Zapped to the Past

In the frozen month of February 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twenty of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the epic Eidolon, the fearful Friday the 13th and the dastardly Desert Fox and wonder... is a film soundtrack enough source material for a game?

Games covered in this episode:

• The Eidolon
• Friday the 13th
• Revs
• Blade Runner
• Desert Fox
• One Bite too Deep
• Space Pilot 2
• Zorro

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In the frozen month of February 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode nineteen of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the bouncy Bounder, the raucous Rambo and the gravitational Gyroscope and wonder why anyone thought collecting vector letters in space would be fun... 

Games covered in this episode:

• Bounder
• Rambo
• Outlaws
• Starion
• Fight Night
• Gyroscope
• Gertie Goose
• Commando

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In the unending month of January 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode eighteen of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the balletic Ballblazer, the detonating Dynamite Dan and the winsome Willow Pattern and wonder if games should ever be based on crockery patterns?

Games covered in this episode:

• Ballblazer
• Underwurlde
• Imhotep
• Thunderbirds
• Dynamite Dan
• Willow Pattern
• The Last V8
• Scalextric

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In the unending month of January 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode seventeen of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the chatty Chimera, the fearsome Fighting Warrior and the roving Robin of the Wood, and wonder...how many sprites would it have taken to add Friar Tuck?

Games covered in this episode:

• Koronis Rift
• Goonies
• Fighting Warrior
• Skooldaze
• Robin of the Wood
• Chimera
• Metabolis
• Hero of the Golden Talisman

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