A love letter to the golden age of the Commodore 64 and the sometimes great, sometimes rough - always fun C64 games . Born from the podcast, brought to life on the page.
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About the book
The Zapped to the Past podcast has spent the last 5.5+ years reviewing over 1500+ Commodore 64 games with passion, humour, and genuine expertise. Now, we're bringing that to a physical book.
This isn't a history textbook. It's a proper companion volume containing 25 reviews specially selected games (good, bad and downright weird) that we encountered along the journey of phase 1 of the podcast (All 225 Episodes!). Expect the usual banter loaded, and sometimes opinionated, commentary that has made Zapped to the Past the much loved Podcast over the past years. Beautifully produced in super glossy full colour hardback, choc full of bespoke original artwork. Definitely built for the shelf.
If you grew up with a C64 or early 8bit computer, battled out which game was better in the school yard or playground and still enjoy the connection with the old Breadbin, or even just simply love the era — this book is for you.
Lovingly written reviews of 25 specially selected C64 titles, presented in the spirit of the original podcast. the Good, the Bad and the Dgg-Eggs!
No nostalgia-inflation. Games discussed on merit, in true Zapped to Past style - From the great to the Dog-Eggs and some inbetween!
Nods and frowns to the those often weird, anatomically and typographically challenged C64 game adverts we looked at over the years!
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From the podcast
The book grew out of the podcast — hundreds of episodes reviewing C64 games from the pages of Zzap!64. Start listening to see what it's all about.
FAQ
Estimated delivery is within 6–9 months of the campaign reaching its funding goal. We'll keep all backers updated throughout production.
Kickstarter is all-or-nothing. If the campaign doesn't reach £8,000, no pledges are charged and there's absolutely no risk to backers.
Yes — international shipping will be available. A shipping surcharge will apply for orders outside the UK, calculated at checkout on Kickstarter.
We're aiming to cover a broad range of the C64's greatest — and most notorious — titles. The final selection will be announced as the campaign progresses.
Join the campaign on Kickstarter and help bring Zapped to the Past to print.