Air Bucks

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Description

Air Bucks is a business simulation game which tries to capture the ins and outs of the airline industry without bogging the player down with details. It starts in 1946 and the goal is to build up a successful airline with a small starting budget. There are many details in the game, e.g. the player can buy rights to airports, arrange seats on the planes to carry more or less first class passengers, decide on the quality of in-flight food or entertainment, and more.

The game features "special events" similar to Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon, which require quick changes in the plane operations to accommodate them. Other important industry-specific activities include designing global routes and paying for landing rights, tinkering with plane layouts and determining fares for each leg. All those decisions are made inside various menu screens. Competition consists of up to three human or AI controlled opponents and the world map is randomly generated with every new game.

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Alternate Titles

• "Air Bucks v.1.2." -- Sierra Originals re-release title
• "Air Bucks: Build Your Own Airline" -- Tag-lined title
• "Airbucks" -- Alternate spelling
• "Air Buck$" -- Title in Manual

Part of the Following Groups

• Games with randomly generated environments
• Sound engine: AIL/Miles Sound System

User Reviews

Needed a little more work

DOS

Chad Henshaw (32)

Critic Reviews

Secret Service / New S Service	Amiga	Jan, 1995	200 out of 300	67
ST Format	Atari ST	Sep, 1992	65 out of 100	65
Gambler	Amiga	Jan, 1994	65 out of 100	65
Play Time	DOS	Sep, 1992	64 out of 100	64
PC Joker	DOS	Aug, 1992	60 out of 100	60
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Aug, 1993	7 out of 12	58
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Aug, 1992	7 out of 12	58
The Retro Spirit	DOS	Dec 20, 2010	3 out of 6	50
Datormagazin	Amiga	Aug, 1993	35 out of 100	35
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Jan, 1993	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Amiga versions

Originally Amiga version marked as 1.0 was dedicated to OCS/ECS chipset machines. An updated version of game marked as 1.2 was re-released in two versions - for OCS/ECS and AGA machines. The latter had enhanced graphics - the rest of the game remained the same.