In the dark month of November 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode eleven of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the pleasant Paradroid, the wonderful Winter Games, and the stateside Saucer Attack and wonder how Hunter Patrol ended up as the second version of the Matrix... Games covered in this episode: Little Computer People Paradroid Wizardry Saucer Attack Hunter Patrol Winter Games Stealth The Rats Axis Assassin Find us here: https://zapped...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In the occult month of October 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode ten of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the bruising Barry McGuigan’s World Championship Boxing, the sandy Spy Vs Spy 2 and the dreary Dickie’s Diamonds and wonder do owls only have a limited number of flights? Games covered in this episode: Barry McGuigan's World Championship Boxing Raskel Cylu Vagan Attack Spy Vs Spy 2 Tour De France Ghostchaser Dickie's Diam...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In the occult month of October 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode nine of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the musical Monty on the Run, the nebulous Nodes of Yesod and the vexing Vortron and realise that every gaming problem can be solved with a Mr. Miyagi crane kick! Games covered in this episode: Monty on the Run Speed King Super Zaxxon Shoot-em-Up Nodes of Yesod Rocket Roger Vortron Mad Doctor Find us at: https://zappedtothepast.com/ ...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In the slow month of September 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode eight of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the fanciful Frankie Goes to Hollywood, the ignominious Ian Botham’s Test Cricket and the miserable Merlin and ponder just who made Steve Guttenberg a star… Games covered in this episode: Nick Faldo Plays the Open Frankie Goes to Hollywood Merlin Ian Botham’s Test Cricket Graham Gooch’s Test Cricket Rescue on Fractalus ...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In the slow month of September 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode seven of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the soaring Skyfox, the sumptuous Summer Games 2 and the monstrous Monster Trivia and ponder just how terrifying it would be to be a real air traffic controller... Games covered in this episode: Skyfox Rupert and the Toy Maker’s Party Five-a-Side Football Kennedy Approach Summer Games 2 Monster Trivia Mig Alley Ace Hyper Sports Kaya...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In the arid month of August 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode six of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the furtive The Fourth Protocol, the cracking Confuzion and the ethereal Elidon and ponder the ramifications of software that seems nothing more than just a cash grab… Game covered in this episode: The Fourth Protocol Jump Jet Brian Bloodaxe Confuzion Captive Jet Set Willy 2 Lands of Havoc Elidon International Tennis Find us...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In the arid month of August 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode five of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the bombastic Beach Head 2, the wondrous Way of the Exploding Fist and the abominable A View to a Kill and ponder if Paris is really as brown as James Bond’s jacket… Games covered in the episode: Beach Head 2 Clumsy Colin - Action Biker Jack Charlton’s Match Fishing The Rocky Horror Picture Show Nutcracka Way of the Exploding Fist Thing...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In the jazzy month of July 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode four of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the enticing Entombed, the weird Whirlinurd and the torturous Taskmaster and ponder the allure of the colour purple in the world of Conan… Games covered in this episode: Entombed TaskMaster Whirlinurd Gribbly’s Day Out Hunchback At The Olympics GhettoBlaster Conan Operation Swordfish Boulderdash 2 Find us at: Zappedtothepast...
Mar 08, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In the jazzy month of July 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode three of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the dynamic Dropzone, the awful Amazon Warrior and the calamitous Circus Circus and wonder just how many chickens you actually chase in Chicken Chase… Games covered in this episode: Dropzone Roland Ratrace Cyphoid 9 Kikstart Knockout Chicken Chase Strangeloop Amazon Warrior Circus Circus Find us at: Zappedtothepast.com Find this episode...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In the jaunty month of June 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two - part two of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the Dreary Dambusters, the bewildering Blagger Goes to Hollywood and the hypnotic Hypercircuit and wonder just what the fascination with Quasimodo was… Games covered in this episode: Hypercircuit Quasimodo BC II - Grogs Revenge Big Mac Dambusters Blagger Goes to Hollywood Glider Pilot StarFire/Fire One ESTRA Find ...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In the jaunty month of June 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two - part one of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the terrifying Theatre Europe, the exasperating Everyone’s a Wally and the splendid Super Pipeline 2 and wonder just who exactly Richard Petty was. Games covered in this episode: Theatre Europe On Court Tennis M.U.L.E Super Pipeline 2 Loderunner International Basketball Everyones a wally World Series Baseball Richard Petty's T...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In the misty month of May 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one part two of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the perplexing Pastfinder, the slothful Shades and the bland Buck Rogers and wonder just how invigorated the Lords of Midnight really were… Games covered in the episode: Give My Regards to Broad Street Pastfinder Lords of Midnight Dark Tower Penetrator Shades Web Dimension Buck Rogers Find us at: Zappedtothepast.com L...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In the misty month of May 1985, many games were released for the Commodore 64. In this first episode of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the expansive Elite, the stylish ShadowFire and the creepy Cauldron and we ponder whether Tim really does love cricket.. Games covered in this episode: Elite Spyhunter Pole Position Airwolf Tir Na Nog Bounty Bob Strikes Back Tim Loves cricket Super Huey Cauldron Find us at: Zappedtothepast.com...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 1
