Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000

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Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000, Motherbase, Parasquad
System(s): Sega 32X
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Shoot-'em-up

















Release Date RRP Code

Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000, known in Europe as Motherbase and Japan as Parasquad (パラスコード), is a shoot 'em up released by Sega for the Sega 32X. It is a semi-sequel to the successful arcade game Zaxxon, featuring the same isometric view-point, but with the new ability to latch on and "hack" other spaceships.

Production Credits

~In-game credits~

Developers

Producers: Hiroshi Aso, Jesse Taylor
Assistant Producer: Greg Becksted
Directors: Takeshi Niimura, Shinya Izumi
Game Designers: Toshikazu Nagasato, Yuichiro Kuroda
Programmers: Toru Kujirai, Makoto Sato, Masanori Sato, Makoto Nakamura, Masashi Yoneda
Music Composers: Masashi Yoneda, Naoshi Kunisawa
Graphic Designers: Kiyoshi Fujita, Yuzi Yamashita, Emi Kurabayashi
Test Players: Takahiro Kano, Mamoru Kobayashi
Manual Designers: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hiroya Tanaka
Special Thanks: Ryoichi Hasegawa, Masahide Kobayashi, and All Players

~Other credits~

Production

Producer: Jesse Taylor
Assistant Producer: Greg Becksted
Lead: Michael A. Williams
Assistant Leads: David Dodge, Joe Cain
Testers: Crisi Albertson, Lorne Asuncion, Mike Benton, Anthony Borba, Benjamin Briones, Robert Buckingham, Blair Bullock, Christopher Charles, Nelson Chiu, Phillip Co, Sean Doidge, Alfred Dutto, Rob Flores, Saville Gambol, Darin Johnston, Jeff Jones, Amber-Leigh Junier, Nick Katakis, John Maclachlan, Michael McCollum, Todd Morgan, Scott Morris, Neil Musser, Robert Owen, Mark Paniagua, Mark Pentek, Sam Saliba, Jeff Sanders, Roger Somerville, Eugene R. Valenzuela, Stan Weaver, Morgan Weiss, David Wood

Marketing

Product Manager: Jaime Wojick, Ami Matsumura-Blaire
Marketing Manager: France M. Tantiado
Game Specialist: Clint Dyer
Manual: Marc Sherwood
Special Thanks: Eric Smith, Christine Bertoglio

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №9, p110/111/112/113
80 №45, p130
73 №32, p50/51
79 №14, p68
75
64
86 №33, p70-72[1]
70 №55, p116
66 №70, p46/47
68 №48, p52/53
70 №5, p88/89
Sega 32X
70
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
40
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
80
[3]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
67
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
54
[5]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[6]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
80
[7]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
36
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[9]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
73
[10]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
79
[11]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
58
[12]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
75
[13]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
64
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
62
[15]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
86
[1]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
0
[16]
Player One (FR)
70
[17]
Play Time (DE)
68
[18]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
68
[19]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
71
[20]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
66
[21]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
68
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[23]
Todo Sega (ES)
77
[24]
Top Consoles (FR)
70
[25]
Última Generación (ES)
68
[26]
Video Games (DE) PAL
58
[27]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
50
[28]
Sega 32X
64
Based on
28 reviews

Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000

32X, US
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Cover
Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 32X US cart.jpg
Cart
Zaxxon 32x us manual.pdf
Manual
32X, EU
ZMB2000 32X EU Box Back.jpgNospine.pngZMB2000 32X EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
ZaxxxonsMotherbase2000 32X EU Cart.jpg
Cart
32X, JP
Parasquad 32x jp backcover.jpgNospine.pngParasquad 32x jp frontcover.jpg
Cover
Parasquad 32x jp manual.pdf
Manual



Games in the Zaxxon Series
Zaxxon (1981) (home computers) | Super Zaxxon (1982) | Zaxxon Super Game (1984) | Zaxxon 3D (1987) | Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 (1995) | Zaxxon Escape (2012)
Others
Zaxxon (LCD) (1982) | FL Zaxxon (1982) | Zaxxon (tabletop) (1982) | Zaxxon (board game) (1982)
Zaxxon related media
Book
The Official How to Win at Zaxxon (1982)
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  3. Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 130
  4. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 73
  5. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  6. Famitsu, "1995-07-21" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 1
  7. GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 6: June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
  8. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 7 July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 42
  9. GamePro, "July 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 48
  10. GamesMaster, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-06), page 50
  11. Games World: The Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-29), page 68
  12. Game Informer, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 39
  13. Hobby Consolas, "Agosto 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 82
  14. MAN!AC, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 66
  15. Mega Fun, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-21), page 82
  16. Next Generation, "July 1995" (US; 1995-06-20), page 71
  17. Player One, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 118
  18. Play Time, "(8/9)/95" (DE; 1995-07-05), page 92
  19. Saturn Fan, "1995 October" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 72
  20. Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 92
  21. Sega Power, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-20), page 46
  22. Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 52
  23. Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1995" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 77
  24. Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 44
  25. Top Consoles, "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 88
  26. Última Generación, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 96
  27. Video Games, "7/95" (DE; 1995-06-28), page 100
  28. VideoGames, "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 61