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Zapped to the Past

Zapped to the Past

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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.Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Science Fiction
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  • Zapped to the Past Episode 225 - The Breadbin of Breadbins Awards
    Apr 26 2026

    It comes to this at the end of all things… Yes, after over 200 episodes and 90 issues of Zzap! 64, we finally reach the end of this long, winding and brown road and give ourselves a chance to crown the best of the best and the worst of the worst. Yes, this is the Breadbin of Breadbins Awards where we were going to pit all the winners from previous years against each other in a bare-chested, bare-knuckled, bare-bottomed battle for supremacy! We wondered what games would come out triumphant, bloodied, but unbowed? Could we say what were the best visuals? Who created the best audio? What was the biggest brown stain on the machine? And what would we consider the best game ever to be made for the C64? The fight turned out to be too tough, so consider this a massive celebration and round up of over 200 episodes and nearly 1600 games!

    The running order of the awards:

    • Introduction
    • Breadbin Stats
    • ZTTP reflections Overall
    • Best Visuals
    • Crapcade Conversion
    • Arcade Heaven
    • Best Audio
    • Craziest Concept
    • Licenced Catastrophe
    • Licenced Dream
    • Worst Game
    • Best Game
    • Patreon Awards
    • Final Thoughts Overall

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    3 hrs and 39 mins
  • Zapped to the Past Episode 224 - 1992 Golden Breadbin Awards
    Apr 19 2026

    1992 is now but a memory of blood, sweat, gravy and egg - but in keeping with Zapped to the Past tradition we take a look back and cast a blinky and very tired eye over all those games we played from January to November 1992 as covered in Zzap!64 magazine. Why, you may ask? To reward 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 audio? Can we decide upon the worst game? What stunned us with its visuals the most? There is only one way to know for sure…

    The running order of the awards:

    • Introduction
    • Breadbin Stats
    • ZTTP reflections on 1992
    • Best Visuals 1992
    • Crapcade Conversion 1992
    • Worst Game 1992
    • Best Audio 1992
    • Craziest Concept 1992
    • Licenced Catastrophe 1992
    • Best Game 1992
    • Patreon Awards 1992
    • Final Thoughts on 1992
    • Look Ahead to Breadbin of Breadbins

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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • Zapped to the Past Episode 223 November 1992
    Apr 12 2026

    In the month of November 1992 some games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode two-hundred-and-twenty-three of Zapped to the Past, we conclude our look at some of those games, including the eggy Dizzy: Prince of the Yolk Folk, the freaky Frankenstein and the boring Bully’s Sporting Darts and wonder… How many thumps would this lot get from Eddie Thumper? It’s all he does!

    Games covered in this episode:

    • Dizzy: Prince of the Yolk Folk
    • Frankenstein
    • Grandmaster Chess / Renaissance Othello
    • Bully’s Sporting Darts

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    Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:

    En Vogue - Free Your Mind - Top Of The Pops - Thursday 12th November 1992

    Charles And Eddie - Would I Lie To You - Top Of The Pops - Thursday 12th November 1992

    Undercover - Never Let Her Slip Away - Top Of The Pops - Thursday 12th November 1992

    Jason Donovan - As Time Goes By - Top Of The Pops - Thursday 12th November 1992

    U2 Zoo TV - Live From Adelaide 1993 (Remastered 2021)

    Sweeps Family

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    2 hrs and 8 mins
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