Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is a single-player science-fiction action shooter focused on piloting Buck Rogers’ spaceship through successive space sectors. Players maneuver left and right, accelerate, brake, and fire pairs of energy bolts while navigating through required sets of pylons.

Flying saucers and erratic robot spaceships appear in later sectors, creating additional collision hazards. The game ends when all three lives are lost or the sector timer expires. Points are awarded for distance traveled, pylons passed, and enemy ships destroyed, with the latest and high scores displayed in the main menu.

Game Details

• Release date: December 31, 1981
• Genres: Action; Shooter; Shooter / Flying (chase view)
• Platforms: Apple II, Atari 800, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, Final Burn Alpha Neo, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Texas Instruments TI 99-4A