

Zapped to the Past
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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.
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Dec 1, 2025 • 2h 47min
Zapped to the Past Episode 208 April 1992
In the month of April 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-eight of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the dodgy Demon Blue, the battling Budokan, and the just plain awful Jimmy’s Soccer Manager, and wonder if Alien World is the most generic title for a game ever?
Games covered in this episode:
Budokan
Demon Blue
Jimmy’s Soccer Manager
Flippit
Alien World
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://www.lemon64.com/doc/budokan-the-martial-spirit/789
https://db.hfsplay.fr/files/2018/10/06/0abae5a9-7263-49a0-8b93-39d3a8666fc6.pdf
Altern 8 - E Vapor 8
ZZ Top - Viva Las Vegas (Official Music Video)
The Word - Senseless Things - Hold It Down ( 1992 )
Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose (Official Music Video)
Chris de Burgh - Separate Tables
Blur - Popscene (4K Official Music Video)
The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection (Audio)
Swing Out Sister "Am I The Same Girl" 1992
Love Decade - I Feel You (Official Video)
Beastie Boys - Pass the Mic (Official Music Video)
Nitzer Ebb - Ascend
Public Enemy - Nighttrain (Official Music Video)
SL2 - On A Ragga Tip
The Wedding Present - Silver Shorts
Mariah Carey - Make It Happen (Official HD Video)
The Brand New Heavies - Ultimate Trunk Funk - The EP
Genesis - Hold On My Heart (Official Music Video)
Pearl Jam - Even Flow (Official Video)
Digital Orgasm - Startouchers
Could've Been You
I Want To Touch You
M People With Heather Small – Someday (1992 Music video - Upscale & Sound Restore)
Rod Stewart - Broken Arrow (Official Video)
Level 42 - My Father's Shoes (Radio Edit) (HQ)
Iron Maiden - Be Quick Or Be Dead (Official Video)
Carter U.S.M. - The Only Living Boy In New Cross (Official Music Video)
The Days of Pearly Spencer
Kylie Minogue - Finer Feelings - Official Video
United Kingdom 🇬🇧 - Eurovision 1992 - Michael Ball - One Step Out of Time
K-Klass - So Right
Curiosity - Hang on in There Baby
KWS Please Don't Go
Degrees Of Motion - Do You Want It Right Now (Official Video)
Ride - Twisterella
Dream Frequency ft Debbie Sharp - Take Me
Never Again
The Sisters of Mercy @ Temple of Love 1992
Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love (1983)
Michael Jackson - In the Closet (Official Video - Upscaled)
Metallica: Nothing Else Matters (Official Music Video)
Extreme - Song for love Official Video.
EMF - Unexplained EP LIVE in rehearsal
2 Unlimited - Workaholic (Official Music Video)
The Black Crowes - Remedy
Kim Wilde – Love Is Holy
Flowered Up - Weekender (15 Cert Version)
Isotonik - Everywhere I Go (Fizzy Orange Satsuma Edit)
Spinal Tap - The Majesty Of Rock
https://www.lemonamiga.com/doc/alien-world/57

Nov 24, 2025 • 2h 34min
Zapped to the Past Episode 207 March 1992
In the month of March 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-seven of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the shooty Space Gun, the pretty PP Hammer, and the infuriating International Ninja Rabbits, and wonder who would build a space factory full of holes in the floor!? Who!?
Games covered in this episode:
Space Gun
International Ninja Rabbits
The Jetsons
PP Hammer and his Pneumatic Weapon
Championship 3D Snooker
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://www.lemon64.com/doc/space-gun/543
https://uta.pokefinder.org/Ultimate_Tape_Archive/International_Ninja_Rabbits_(1992_MicroValue)_%5B10050%5D/Extras/Instructions.pdf
JetsonsThe(MULTI-LANG).pdf
https://openretro.org/file/c42025e13d31ac224f0fb32378e6bd57c1a4be42/Manual.pdf
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0009596/Championship3DSnooker_Back.jpg

