Zapped to the Past

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Episodes: 36
Ratings: Weekly
Cadence: 2021
First episode: 3M
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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.

Publisher: zappedtothepast
Category: leisure
Language: en
Explicit: No
First episode: 1 Feb 2021
Latest episode: 20 Sept 2026

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20 Sept 2026
Zapped to the Past Episode 236 - The Scares and Scores of John Carpenter
This week we take a walk on the dark side as we explore the scares and scores of director and composer John Carpenter. We explore his films and examine some of his musical themes that would become as iconic as anything by Williams, Morricone or Hermann.
6 Sept 2026
Zapped to the Past Episode 235 - Commodore Force 5
Over 1993 and 1994, some games were released for the Commodore 64 and reviewed in the magazine Commodore Force. In episode Two-Hundred-and-Twenty-Nine of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including World Championship Squash, All-American Basketball, and Suburban Commando, and wonder why a Japanese folk demon would be eating a banana at a tennis match…
23 Aug 2026
Zapped to the Past Episode 234 - Turn to Page 64...
This week we take a dive into the world of Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks where YOU were the hero. Starting out as pure fantasy with minotaurs and mazes, they soon encompassed magic, outer space, superheroes and the darkest pits of horror, where anything could happen. It was usually a horrible death, but wasn’t that just part of the fun? Turn to page 64 to find out!

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YouTube views: 3,353,833; Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US): 5.0 / 5; 3 ratings
Spotify: 5.0 / 5; 33 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100

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YouTube: 93
Engagement: 51

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