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In the month of June 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-twelve of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the slimy Steg the Slug, the Sneaky Sly Spy Secret Agent and the Blasty Black Hornet and wonder… If Roy is indeed the son of Orbi what does that mean for Bruce Dickinson?

Games covered in this episode:

Steg the Slug

Skate Wars

Sly Spy: Secret Agent

Black Hornet

Dizzy Down the Rapids

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Erasure - Take A Chance On Me (Official Video Remastered HD)

Erasure - SOS (Official Video Remastered HD)

Erasure – Voulez Vous (Official Video Remastered HD)

George Michael - Too Funky (Official Video)

Nick Berry Heartbeat

The Wedding Present - California

Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness (Official Video)

Oceanic Controlling Me Official Video

Inner City - Pennies From Heaven - UK Video Version (Official Video) [VHS]

The Beautiful South - Bell Bottomed Tear (Original Video)

Black Sabbath - TV Crimes (Official Music Video)

Soul II Soul - Move Me No Mountain (Official Video)

Prefab Sprout - The Sound of Crying (Official Video)

The Orb - Blue Room (Top Of The Pops 18-06-1992)

U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing (Official Music Video)

Diana Ross One Shining Moment

MESSIAH - 'Temple Of Dreams' - (official video)

Innocence - I'll Be There (Official Music Video)

The Mission - Like A Child Again

Hangin' On A String (Frankie Knuckles Remix)

Naughty by Nature - O.P.P. (Official Music Video)

O.P.P. by Naughty by Nature - Samples, Covers and Remixes | WhoSampled

Tori Amos - Crucify (Official Music Video)

The B-52's - Good Stuff (Official Music Video)

Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day

Martyn Joseph - Dolphins Make Me Cry

Soundgarden - Rusty Cage

Mariah Carey - I'll Be There (Live from Top of the Pops)

Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction

Def Leppard - Make Love Like A Man

Thunder

Urban Shakedown feat. Micky Finn - "Some Justice' (1991)

Kym Sims - A Little Bit More

Londonbeat - You Bring On The Sun
Electronic - Disappointed (Official Music Video) [HD Upgrade]

SNAP! - Rhythm Is A Dancer (Official Music Video)

Snap! "Rhythm Is a Dancer" Recreated

Altern 8 - Hypnotic ST8 (Official video)

Carter U.S.M. - Do Re Me So Far So Good (Official Music Video)

Roy Orbison - I Drove All Night (Video)

Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

Sinitta - Shame, Shame, Shame (Video)

Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart (Official Video)

Del Amitri - Be My Downfall

The History of Sly Spy – Arcade/console documentary

In the month of May 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-eleven of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including… the Bionic Bonanza Bros, the stupid Soccer Pinball and the moronic Murray Mouse: Supercop and wonder… are physics and gravity really so important for games based on physics and gravity? 

Games covered in this episode:

Bonanza Bros

Stryker: In the Crypt of Trogan

Soccer Pinball

Murray Mouse: Supercop

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Linda Martin - Why Me? (LIVE) | Ireland 🇮🇪 | Winner of Eurovision 1992

Marie N - I Wanna | Latvia 🇱🇻 | Winner of Eurovision 2002

Loreen - Euphoria (Sweden) 2012 Eurovision Song Contest - National Performance

BBC Everyman - E is for Ecstasy - Rave Documentary 1992

The Music Game - Neil Innes, Betty Boo and Nicholas Parsons (28th October 1993, Channel 4)

The Flash E01

Growing Pains BBC1 1993 Part 1

Root into Europe 1 UK & France

S2 EP8: Sharon Stone discusses facing off with Robert Mugabe, lifting weights with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and her calamitous dating app experiences. - The Louis Theroux Podcast

As our yearly event becomes an annual tradition, Zapped to the Past once again gets together to discuss our favourite, and not so favourite, things of 2025 and reminisce about our favourite foodstuffs, be they in meals or of the snack variety. We also check out all those Christmas number ones from 1970 to 2000 and we also have the vital input of Mr Wilson to boot. We hope you enjoy this seasonal special and will see you all again in 2026! Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from us at Zapped to the Past!

 

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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

LUX - Album by ROSALÍA | Spotify

HUMANiSE - Album by HAAi | Spotify

41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s - Album by Kieran Hebden | Spotify

A Star In Orbit Still - Album by The Northern Territories | Spotify

“Era Gia Tutto Previsto” - Riccardo Cocciante

“Will You Go Lassie Go?” - Lola Kirke & Peter Dreams & Brian Dunphy / The Corries

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https://www.roland.com/us/products/s-1/

https://www.akaipro.com/

In the month of May 1992 some games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-ten of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the strategic Space Crusade, the boring Biff, and the catless Catalyspe, and wonder if KITT was the very first Cylon…

Games covered in this episode:

Space Crusade

Catalypse

Biff

Winter Supersports 92

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

https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/2010/09/unseen-version-of-catalypse-released/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6g0gDrCUi8

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In the month of April 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-nine of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the questionable Q10 Tankbuster, the precious Moontorc, and the war-torn Indy Heat, and wonder just why Alan Bennett never wrote a play about Teletext and Oracle…

Games covered in this episode:

Indy Heat

Q10 Tankbuster

Famous Five 1: Five on a Treasure Island

Moontorc

Zoomerang

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Music under the Escape from the Commodore 64 Ad-break (we get asked a lot)
Double Density Commercial - Markus Schneider
So-Phisticated III (part 4) - 20CC(Edwin van Santen)