Nov 17, 2025 • 2h 31min
Zapped to the Past Episode 206 March 1992
In the month of March 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-six of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the rambling Robocop 3, the pretty Potsworth and Co, and the torturous Tai Chi Tortoise, and wonder how long the person who said the cover for the magazine was OK kept their job…?
Games covered in this episode:
Robocop 3
Tai Chi Tortoise
Titanic Blinky
Big Nose’s American Adventure
Potsworth and Co
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
The KLF - America: What Time Is Love? (Official Video)
The Charlatans - Weirdo
Curve – Fait Accompli
U2 - One (Official Music Video)
Places That Belong To You
Toxic Two - Rave Generator [Dancefloor 1991]
Joe Cocker - Feels Like Forever (Official Video)
M People - Colour My Life (Part One)
Video clip oficial Lost in your love Tony Hadley
Rush - Roll the Bones
Mr. Big - To Be With You 4K Video
Nirvana - Come As You Are (Official Music Video)
The Wedding Present - Three (Promotional Video, 1992)
Clivilles & Cole - A Deeper Love (Official Music Video) | Unedited Full Version
Gun - Steal Your Fire (Video)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge [Official Music Video]
The Beautiful South - We Are Each Other
Lisa Stansfield - Time To Make You Mine (Real Life Documentary)
RAF - We've Got To Live Together
Mass Order - Lift Every Voice (Take Me Away)
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Far Gone And Out (Official Music Video)
Skin up - A Juicy Red Apple.
The Fall - Free Range
CeCe Peniston - Finally (Official Music Video)
Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch (Official HD Video)
Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy
Liquid - Sweet Harmony (Original Version)
Mc Hammer - Do Not Pass Me By
Wet Wet Wet - More Than Love
Shawn Christopher - Don't Lose The Magic 1992
Vanessa Williams - Save The Best For Last
Tori Amos - Winter (Official Music Video)
DEF LEPPARD - "Lets Get Rocked" (Official Music Video)
The Cure - High
Annie Lennox - Why (Official Music Video)
Erasure - Breath of Life (Official HD Video)
Manic Street Preachers - Slash 'N' Burn (Official Video)
Salt-N-Pepa - Expression
Roxette - Church Of Your Heart
Kym Sims - Take My Advice
Prince & The New Power Generation - Money Don't Matter 2 Night [MTV Version] (Official Music Video)
Spinal Tap - Bitch School
Soul II Soul - Joy (Official Video)
Mr Bean - I Want To Be Elected | Comic Relief
W.A.S.P. - Chainsaw Charlie (Official Video) | Napalm Records
Praga Khan - Free Your Body (Original 12" Mix)
The Pasadenas - Make It With You (Video)
Inner City - Hallelujah (1992)
Too Good To Be True
James - Ring The Bells
Love/Hate - Wasted In America
L7 - Pretend We're Dead
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television the Drug of the Nation [Full & HD Video]
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0003849/PotsworthCo(MULTI-LANG).pdf

Nov 10, 2025 • 53min
Zepped to the Pest - The Zeppelins that Got Away…
In this special episode of Zapped to the Past, we take some time off from our usual episodes and track down some of those Zeppelin games that eluded the pages of Zzap! 64. Was it worth tracking these blimps down, or should we have left them to float off into the unknown? Find out as we look at the flaccid Fantastic Soccer, the chaotic Chopper Commander, and the pumped up Para Academy!
Games covered in this episode:
Chopper Commander
Fantastic Soccer
Arcade Trivia Quiz
Para Academy
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Nov 3, 2025 • 1h 59min
Zapped to the Past Episode 205 February 1992
In the month of February 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-five of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the dull Double Dare, the familiar Super Seymour and the seasonal Winter Camp, and wonder why anyone would make a game based on a show about people falling into gunk tanks?
Games covered in this episode:
Super Seymour
Double Dare
The Never Ending Story II: The Arcade Game
Winter Camp
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9JXrJ-y5tA
The Last Boy Scout - Trailer (HD) (1991)
https://archive.org/details/Winter_Camp_1992_Thalamus/page/n1/mode/2up

Oct 27, 2025 • 2h 1min
Zapped to the Past Episode 204 February 1992
In the month of February 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-four of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the frustrating First Samurai, the off key Blues Brothers, and the tiresome Tilt, and wonder who thought sending a Samurai forward in time was a good idea?
Games covered in this episode:
First Samurai
Tilt
Jonny Quest
The Blues Brothers
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://openretro.org/file/c066b09a0afb8efe0db9efc1fbe1aa6def0d584b/Manual%20%28en%2C%20de%2C%20fr%29.pdf
Elizabeth R - A Year in the Life of The Queen (1992) (BBC)
BBC Winter Olympics 1992 opening titles
Vera Diamond illustrating therapy to discover Satanic Abuse extracted from Beyond Belief, 1992
Satanic Panic 'Beyond Belief'
The Day Today: Attitudes Night
Just Us (1992) Theme
Blues Brothers - Instructions.pdf

