was obtained and released: http://smspower.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10606 (thanks to Alberto)

AlbertoG Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Barcelona, Spain	Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:50 pm
	Some additional info on the topic. Actually Bit Managers split. 2 partners remained in the company which was bought by Virtual Toys, and the other 2 (me and Ricardo Fernández) left the company to found Abylight, where we are still working. Cheers.

kusfo Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 886 Location: Spain	Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:48 am
kusfo Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 886 Location: Spain	Nice to see you here AlbertoG! It would be nice to know more about the development hardware for Sega systems you used! PD: Btw, one of my workmates worked in BitManager at end of the 90's, porting "Radikal Bikers" to Playstation. She was a designer there.

AlbertoG Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Barcelona, Spain	Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:00 am
	Cheers kusfo! She? what's the name? Paula?

kusfo Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 886 Location: Spain	Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:40 am
kusfo Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 886 Location: Spain	Paula Nieto, indeed! She is now working with me in a consultant company, working for Vueling

AlbertoG Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Barcelona, Spain	Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 9:59 am
	Oh, pity she didn't continue doing graphics. Give her my regards please! :)

kusfo Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 886 Location: Spain	Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:01 am
kusfo Joined: 29 Mar 2012 Posts: 886 Location: Spain	Well, she is designing the mobile apps in Vueling. It's not the same, but... :-D

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