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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 Jun 14, 2021
Monday Jun 14, 2021
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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Monday Jun 07, 2021
Monday Jun 07, 2021
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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Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
In the second part of this special episode of Zapped to the Past, we look at a selection of games from 1984 including the ghostly Ghostbusters, the alarming Alien, and the infallible Impossible Mission and wondered if there was any mileage in a Commodore 64 podcast. Turns out… there was!
Games covered in this episode:
- Alien
- Black Hawk
- Boulder Dash
- Daley Thompson’s Decathlon / Activision’s Decathlon
- Ghostbusters
- Football Manager
- Impossible Mission
- Monty Mole
- Pitstop 2
- Raid Over Moscow
- Spy Vs Spy
- Summer Games
- Zaxxon
- Tapper
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Monday May 31, 2021
Monday May 31, 2021
In the first part of this special episode of Zapped to the Past, we look at a selection of games from the years 1982 and 1983, including the frightening Forbidden Forest, the athletic Aztec Challenge, and the blasting Beach Head and wondered if there was any mileage in a Commodore 64 podcast. Turns out… there was!
Games covered in this episode:
- Choplifter
- Attack of the Mutant Camels
- Aztec Challenge
- Beach Head
- Blue Max
- Forbidden Forest
- Hunchback
- Pitstop
- Manic Miner
- International Soccer
- The A-Team
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Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
As a final farewell to 1985, we look back over the year and the games from the first eight issues of Zzap, selecting some of the titles we have played for our prestigious Zapped to the Past awards. Which game will be heralded as the ‘Best Game of 1985’ or win the ‘Craziest Concept’ award and what were some of our listener’s favourites of the year? There is only one way to find out!
Awards in this episode:
- Craziest Concept
- Best Game
- Crappest Crapvert
- Listener's Awards
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Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
As a final farewell to 1985, we look back over the year and the games from the first eight issues of Zzap, selecting some of the titles we have played for our prestigious Zapped to the Past awards. Which game will be heralded as having the ‘Best Visuals of 1985’ or win the ‘Best Music’ or the ‘Sunday Best Award? There is only one way to find out!
Awards in this episode:
- Best Visuals
- Best Sound FX
- Sunday Best Award
- Best Music
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Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
In the festive month of December 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode Fourteen of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the warmongering Who Dares Wins 2, the cosmic Crazy Comets and the blackbeardy Blackwyche, and wonder… will our Electric Dreams ever be the same again?
Games covered in this episode:
- Who Dares Wins 2
- Spy’s Demise/Spy Strikes Back
- Rupert and the Ice Palace
- Ace
- Blackwyche
- Codename Mat II
- Crazy Comets
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Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
In the festive month of December 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode thirteen of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the spooky Scarabeus, the frightful Frank Bruno’s Boxing and the bemusing Batalyx and wonder… should climbing stairs in games ever be one click at a time?
Games covered in this episode:
- Scarabeus
- Frank Bruno’s Boxing
- Topper the Copper
- Schizofrenia
- Batalyx
- Zyto
- Doriath
- Z
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Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
In the dark month of November 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twelve of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the whizzy Wizard’s Lair, the hypnotic Hacker and the dreadful Doughboy and wonder… Do snooker games need weighty balls?
Games covered in this episode:
- Wizard’s Lair
- Steve Davis’ Snooker
- Doughboy
- The Castles of Dr Creep
- Hacker
- William Wobbler
- Cops and Robbers
- Karateka
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Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
In the dark month of November 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode eleven of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the pleasant Paradroid, the wonderful Winter Games, and the stateside Saucer Attack and wonder how Hunter Patrol ended up as the second version of the Matrix...
Games covered in this episode:
- Little Computer People
- Paradroid
- Wizardry
- Saucer Attack
- Hunter Patrol
- Winter Games
- Stealth
- The Rats
- Axis Assassin
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Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
In the occult month of October 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode ten of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the bruising Barry McGuigan’s World Championship Boxing, the sandy Spy Vs Spy 2 and the dreary Dickie’s Diamonds and wonder do owls only have a limited number of flights?
Games covered in this episode:
- Barry McGuigan's World Championship Boxing
- Raskel
- Cylu
- Vagan Attack
- Spy Vs Spy 2
- Tour De France
- Ghostchaser
- Dickie's Diamonds
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Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
In the occult month of October 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode nine of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the musical Monty on the Run, the nebulous Nodes of Yesod and the vexing Vortron and realise that every gaming problem can be solved with a Mr. Miyagi crane kick!
