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| System(s): VCO Object, SG-1000, 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 | |||||||||
| Genre: Shooting | |||||||||
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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 was titled Zoom 909 (ズーム909) before the Buck Rogers license was obtained, with both earlier versions of the game and Japanese releases using this name.
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.
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. The game was ported to the SG-1000 under the Zoom 909 name. 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.
Contents
- 1 Gallery
- 2 Physical Scans
- 2.1 Arcade Version
- 2.2 SG-1000 Version
- 2.3 Apple II Version
- 2.4 Atari 2600 Version
- 2.5 Atari 5200 Version
- 2.6 Atari 8-bit Family Version
- 2.7 Colecovision Version
- 2.8 Commodore 64 Version Version
- 2.9 MSX Version
- 2.10 PC Booter Version
- 2.11 TI-99/4A Version
- 2.12 VIC-20 Version
- 2.13 ZX Spectrum Version
Gallery
Sit-down cabinet (Buck Rogers)
Upright cabinet (Buck Rogers)
Physical Scans
Arcade Version
SG-1000 Version
| SG-1000, JP |
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 Cover
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Apple II Version
| Apple II, US |
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   Cover
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Atari 2600 Version
| Atari 2600, US |
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  Cover
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 Cart |
| Atari 2600, EU |
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 Cart |
| Atari 2600, BR |
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 Cover
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 Cassette |
Atari 5200 Version
| Atari 5200, US |
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  Cover
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 Cart |
Atari 8-bit Family Version
| Atari 8-bit family, US |
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  Cover
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 Cart |
Colecovision Version
| Colecovision, US |
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50x50px Cart |
| Colecovision, EU |
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Commodore 64 Version Version
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45 |
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| Commodore 64, US |
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  Cover
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| Commodore 64, EU |
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 Cover
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MSX Version
| MSX, JP (Buck Rogers) |
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320x120px Cover
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| MSX, JP (Zoom 909) |
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PC Booter Version
| DOS, US |
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TI-99/4A Version
| TI-99/4A, US |
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 Cover
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VIC-20 Version
| VIC-20, US |
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 Cover
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ZX Spectrum Version
| ZX Spectrum, EU |
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 Cover
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