Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom: Difference between revisions

Released initially in 1982 by [[Sega]], '''''Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom''''' (also known as ''Zoom 909'') is one of the early progenitors of "Into-the-Screen" [[Shoot'Em Up|Shoot 'Em Ups]], predating even Sega's later and more well-known titles like ''[[Space Harrier (Video Game)|Space Harrier]]'' and ''[[After Burner]]''. The game was [http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=7227 first released for the arcades], but received [http://www.generation-msx.nl/msxdb/softwareinfo/1797 many], [http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0000731 many], [httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20130917034517/http://atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=612 many], ''[http://www.lemon64.com/?game_id=383 many]'' ports for contemporary gaming systems of the time. As is the case with most video games from this period, each of the ports have somewhat different game mechanics compared to the arcade game, as well from each other.

Although it's based on the [[Buck Rogers|venerable eponymous space opera]] (specifically ''[[Buck Rogers in Thethe 25th Century]]''), the game [[No Plot, No Problem|has no plot of its own]]--... at least for people who [[All There in the Manual|don't have the arcade manual]]. Even then, [[Excuse Plot|it's rather sparse]]: you're Buck Rogers, and you're on a mission to stop a wandering "warrior-world" called the Planet of Zoom before it reaches Earth. Like a certain [[That's No Moon|moon-sized]] [[Star Wars|space station]], the Planet of Zoom devastates everything in its path. The Planet of Zoom is controlled by a source ship. Destroying the ship liberates the Planet of Zoom, [[Save the World|saving Earth in the process]].

* [[All There in the Manual]]: The original Arcadearcade version's plot is found ''only'' in the owner's manual of the machine. The various console and computer versions of the game aren't nearly as extensive about the plot, [[Excuse Plot|which isn't saying much]] considering the arcade manual's story is six sentences long.

* [[Cognizant Limbs]]: In the arcade version, the Mothership's four engine pods will fall off if they are shot at. [[Kaizo Trap|You can crash into them if you're not careful.]].

* [[Endless Game]]: In the arcade version, the game has only eight stages ("sectors"), with the mothership as the final (and only) boss. Clearing the game puts you on the next loop, with the message "NICE PLAY, GO ON.". The arcade actually displays how many loops you've run (labeled as "rounds") as well.

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