Oct 19, 2025 • 2h 31min
Zapped to the Past Episode 203 February 1992
In the month of February 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-three of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the nasty Neighbours, the random Rolling Ronny and the excellent Creatures 2, and wonder just how many looms do you need to make so many holey jumpers…?
Games covered in this episode:
Creatures II: Torture Trouble
Neighbours
Bubble Dizzy
Rolling Ronny
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI_MBT0GQrQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsFhBPcnGw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv4HOh9uwLc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xd0Xg7Cn0Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfdpVAqAQLk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmhr2PzsAvI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2Z8kSPk4xI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEuT1CTNevY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1luY_vtX1nY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UblcfUJshaE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXbUNUnD88w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5o8gwt26To
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxPj3GAYYZ0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC-K2zKushk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxmZZBJQAKM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeiFF0gvqcc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIsnb1TKYjE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNfbcSBib64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KJ7d2qBoA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM0zINtulhM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu7GIl9L-5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijFZUidUFKk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijFZUidUFKk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvr1EWA1ch4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH5HUEDI5q0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbqukWxmYBU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spYAsiTeamU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmezIIrFQmY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysYyCElzB0A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjIPzyVlK60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTfIr_euGTs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egpIbXJEee4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIqugitfTH0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tN9I56PwjE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g627ZSDheJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKts2HLXmvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGPHmhix738
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_wTMj-LuNI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt4SNfcd72s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFtYHbjF5hc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0up44-tWnvc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag8XcMG1EX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8QdSCPh-9k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4iqP6lIm7U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9ffkziFDbw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsZJ-utwKOA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5KpLRWY8sA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygd5T_jimSk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjxr_No-yuY
https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Microsoft_DOS/manual/Formated/Rolling_Ronny.pdf

Oct 12, 2025 • 2h 12min
Zapped to the Past Episode 202 January 1992
In the month of January 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-two of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the Paralytic Phileas Fogg’s Balloon Battles, the torturous Tarzan Goes Ape, and the idle International 5-A-Side Soccer, and wonder who thought a wind based control system was a good idea?
Games covered in this episode:
The Simpsons: Bart Vs The Space Mutants
International 5-A-Side Soccer
Phileas Fogg’s Balloon Battles
Tarzan Goes Ape
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
Simpsons, The: Bart vs. the Space Mutants - C64 Manual, Docs - Lemon64
https://www.mobygames.com/game/13290/international-5-a-side/cover/group-20537/cover-400961/
Mick Hucknall apologises to thousands of women he slept with | Music | The Guardian
Tori Amos - Crucify (Official Music Video)
The London Symphony Orchestra - Wind Of Change (1991)
The Walker Brothers - No Regrets • TopPop
Lita Ford - Larger Than Life
lush - spooky (1992)
Therapy?-Shitkicker (HQ audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKDi2vC845s
T.V. Sky
Diesel Park West - Hole In One (Official video)
The Solar Sex Panel
Ferment
Perpetual

Oct 5, 2025 • 1h 47min
Zapped to the Past Episode 201 January 1992
In the month of January 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-one of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the floaty F1 Tornado, the scrappy Sky High Stuntman and the snowy Santa’s Xmas Caper and wonder… exactly how many times was Elvia presented with two throbbing globes in her bedroom?
Games covered in this episode:
F1 Tornado
Elvira: The Arcade Game
Sky High Stuntman
Santa’s Xmas Caper
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
F1 Tornado - Instructions, Docs - Lemon Amiga
https://archive.org/details/elvirarcade/mode/2up
Delicatessen (1991) - IMDb
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) - IMDb
JFK (1991) - IMDb
Dutch (1991) - IMDb

Sep 28, 2025 • 4h 1min
Zapped to the Past Episode 200 January 1992
In the month of January 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the rock-em sock-em Final Blow, the somnambulistic Sleepwalker, and the blurry Toki, and celebrate a whole lot at the fact we made it to two hundred episodes!
Games covered in this episode:
Toki
Final Blow
The Cycles
Sleepwalker
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://www.lemon64.com/doc/toki/615
https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/docs.php?id=636
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI_MBT0GQrQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcvozN0Oj5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8LVQTTO8tc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydtq3Y9QjNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQsTv3Blul4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrn6GcDMHBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iquhCuzy1uw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gg0Fm4ZY80
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5fAWpv_axs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NrLBlw9WZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jNNwbuDXsA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbqifZMFNdc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fECE5FGNaGI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8AzokCPgsY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4sl861EihQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoeYA4TmAcc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pEfCe1-KTw
https://www.lemon64.com/doc/cycles-international-grand-prix-racing/835


