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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 Oct 25, 2021
Zapped to the Past Episode 37 November 1986
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
In the month of November 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode thirty-seven of Zapped to the Past, we explore some of those games, including the wonderful World Games, the japesome Jack the Nipper, and the daring Dan Dare, and wonder... How did the game ‘Craps’ ever become a thing?
Games covered in this episode:
- World Games
- Room Ten
- Miami Dice
- Jack The Nipper
- Dan Dare
- The Legend of Sinbad
- Velocipede 2
- Strike Force Harrier
- Fungus
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Monday Oct 18, 2021
Zapped to the Past Episode 36 October 1986
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
In the month of October 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode thirty-six of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the speedy Super Cycle, the cataclysmic Knight Rider, and the baroque Beyond the Forbidden Forest, and wonder… could Syd Little and Eddie Large have played the UK version of Crockett and Tubbs in a possible ‘Blackpool Vice’ TV series?
Games covered in this episode:
- Super Cycle
- Miami Vice
- Knight Rider
- Hot Wheels
- Hacker II
- Hollywood or Bust
- Collapse
- Arcana
- Beyond the Forbidden Forest
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Monday Oct 11, 2021
Zapped to the Past Episode 35 October 1986
Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
In the month of October 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode thirty-five of Zapped to the Past, we explore some of those games, including the impenetrable Iridis Alpha, the perplexing Parallax and the dreamy Druid, and wonder... is ‘who did voodone?’ the correct past tense of ‘hoodoo voodoo’?
Games covered in this episode:
- Iridis Alpha
- Spiky Harold
- W.A.R.
- Hoodoo Voodoo
- Equinox
- Parallax
- Hole In One
- Two On Two BasketBall
- Druid
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Monday Oct 04, 2021
Zapped to the Past Episode 34 September 1986
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
In the month of September 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode thirty-four of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the dull Dragon’s Lair, the woeful Way of the Tiger and the torturous Trap, and wonder… are there a bunch of princesses stuck in rescue limbo because the local knights were not daring enough to fight dragons and such?
Games covered in this episode:
- Dragon’s Lair
- Wing Commander
- Split Personalities
- Mission Elevator
- Necromancer
- Freaky Factory
- Hercules
- Way of the Tiger
- Droids
- Trap
- Formula One Simulator
- Video Poker
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Please visit the website of David Hearne Writer - our amazing show sponsor: