Author: Graham Raddings

Got a C64 back in late 1984. Played many many games.

Zapped to the Past Goes Back to the Past Special – 3

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In this third of the series of special episodes of Zapped to the Past, we go back to our past and pick up some of those games we never looked at from the first few issues of Zzap! 64, including the claustrophobic Spelunker, the rotary Chopper, and the Pumpy Dig Dug.

Games covered in this episode:

  • Spelunker
  • Hi Bouncer
  • Stringer
  • Chopper
  • Spooks
  • Dig Dug

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Zapped to the Past Episode 141 January 1990

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In the month of January 1990 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-forty-one of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the rapid firing Retrograde, the dreadful Dragon Spirit, and the pointless Pictionary, and wonder just what exactly the Bangler Dash is?

Games covered in this episode:

  • Retrograde
  • Dragon Spirit
  • Pictionary
  • Ninja Warriors
  • Double Dragon II
  • Operation Thunderbolt

Find us here:

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If you would like to help us out and join our Patreon, find it here:

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://www.gamestone.co.uk/zzap_world64/apex_retrograde.php.

Pages from Ceefax 13 April 1990

Bobs full house – full episode from December 1989, BBC 1 – Bob Monkhouse

Diamonds Aren’t Forever: Roger Moore’s A View to a Kill

GOPHERS Full Episode ‘Moving Day’ Castle Vision Rare Shoe VHS Rip Original Broadcast 2/1/1990

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

From Banned Nunchucks to Sausage Links: Why the UK Hated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Den of Geek

Baywatch: Season 1 Intro

[Amstrad CPC] The Ninja Warriors – Longplay

ZX Spectrum Longplay [230] The Ninja Warriors (EU)

https://www.lemon64.com/doc/ninja-warriors/1106

http://www.pauliehughes.com/thunderbolt.htm

Zapped to the Past Episode 140 January 1990

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Ghouls N Ghosts is reviewed in Episode 140 of Zapped to the Past

In the month of January 1990 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-forty of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the mazey Moonwalker, the wacky Wicked, and the snaptastic Snare and wonder just how much information about ancient Egypt is too much information…? 

Games covered in this episode:

  • Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts
  • Moonwalker
  • Wicked
  • Eye of Horus
  • Strider
  • Snare

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://archive.org/details/ghouls-n-ghosts

https://www.gamesdatabase.org/Media/SYSTEM/Microsoft_DOS//Manual/formated/Moonwalker.pdf

https://archive.org/details/Wicked_1989_Electric_Dreams/page/n1/mode/2up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wn0Iah33Fs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NarDEEhOsM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAOKzvL8dgk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRACt6PpYY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3P37LWXwY&ab_channel=SamHodby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFvJMTRdOgY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vPrtOFKPWY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfowA1lg2G8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZjTwh-WGBo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XngtCx5dP4g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxUv79hejRU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghd2bkIadG4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIKYTUmGtCk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_7i4T58mq4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBEaJRDilJ4&ab_channel=TheAlmighty

https://retro-commodore.eu/files/downloads/amigamanuals-xiik.net/Games/Eye%20of%20Horus%20-%20Manual-DE-ENG-FR.pdf

 

Zapped to the Past Presents – Battle of the Pilots Episode 5

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In episode five of Battle of the Pilots, Adrian and Graham from the Zapped to the Past podcast reach into the massive back catalogue of TV shows from over the last 50 years and pluck out a couple of pilot episodes for a head to head battle. For episode five, we have chosen the pilot episodes for two highly popular stolen helicopter based action shows – the front mounted M230 chain gun of Blue Thunder goes rotor blade to tail rotor with the retractable rocket launchers of Airwolf… Let battle commence!

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Zapped to the Past Episode 139 – 1989 Golden Breadbin Awards

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1989 is finally over! As we have swam through the dog eggs on your behalf we look back over the year and the games from the issues of Zzap from January to December 1989, selecting some of the titles we have played for our prestigious Zapped to the Past Golden Breadbin awards. Which game will be heralded as having the ‘Best Visuals’ or win the ‘Best Audio’ or the ‘Worst Game?’ There is only one way to find out!

The running order of the awards:

  • Introduction + Review of 1989
  • Best Visuals Award
  • Crapcade Conversion Award
  • Worst Game (Sunday Best) Award
  • Best Audio Award
  • Craziest Concept Award
  • Licenced Catastrophe Award
  • Best Game Award
  • Patreon Awards
  • Other things… Awards
  • Look ahead to 1990

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Zapped to the Past Episode 138 December 1989

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In the month of December 1989 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-thirty-eight of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the stunning Stunt Car Racer, the awful Altered Beast, and the mysterious Myth: History in the Making and wonder why anyone would need to collect letters to transform a bike into a car? 

