Difference between revisions of "Zoom 909"

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VCO Object
SG-1000

Zoom 909

System(s): VCO Object, SG-1000, MSX

Publisher:

Sega

Pony

Developer:

Sega R&D 2

Sega

Licensor:

Sega

Genre: Shooting^[1]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1982-12^[2]	¥?	?

JP	1985-07^[3]	¥4,8004,800^[1]	C-47
TW	198x
JP	1985-11	¥4,9004,900	R49X5804

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Zoom 909 (ズーム909) is an arcade game developed by Sega for VCO Object arcade hardware. It was released worldwide in 1982, however after obtaining a license for Buck Rogers, western versions of the game became known as Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom. Both Zoom 909 and Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom are largely the same game minus some minor graphical differences.

Though most home ports of the game are based on Planet of Zoom, Zoom 909 was brought to the Japanese MSX in 1983 and SG-1000 in 1985. These versions take more liberties with the formula, introducing a top-down stage as level 3.

Gameplay

Stages (SG-1000/MSX version)

	Valley of Planets (惑星の谷)^[4]
	A 3D stage with walls on either side. In addition to enemies, energy barriers can pop up which must be avoided.
	Planet Wilderness (惑星原野)^[4]
	A 3D stage set in the wilds of space.
	Zero Gravity Space (無重力空間)^[4]
	A top-down stage which doesn't appear in the arcade version, allowing for rotation in 8 directions but no vertical movement. It contains an invincibility power-up.
	Enemy Command Ship Agora Appears (敵司令艦アゴラ出現)^[4]
	A 3D boss fight against Agora. To defeat Agora, the players must fire at its center 5 times. This is easier if its 4 engines are destroyed, rendering it immobile. Agora will leave if not defeated soon enough, in which case the player will not get the bonus 3000 points for defeating it.

Production credits

Arcade version

Production credits

Sega Enterprises R&D Department

Progrm by: Hideki Ishikawa
Seculity by: Masatoshi Mizunaga

Source:

Internal ROM text^[5]

Toshiyuki Kaji^[6]^[7]

Source:

Uncredited

SG-1000 version

Kotaro Hayashida^[8]
Sound: Katsuhiro Hayashi^[9]

Source:

Uncredited

Magazine articles

Main article: Zoom 909/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

PDF

VCO Object JP flyer

VCO Object JP flyer (alt)

Arcade print advert in Amusement Life (JP) #1: "No.1" (1983-01-08)

Arcade print advert in Amusement Life (JP) #2: "No.2" (1983-02-10)

Artwork

Physical scans

VCO Object version

VCO Object, JP

SG-1000 version

SG-1000, JP
Cover
Card Manual

SG-1000, TW

MSX version

MSX, JP
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	093830d8
MD5	4e457a6c5b4b613f2aac3472f6827a89
SHA-1	09552aaa7140f9fc780b5f7d541478b534320075

32kB

Cartridge (JP)

?

CRC32	9943fc2b
MD5	d99925f7b3fa1961906f169b61f1a492
SHA-1	7a998a0da19471f7e3e5bd82a9fbaf82a966ee40

32kB

Cartridge (TW)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-28 02:34)
↑ Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 50
↑ Game Machine, "1985-07-15" (JP; 1985-07-15), page 8
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 File:Zoom909SGJPManual.pdf, page 11
↑ The Cutting Room Floor: Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (Arcade)
↑ File:SS16CSTV2 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 5
↑ https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/758667.html
↑ http://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/02.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-05-28 00:55)
↑ http://www.iris.dti.ne.jp/~haya-c/funkykh/profile.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-06-08 06:24)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200928023407.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fsc3000.2Fsoftware.html-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-09-28 02:34)

[:File:Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf_p50-2] Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 50

[:File:GameMachine_JP_264.pdf_p8-3] Game Machine, "1985-07-15" (JP; 1985-07-15), page 8

[:File:Zoom909SGJPManual.pdf_p11-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 File:Zoom909SGJPManual.pdf, page 11

[https:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FBuck_Rogers:_Planet_of_Zoom_.28Arcade.29-5] The Cutting Room Floor: Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (Arcade)

[:File:SS16CSTV2_Album_JP_Booklet.pdf_p5-6] File:SS16CSTV2 Album JP Booklet.pdf, page 5

