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A Digital Currency from 1989... Rediscovered in 2025

What Are Buckazoids?

Buckazoids were first introduced in Space Quest III (1989), a sci-fi adventure game developed by Sierra On-Line. In the game, Buckazoids functioned as the universal space currency-used to buy gear, pay for transport, and transact with alien traders across the galaxy.

Presented as golden coins featuring a vertical-line “₿” and numeric denomination, Buckazoids were an early example of a digital, decentralized-feeling currency within a simulated world.

In March 2025, over three decades later, that same design was rediscovered and compared to Bitcoin’s branding-and the resemblance was uncanny.

The Design Legacy

The original Buckazoid coin was created by Sierra’s lead artist Mark Crowe. The design:

A round, golden coin A vertical line-through “₿” at the center Pixelated detail and sci-fi ornamentation Compare that to the modern Bitcoin logo (finalized in 2010):

A tilted, line-through “₿” Centered on an orange coin Symbol of a borderless, digital economy This isn’t some half-baked “looks kinda similar” moment. The visual connection is so precise, it raises real questions about cultural influence-especially given the gaming, cyberpunk, and tech-heavy backgrounds of early Bitcoin adopters.

From Pixels to Protocols The gaming world has always been a few steps ahead in imagining digital economies. In 1989, Buckazoids represented a galactic, non-governmental currency with universal acceptance. In hindsight, it feels like a prototype of what would become Bitcoin’s entire value proposition.

Incredibly, this connection went unnoticed for over 35 years. No articles, no tweets, no memes-until a Reddit user posted in r/Bitcoin in March 2025:

“BTC in a game from 1991” Reddit Thread Link(https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1jlcfye/btc_in_a_game_from_1991/)

For the first time, the Bitcoin community saw the Buckazoid design and collectively asked: Did this come first?

Now Live on Solana: $Buckazoids

Inspired by that discovery, Buckazoids were revived as a Solana-based memecoin, launched on Pump.fun under the ticker Buckazoids.

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It’s not just a nostalgic callback-it’s a genuine cultural artifact minted on-chain. Buckazoids represents something uniquely rare in crypto:

A piece of visual memetic history A speculative digital currency before digital currencies were real