Zapped to the Past Episode 8 September 1985
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 Out on a Limb The Great American Cross Country Road Race Finders Keepers Find us at: Zappedtothepast.com Find this episode's Crapverts here: https://zappedtothepast.com/classic-crapverts
5 Huhti 20211h 50min
Zapped to the Past Episode 7 September 1985
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 Kayak Find us at: Zappedtothepast.com Find this episode's Crapverts here: https://zappedtothepast.com/classic-crapverts
29 Maalis 20211h 38min
Zapped to the Past Episode 6 August 1985
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 at: Zappedtothepast.com Find this episode's Crapverts here: https://zappedtothepast.com/classic-crapverts Jump Jet Video on Youtube https://youtu.be/_afhKaFQfj0
22 Maalis 20211h 42min
Zapped to the Past Episode 5 August 1985
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 on a Spring A View to a Kill Stop The Express Find us at: Zappedtothepast.com Find this episode's Crapverts here: https://zappedtothepast.com/classic-crapverts
15 Maalis 20211h 39min
Zapped to the Past Episode 4 July 1985
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.com Find this episode's Crapverts here: https://zappedtothepast.com/classic-crapverts
8 Maalis 20211h 56min
Zapped to the Past Episode 3 July 1985
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's Crapverts here: https://zappedtothepast.com/classic-crapverts
1 Maalis 20211h 47min
Zapped to the Past Episode 2 Part 2 June 1985
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 us at: https://zappedtothepast.com Episode 2 Crapverts are available here: https://zappedtothepast.com/classic-crapverts
22 Helmi 20211h 42min
Zapped to the Past Episode 2 Part 1 June 1985
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 Talladega Find us at: https://zappedtothepast.com/
15 Helmi 20211h 37min
