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Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

System(s): VCO Object, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum

Publisher:

Sega Enterprises, Inc. (US)

Coleco (US)

CBS Electronics (EU)

U.S. Gold (UK)

Philips

Developer: Sega Enterprises, Inc.

Sega Electronics

Distributor:

Parco Electrics (UK)

Licensor: The Dille Family Trust

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1982-11^[1]	$?	?
UK	1983^[2]	£?	?

US	1984-03^[3]^[4]
EU	198x
US	1983-11^[5]		005-01
EU	1983		005-10
BR	1983		C 3032
US	1983-11^[5]		005-02
US	1983		005-05
UK (Disk)	1984	£12.9512.95
UK (Cassette)	1984	£9.959.95
IT	198x	69,000£69,000^[7]
UK (Cassette)	1985	£7.957.95
US	1984
UK	1983	£11.9511.95^[8]
US	1983		005-08
US	1983-11^[5]		005-03
IT	198x	59,000£59,000^[6]
US	1983-11^[5]		005-04
EU	1983		005-12
IT	1983	69,000£69,000^[10]	005-12

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Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is an early arcade game developed by Sega for VCO Object hardware. It uses the Buck Rogers comic book/television license, and stands as one of Sega's first licensed video games, along with Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator, both debuting in 1982. The game is adapted from the earlier Zoom 909, a largely identical game seen predominantly in Japan.

Gameplay

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is one of the earliest examples of a "rail" shoot-'em-up game. Gameplay is played in a pseudo-3D third-person perspective, with enemies and obstacles moving towards the camera. 2D sprites are scaled in real-time to give an illusion of depth - technology which would serve as a basis for a plethora of arcade games produced by Sega in the 1980s.

In its original arcade form, each "round" is divided into 8 "sectors", each with slightly different aesthetics and gameplay. When a round is complete, the game loops, becoming more challenging in the process.

History

Legacy

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom was brought to a wide variety of home consoles and computers between 1982 and 1985, including the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC (as a PC booter), TI-99/4A, VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum, each suffering slightly due to weaker hardware. Due to odd circumstances, the MSX received two ports of the game by different developers and publishers, one under the Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom name, and another as Zoom 909.

An Amstrad CPC version was advertised by Amsoft in 1985 but was not released.

Versions

Most of the home conversions opt only use two different types of levels - a "ground" level which acts as a hybrid between the arcade sectors 3 and 7, and a "space" level which plays like sector 2 (albeit often without a background). Only the ColecoVision version attempts to replicate the arcade game's content in full - it still drops some sectors (there are six in total, and called "sections" in this port), but by featuring tunnels, it remains the closest home conversion of the game (though home ports of Zoom 909 for the MSX and SG-1000 also feature tunnels).

Production credits

Sega Enterprises R&D Department

Progrm by: Hideki Ishikawa
Seculity by: Masatoshi Mizunaga

Source:

Internal ROM text^[11]

Magazine articles

Main article: Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom/Promotional material.

Photo gallery

Sit-down cabinet
Upright cabinet

Physical scans

VCO Object version

VCO Object, US


Manual

Apple II version

Apple II, US
Cover
Disk

Atari 2600 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

TeleMatch (DE)

40

^[12]

Tilt (FR)

80

^[13]

	60
Based on 2 reviews

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

Atari 2600, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Atari 2600, EU

Cart

Atari 2600, BR
Cover
Cassette

Atari 5200 version

Atari 5200, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Atari 8-bit Family version

Atari 8-bit family, US
Cover
Cart Manual

ColecoVision version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

72

^[14]

	72
Based on 1 review

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

ColecoVision, US
Cover
Cart

ColecoVision, EU
Cover

Commodore 64 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Zzap!64 (UK)

45

^[15]

	45
Based on 1 review

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

Commodore 64, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Commodore 64, UK
Cover
Cassette Manual

MSX version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

93

^[8]

	93
Based on 1 review

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

MSX, EU
Cover
Cassette

PC Booter version

IBM PC, US

TI-99/4A version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

90

^[9]

	90
Based on 1 review

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

TI-99/4A, US
Cover

VIC-20 version

VIC-20, US
Cover

ZX Spectrum version

ZX Spectrum, UK
Cover
Cassette Manual Manual (Rear)

