B.C.'s Quest for Tires
B.C.'s Quest for Tires — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is B.C.'s Quest for Tires on?
- B.C.'s Quest for Tires was released on ColecoVision, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, DOS, Apple II, MSX.
- When did B.C.'s Quest for Tires release?
- B.C.'s Quest for Tires was first released on December 31, 1983.
About B.C.'s Quest for Tires
Cute Chick is in trouble! She is being held captive by the dinosaur, and it is up to Thor to ride his trusty wheel to the rescue. There are many obstacles in the way which Thor will need to jump and duck, including rocks, trees, rivers, lava pits, cliffs, and of course Fat Broad. When you duck, the character bounces up and down, so don't duck too soon. BC's Quest For Tires is a side scrolling action game resembling Moon Patrol in some ways, featuring characters from the comic strip BC.
Summary via IGDB.
B.C.'s Quest for Tires on Wikipedia
B.C.'s Quest for Tires is a horizontally scrolling video game designed by Rick Banks and Michael Bate and published by Sierra On-Line in 1983. Versions were released for the Commodore 64, IBM PC, Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision, ZX Spectrum, MSX, and Apple II. Based on the comic strip B.C. by Johnny Hart, BC's Quest for Tires is similar to Irem's Moon Patrol from the previous year. A wheel-riding caveman is always moving forward through horizontally scrolling levels, and the player jumps or ducks as obstacles approach. The game's title is a play on the contemporaneous film Quest for Fire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- ColecoVision, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, DOS, Apple II, MSX
- Developer
- Sydney Development Corp.
- Publisher
- Toshiba-EMI
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ColecoVision | 1983 | $14 | $47 | — | Graphics ★★★★ · Play-Action ★★★★ | Low (look-alike) |
Release timeline
- Apple II1983
- ColecoVision1983
- Atari 8-bit1983
- ZX Spectrum1984
- Commodore C64/128/MAX1984
- DOS1984
- MSX1985
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
ColecoVision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19
How often it sells
- Loose: about 2 times a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $10.00 in Jul 2009, $26 five years ago, and $14.18 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $10.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $10.13 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.97 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $151 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $7.99 | $64 |
| Jan 2015 | $15.00 | $50 |
| Jan 2016 | $27 | $50 |
| Jan 2017 | $19.99 | $50 |
| Jan 2018 | $16.36 | $53 |
| Jan 2019 | $18.73 | $55 |
| Jan 2020 | $17.99 | $66 |
| Jan 2021 | $21 | $50 |
| Jan 2022 | $28 | $68 |
| Jan 2023 | $17.50 | $85 |
| Jan 2024 | $16.02 | $73 |
| Jan 2025 | $16.77 | $77 |
| Jan 2026 | $18.10 | $55 |
| Oct 2026 | $14.18 | $47 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Label |
|---|---|
| North America Sierra | End label: SierraVision silver and blue |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1983
- Authenticity
- Low
A good-looking, fast-scrolling caveman jumper that period reviewers rated well, and an easy cart to buy loose.
Sierra published the ColecoVision cartridge in 1983. It is a horizontal-scrolling jump-and-duck game built on the Johnny Hart comic strip, in the mold of Moon Patrol. The credited developer is Sydney, and the game was a conversion of a computer title.
Electronic Games reviewed the ColecoVision version in July 1984 and singled out the speed control. The right-hand button speeds Thor up, which multiplies the points for each clean jump up to eight times, while the left button brakes. Hitting obstacles gets harder at speed, and the reviewer said the game offered more real action than many of its rivals. Wikipedia's award list also credits it with Video Game Update's ColecoVision Game of the Year.
What the press said at the time
| Computer Entertainer Vol. 2 No. 9 | December 1983 | Graphics ★★★★ · Play-Action ★★★★ |
“QUEST FOR TIRES is a delightfully original game with very well animated, cartoon-like graphics and excellent play action.”
“B.C.'s Quest For Tires offers much more real action appeal than many games of this genre. The characters are nicely rendered in colorful detail, and while the cartridge is a little sparse … with sound effects, the animation is top-quality”
Computer Entertainer rated graphics first and play action second, from four symbols (excellent) to one (poor) — diamonds through early 1987, stars after — comparing each game only with other games for the same system.
How the ColecoVision version differs
Video Game Update named the ColecoVision version its Colecovision Game of the Year.
Also on other platforms
Atari 8-bit
| Atari 8-bit | Chuck Benton |
- Atari 8-bit. On the Atari computer version you steer Thor with the joystick: pushing up jumps, pulling down ducks, and left and right set his speed. Electronic Games called it a polished gem.
Before you buy
Standard keypad controller, no overlay. Sierra used one box for several systems and marked the platform with a sticker, so check that the sticker names the ColecoVision and has not been peeled before paying a complete-in-box price; a boxed copy can be a ColecoVision cart paired with another system's box. The box and manual make up much of a complete copy's value, while a loose cart is cheap.
B.C.'s Quest for Tires screenshots
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