box cover
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Game title: |
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom |
Console: |
Sega Computer Videogame SG-1000 |
Author (released): |
SEGA Enterprises (1982) |
Genre: |
Action, Shooter |
Mode: |
Single-player |
Design: |
Hideki Ishikawa, Masatoshi Mizunaga |
Music: |
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Game manual: |
not available
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Download: |
not available (stream only)
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Game size: |
19 kB |
Recommended emulator: |
KEGA Fusion |
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From MobyGames:
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Loosely based on the Buck Rogers comic strips, Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is a fast-paced arcade racing game taking place on a futuristic racetrack. Guide your spaceship between pylons and shoot down other enemy racers.
More details about this game can be found on
MobyGames.com.
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For fans and collectors:
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Find this game on video server
YouTube.com
or
Vimeo.com.
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Buy original game or SG-1000 console on
Amazon.com
or
eBay.com.
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Find digital download of this game on
GOG
or
Steam.
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Videogame Console: |
This version of Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom was designed for the Sega SG-1000, which was first 8-bit Sega video game console manufactured
in the years 1983 - 1985. It was launched on the same day as much more successful NES console and with exceptions, it was sold only in Japan.
The unit price of SG-1000 was 15,000 yen, the same price as for NES. Console was not very successful and after 2 years was withdrawn from the market.
More information about Sega SG-1000 can be found
here. |
Recommended Game Controllers:
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You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, buy a suitable USB controller on Amazon or AliExpress or in some in some of your favorite online stores.
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Available online emulators: |
2 different online emulators are available for Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For
maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic
features of each emulator available for this game Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom are summarized in the following table:
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Emulator
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Technology
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Multiplayer
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USB gamepad
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Touchscreen
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Without ads
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EmulatorJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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NeptunJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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NO
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