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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 25, 2024 • 2h 18min
Zapped to the Past - Christmas Cracker 2024
‘Tis once again the most merry of seasons and here at Zapped to the Past we get together to chat about all things Christmas. We are full of festive cheer to have a very special guest to add some much needed sauce to proceedings as we discuss our favourite, and not so favourite, things of 2024 and reminisce about films, tv and music we enjoyed in our youths. We hope you enjoy this seasonal special and will see you all again in 2025! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from us at Zapped to the Past!
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Dec 16, 2024 • 56min
Zapped to the Past - The Games That Zzap Forgot Special - 3
In the third of a series of special episodes of Zapped to the Past, we slip on our detective hats and once again investigate the games that somehow avoided the pages and eyes of Zzap! 64. This time we explore the fiery Force Seven, the dubious Space Doubt and the knee heavy Subway Vigilante.
Games covered in this episode:
Force Seven
Space Doubt
Star Ball
Subway Vigilante
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Dec 9, 2024 • 1h 56min
Zapped to the Past Episode 173 February 1991
In the month of February 1991 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-seventy-three of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the eggy Edd the Duck, the sleepy Shadow of the Beast, and the confusing Cyberball and wonder since when was Egypt known for its heavy use of grey?
Games covered in this episode:
Shadow of the Beast
The Curse of Ra
Cyberball
Edd the Duck
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Kickboxer 2 / Official Trailer (1990)
Kindergarten Cop (1990) Official Trailer - Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie HD
Short Time Trailer 1990
Three Men And A Little Lady (1990) - Trailer - 35mm - HD
DuckTales The Movie (1990) Theatrical Trailer
Men at Work Official Trailer #1 - Keith David Movie (1990) HD
History of the Andrew "Dice" Clay Controversy
Andrew 'Dice' Clay answers his critics (1990)
Best Promos- Andrew Dice Clay on Arsenio Hall Show
The Grifters (1990) Official Trailer - John Cusack, Annette Bening Movie HD
The Field (1990) Trailer
The Russia House Official Trailer #1 - Sean Connery Movie (1990) HD
Meet the Applegates (1990) Trailer
blink-182 - The Rock Show

Dec 2, 2024 • 1h 47min
Zapped to the Past Episode 172 February 1991
In the month of February 1991 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-seventy-two of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the vapid Vindicators, the similar Skatin’ USA, and the unimpressive UN Squadron and wonder just when have you ever known a siren to be a good thing?
Games covered in this episode:
Night Shift
Vindicators
UN Squadron
Skatin’ USA
Summer Camp
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
Computer Originated World - Wikipedia
BBC1 Ident - Computer Originated World (1985-1991) - Clean HD version
YOU BET! S04 E08 1991 - British Saturday Night Game Show
The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air Theme Song (Full)
Trouble In Mind EPISODE 1