[https:.2F.2Fgame.watch.impress.co.jp.2Fdocs.2Fnews.2F758667.html-7] ttps://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/758667.html

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20220528005517.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Falbum.2F04_alex.2F02.html-8] ttp://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/02.html (Wayback Machine: 2022-05-28 00:55)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230608062442.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.iris.dti.ne.jp.2F.7Ehaya-c.2Ffunkykh.2Fprofile.html-9] ttp://www.iris.dti.ne.jp/~haya-c/funkykh/profile.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-06-08 06:24)

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+| logo=
 | bobscreen=Zoom909 title.png
-| scale=1.25
+| bobscreen2=Zoom909 SG title.png
-| publisher=[[Sega]], {{MSX}} [[Pony Canyon]]
+| tab1=VCO Object
-| developer=[[Sega]]
+| tab2=SG-1000
+| publisher={{company|[[Sega]]|system=VCO,SG}}
+{{company|[[Pony]]|system=MSX}}
+| developer={{company|[[Sega R&D 2]]|system=VCO}}
+{{company|[[Sega]]|system=SG}}
+| licensor={{company|[[Sega]]|system=MSX}}
 | system=[[VCO Object]], [[SG-1000]], MSX
-| romsize=
 | sounddriver=
 | peripherals=
 | players=1
-| genre=Shoot-'em-Up
+| genre=Shooting{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200928023407/https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html}}
-| releases={{releases
+| releases={{releasesArcade
-| arcade_date_jp=1982
+| vco_date_jp=1982-12{{fileref|Sega Arcade History JP EnterBrain Book-1.pdf|page=50}}
-| sg_date_jp=1985
+}}
-| sg_rrp_jp=4,800
+{{releasesSG
+| sg_date_jp=1985-07{{magref|gamemachinejp|264|8}}
+| sg_rrp_jp=4,800{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200928023407/https://sega.jp/history/hard/sc3000/software.html}}
 | sg_code_jp=C-47
 | sg_date_tw=198x
-| msx_date_jp=1985
 }}
+{{releasesHC
+| msx_date_jp=1985-11
+| msx_rrp_jp=4,900
+| msx_code_jp=R49X5804
+}}
+}}
+{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ズーム909) is an arcade game developed by [[Sega]] for [[VCO Object]] arcade hardware. It was released worldwide in 1982, however after obtaining a license for ''[[wikipedia:Buck Rogers|Buck Rogers]]'', western versions of the game became known as ''[[Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom]]''. Both ''Zoom 909'' and ''Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom'' are largely the same game minus some minor graphical differences.
+Though most home ports of the game are based on ''Planet of Zoom'', ''Zoom 909'' was brought to the Japanese MSX in 1983 and [[SG-1000]] in 1985. These versions take more liberties with the formula, introducing a top-down stage as level 3.
+==Gameplay==
+===Stages (SG-1000/MSX version)===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=200|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Valley of Planets ({{rolloverText|惑星の谷|Wakusei no Tani}}){{fileref|Zoom909SGJPManual.pdf|page=11}}
+| screenshot=
+| desc=A 3D stage with walls on either side. In addition to enemies, energy barriers can pop up which must be avoided.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Planet Wilderness ({{rolloverText|惑星原野|Wakusei Genya}}){{fileref|Zoom909SGJPManual.pdf|page=11}}
+| screenshot=
+| desc=A 3D stage set in the wilds of space.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Zero Gravity Space ({{rolloverText|無重力空間|Mujuuryoku Kuukan}}){{fileref|Zoom909SGJPManual.pdf|page=11}}
+| screenshot=
+| desc=A top-down stage which doesn't appear in the arcade version, allowing for rotation in 8 directions but no vertical movement. It contains an invincibility power-up.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Enemy Command Ship Agora Appears ({{rolloverText|敵司令艦アゴラ出現|Teki Shirei-kan Agora Shutsugen}}){{fileref|Zoom909SGJPManual.pdf|page=11}}
+| screenshot=
