Buggy Boy

Buggy Boy
Cover art of Buggy Boy
Developer(s)	Tatsumi
Publisher(s)	JP Tatsumi NA Data East Taito (international)
Platform(s)	Arcade; Commodore 64; ZX Spectrum; Amstrad CPC; Amiga; Atari ST
Release date(s)	1985
Genre(s)	Racing
Mode(s)	Single-player
Cabinet	Upright and cockpit

Screenshot of Buggy Boy Junior

Buggy Boy, also known as Speed Buggy, is a driving style arcade game developed by Tatsumi in 1985. The object of the game was to drive around one of five courses (Offroad, North, East, South or West) in the shortest time possible. Each course has five legs, each filled with obstacles such as boulders and brick walls. Points are awarded for driving through gates and collecting flags.

The player could also hit logs and tree stumps in order to jump the buggy over obstacles, gaining extra points while airborne. Extra points are also rewarded for driving the buggy on one wheel.

The original, cockpit version of the arcade cabinet was well known for its panoramic three-screen display, a feature previously employed in TX-1. An upright, single-screen cabinet was released in 1986 under the name, 'Buggy Boy Junior'.

Both versions of the game are supported by the MAME emulator.

Reception

Reception
Review scores
Publication	Score
Computer and Video Games	33/40
CRASH	71%
Sinclair User
Your Sinclair	7/10
Zzap!64	97%
Micro Hobby
ACE	906
The Games Machine	92
Awards Entity Award Zzap!64 Gold Medal

The Commodore 64 port of the game was warmly received by the video game press and it became one of the most popular racing games for that platform.

External links

• Buggy Boy at the Killer List of Videogames
• Buggy Boy at World of Spectrum
• Hall of Light profile of Amiga conversion