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Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

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

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Distributor:

Parco Electrics (UK)

Genre: Shooting

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1983	$?	?

US	1983
EU	1983
UK (Cassette)	1983	£9.959.95
EU	1985
US	1984
UK	1983	£11.9511.95^[1]
US	1983
US	1983
US	1983

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.

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.

Gallery

Sit-down cabinet
Upright cabinet

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

VCO Object US flyer
Home versions US print advert
SegaArcadeGames DE PrintAdvert.jpg

Home versions DE print advert

Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #38: "December 1984" (1984-11-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #39: "January 1985" (1984-12-16)^[3]

Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #40: "February 1985" (1985-01-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #41: "March 1985" (1985-02-16)^[4]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #42: "April 1985" (1985-03-16)^[5]
Computer & Video Games (UK) #43: "May 1985" (1985-04-16)^[6]

Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #44: "June 1985" (1985-05-16)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #45: "July 1985" (1985-06-16)^[7]

Atari/Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #47: "September 1985" (1985-08-16)

ZX Spectrum print advert in Crash (UK) #14: "March 1985" (1985-02-28)

Physical scans

VCO Object version

VCO Object, US


Manual

Apple II version

Apple II, US
Cover

Atari 2600 version

Atari 2600, US
Cover
Cart

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

ColecoVision version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

72

^[9]

	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

^[10]

	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

^[1]

	93
Based on 1 review

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

MSX, EU
Cover
Cassette

PC Booter version

DOS, US

TI-99/4A version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

90

^[2]

	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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 File:CVG UK 044.pdf, page 118 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 044.pdf_p118" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 File:CVG UK 036.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 036.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1985" (UK; 1984-12-16), page 48
↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1985" (UK; 1985-02-16), page 44
↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1985" (UK; 1985-03-16), page 56
↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-04-16), page 87
↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1985" (UK; 1985-06-16), page 34
↑ File:CVG UK 031.pdf, page 44
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 50
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:Zzap64 UK 001.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap64 UK 001.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:CVG_UK_039.pdf_p48-3] Computer & Video Games, "January 1985" (UK; 1984-12-16), page 48

[:File:CVG_UK_041.pdf_p44-4] Computer & Video Games, "March 1985" (UK; 1985-02-16), page 44

[:File:CVG_UK_042.pdf_p56-5] Computer & Video Games, "April 1985" (UK; 1985-03-16), page 56

[:File:CVG_UK_043.pdf_p87-6] Computer & Video Games, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-04-16), page 87

[:File:CVG_UK_045.pdf_p34-7] Computer & Video Games, "July 1985" (UK; 1985-06-16), page 34

[:File:CVG_UK_031.pdf_p44-8] File:CVG UK 031.pdf, page 44

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p50-9] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 50

[:File:Zzap64_UK_001.pdf_p58-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:Zzap64 UK 001.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Zzap64 UK 001.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content

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Difference between revisions of "Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom"

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Revision as of 05:36, 14 April 2017

Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Gallery

Magazine articles

Promotional material

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