+| desc=A 3D boss fight against Agora. To defeat Agora, the players must fire at its center 5 times. This is easier if its 4 engines are destroyed, rendering it immobile. Agora will leave if not defeated soon enough, in which case the player will not get the bonus 3000 points for defeating it.
+}}
+}}
+==Production credits==
+===Arcade version===
+==Production credits==
+{{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
+}}
+{{hr}}
+{{creditstable|
+*[[Toshiyuki Kaji]]{{fileref|SS16CSTV2 Album JP Booklet.pdf|page=5}}{{ref|https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/758667.html}}
+| console=VCO
+| source=Uncredited
 }}
-{{sub-stub}}
-'''''Zoom 909''''' (ズーム909) is an arcade game developed by [[Sega]] for [[VCO Object]] arcade hardware. It was released worldwide in 1982, however after obtaining a license for ''[[wikipedia:Buck Rogers|Buck Rogers]]'', western versions of the game became known as ''[[Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom]]''. Both ''Zoom 909'' and ''Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom'' are largely the same game minus some minor graphical differences.
-Though most home ports of the game are based on ''Planet of Zoom'', ''Zoom 909'' was brought to the Japanese MSX in 1983 and [[SG-1000]] in 1985.
+===SG-1000 version===
+{{creditstable|
+*[[Kotaro Hayashida]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20220528005517/http://sega.jp/fb/album/04_alex/02.html}}
+*'''Sound:''' [[Katsuhiro Hayashi]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230608062442/http://www.iris.dti.ne.jp/~haya-c/funkykh/profile.html}}
+| console=SG
+| source=Uncredited
+}}
+==Magazine articles==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
 ==Promotional material==
-<gallery>
+{{gallery
-Zoom909 Arcade JP flyer.pdf|VCO Object JP flyer
+|{{gitem|Zoom909 Arcade JP flyer.pdf|page=1|VCO Object JP flyer}}
-Zoom909 VCOObject JP Flyer Alt.jpg|VCO Object JP flyer (alt)
+|{{gitem|Zoom909 VCOObject JP Flyer Alt.jpg|VCO Object JP flyer (alt)}}
-</gallery>
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|text=Arcade print advert
+|amlife|1|2
+}}
+|{{galleryPrintAd
+|text=Arcade print advert
+|amlife|2|64
+}}
+}}
-==Physical Scans==
+==Artwork==
-===VCO Object Version===
+{{gitem|Zoom909 logo.png}}
+==Physical scans==
+===VCO Object version===
 {{ScanArcade
+| type=upright
 | console=VCO Object
 | region=JP
 }}
-===SG-1000 Version===
+===SG-1000 version===
 {{Scanbox
 | console=SG-1000
 | region=JP
-| front=Zoom909 SG1000 JP cover.jpg
+| cover=Zoom909 SG1000 JP cover.jpg
 | manual=Zoom909SGJPManual.pdf
 | card=Zoom909 SG1000 JP Card.jpg
+| cardback=Zoom 909 SG-1000 JP MyCard Back.jpg
 }}{{Scanbox
 | console=SG-1000
@@ Line 50: / Line 126: @@
 }}
-===MSX Version===
+===MSX version===
 {{Scanbox
 | console=MSX
 | region=JP
 | front=Zoom909 MSX JP Box Front.jpg
+| back=Zoom909 MSX JP Box Back.jpg
+| spinemissing=yes
 | cart=Zoom909 MSX JP Cart.jpg
 }}
-[[Category:VCO Object games]]
+==Technical information==
+===ROM dump status===
+{{romtable|
+{{rom|SG|sha1=09552AAA7140F9FC780B5F7D541478B534320075|md5=4E457A6C5B4B613F2AAC3472F6827A89|crc32=093830D8|size=32kB|date= |source=Cartridge (JP)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SG|sha1=7A998A0DA19471F7E3E5BD82A9FBAF82A966EE40|md5=D99925F7B3FA1961906F169B61F1A492|crc32=9943FC2B|size=32kB|date= |source=Cartridge (TW)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}}
+}}
+==References==
+<references/>

Difference between revisions of "Zoom 909"

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Revision as of 13:19, 23 March 2024

Contents

Gameplay

Stages (SG-1000/MSX version)

Production credits

Arcade version

Production credits

SG-1000 version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

VCO Object version

SG-1000 version

MSX version

Technical information

ROM dump status

References