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Zapped to the Past Episode 201 January 1992

6th Oct 2025 ~ Graham Raddings ~ Leave a comment

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F1 Tornado - Zapped to the Past Podcast

In the month of January 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-one of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the floaty F1 Tornado, the scrappy Sky High Stuntman and the snowy Santa’s Xmas Caper and wonder… exactly how many times was Elvia presented with two throbbing globes in her bedroom?

Games covered in this episode:

F1 Tornado
Elvira: The Arcade Game
Sky High Stuntman
Santa’s Xmas Caper

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Delicatessen (1991) – IMDb

Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) – IMDb

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Dutch (1991) – IMDb

Zapped to the Past Episode 200 January 1992

29th Sep 2025 ~ Graham Raddings ~ Leave a comment

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Toki - zapped to the Past

In the month of January 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the rock-em sock-em Final Blow, the somnambulistic Sleepwalker, and the blurry Toki, and celebrate a whole lot at the fact we made it to two hundred episodes!

Games covered in this episode:

Toki
Final Blow
The Cycles
Sleepwalker

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI_MBT0GQrQ

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Zapped to the Past Episode 199 January 1992

22nd Sep 2025 ~ Graham Raddings ~ Leave a comment

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Stratego

In the month of January 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-ninety-nine of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including samey Super Space Invaders, the catastrophic Cisco Heat and the strategic Stratego and wonder why anyone thought a subscription TV service for solicitors in 1992 was a good idea…

Games covered in this episode:

Super Space Invaders
Cisco Heat
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone
Stratego

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Zapped to the Past Goes Back to the Past Special – 6

15th Sep 2025 ~ Graham Raddings ~ Leave a comment

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Black Thunder

In this sixth 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 plus a couple more for good luck, including the blasty Black Thunder, the rolling Rocket Ball, and the juicy Jonah Barrington’s Squash.

Games covered in this episode:

Herbert’s Dummy Run
Jonah Barrington’s Squash
Black Thunder
Rocket Ball

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Zapped to the Past Goes Back to the Past Special – 5

8th Sep 2025 ~ Graham Raddings ~ Leave a comment

Moon Cresta

In this fifth 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 blasty Moon Cresta, the incomprehensible Ice Palace and the ancient Antics.

Games covered in this episode:

Moon Cresta
SkyJet
Ice Palace
Antics

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Zapped to the Past Episode 198 – 1991 Golden Breadbin Awards

25th Aug 2025 ~ Graham Raddings ~ Leave a comment

Zapped to the Past

1991 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 teary and often bloodshot eye over all those games we played from January to December 1991 as covered in Zzap!64 magazine. Why, you may ask? Nothing less than to award those games that have somehow managed to stick in our memory for more than five minutes for good or for ill. So join us for our annual Golden Breadbin Awards. What had the best visuals? Can we decide upon the 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 1991
Best Visuals 1991
Crapcade Conversion 1991
Worst Game 1991
Best Audio 1991
Craziest Concept 1991
Licenced Catastrophe 1991
Best Game 1991
Patreon Awards 1991
Final Thoughts on 1991
Look Ahead 1992
Next Episode Preview
Goodbye 1991 & Patreon Info

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Zapped to the Past Episode 197 November & December 1991

18th Aug 2025 ~ Graham Raddings ~ Leave a comment

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Crime Time on the C64 with the Zapped to the Past Podcast

In the months of November and December 1991 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-ninety-seven of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the criminal Crime Time, the lumpen Last Battle, and the Hudson Hawkless Hudson Hawk and wonder just how do you fit so many episodes of Prisoner Cell Block H into so little time?

Games covered in this episode:

World Class Rugby
Crime Time
Last Battle
Hudson Hawk

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https://www.lemon64.com/doc/crime-time/163

https://youtu.be/QsFWCy1KC5w?feature=shared&t=575

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o5zYTTUDWM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM94EFNizOY

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jWhj59Bb0E

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6X4VAHdDVg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnCtRUEpw0g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQSgeXqJPL0

https://load64.com/tapbank/C64/L/Last_Battle_%281991_Elite_Systems_Ltd%29_%5B991%5D/Extras/Instructions.pdf

https://www.lemon64.com/doc/hudson-hawk/289

Zapped to the Past Episode 196 November & December 1991

11th Aug 2025 ~ Graham Raddings ~ Leave a comment

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Thunderjaws on the C64

In the months of November and December 1991 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-ninety-six of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the blasty Battle Command, the repetitive Round the Bend, and the super speedy Stack Up and wonder just how long a pair of Wotsit fangs would last you…

Games covered in this episode:

Battle Command
Round The Bend
Thunderjaws
Stack Up

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