In the month of August 1987 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode fifty-nine of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the stunning Last Ninja, the springy Thing Bounces Back and the stupid Milk Race and wonder why level 1 swimming is not a part of basic ninja training?

Games covered in this episode:

The Last Ninja
Wiz
Force One
Kat Trap
Video Meanies
Milk Race
Falcon
Shadow Skimmer
Thing Bounces Back

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

Briar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE5cU2Ie4HU

Briar band history: http://www.shotguncharlie.co.uk/briar.htm

The Pretenders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KltjoX0VtgQ

John Farnham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emutat3_IP0

Shirley Bassey and Yello: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smwR21SDqEY

Poison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOzdT_sAeDE

M/A/R/R/S Legal case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump_Up_the_Volume_(song)

Out of tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbJGst7CGr8

Zapped to the Past Episode 59 August 1987