<s>
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
pseudo-3D	O
rail	O
shooter	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
spaceship	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
adapting	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
perspective	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
earlier	O
racing	O
game	O
Turbo	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
space	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
Buck	O
Rogers	O
license	O
,	O
referencing	O
the	O
space	B-Application
battles	I-Application
,	O
though	O
Buck	O
himself	O
is	O
never	O
seen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
show	O
,	O
held	O
during	O
November	O
18	O
–	O
20	O
,	O
1982	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
best	O
games	O
and	O
a	O
milestone	O
for	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
3D	O
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Coleco	B-Device
Adam	I-Device
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
version	O
uses	O
CGA	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
thirteen	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	I-Application
of	I-Application
1983	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Zoom	O
909	O
on	O
their	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1985	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
most-successful	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
3-D	O
game	O
that	O
deserves	O
the	O
"	O
moniker	O
"	O
Space	O
Turbo	B-Application
"	O
with	O
"	O
high-quality	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
fast	O
and	O
furious	O
"	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
Say	O
goodbye	O
to	O
Galaga—shoot-'em-ups	O
will	O
be	O
3-D	O
from	O
now	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
Tilt	O
,	O
in	O
its	O
May	O
1983	O
issue	O
,	O
rated	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
six	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
magazine	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
behind-the-ship	O
perspective	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
opening	O
tunnel	O
section	O
to	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
battle	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Star	O
Wars	O
(	O
1977	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
anyone	O
"	O
who	O
has	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
"	O
Buck	O
Rogers	O
"	O
TV	O
series	O
will	O
be	O
interested	O
to	O
see	O
just	O
how	O
it	O
converts	O
to	O
the	O
video	O
screen	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Blanchet	O
for	O
Electronic	O
Fun	O
with	O
Computers	O
&	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Coleco	B-Device
Adam	I-Device
version	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
After	O
playing	O
Buck	O
Rogers	O
a	O
scant	O
fifty	O
times	O
,	O
I	O
noticed	O
an	O
ever-increasing	O
number	O
of	O
on-screen	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
reviewed	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
VIC-20	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
combine	O
to	O
make	O
this	O
an	O
excellent	O
and	O
absorbing	O
–	O
though	O
admittedly	O
one-note	O
–	O
space	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Planet	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zoom	I-Application
went	O
on	O
to	O
influence	O
the	O
1985	O
Sega	O
game	O
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
influenced	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
1993	O
game	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
