Buka
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Buka (Бука), is a Russian video game company. It acquired a license to distribute Sega products in 1994, and later also for products from Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment.
Buka was acquired by 1C Company in 2008. In 2010s, they were an official authorised retailer of Sega products.[1]
History[2]
- 1993 - Establishment of the company as a distributor of video and computer games
- 1994 - Buka becomes an official distributor of Sega and 3DO consoles
- 1995 - Buka became a representative of Sony
- 1996 - Buka becomes Nintendo representative and authorized distributor of PlayStation. Starts publishing its own games; the company's first product is Russian Roulette
- 1997 - Buka games - Allods and Vanger are licensed on the international market.
- 1998 - For the first time in Russia, Buka takes a risky step and releases games in a minimal configuration, which soon becomes the market standard
- 1999 - Buka develops the direction of the full location of games
- 2007 - Opening of multimedia activity under the Buka-Soft brand
- 2008 - Buka become a part of 1C Company
- 2012 - Buka becomes the official distributor of Microsoft consoles and accessories
- 2013 - Opening of the digital store shop.buka.ru.
- 2017 - Buka becomes the official distributor of Nintendo consoles and accessories
Sticker on the back of the regular cartridge
Sticker on the back of the special cartridge
Cover of Russian manuals (The same for each game)[3]
Stand at the gaming fair[4]
Photo from one of the stores[5]
Price list from June 30, 1997
Promotional materials
1994
Print advert in (RU) #1: "1/1995" (1995-xx-xx)
Print advert in (RU) #2: "2/1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- (RU) #3: "3/1995" (1995-xx-xx)[6]
Print advert in (RU) #5: "5/1995" (1995-xx-xx)
Print advert in (RU) #1: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- (RU) #1: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-xx-xx)[9]
Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #23 (1996-03-04)
also published in:
also published in:
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #25 (1996-05-16)[10]
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #26 (1996-07-01)[11]
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #27 (1996-08-15)[12]
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #28 (1996-10-03)[13]
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #30 (1997-02-05)[14]
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #31 (1997-03-15)[15]
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #32 (1997-05-17)[16]
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #33 (1997-08-07)[17]
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #34 (1997-09-01)[18]
- Velikiy Drakon (RU) #35 (1997-10-18)[19]
Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #23 (1996-03-04)
Print advert in (RU) #0: "Mart 1996" (1996-03-12)
Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #24 (1996-04-06)
Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #3: "Aprel 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
Print advert in (RU) #4: "May/Iyun 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:
also published in:
- (RU) #5: "Avgust 1996" (1996-xx-xx)[20]
Printed in Tricks 16 bit (RU) #1: "Tom 1" (1997-04-21)
Print advert in (RU) #12: "May 1997" (1997-xx-xx)
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170616120311/https://www.sega.com/sega-approved-partner-list
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220922005801/http://www.buka.ru/cgi-bin/show_more.pl?option=Show_companyinfo
- ↑ https://www.avito.ru/moskva/knigi_i_zhurnaly/buka_redkaya_instruktsiya_na_russkom_yazyke_k_igre_d_d_2156411451
- ↑ https://www.igromania.ru/article/24575/Buka_ot_nachala_i_do_nashih_dney.html
- ↑ https://www.igromania.ru/article/24575/Buka_ot_nachala_i_do_nashih_dney.html
- ↑ Magazina Igrushek, "3/1995" (RU; 1995-xx-xx), page 98
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1995-10-01), page 5
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1995-11-27), page 5
- ↑ Strana Igr, "xxxx xxxx" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 53
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1996-05-16), page 97
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1996-07-01), page 97
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1996-08-15), page 97
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1996-10-03), page 97
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1997-02-05), page 91
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1997-03-15), page 93
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1997-05-17), page 93
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1997-08-07), page 96
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1997-09-01), page 93
- ↑ Velikiy Drakon, "" (RU; 1997-10-18), page 87
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 53