Buka

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Buka
Founded: 1993
Merged into: 1C Company (2008)
Headquarters: Russia

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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.

History

• 1993 - Establishment of the company as a distributor of video and computer games
• 1994 - Buka becomes an official distributor of Sega and 3DO consoles in Russia and CIS
• 1995 - Buka became a authorized distributor of Sony in Russia and CIS
• 1996 - Buka becomes official distributor of Nintendo in Russia and CIS. 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 all post-Soviet markets, 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

Sega-related stuff

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  Sticker on the back of the regular cartridge, proving that the game is original

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  Sticker on the back of the special cartridge, proving that the game is original

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  Universal cover of Russian manuals published from early 1995 to early 1996, same for every game and system. Later it was replaced with regular black and white instructions

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  Stand at the gaming fair

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  Photo from one of the stores

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  Price list from April 14, 1997

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  Price list from June 30, 1997

Promotional material

1994

Print advert in Magazina Igrushek (RU) #1: "1/1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Magazina Igrushek (RU) #2: "2/1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Magazina Igrushek (RU) #3: "3/1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #19: "xxxx xxxx" (1995-08-14)
also published in:

• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #20: "xxxx xxxx" (1995-10-01)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #21: "xxxx xxxx" (1995-11-27)

Print advert in Magazina Igrushek (RU) #5: "5/1995" (1995-xx-xx)

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #1 (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Strana Igr (RU) #1 (1996-xx-xx)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #23: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-03-04)
also published in:

• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #25: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-05-16)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #26: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-07-01)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #27: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-08-15)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #28: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-10-03)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #30: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-02-05)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #31: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-03-15)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #32: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-05-17)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #33: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-08-07)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #34: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-09-01)
• Velikiy Drakon (RU) #35: "xxxx xxxx" (1997-10-18)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #23: "xxxx xxxx" (1996-03-04)

Print advert in Sega Pro (RU) #0: "Mart 1996" (1996-03-12)

Print advert in Velikiy Drakon (RU) #24 (1996-04-06)

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #4: "May/Iyun 1996" (1996-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Strana Igr (RU) #5: "Avgust 1996" (1996-xx-xx)

Printed in Tricks 16 bit (RU) #1: "Tom 1" (1997-04-21)

Print advert in Strana Igr (RU) #12: "May 1997" (1997-xx-xx)