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    Zapped to the Past Episode 220 October 1992

    23/03/2026 | 1h 58 mins.
    In the month of September 1992 not many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-twenty of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the nifty Nobby the Aardvark and the catastrophic Count Duckula 2 and wonder how even with only 2 games, only 50% of them are good!?

    Games covered in this episode:

    Nobby the Aardvark

    Count Duckula 2

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    Prince & The New Power Generation - My Name Is Prince (Official Music Video)

    Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Not Sleeping Around (Video)

    Take That - A Million Love Songs

    Billy Ray Cyrus - Could've Been Me

    Sade - No Ordinary Love - Official - 1992

    Special Kind Of Love

    Status Quo - Roadhouse Medley (Anniversary Waltz part 25)

    M People - Excited

    House of Pain - Jump Around (Official Music Video) [HD]

    Erma Franklin - Piece of My Heart (Official Video)

    Shakin' Stevens - Radio

    Phased - All About Eve

    Madonna - Erotica (Official Video) [HD]

    The Orb - Assassin - 1992

    The Wedding Present - Sticky

    AC/DC - Highway to Hell (Live at Donington, 8/17/91)

    Sunscreem - Perfect Motion

    The Farm - Don't You Want Me (Official Music Video)

    The Cure - A Letter To Elise

    Avenue - Saint Etienne

    THE MISSION - Shades Of Green (Part II)

    Hank Marvin and Brian May "We Are The Champions"

    The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray (Official Video)

    Badly Drawn Boy - Something To Talk About

    Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith (Official Music Video)

    Arrested Development - Everyday People (HQ Quality Uncensored)

    Megadeth - Skin o' My Teeth - Official Music Video - HD

    Chris Rea - Nothing to Fear (Official Music Video)

    Felix - It Will Make Me Crazy

    Björn Again - A Little Respect

    Zucchero - Miserere ft. Luciano Pavarotti

    Liberation - Liberation (1992)

    Gloria Estefan - Always Tomorrow

    The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Official Audio)

    Suzanne Vega - 99.9 F

    Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike

    Rage - Run To You

    Supermarioland (feat. M.C. Mario) (Radio Version)

    Michael Bolton - To Love Somebody (Live Video Version)

    Annie Lennox - Cold (Official Video)

    Therapy? - Teethgrinder

    Charles & Eddie - Would I Lie To You?

    The Chippendales - Give Me Your Body - TOTP - 22nd October 1992

    Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (Official Music Video)

    Jon Secada - Do You Believe In Us (1992) #jonsecada

    https://www.lemonamiga.com/doc/count-duckula-2/378
  • Zapped to the Past

    Zapped to the Past Episode 219 September 1992

    16/03/2026 | 2h 3 mins.
    In the month of September 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-nineteen of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the coveted Cool Croc Twins, the boring Bionic Ninja and the naysaying Narco Police and wonder…how many times has podcast chum ‘Brown Sauce’ walked out of a movie theatre and complained about the adverts? 

    Games covered in this episode:

    The Cool Croc Twins

    International Ice Hockey

    Bionic Ninja

    1000 Miglia Vol 1 1927 - 1933

    Narco Police

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    Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

    https://www.lemon64.com/doc/cool-croc-twins/824

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKmc2U4Db6s

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vm8ObXRGCs&list=PLohd5UVV10lziNPqGGfmgvGoEEpp4bJmp

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

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OGalYS7Tq0

    https://www.lemon64.com/doc/1000-miglia/24
  • Zapped to the Past

    Zapped to the Past Episode 218 September 1992

    09/03/2026 | 2h 21 mins.
    In the month of August 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-eighteen of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the flaccid Fighting Soccer, the boring Big Game Fishing, and the empty Elvira 2, and wonder why anyone wouldn’t be interested in the finer details of white balancing videos…

    Games covered in this episode:

    Elvira 2

    Fighting Soccer

    Kick Box Vigilante

    Big Game Fishing

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    Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

    https://c64.tin.at/_single_files/elvira_2.sol.pdf

    mike oldfield - tubular bells ll

    Michael Jackson - Jam (Official Video - Upscaled)

    The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (Official Music Video)

    Sinead O'Connor - Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home (Official Music Video)

    Sonia - Boogie Nights

    L7 - Monster

    Daniel O'Donnell - I Just Want To Dance With You (Top of the Pops 17/09/1992) [TOTP HD]

    Del Amitri - Just Like A Man

    Def Leppard - Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad?

    Tasmin Archer - Sleeping Satellite (Original Video)

    Manic Street Preachers - Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide Is Painless) (Official Video)

    Iron Lion Zion (1995) - Bob Marley & The Wailers

    The Wedding Present - Love Slave

    Inspiral Carpets - Generations (Official HD Video)

    EMF - They're Here (Official Music Video)

    Peter Gabriel - Digging In The Dirt

    Happy Mondays - Stinkin Thinkin (Official Music Video)

    The Prodigy Jericho [Original Version]

    Pearl Jam - Jeremy (Official 4K Video)

    Suede - Metal Mickey (Remastered Official HD Video)

    MESSIAH - 'I Feel Love' feat. Precious Wilson (official video)

    https://youtu.be/aatK_l9Yuyk?si=zDahpvKDh-NxhdmF

    Crowded House - It's Only Natural

    Bryan Adams - Do I Have To Say The Words?

