Zapped to the Past – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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https://commodoreformatarchive.com/from-the-vault-unpublished-1990-apex-feature/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/

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

 

In the month of August 1990 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode one-hundred-and-fifty-six of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the clacky Klax, the abysmal A.M.C., and the slushy Ski or Die and wonder just how a trade union would end a galactic dispute between criminals and the law… 

Games covered in this episode:

• Klax
• A.M.C.
• Ski or Die
• Heavy Metal

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

 

Prince - Thieves In The Temple (Official Music Video)

Roxette - Listen To Your Heart (Official Music Video)

Sting - Englishman In New York

The KLF Feat The Children Of The Revolution - What Time Is Love

betty boo where are you baby

Wet Wet Wet - Stay With Me Heartache

Tina Turner - Look Me In the Heart (Official Music Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__fchrhb_48

Lonnie Gordon - Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

Steve Miller Band - The Joker (Official Music Video)

Levi's 1990 Great Deal (Steve Miller Band - The Joker)

The Rolling Stones - Terrifying - OFFICIAL PROMO

Primal Scream - Come Together (Official Video)

The Human League - Heart Like A Wheel

Release Me "Wilson Phillips" 1990 - Video

Aswad - Next To You

A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum (Official Video)

DNA - La Serenissima

Rondò Veneziano - La Serenissima

Rondò Veneziano - Sinfonia Per Un Addio (Premiatissima 1983)

Shakin Stevens - Pink Champagne

Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (Official Video)

CABARET VOLTAIRE; easy life

C is for... Cabaret Voltaire

Tears For Fears - Famous Last Words

GEORGE MICHAEL | PRAYING FOR TIME (ORIGINAL VIDEO)

Deacon Blue - I'll Never Fall in Love Again

Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers | Can Can You Party | Original Video

Cliff Richard - Silhouettes (Official Video)

Sonia - End Of The World (Official HD Video)

Whitesnake - Now You're Gone (Official Music Video)

Bruce Dickinson - Dive! Dive! Dive! (Official HD Video)

LOOSE Ends ''Don't Be a Fool''

Magnum — Heartbroke and Busted (Official Music Video)

Jason Donovan - Rhythm Of The Rain - Official Video

Anthrax - In My World

Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (Official Video)

The Farm - Groovy Train (Official HD Video)

Maxi Priest feat Jazzie B & KSwaby - Peace Throughout The World - Mixed By KSwaby

Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You (Video)

The Black Crowes - Hard To Handle

Otis Redding - Hard To Handle

Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights (Official Music Video)

Living Colour - Type

Annihilator - Never, Neverland

Cecilia Ann

An Emotional Fish *Celebrate*

Blackman In Effect

Liberty

Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison

 

In the month of February1988 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode seventy-eight of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the turgid Through the Trap Door, the BBC styled Bone Cruncher, and the fiery Firetrap, and wonder where in the world is Gary Lineker?

Games covered in this episode:

• Matchday 2
• Eye
• Bone Cruncher
• Out Run
• Firetrap
• Freddy Hardest
• Through the Trap Door
• Gary Lineker’s Superstar Soccer

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://www.eurogamer.net/the-boy-behind-the-biggest-coin-op-conversion-of-the-80s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjsKmlR5sxI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Winter_Olympics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JiA5pMqbfY&ab_channel=FoxMulder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8ENzmIQao8&ab_channel=UzumakiPlayroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdDJlgEqKLY&list=PLZGhb4y8Y9l1CxaLrrmlqp6FKLU_mv2qv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5wSPh1Yuts&ab_channel=cyberchips

 

In the month of February 1988 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode seventy-seven of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the vapid Vengeance, the heroic Hunter’s Moon, and the knapsack wearing Knightmare, and wonder where would a man taking a dump keep a spade?

Games covered in this episode:

• Hunter’s Moon
• Clever and Smart
• Psycho Soldier
• Knightmare
• Inside Outing
• Bad Cat
• Flying Shark
• Vengeance

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tofY0pNdlxg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=684yGJRre0A

https://youtu.be/y4y13vnGXec

https://archive.org/details/Commodore64Manuals/Vengeanceeurope/

In the month of February 1988 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode seventy-six of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the awful Andy Capp, the painful Platoon and the woeful Winter Olympiad 88 and wonder if we should at least try and say a friendly hello before we kill every alien on their own planet.

Games covered in this episode:

• Platoon
• Super G-Man
• Andy Capp
• Lifeforce
• Beat It 
• Mask II
• Out of this World
• Winter Olympiad 88

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://ia800907.us.archive.org/31/items/uta_Andy_Capp_1987_Mirrorsoft_5614/Extras/Inlay_back.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyDNdoLrqxo&ab_channel=Kylie%26Dannii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-icrGMp3uk&ab_channel=CliffRichard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEJdfDD4dVg&ab_channel=PrefabSproutVEVO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGX3TvwYQk&ab_channel=fritz5135

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k23W7--8DgQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0E9urVs-2o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQYzDU7RJEg&ab_channel=JohnnyHatesJazzVEVO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-3do6PA8T0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-r_X3kuQrw&list=OLAK5uy_lh9Y6a2tFBVzR1BYUarIVk-cx5_5fCqsg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4qh_9vH1Ww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5TXy488OMU

https://archive.org/details/winter-olympiad-88/Winter%20Olympiad%2088%20intro/mode/2up

In episode two 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 two, we have chosen two classic wheel based vehicular action shows from the 80s - the crusading Knight Rider vs the speedy Streethawk… let battle commence!

In the month of January 1988 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode seventy-five of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the spacey Star Wars, the risky R.I.S.K., and the scabby Sky Twice, and wonder who exactly would want a certificate and badge to prove they are a Master of Xor…?

Games covered in this episode:

• Spore
• Western Games
• Madballs
• Kromazone
• Star Wars
• Sky Twice
• Rampage
• Xor
• Risk

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://archive.org/details/western-games/Western%20Games%20en/page/n1/mode/2up

https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Predator#tab=summary

In the month of January 1988 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode seventy-four of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the rough Rygar, the ignominious Inspector Gadget, and the summery Skate or Die, and wonder what the hell happened to our Smashy Yo-Yo!?

Games covered in this episode:

• Cosmic Causeway
• PHM Pegasus
• Rygar
• Superstar Ice Hockey
• Bobsleigh
• Mean Streak
• Airborne Ranger
• Inspector Gadget
• Skate or Die

Find us here:

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Please visit the Manscaped website - our fabulous new show sponsor:

https://www.manscaped.com

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https://www.davidhearnewriter.com/

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

http://www.c64sets.com/details_db.html?id=7894

https://archive.org/details/Airborne_Ranger_1987_MicroProse_a2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKCegLO4vhs&ab_channel=JessieConran

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/inspector-gadget/

https://archive.org/details/c64man_skate-or-die/page/n3/mode/2up

In the month of January 1988 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode seventy-three of Zapped to the Past, we continue our look at some of those games, including the tiring Track & Field, the terse Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper and the testing Trivial Fruit, and wonder at what point running up a wall became any kind of sporting event…

Games covered in this episode:

• Chuck Yaeger's Advanced Flight Trainer
• Radius
• Alternative World Games
• Survivors
• Tetris
• Thunderchopper
• Trivial Fruit
• Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
• Track & Field

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https://www.manscaped.com

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https://www.davidhearnewriter.com/

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgh0KK7wHXQ&ab_channel=Finerfeelings123

https://www.discogs.com/release/5866-Various-The-House-Sound-Of-Chicago-Vol-III-Acid-Tracks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feT1w-Ac5J0&ab_channel=QueenOfficial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z84rj6-glh4