

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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Sep 13, 2021 • 2h 2min
Zapped to the Past Episode 31 August 1986
In the month of August 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode thirty-one of Zapped to the Past, we explore some of those games, including the sexless Sam Fox Strip Poker, the gouging Green Beret and the colourless Core and wonder... exactly how many Green Berets would make for a good henchman's breakfast?
Games covered in this episode:
Kik Start II (C128k Mention)
Superstar Ping Pong
Sam Fox Strip Poker
Touchdown Football
Core
Groovy Garden
Tubular Bells
Shogun
Green Beret
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Sep 6, 2021 • 1h 52min
Zapped to the Past Episode 30 July 1986
In the month of July 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode thirty of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the bumbling Bombo, the starfaring Sentinel and the meandering Max Headroom and wonder… How many times does the word ‘egg’ appear in this episode?
Games covered in this episode:
Boulderdash 3
Bombo
Biggles
Solo Flight Plus
Acro Jet
Max Headroom
Cheapers Creepers
Slamball
Neutral Zone
Breakdance
Return of the Space Warriors
Shamus
Sentinel
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Aug 30, 2021 • 2h 17min
Zapped to the Past Episode 29 July 1986
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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Aug 23, 2021 • 2h 1min
Zapped to the Past Episode 28 June 1986
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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Aug 16, 2021 • 2h 14min
Zapped to the Past Episode 27 June 1986
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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Aug 9, 2021 • 1h 50min
Zapped to the Past Episode 26 May 1986
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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Aug 2, 2021 • 1h 51min
Zapped to the Past Episode 25 May 1986
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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Jul 26, 2021 • 1h 57min
Zapped to the Past Episode 24 April 1986 Full Version
*An incomplete version of this was released in error. This is the full version of ep24*
In the amiable month of April 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twenty-four of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the temporal Time Tunnel, the nonsensical Nonterraqueous and the mystical Master of Magic and wonder why gnomes have time machines in their homes…
Games covered in this episode:
Phantom of the Asteroid
Time Tunnel
Yie-Ar Kung-Fu
Nonterraqueos
FA Cup Football
The Adventures of Basildon Bond
Master of Magic
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Jul 19, 2021 • 2h 8min
Zapped to the Past Episode 23 April 1986
In the amiable month of April 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twenty-three of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the baffling Back to the Future, the spacey Starship Andromeda and the ropey Rock ‘n Wrestle and wonder... How often are raccoons guilty of bakery sabotage?
Games covered in this episode:
Zoids
Back to the Future
Starship Andromeda
Rock ‘n Wrestle
Gerry the Germ
Law of the West
Comic Bakery
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Jul 12, 2021 • 1h 39min
Zapped to the Past Episode 22 March 1986
In the miserable month of March 1986, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode twenty-two of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the home-run Hardball, the kicking Kung-Fu Master and the yawnsome Yabba-Dabba-Do and wonder... should we have yabadabbabothered?
Games covered in this episode:
Hardball
Quake Minus One
Kung-Fu Master
Arc of Yesod
Deathwake
Critical Mass
Yabba-Dabba-Do
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