
Zapped to the Past
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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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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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
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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Oct 13, 2024 • 2h 19min
Zapped to the Past Episode 167 - 1990 Golden Breadbin Awards
1990 is now but a memory of an eggy old time - but in keeping with Zapped to the Past tradition we now take a look back and cast a weepy and often twitchy eye over the all the games we have played from the issues of Zzap magazine from January to December 1990. The purpose of this crazy scheme - to award those games that have somehow managed to impress or entertain us with our annual Golden Breadbin Awards. Did something have the best visuals? Was there a best game? How many worst games can there be? There is only one way to know for sure…
The running order of the awards:
Introduction
Breadbin Stats
ZTTP reflections on 1990
Best Visuals 1990
Crapcade Conversion 1990
Worst Game 1990
Best Audio 1990
Craziest Concept 1990
Licenced Catastrophe 1990
Best Game 1990
Patreon Awards 1990
Final Thoughts on 1990
Look Ahead 1991
Next Episode Preview
Goodbye 1990 & Patreon Info
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Oct 6, 2024 • 2h 32min
Zapped to the Past Episode 166 December 1990
In the month of December 1990 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-sixty-six of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the mighty Midnight Resistance, the puzzling Puzznic, and the phantom Plotting and wonder why would robot boxers need shorts and gloves?
Games covered in this episode:
Midnight Resistance
Badlands
Plotting
Puzznic
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPDgxZNwyyM
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls561518844/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-MlQHU-n8M&ab_channel=KindnessisEternal
https://youtu.be/6-MlQHU-n8M?feature=shared&t=5505
https://youtu.be/6-MlQHU-n8M?si=q6p5GDcriZn-YLvz&t=3166
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL_pRiXov7Q
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/plotting/
https://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&onglet=notices&num=3581
http://www.puzztrix.de/puzznicstory.shtml#:~:text=It%20all%20started%20with%20TETRIS,simple%20but%20horribly%20addictive%20idea

Sep 29, 2024 • 1h 54min
Zapped to the Past Episode 165 December 1990
In the month of December 1990 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-sixty-five of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the crashy Chase HQ 2: Special Criminal Investigation, the maudlin Macadam Bumper, and the superfluous Subbuteo and wonder if anyone was ever happy to get a Wonka Brown Ticket?
Games covered in this episode:
Chase HQ 2: Special Criminal Investigation
Macadam Bumper
Subbuteo
Atomic Robo-Kid
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ6QmOtbh9o&ab_channel=PatmanQC-Historyofarcadegamedocumentaries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eon8Ivm2PWs&ab_channel=ITNArchive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIOwwGIupp0&ab_channel=BBCArchive
https://ukchristmastv.weebly.com/itv-1990.html
https://ukchristmastv.weebly.com/bbc-1990.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxJ5wgn8mfU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VkP7DV02yw&ab_channel=SlimDusty
https://worldofspectrum.net/pub/sinclair/games-info/s/Subbuteo.txt
https://segaretro.org/images/e/e9/Atomic_Robo_Kid_MD_US_Manual.pdf

Sep 22, 2024 • 2h 15min
Zapped to the Past Episode 164 December 1990
In the month of December 1990 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-sixty-four of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the fuzzy Creatures, the shooty Outlaw and the crappy Hard Drivin’… and wonder… exactly what would the musician Seal do for a fresh fish?
Games covered in this episode:
Creatures
Outlaw
Hard Drivin’ (Only available on a compilation)
Prison Riot
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWpQySA3MFA
https://commodoreformatarchive.com/from-the-vault-unpublished-1990-apex-feature/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTI8CWSiZ40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0J7XnbUN5o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_Y740aReI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa7xEsFWpE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRgtzZ-mOQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlprozGcs80
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtSbedMeF6s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mye1aCskFcM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBHwA5a8cMM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8jrEQY0toE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrPEhCb8WQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xvo-bfaVsg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fc67yQsPqQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oquo1ydgrUg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYNDpdPzamI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F9DxYhqmKw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYAc7gB-0A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ05LV-EKYs&ab_channel=robbiewilliamsvevo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03Gn4_pfrlE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv8jxxg6EPM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j5JQipGhgI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTGrV58wec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwbDUPQa3eU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WH1Ma50QUk
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nor-we-of-her-to-him/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cUSzxuFDFM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU0-fmKI0lU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOlybsZqNlE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aypvO5qqWnc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be7iNHw8QoQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8YfNMyk4ko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLdbH5iivqY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMT-oiiY7DE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3YSYe601F0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d7KIa8O5ys
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/hard-drivin-v1/
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/hard-drivin-v2/

Sep 8, 2024 • 2h 31min
Zapped to the Past Episode 163 November 1990
In the month of November 1990 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-sixty-three of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the orthographic Tie Break, the rowdy Rick Dangerous II and the wibbly wobbly Tilt and wonder … How many powerpoint presentations would be in an International Management game?
Games covered in this episode:
Tie Break
Rick Dangerous 2
Tilt
Wings of Fury
Greg Norman’s Ultimate Golf
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
http://www.stadium64.com/manuals/adidaschampionshiptiebreak.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ygJiMbaiM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrZ7PnolbQ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlfwO97EPK4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaw3S-wqLY0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn8omp12ns8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_pEcCnzYzI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FlbnHrrLd8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBR7JxBHl-E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8oGHvO2RgU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXtQRA7bmzc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJTOmShc9E0
https://www.abandonwaredos.com/docs.php?sf=wingsoffurymanual.pdf&st=manual&sg=Wings+of+Fury&idg=3115
https://amiga.abime.net/manual/2701-2800/2796_manual0.pdf?v=3415
https://www.lemon64.com/doc/hopeless/981

Sep 1, 2024 • 1h 19min
Zapped to the Past - The Games That ZZAP Forgot Special - 2
In the second of a series of special episodes of Zapped to the Past, we abandon our comfort zone and wander into the wilderness to look at some of those games that eluded the pages of Zzap! 64, including the divided Dark Fusion, the tortuous Tank, and the sludgey Sidewize.
Games covered in this episode:
Dark Fusion
Sidewize
Bump Set Spike!
Tank
Hopeless
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Aug 25, 2024 • 2h 14min
Zapped to the Past Episode 162 November 1990
In the month of November 1990 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-sixty-two of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the gravy textured Golden Axe, the shambling Zombi, and the quirky Kwik Snax and wonder how anyone could survive the Eye of the Orbison…
Games covered in this episode:
Golden Axe
Kamikaze
Zombi
Kwik Snax
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5QMA2Q9bP4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuLH7FuJbSs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok7rgis5nYE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hd_EkQo9gg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiDti_Xnnmo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnM9WEha5E0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n37Bdr559to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBdd_z0QjWg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzqG5TghneU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnuF7Zxk_D8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyMXHzah6mo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeZmJOIzTUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnD0H4VeHuY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdvSk3PLMI0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz9ZWSmICDQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoE5yHMrP0A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ALPzS0QfQ&t=1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4HGnsaNOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBmZ8k6eYeE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOdh430r9kE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnvFOaBoieE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re4aDJL3heA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55sUvlJB1uU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd-qI62gNJM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ng9Pf_p7Fw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFzdqlZGcw8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ0m8xqjsSs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-sbJlkUKQk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4uV_y8ehAo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcgDVocn6OM
https://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Zombi_(Disk)_(Ubi_Soft)_(1990)_(Box)_-_(Rear).jpg
https://openretro.org/game/dacd676f-653e-4365-baa1-17eab850b986
https://www.lemon64.com/doc/kwik-snax/337