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The Commodore 64 had lots of games. Not all of them are good. In Zapped to the Past, we cast a retrospective eye over those games reviewed in each issue of Zzap!64 magazine. Hosted by two lifelong C64 fans, we throw off those rose tinted specs and see if those games are still worth playing today.
Episodes
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Zapped to the Past Episode 29 July 1986
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
In the month of July 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twenty-nine of Zapped to the Past, we explore some of those games, including the leisurely Leaderboard, the pugilistic Popeye and woeful World Cup Carnival and ponder the power of Madonna and her ability to get us to open our hearts to each other...
Games covered in this episode:
- Leaderboard
- Popeye
- World Cup Carnival
- Southern Belle
- Mermaid Madness
Cheapers Creepers
- HES Games
- New York City
- Booty
- Ollies Follies
- Moon Shuttle
- Scrolls of Abadon
- Raging Beast
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Monday Aug 23, 2021
Zapped to the Past Episode 28 June 1986
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
In the month of June 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twenty-eight of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the insatiable International Karate, the bumbling Bomb Jack and the slick Starquake and wonder if the Rovers Return is the most cursed pub in the world…
Games covered in this episode:
- Spellbound
- International Karate
- Bomb Jack
- Bounces
- Ping Pong
- Starquake
Strategy Street Games:
- Doomdark’s Revenge
- The Force
- Archon 2: Adept
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Monday Aug 16, 2021
Zapped to the Past Episode 27 June 1986
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
In the month of June 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twenty-seven of Zapped to the Past, we explore some of those games, including the vexatious V, the floundering Fairlight and the cackling Cauldron II and wonder just how much burl and hair can you fit in one room at the same time…
Games covered in this episode:
- V
- Spindizzy
- Empire
- Fairlight
- Cauldron II: The Pumpkin Strikes Back
- The Comet
- Raise the Titanic
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Monday Aug 09, 2021
Zapped to the Past Episode 26 May 1986
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
In the dandy month of May 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twenty-six of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the sci-fi PSI 5 Trading Company, the maudlin Mugsy’s Revenge and stateside Super Bowl XX the and wonder if Pat McGroyne prefers to be called Patrick for obvious reasons…
Games covered in this episode:
- PSI 5 Trading Company
- Mugsy’s Revenge
- Ark Pandora
- Mr Mephisto
- Dr Who and the Mines of Terror
- Super Bowl XX
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Monday Aug 02, 2021
Zapped to the Past Episode 25 May 1986
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
In the dandy month of May 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twenty-five of Zapped to the Past, we explore some of those games, including the gargantuan Geoff Capes Strongman Challenge, the hackneyed Hocus Focus and the therapeutic Thrust and wonder if a Geoff Capes bred super-budgie could take down a Tyrannosaurus Rex?
Games covered in this episode:
- Geoff Capes Strongman Challenge
- Alter Ego
- Captain Kidd
- Hocus Focus
- Elektra Glide
- Thrust
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