Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000

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

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega 32X
JP
¥7,8007,800 GM-4012
Sega 32X
US
$59.9959.99[1] 84512
Sega 32X
EU
84512-50

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.

Gameplay

Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 uses the same isometric viewpoint as the successful arcade game Zaxxon, but despite its North American title implying as such, the game is not thought to be related. This game features flat shaded polygons (in a similar manner to the Super NES game, StarFox, or Sega examples such as Virtua Racing or Stellar Assault) and the ability to latch on and "hack" other spaceships, taking their weapons with you.

The game runs at about 20FPS during gameplay, with slight dips when there are too many objects on-screen.

Production credits

Source:
In-game 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
Source:
Other credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
40 №9, p110-113[3]
80 №45, p130
73 №32, p50/51
79 №14, p68
75 №47, p82/83[4]
64
86 №33, p70-72[2]
70 №55, p116[5]
66 №70, p46/47
68 №48, p52/53
70 №5, p88/89[6]
58 №7/95, p100[7]
Sega 32X
69
Based on
12 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
40
[3]
Consoles + (FR)
80
[8]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
67
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
54
[10]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
63
[11]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
80
[12]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
36
[13]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
70
[1]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
73
[14]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
79
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
75
[4]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
64
[16]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
62
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
86
[2]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
0
[18]
Player One (FR)
70
[5]
Play Time (DE)
68
[19]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
68
[20]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
71
[21]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
66
[22]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
68
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[24]
Todo Sega (ES)
77
[25]
Top Consoles (FR)
70
[6]
Última Generación (ES)
68
[26]
Video Games (DE) PAL
58
[27]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
50
[28]
Sega 32X
64
Based on
27 reviews

Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000

32X, US
ZMB2000 32X US Box Back.jpgZMB2000 32X US Box Front.jpg
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.jpgParasquad MD JP BoxSpine.jpgParasquad 32x jp frontcover.jpg
Cover
Parasquad MD JP CartTop.jpg
Parasquad MD JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Parasquad 32x jp manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB Cartridge
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1995-03-31 Page
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1995-03-15 Page
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1995-03-10 Page
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1995-03-06 Page
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1995-03-03 Page
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1995-02-27 Page
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1995-02-23 Page
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1995-02-21 Page
Sega 32X
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
2MB 1995-02-10 Page

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File:GamePro US 072.pdf, page 48 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 072.pdf_p48" defined multiple times with different content
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 File:MeanMachinesSega33UK.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega33UK.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  3. 3.0 3.1 File:CDConsoles FR 09.pdf, page 110 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CDConsoles FR 09.pdf_p110" defined multiple times with different content
  4. 4.0 4.1 File:HobbyConsolas ES 047.pdf, page 82 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:HobbyConsolas ES 047.pdf_p82" defined multiple times with different content
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:PlayerOne FR 055.pdf, page 118 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 055.pdf_p118" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:TopConsoles FR 05.pdf, page 88 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:TopConsoles FR 05.pdf_p88" defined multiple times with different content
  7. File:VideoGames DE 1995-07.pdf, page 96
  8. Consoles +, "Juillet/Août 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 130
  9. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 73
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 36
  11. Famitsu, "1995-07-21" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 1
  12. GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 6: June 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
  13. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 7 July 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 42
  14. GamesMaster, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-06), page 50
  15. Games World: The Magazine, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-06-29), page 68
  16. MAN!AC, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-14), page 66
  17. Mega Fun, "07/95" (DE; 1995-06-21), page 82
  18. Next Generation, "July 1995" (US; 1995-06-20), page 71
  19. Play Time, "(8/9)/95" (DE; 1995-07-05), page 92
  20. Saturn Fan, "1995 October" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 72
  21. Sega Magazine, "July 1995" (UK; 1995-06-15), page 92
  22. Sega Power, "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-20), page 46
  23. Sega Pro, "August 1995" (UK; 1995-07-13), page 52
  24. Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1995" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 77
  25. Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 44
  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



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)