boygio76 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Good morning everyone! Today I would like to talk about a title that is very dear to me and that I played a lot on my trusty Atari 800 XL starting in 1985. It was in this year that my father bought me the pirated cassette in an electronics store, a cassette with a white cover with the name of the game written with a dot matrix printer, tape that is now lost. The game in question was (and is) Buried Bucks by ANALOG Software from 1982. I have always wanted to buy it again in its original form but it is a truly rare piece that only after decades I managed to find complete. All ANALOG games are rare anyway, in the next few days I will post another one. In Buried Bucks you have to use an helicopter with the aim of reaching hidden underground deposits of money, using bullets in the ground to dig increasingly deeper holes to reach the money. As the levels advance, the difficulties increase, such as enemies from above, underground rocks that make it more difficult to reach the money, underground water deposits and so on, making the gameplay increasingly difficult but exciting. Who has played and knows this game? If you have never played it I strongly recommend you do so!! 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Neat! Can you show screenshots or footage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcrow Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I love this game. Something about it really pulls me in. I never had an original. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boygio76 Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 5 minutes ago, jerseystyle said: Neat! Can you show screenshots or footage? Here's some gameplay! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baktra Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 There is something satisfying about the explosions in this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 @boygio76Would you consider scanning the box and manual? If yes and are not familiar with scanning stuff, just let me know and I can help you out. Some of us here are trying to archive all the Atari 8-bit computer software and adding Buried Bucks to the archive would be great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boygio76 Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 3 minutes ago, Allan said: @boygio76Would you consider scanning the box and manual? If yes and are not familiar with scanning stuff, just let me know and I can help you out. Some of us here are trying to archive all the Atari 8-bit computer software and adding Buried Bucks to the archive would be great. Hi Allan! I have been collaborating with Atarimania for many years, I sent many scans of various rare games like Captain Cosmo, Trivia Quest, all the Wizardsoft game (I have to sent others) and I am in contact with Franck Palusci to send these of Buried Bucks also. Of course I will! Anyway send me also your email or contact to keep in touch! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinadan67 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) Great find, nice! I played this game alot back in the 80s. For the time it has great physics. Edited September 2 by Dinadan67 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrbrevin Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 here be the link to it on Atarimania: Link here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boygio76 Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 14 minutes ago, xrbrevin said: here be the link to it on Atarimania: Link here Miss also the rarity quote (as a collector since 1985 I have to admit that this is one of the rarest game for me to find) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 47 minutes ago, boygio76 said: Hi Allan! I have been collaborating with Atarimania for many years, I sent many scans of various rare games like Captain Cosmo, Trivia Quest, all the Wizardsoft game (I have to sent others) and I am in contact with Franck Palusci to send these of Buried Bucks also. Of course I will! Anyway send me also your email or contact to keep in touch! I sent you an Atariage.com private message with my email in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbaeza Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I love when rare items get in the hands of proper Atari collectors who just love them and don't want them to make profits out of them. Regards, Luis. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+David_P Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 3 hours ago, baktra said: There is something satisfying about the explosions in this game. I think ANALOG computing had an article with the explosions routine. AtariMania entry for this program: https://www.atarimania.com/pgesoft.awp?version=844 And the programmer is Atariage member @Klankster 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houdini Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Love this game! Me and my brother played it all the time BITD. Buried Bucks (1982)(ANALOG Software)(US).xex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Larry Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Didn't Tom Hudson also write a similar game that was published in Analog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Those explosions look very satisfying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari030 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 I remember playing this back in the day, it was quite addictive. Just one more go....... Nice find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 13 hours ago, Larry said: Didn't Tom Hudson also write a similar game that was published in Analog? Tom was a regular contributor to Analog computing. Adventure at Vandenberg AFB Bacterion! Bopotron! Buried Bucks Crash Dive! Fill'er Up! Fill'er Up! II Fire Bug Harvey Wallbanger High Seas Livewire! Planetary Defense Retrofire! Sunday Driver Titan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEditor Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Love this game back in the day (ugh am I that old that I just used that phrase) and still play it today on Altirra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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