Nov 25, 2024 • 2h 19min
Zapped to the Past Episode 171 February 1991
In the month of February 1991 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-seventy-one of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the tasty Turrican 2, The silly Superkid and the stunted S.T.U.N Runner and wonder … exactly how much would a gold chainmail haircut cost?
Games covered in this episode:
Turrican 2
Superkid
S.T.U.N. Runner
ESWAT
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
Turrican II: The Final Fight - C64 Manual, Docs - Lemon64
Turrican II: The Final Fight - Wikipedia
Turrican II - C64-Wiki
Arcade Longplay [444] Psycho-Nics Oscar
Trust Me
Oleta Adams - Circle of One
New Kids On The Block - Games
Kim Appleby - G.L.A.D. (Good Lovin' and Devotion)
Free - All Right Now
Free - All Right Now (1970) (Ré-édition 1991) (1991) (Maxi 45T)
All Right Now Guitar Legends Seville 1992
"All Right Now" by Paul Rodgers from Free Spirit
Julian Cope - Beautiful Love
2 Mad - Thinkin' About Your Body (Radio Edit)
Throwing Muses - Counting Backwards (Official Video)
808 State - In Yer Face
My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When (Official Music Video)
DJ H Feat. Stefy - Think About
Chris Rea - Auberge
George Michael - Heal the Pain (Audio)
𝗝𝗢𝗘𝗬 𝗕. 𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗦 & 𝗧𝗬𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗔 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 - 𝙂𝙤 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙄𝙩 (𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙚) 1990
Joey B Ellis - Go for It (First Version) (Official Music Video) Remastered @Videos80s
The La's - Feelin'
Great White Congo Square
Tigertailz - Heaven (Official Misic Video)
Chesney Hawkes - The One and Only (Official Music Video)
MC HAMMER | Here Comes The Hammer (2nd Version HD)
Thunder – Love Walked In (Official Video)
Morrissey - Our Frank
Because I Love You (Postman song)
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
Deee-Lite - How Do You Say...Love.mp4
Till We Meet Again
Heart - Secret
Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie - Now We Are Married (Official Video)
Madonna - Crazy For You (Official Video)
Levi's 1991 Pool Hall Clash (Should I stay or should I go)
N -Joi - Adrenalin - TOTP - 1991
Jesus Jones | Who? Where? Why?
The Almighty "Free 'N' Easy" (Official Video)
Mantronix - Don't Go Messin' With My Heart
Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange (1991)
Dream Warriors Ludi
Bee Gees - Secret Love
Helloween - Kids Of The Century (HD-720p)
Deep Purple - Love Conquers All
Susanna Hoffs - My Side Of The Bed
https://retro-commodore.eu/files/downloads/amigamanuals-xiik.net/Games/ESWAT%20-%20Cyber%20Police%20-%20Manual-DE-ENG-FR-IT.pdf

Nov 18, 2024 • 1h 46min
Zapped to the Past Episode 170 January 1991
In the month of January 1991 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-seventy of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the nasty NARC, the dawdling Days of Thunder and the less than Amazing Spiderman and wonder why Mysterio was such a mastermind when all he did was trick people with light switches…
Games covered in this episode:
NARC
Amazing Spiderman
Days of Thunder
Magicland Dizzy
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
The History of Narc - Arcade Console documentary
https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Spiderman_The_1990_Microprose_Software_M4/page/n1/mode/2up
Akira (1988) Pioneer 2001 English Dub (FULL MOVIE)
https://retro-commodore.eu/files/downloads/Game%20Manuals/C64/Days%20of%20Thunder%20(1990)(Mindscape)/Days%20of%20Thunder%20(1990)(Mindscape)%5b600dpi%5d.pdf

Nov 11, 2024 • 2h 22min
Zapped to the Past Episode 169 January 1991
In the month of January 1991 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-sixty-nine of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the not quite Spy Who Loved Me, the rogue Robocop 2 and the cheery Chip’s Challenge and wonder just how many James Bond puns a podcast can fit into less than two minutes!?
Games covered in this episode:
Robocop 2
The Spy Who Loved Me
Emlyn Hughes Arcade Quiz
Dragon Breed
Chip’s Challenge
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
RoboCop 2 [1990] Amiga vs Atari ST vs Arcade vs NES and More (Version Comparison)
The History of Robocop 2 - arcade console documentary
Commodore C64 Manual: Robocop 2 (1990)(Ocean Software) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
https://archive.org/details/TheSpyWhoLovedMe/page/n1/mode/2up
SpaceCamp - Wikipedia
Every song banned by BBC during the Gulf War
BBC Arena |Miller Meets Mandela (1991)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgBJYIMbyMQ
Oliver Reed | After Dark | Late-night live talk show | 1991 → *short version*
Oliver Reed After Dark Highlights
The Brittas Empire Series 1 Episode 1 Part 1 of 3
Children's BBC Dooby's Duck Truck 1991
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scmEldtyMrs
Spender S01E01 - The Homecoming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTa4BgEeXHo
Ruby Wax interviews Sandra Bernhard
Boys From The Bush - 1991 BBC TV Series
Gawain and the Green Knight
The Green Knight | Official Trailer HD | A24
Devices And Desires 1991 EPISODE 1 DVDRiP XviD
Toucan Tecs - Up In The Air
Rod 'n' Emu: Wet 'n' Wild (1991) - FULL EPISODE
https://retro-commodore.eu/files/downloads/amigamanuals-xiik.net/Games/Dragon%20Breed%20(OCR)%20-%20Manual-DE-ENG-FR-IT.pdf