References

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Magazine articles \| Reception \| Promotional material No results

Buck Rogers games for Sega systems
	Planet of Zoom (1982)
	Planet of Zoom (1983) \| Caverns of Zagreb (unreleased) \| Marathon of Zenda (unreleased) \| Secrets of Zadar (unreleased)
	Planet of Zoom (1983)
	Planet of Zoom (1983)
	Planet of Zoom (1983)
	Planet of Zoom (1983)
	Planet of Zoom (1983)
	Planet of Zoom Super Game (1983)
	Planet of Zoom (1984)
	Planet of Zoom (1984)
	Planet of Zoom (1985)
	Amstrad Triple Gold I (unreleased)
	Countdown to Doomsday (1991)

[https:.2F.2Farchive.org.2Fdetails.2FArcadeGameList1971-2005.2Fpage.2Fn132.2Fmode.2F1up-1] ttps://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n132/mode/1up

[:File:CVG_UK_021.pdf_p31-2] Computer & Video Games, "July 1983" (UK; 1983-06-16), page 31

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_12.pdf_p16-3] Computer Entertainer, "March 1984" (US; 1984-03-xx), page 16

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.3_01.pdf_p16-4] Computer Entertainer, "April 1984" (US; 1984-04-xx), page 16

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_09.pdf_p16-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Computer Entertainer, "December 1983" (US; 1983-12-xx), page 16

[:File:VideoGiochi_IT_22.pdf_p104-6] Video Giochi News, "Gennaio 1985" (IT; 198x-xx-xx), page 104

[:File:VideoGiochi_IT_22.pdf_p122-7] Video Giochi News, "Gennaio 1985" (IT; 198x-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:CVG_UK_044.pdf_p118-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1985" (UK; 1985-05-16), page 118

[:File:CVG_UK_036.pdf_p34-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1984" (UK; 1984-09-16), page 34

[:File:VideoGiochi_IT_22.pdf_p113-10] Video Giochi News, "Gennaio 1985" (IT; 198x-xx-xx), page 113

[https:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FBuck_Rogers:_Planet_of_Zoom_.28Arcade.29-11] The Cutting Room Floor: Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (Arcade)

[:File:TeleMatch_DE_09.pdf_p31-12] TeleMatch, "Februar 1984" (DE; 1984-xx-xx), page 31

[:File:Tilt_FR_010.pdf_p40-13] Tilt, "Mars 1984" (FR; 1984-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p50-14] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 50

[:File:Zzap64_UK_001.pdf_p58-15] Zzap!64, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-xx-xx), page 58

