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.
Campaign closed 23 May 2026 · Funded at 108% of target · Now in production
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!
Pledge tiers
The campaign closed on 23 May 2026. Backers are being kept updated through Kickstarter as the book moves into production.
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
The campaign was funded in May 2026 and the book is now in production, with estimated delivery in November 2026. All backers are kept updated through Kickstarter as production progresses.
Yes. The campaign ran from 23 April to 23 May 2026 and closed at £8,655 pledged by 212 backers, comfortably clearing the £8,000 target at 108% funded.
International shipping was offered during the campaign, with a surcharge applied at checkout for orders outside the UK.
Twenty-five titles, drawn from phase one of the podcast — a deliberate mix of the C64's greatest and its most notorious.
Thanks to 212 backers, Zapped to the Past is heading to print. The full campaign is still up on Kickstarter.