Games covered in this episode:
- Monty on the Run
- Speed King
- Super Zaxxon
- Shoot-em-Up
- Nodes of Yesod
- Rocket Roger
- Vortron
- Mad Doctor
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Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
In the slow month of September 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode eight of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the fanciful Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the ignominious Ian Botham’s Test Cricket and the miserable Merlin and ponder just who made Steve Guttenberg a star…
Games covered in this episode:
- Nick Faldo Plays the Open
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Merlin
- Ian Botham’s Test Cricket
- Graham Gooch’s Test Cricket
- Rescue on Fractalus
- Out on a Limb
- The Great American Cross Country Road Race
- Finders Keepers
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Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
In the slow month of September 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode seven of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the soaring Skyfox, the sumptuous Summer Games 2 and the monstrous Monster Trivia and ponder just how terrifying it would be to be a real air traffic controller...
Games covered in this episode:
- Skyfox
- Rupert and the Toy Maker’s Party
- Five-a-Side Football
- Kennedy Approach
- Summer Games 2
- Monster Trivia
- Mig Alley Ace
- Hyper Sports
- Kayak
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Monday Mar 22, 2021
Monday Mar 22, 2021
In the arid month of August 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode six of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the furtive The Fourth Protocol, the cracking Confuzion and the ethereal Elidon and ponder the ramifications of software that seems nothing more than just a cash grab…
Game covered in this episode:
- The Fourth Protocol
- Jump Jet
- Brian Bloodaxe
- Confuzion
- Captive
- Jet Set Willy 2
- Lands of Havoc
- Elidon
- International Tennis
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Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
In the arid month of August 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode five of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the bombastic Beach Head 2, the wondrous Way of the Exploding Fist and the abominable A View to a Kill and ponder if Paris is really as brown as James Bond’s jacket…
Games covered in the episode:
- Beach Head 2
- Clumsy Colin - Action Biker
- Jack Charlton’s Match Fishing
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Nutcracka
- Way of the Exploding Fist
- Thing on a Spring
- A View to a Kill
- Stop The Express
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
In the jazzy month of July 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode four of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the enticing Entombed, the weird Whirlinurd and the torturous Taskmaster and ponder the allure of the colour purple in the world of Conan…
Games covered in this episode:
- Entombed
- TaskMaster
- Whirlinurd
- Gribbly’s Day Out
- Hunchback At The Olympics
- GhettoBlaster
- Conan
- Operation Swordfish
- Boulderdash 2
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Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
In the jazzy month of July 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode three of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the dynamic Dropzone, the awful Amazon Warrior and the calamitous Circus Circus and wonder just how many chickens you actually chase in Chicken Chase…
Games covered in this episode:
- Dropzone
- Roland Ratrace
- Cyphoid 9
- Kikstart
- Knockout
- Chicken Chase
- Strangeloop
- Amazon Warrior
- Circus Circus
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Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
In the jaunty month of June 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two - part two of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the Dreary Dambusters, the bewildering Blagger Goes to Hollywood and the hypnotic Hypercircuit and wonder just what the fascination with Quasimodo was…
Games covered in this episode:
- Hypercircuit
- Quasimodo
- BC II - Grogs Revenge
- Big Mac
- Dambusters
- Blagger Goes to Hollywood
- Glider Pilot
- StarFire/Fire One
- ESTRA
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Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
In the jaunty month of June 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two - part one of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the terrifying Theatre Europe, the exasperating Everyone’s a Wally and the splendid Super Pipeline 2 and wonder just who exactly Richard Petty was.
Games covered in this episode:
- Theatre Europe
- On Court Tennis
- M.U.L.E
- Super Pipeline 2
- Loderunner
- International Basketball
- Everyones a wally
- World Series Baseball
- Richard Petty's Talladega
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Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
In the misty month of May 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one part two of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the perplexing Pastfinder, the slothful Shades and the bland Buck Rogers and wonder just how invigorated the Lords of Midnight really were…
Games covered in the episode:
- Give My Regards to Broad Street
- Pastfinder
- Lords of Midnight
- Dark Tower
- Penetrator
- Shades
- Web Dimension
- Buck Rogers
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Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
In the misty month of May 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In this first episode of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the expansive Elite, the stylish ShadowFire and the creepy Cauldron and we ponder whether Tim really does love cricket..
Games covered in this episode:
- Elite
- Spyhunter
- Pole Position
- Airwolf
- Tir Na Nog
- Bounty Bob Strikes Back
- Tim Loves cricket
- Super Huey
- Cauldron
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