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From Sega Retro

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Versions

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Photo gallery

Physical scans

VCO Object version

Apple II version

Atari 2600 version

Atari 5200 version

Atari 8-bit Family version

ColecoVision version

Commodore 64 version

MSX version

PC Booter version

TI-99/4A version

VIC-20 version

ZX Spectrum version

References

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-'''''Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom''''' is an early arcade game developed by [[Sega]] which uses the ''Buck Rogers'' comic book/television license. It was one of Sega's first licensed video games, along with ''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'', debuting in 1982. The game shares the same hardware used in ''[[Turbo]]'' and is a pseudo-3D rail shoot-'em-up - revolutionary at the time of release. It was also one of the first games to fit this genre that did not make use of vector graphics. Like ''Turbo'', many sections of the HUD such as score were kept on external LED displays, meaning extra precautions must be taken when the game is emulated in programs such as [[MAME]].
+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an early arcade game developed by [[Sega]] for [[VCO Object]] hardware. It uses the ''Buck Rogers'' comic book/television license, and stands as one of Sega's first licensed video games, along with ''[[Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator]]'', both debuting in 1982. The game is adapted from the earlier ''[[Zoom 909]]'', a largely identical game seen predominantly in Japan.
-''Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom'' was originally titled '''''Zoom 909''''' (ズーム909), and a few early machines still use this title. ''Zoom 909'' has a different title screen, but other than this it is identical.
+==Gameplay==
+''Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom'' is one of the earliest examples of a "rail" shoot-'em-up game. Gameplay is played in a pseudo-3D third-person perspective, with enemies and obstacles moving towards the camera. 2D sprites are scaled in real-time to give an illusion of depth - technology which would serve as a basis for a plethora of arcade games produced by Sega in the 1980s.
-''Planet of Zoom'' saw a much wider release than ''Turbo'' as it was brought to more home consoles and computers. It was ported to the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, PC Booter, TI-99/4A, VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum between 1982 and 1985, each suffering slightly due to weaker hardware. Strangely ''Zoom 909'' was ported to the [[SG-1000]] and MSX computers as a slightly different game, meaning the MSX had two different ports of this game.
+In its original arcade form, each "round" is divided into 8 "sectors", each with slightly different aesthetics and gameplay. When a round is complete, the game loops, becoming more challenging in the process.
-Under the ''Buck Rogers'' license the game was never ported to a Sega console, and has not been re-released as Sega no longer own the license to produce ''Buck Rogers'' games.
+==History==
+===Legacy===
+''Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom'' was brought to a wide variety of home consoles and computers between 1982 and 1985, including the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC (as a PC booter), TI-99/4A, VIC-20 and ZX Spectrum, each suffering slightly due to weaker hardware. Due to odd circumstances, the MSX received two ports of the game by different developers and publishers, one under the ''Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom'' name, and another as ''Zoom 909''.
-==Physical Scans==
+An [[Amstrad CPC]] version was advertised by [[Amsoft]] in 1985 but was not released.
-===Arcade Version===
-===SG-1000 Version===
+==Versions==
-{{scanbox
+Most of the home conversions opt only use two different types of levels - a "ground" level which acts as a hybrid between the arcade sectors 3 and 7, and a "space" level which plays like sector 2 (albeit often without a background). Only the ColecoVision version attempts to replicate the arcade game's content in full - it still drops some sectors (there are six in total, and called "sections" in this port), but by featuring tunnels, it remains the closest home conversion of the game (though home ports of ''Zoom 909'' for the MSX and [[SG-1000]] also feature tunnels).
-| console=SG-1000
-| region=JP
+==Production credits==
-| front=Zoom909 SG1000 JP cover.jpg
+{{creditstable|
+{{creditsheader|Sega Enterprises R&D Department}}
+*'''Progrm by:''' [[Hideki Ishikawa]]
+*'''Seculity by:''' [[Masatoshi Mizunaga]]
+| source=Internal ROM text{{ref|https://tcrf.net/Buck_Rogers:_Planet_of_Zoom_(Arcade)}}
+| console=VCO
 }}
-===Apple II Version===
+==Magazine articles==
-{{scanbox
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
+==Promotional material==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Promotional material}}
+==Photo gallery==
+<gallery>
+BuckRogers Arcade Cabinet SitDown.jpg|Sit-down cabinet
+BuckRogers Arcade Cabinet Upright.jpg|Upright cabinet
+</gallery>
+==Physical scans==
+===VCO Object version===
+{{ScanArcade
+| type=upright
+| console=VCO Object
+| region=US
+| marquee=BuckRogers VCOObject US Marquee.jpg
+| manual=BuckRogers VCOObject US Manual.pdf
+}}
+===Apple II version===
+{{Scanbox
 | console=Apple II
 | region=US
@@ Line 60: / Line 145: @@
 | back=BuckRogers AppleII US Box Back.jpg
 | spinemissing=yes
+| disk=BuckRogers AppleII US Disk.jpg
 }}
-===Atari 2600 Version===
-{{scanbox
+===Atari 2600 version===
+{{ratings|2600}}
+{{Scanbox
 | console=Atari 2600
 | region=US
@@ Line 69: / Line 157: @@
 | cart=Buckrogers Atari2600 US Cart.jpg
 | spinemissing=yes
+| manual=Buck Rogers Planet of Zoom Atari 2600 US Manual.pdf
 }}
-{{scanbox
+{{Scanbox
 | console=Atari 2600
 | region=EU
 | cart=Buckrogers Atari2600 EU Cart.jpg
 }}
-{{scanbox
+{{Scanbox
 | console=Atari 2600
 | region=BR
 | front=Buckrogers Atari2600 BR Intellivision Box.jpg
-| item1=Buckrogers Atari2600 BR Intellivision Cassette.jpg
+| cassette=Buckrogers Atari2600 BR Intellivision Cassette.jpg
-| item1name=Cassette
 }}
-===Atari 5200 Version===
+===Atari 5200 version===
-{{scanbox
+{{Scanbox
 | console=Atari 5200
 | region=US
@@ Line 91: / Line 179: @@
 | cart=Buckrogers Atari5200 US Cart.jpg
 | spinemissing=yes
+| manual=BuckRogers5200USManual.pdf
 }}
-===Atari 8-bit Family Version===
+===Atari 8-bit Family version===
-{{scanbox
+{{Scanbox
-| console=Atari 8-bit
+| console=Atari 8-bit family
 | region=US
 | front=Buckrogers Atari8bit US Box Front.jpg
@@ Line 101: / Line 190: @@
 | cart=BuckRogers Atari8bit US Cart.jpg
 | spinemissing=yes
+| manual=BuckRogers A8B US Manual.pdf
 }}
-===Colecovision Version===
+===ColecoVision version===
+{{ratings|Coleco}}
+{{Scanbox
+| console=ColecoVision
+| region=US
+| front=BuckRogers ColecoVision US Box Front.jpg
+| back=BuckRogers ColecoVision US Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
+| cart=BuckRogers ColecoVision US Cart.jpg
+}}{{Scanbox
+| console=ColecoVision
+| region=EU
+| front=BuckRogers ColecoVision EU Box Front.jpg
+}}
-===Commodore 64 Version Version===
+===Commodore 64 version===
-{{ratings
+{{ratings|C64}}
-| icon=C64
+{{Scanbox
-| zzap64=38
-| zzap64_source={{num|1}}
-}}
-{{scanbox
 | console=Commodore 64
 | region=US
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 | back=BuckRogers C64 US Box Back.jpg
 | spinemissing=yes
-}}{{scanbox
+| cart=BuckRogers C64 US Cart.jpg
+| manual=BuckRogers C64 US Manual.pdf
+}}{{Scanbox
 | console=Commodore 64
-| region=EU
+| region=UK
-| front=BuckRogers C64 EU Box.jpg
+| cover=BuckRogers C64 EU Box.jpg
+| cassette=BuckRogers C64 EU Cassette.jpg
+| manual=BuckRogers C64 EU Manual.pdf
 }}
-===MSX Version===
+===MSX version===
-{{scanbox
+{{ratings|MSX}}
+{{Scanbox
 | console=MSX
-| region=JP
+| region=EU
-| front=Buckrogers MSX JP Box.jpg
+| front=Buckrogers MSX EU Box.jpg
+| cassette=BuckRogers MSX EU Cassette Front.jpg
+| cassetteback=BuckRogers MSX EU Cassette Back.jpg
 }}
-===PC Booter Version===
+===PC Booter version===
+{{Scanbox
+| console=IBM PC
+| region=US
+| front=
+}}
-===TI-99/4A Version===
+===TI-99/4A version===
-{{scanbox
+{{ratings|TI99}}
+{{Scanbox
 | console=TI-99/4A
 | region=US
 | front=BuckRogers TI994A US Box Front.jpg
 }}
-===VIC-20 Version===
-{{scanbox
+===VIC-20 version===
+{{Scanbox
 | console=VIC-20
 | region=US
 | front=BuckRogers VIC20 US Box Front.jpg
 }}
-===ZX Spectrum Version===
-{{scanbox
+===ZX Spectrum version===
+{{Scanbox
 | console=ZX Spectrum
-| region=EU
+| region=UK
-| front=Buckrogers Spectrum EU Box.jpg
+| cover=Buckrogers Spectrum EU Box.jpg
+| cassette=BuckRogers Spectrum UK Cassette.jpg
+| manual=Buckrogers Spectrum EU ManualFront.jpg
+| item1=Buckrogers Spectrum EU ManualReverse.jpg
+| item1name=Manual (Rear)
 }}
-[[Category:VCO Object Games]]
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{BuckRogersOmni}}
+{{BuckRogers}}