Games covered in this episode:

  • Stunt Car Racer
  • Action Fighter
  • Altered Beast
  • Battle Chess
  • Spitfire
  • Kick Off
  • Myth: History in the Making

Find us here:

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://katzsdelicatessen.com/

https://youtu.be/lNEX0fbGePg?feature=shared

https://cobbpg.github.io/articles/stunt-car-racer-apple2-port.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survival_(Doctor_Who)

https://screenrant.com/shining-movie-alternate-version-shorter-better/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWxjrkRL2p4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tROifS3MT_s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd31WpkEi_8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pNPMRvrSIk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZRHDvIEBeg

https://archive.org/details/Myth_History_in_the_Making_1990_System_3/mode/2up

Zapped to the Past Episode 137 December 1989

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In the month of December 1989 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-thirty-seven of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the turgid Top Gun, the titanic Turbo Out Run, and the trampoliney Terry’s Big Adventure and wonder if Ice Man would still be our wingman if he played this version of Top Gun?

Games covered in this episode:

  • Turbo Out Run
  • Sporting Triangles
  • Xenophobe
  • Cabal
  • Top Gun
  • Terry’s Big Adventure

Find us here:

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If you would like to help us out and join our Patreon, find it here:

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://www.lemon64.com/doc/turbo-out-run/631

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufBq9Brqpjc

https://archive.org/details/xenophobe-computer/Xenophobe%20computer/page/n1/mode/2up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbIEwIwYz-c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMZjb3YEUQ8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0YOZQgU7bU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w7jyVHocTk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er8ZFyRKgmI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S4cvzS12Zo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DaY8-Mui0I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNJ9pet2scY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–XE4CYGRSY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xQ9kEhe1tM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbJuOs4JkoU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0InSlbNakOs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPfOi_Z-yJQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI2-ASiNCac

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur48BBf6TkU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGYmN-1UQzI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea_t06F36xA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ15nDrekTU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxkOWjZAPLs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPUUu7kouww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K1BMRG0efw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LneSLyzoFj0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyfRRYlEn68

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQgx_2aHBQY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5iFUXLyNBs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-gZLRktvAA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtpMeyjE6Rw&ab_channel=Rush-Topic

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/mega-games/

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/psyclapse/

Zapped to the Past Episode 136 November 1989

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In the month of November 1989 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-thirty-six of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the pulse racing Power Drift, the floppy Firepower, and the unwelcome Untouchables and wonder why anyone thought amusing credits on the Untouchables was a good idea? 

Games covered in this episode:

  • The Untouchables
  • Continental Circus
  • Firepower
  • Vigilante
  • Powerdrift

Find us here:

https://zappedtothepast.com/

If you would like to help us out and join our Patreon, find it here:

https://www.patreon.com/zappedtothepast

If you want to buy amazing Zapped to the Past merch, go here:

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRdvOV41rYc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyYeKcyB390

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj_aHCpZl4k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DopuGcjmSyU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5IDCZ7fwDk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O9N7myi2Ho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i_a4IAjmOg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaX3VSC9MnU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtPA6nIBs5g&t=0s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhNDsPMaK_A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8WyU9fAUTs

Zapped to the Past Episode 135 November 1989

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In the month of November 1989 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-thirty-five of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the boring Batman: The Movie, the inaction filled Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game, and the cracking Kendo Warrior and wonder what a vertically stretched Miles Hunt could possibly be referring to…?

Games covered in this episode:

  • Batman: The Movie
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game
  • Cosmic Pirate 
  • Kendo Warrior

Find us here:

https://zappedtothepast.com/

If you would like to help us out and join our Patreon, find it here:

https://www.patreon.com/zappedtothepast

If you want to buy amazing Zapped to the Past merch, go here:

https://zappedtothepast.shop

https://www.redbubble.com/people/zappedtothepast/shop

If you want to buy a Coffee for Zapped to the Past, go here:

https://ko-fi.com/zappedtothepast

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://www.lemon64.com/doc/batman/86

Indiana Jones and the last Crusade – C64-Wiki

https://amiga.abime.net/manual/2601-2700/2631_manual0.pdf?v=3183

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbIEwIwYz-c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_ElZaDt2D4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPQ3Cuo_V3A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2KJHw9oAjc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsYK2JJNflg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1d3SnS1FWQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpNUbVlyISE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUyxXOXB8Rk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxioVwUfWk0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQZz39hJbkw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jQ_bOP0HfY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgwr6eyLDlI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O6gRwmE1j0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk6bnmVRbhw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93NRmimtFSE 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCZ1JNtelzk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5-c79LQ3aM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RIeycixkK8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLqavsL003Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9EU4l2OHgU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqQn2ADZE1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWJXDG2i0A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlPHmYtqSdA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSD11dnphg0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGOaro9kfS4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8V82TXOzm0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A-trUA6FRk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wbgmsEBR5k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JbxpldMDe0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPOSGVUYgVQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu6pclWsxzs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXzx–YefD8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1z5DZEse3I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tp0K9YiTPE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtznhhKOW5k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hu_mq0Uc0M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWd9mqC80BU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Mx2UZ2UaA

https://www.lemonamiga.com/games/docs.php?id=376

Zapped to the Past – Christmas Cracker 2023

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Ho! Ho! Ho! Tis the most festive of seasons and in this Zapped to the Past Christmas Cracker, we look back at our fun packed and often food filled Christmas pasts – with the able assistance of our amazing Patrons! Were our fingers numb, faces glowing and baubles hanging low? Pop this cracker to find out what the red fish of mystery has in store for you!!!