Nov 4, 2024 • 2h 36min
Zapped to the Past Episode 168 January 1991
In the month of January 1991 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-sixty-eight of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the sneaky navy Seals, the dusty Snow Strike and the blue Strider 2 and wonder… did we have the wrong idea about ‘Dusty’ Roger Moore all along?…
Games covered in this episode:
Navy Seals
Snowstrike
Strider 2
Helter Skelter
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0004610/Snowstrike(EN).pdf
Queen - Innuendo (Official Video)
Innuendo (song) - Wikipedia
Robert Plant - "Innuendo" (Queen) @ Freddie Mercury Tribute (1992-04-20) *HIGH QUALITY*
The KLF - 3 a.m. Eternal (1991) HD 4K
The KLF & Extreme Noise Terror - 3am Eternal (Brit Awards 1992)
Jesus Jones - International Bright Young Thing (Official Music Video)
Pop Will Eat Itself - X, Y & Zee (Video)
Alexander O'Neal - "All True Man" HD
Sting - All This Time
The High - Box Set Go - Official Video
David Lee Roth - A Lil' Ain't Enough
Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity
Oleta Adams - Get Here (Official Video)
The Black Crowes - Twice As Hard
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? (Official HD Video)
Tongue n Cheek - Forget Me Nots (Official Music VIdeo)
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots (Official Video)
Will Smith - Men In Black (Video Version)
Orbital - Satan (Official Music Video)
LA Mix - Mysteries Of Love (Premier Mix) [1990]
Brother Beyond - The Girl I Used To Know
The Blue Nile - Saturday Night
Winger - Miles Away
a-ha - Manhattan Skyline (Official Video)
Damn Yankees - High Enough (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/FVzYH8xA02w?feature=shared
Do the Bartman music video - The Simpsons
Rick Astley - Cry for Help (Official Video) [4K Remaster]
Gloria Estefan - Coming out of the Dark
Kenny Thomas - Outstanding (Official Video) (HD)
Thin Lizzy - Dedication (1991) (HD 60fps)
Mark Summers - Summers Magic (Original)
Mariah Carey - Someday (Official HD Video)
Carter U.S.M. - Bloodsport For All (Official Music Video)
Maria McKee - Breathe
Jellyfish - The King Is Half-Undressed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DArOHb1dN6U&ab_channel=EMFtheband
Kylie Minogue - What Do I Have To Do? (Official Remastered HD Video)
Vanilla Ice - Play That Funky Music
Praise Only You on TOTP
The Source Ft. Candi Station, You Got The Love - 1991
Little Angels - 'Boneyard'
The UK Mixmasters - Night Fever Megamix
BIRDLAND : EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY original video HQ
Blue Hotel - Official Music Video
Living Colour - Love Rears Its Ugly Head
Dinosaur Jr "The Wagon"
Slaughter - Fly To The Angels
Bomb The Bass - Love So True (Video)
Manic Street Preachers - Motown Junk (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-8wUl82-M

Oct 28, 2024 • 1h 51min
Zapped to the Past Presents - Battle of the Pilots Episode 6
In episode six of Battle of the Pilots, Adrian and Graham from the Zapped to the Past podcast have chosen the pilot episodes for two somewhat obscure action hero based shows from the dark depths of 90s TV land for a head to head battle. This time the undoubtedly roid rage infused sword wielding bodybuilding muscles of Conan the Adventurer go loincloth to bycocket hat with the cross, longbow and arrow crammed Quivers of The Legend of William Tell. Let battle commence!

Oct 20, 2024 • 1h 21min
Zapped to the Past - Ask The Podcast 7 Special
As we gather ourselves together after the rollercoaster ride that was 1990, we once again take on all of the burning questions from our amazing Patrons in our Discord channel in an Ask the Podcast special. Hope you enjoy!
We hope you enjoy this ‘in between’ special episode and if you’d like to join in the fun and ask us questions for the next Ask the Podcast special, it could not be simpler! Just join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/zappedtothepast for little more than the price of a sandwich…and ask away on our amazing Discord!! Now enjoy! We will be back soon!!
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