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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 (US)

Coleco (US)

CBS Electronics (EU)

U.S. Gold (UK)

Philips

Developer: Sega

Sega Electronics

Distributor:

Parco Electrics (UK)

Licensor: The Dille Family Trust

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1982-12	$?	?
UK	1983^[1]	£?	?

US	1984-03^[2]^[3]	$?	?
EU	198x	£?	?

US	1983-11^[4]		005-01
EU	1983		005-10
BR	1983		C 3032
US	1983-11^[4]		005-02
US	1983		005-05
UK (Disk)	1984	£12.9512.95
UK (Cassette)	1984	£9.959.95
IT	198x	69,000£69,000^[6]
UK (Cassette)	1985	£7.957.95
US	1984
UK	1983	£11.9511.95^[7]
US	1983		005-08
US	1983-11^[4]		005-03
IT	198x	59,000£59,000^[5]
US	1983-11^[4]		005-04
EU	1983		005-12
IT	1983	69,000£69,000^[9]	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^[10]

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

^[11]

Tilt (FR)

80

^[12]

	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

^[13]

	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

^[14]

	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

^[7]

	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

^[8]

	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

[:File:CVG_UK_021.pdf_p31-1] Computer & Video Games, "July 1983" (UK; 1983-06-16), page 31

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

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

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.2_09.pdf_p16-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Computer Entertainer, "December 1983" (US; 1983-12-xx), page 16

[:File:VideoGiochi_IT_22.pdf_p104-5] Video Giochi News, "Gennaio 1985" (IT; 198x-xx-xx), page 104

[:File:VideoGiochi_IT_22.pdf_p122-6] Video Giochi News, "Gennaio 1985" (IT; 198x-xx-xx), page 122

[:File:CVG_UK_044.pdf_p118-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Computer & Video Games, "June 1985" (UK; 1985-05-16), page 118

[:File:CVG_UK_036.pdf_p34-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Computer & Video Games, "October 1984" (UK; 1984-09-16), page 34

[:File:VideoGiochi_IT_22.pdf_p113-9] Video Giochi News, "Gennaio 1985" (IT; 198x-xx-xx), page 113

[https:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FBuck_Rogers:_Planet_of_Zoom_.28Arcade.29-10] The Cutting Room Floor: Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (Arcade)

[:File:TeleMatch_DE_09.pdf_p31-11] TeleMatch, "Februar 1984" (DE; 1984-xx-xx), page 31

[:File:Tilt_FR_010.pdf_p40-12] Tilt, "Mars 1984" (FR; 1984-xx-xx), page 40

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p50-13] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 50

[:File:Zzap64_UK_001.pdf_p58-14] Zzap!64, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-xx-xx), page 58

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 ==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==
+{{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
+}}
 ==Magazine articles==

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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