    Orbital - Radiccio EP

    Soul II Soul - Just Right (Official Video)

    R.E.M. - Drive (Official HD Music Video)

    Sentinel (Single Restructure)

    Bizarre Inc - I'm Gonna Get You (Official Video)

    Doctor Spin - Tetris

    Neneh Cherry - Money Love

    The Sundays - Goodbye (Remastered)

    Patty Smyth - Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough ft. Don Henley

    C&C Music Factory - Keep It Comin' (HQ Remaster)

    Crystal Waters / Sabrina Johnston - Gypsy Woman / Peace (CD Single UK 1992)

    The Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K (official video)

    The Ukrainians - Anarchy in the UK (Sex Pistols Folk Punk cover)

    https://youtu.be/4tGW2_IVeKw?si=S2BC_OTauk0XFaVj

    Salt N Pepa - Start Me Up (From the movie Stay Tuned)

    Innocence - One Love In My Lifetime

    https://amiga.abime.net/manual/0101-0200/106_manual0.pdf?v=4933
  • Zapped to the Past

    Zapped to the Past Episode 217 August 1992

    02/03/2026 | 2h 35 mins.
    In the month of August 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-seventeen of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the second class Stuntman Seymour, the disappointing Die Hard 2 and the nettlesome Nightbreed and wonder… is Seymour to Dizzy what Scrappy Doo is to Scooby Doo? 

    Games covered in this episode:

    Stuntman Seymour

    Die Hard 2: Die Harder

    Night Breed: The Action Game

    Euro Football Champ

    Dylan Dog: The Murderers

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    Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

    Emma Bunton - Eastenders (1992)

    The Young Doctors - Episode 1396 - the final episode

    Legion of Doom's SummerSlam 1992 Entrance

    Glenn Quinn - Covington Cross 01_Pilot Intro

    https://oldgamesdownload.com/wp-content/uploads/Die_Hard_2_Die_Harder_DOS_Manual_EN.pdf
  • Zapped to the Past

    Zapped to the Past Episode 216 August 1992

    23/02/2026 | 2h 26 mins.
    In the month of August 1992 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-sixteen of Zapped to the Past, we start our look at some of those games, including the delayed Daffy Duck, the woeful World Cricket, and the jarring James Pond 2, and wonder just who thought it was a good idea to make a game out of a cricket score board?

    Games covered in this episode:

    Daffy Duck

    World Cricket

    Bigfoot

    European Champions

    James Pond 2: Codename Robocod

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    Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

    https0://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/daffy-duck/

    https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/sinclair/entries/0010701/WorldCricket_Back.jpg

    FELIX - Don't You Want Me (1992).

    Shabba Ranks - Mr. Loverman (Official Video), Full HD (Digitally Remastered and Upscaled)

    https://youtu.be/8ENOFPWqXts?si=IFITJSrCgtUS5wxx

    Betty Boo - Let Me Take You There

    Carl Cox - Does It Feel Good To You (Main Mix)

    Acen - Trip II The Moon (full video)

    Prefab Sprout - If You Don't Love Me (Official Video)

    https://youtu.be/hf57QI1yTeQ?si=NXKQDQDAeVQ1_0_Z

    Ministry - N.W.O - HQ

    Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back (Official Music Video)

    Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson - The Best Things In Life Are Free. HD

    The Smiths - This Charming Man (Official Music Video)

    Take That - I Found Heaven (Official Video)

    Undercover - Baker Street (Official Video)

    https://youtu.be/-m-oYPxUfSU?si=5Z-qzlEjsG9vrLEU

    2 Unlimited - The Magic Friend (1992)

    Paul Weller - Uh-Huh Oh Yeh! (Official Video)

    Cud - Purple Love Balloon (Stereo version)

    Faith No More - A Small Victory (Official Music Video)

    K.W.S. - Rock Your Baby

    Kylie Minogue - What Kind Of Fool (Heard All That Before) - Official Video

    Annie Lennox - Walking on Broken Glass (Official Video)

    Roy Orbison - Crying (Black & White Night 30)

    Lionel Richie - My Destiny

    Ugly Kid Joe - Neighbor (Official Music Video)

    Hyper Go Go - High (Original Mix) 1992

    Wilson Phillips - Give It Up (Official Music Video)

    Tori Amos - Silent All These Years (Official Music Video)

    Suzanne Vega - In Liverpool

    Richard Marx - Take This Heart (Official Video)

    Pop Will Eat Itself - Bulletproof (Video)

    Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild (Official Music Video)

    Bananarama - Movin' On (Official Video)

    Billy Joel - All Shook Up (Audio)

    Cathy Dennis You Lied To Me Official Video

    U 96 - Das Boot

    Sting - It's Probably Me (feat. Eric Clapton) (Original Promo)

    East 17 - House Of Love (Official Video)

    The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode HD

    Brian May - Too Much Love Will Kill You (Official Video Remastered)

    Dr.Alban - It's My Life (Official HD Video)

    ABBA - Dancing Queen (1992 Version) [HQ Video]

    Extreme - Rest In Peace

    INXS - Baby Don't Cry (Official Music Video)

    Boyz II Men - End Of The Road

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRGLbjU1lCs

    The Christians - What's In A Word

    The Smashing Pumpkins - I Am One (Official Music Video)

    https://www.lemon64.com/doc/bigfoot/1378

    https://www.lemonamiga.com/doc/championship-of-europe/316

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About Zapped to the Past

The Commodore 64 had lots of games. Not all of them are good. In Zapped to the Past, we cast a retrospective eye over those games reviewed in each issue of Zzap!64 magazine. Hosted by two lifelong C64 fans, we throw off those rose tinted specs and see if those games are still worth playing today.
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