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Welcome to Game of the Week! Each week there will be a new featured game on these pages. The game may be good, average or diabolically bad, it really doesn't matter! Just look at the pics, read the text and enjoy the nostalgia! :-) Game of the Week! is open to contributions so if you would like to contribute a game article for this page you're more than welcome to! Every article we receive will be considered!

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1985 Firebird
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War of the Lance
1990 Strategic Simulations, Inc.
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Ratings & Review Policy
Currently covering Issues 1 to 19
ZzapSpeak
Early C64 games-related glossary,
explains terms like aardvark & shmup

TOP64: The best games of the pre-Zzap! era
Featuring: Boulderdash, Impossible Mission, Decathlon, International Soccer, Psy Warrior, Ghostbusters, Staff of Karnath, Guardian, Suicide Express/Black Thunder, Ancipital, Spy vs Spy, HERO, Tapper, Pyjamarama, Bruce Lee, Poster Paster, Spy Hunter, Summer Games, Raid Over Moscow, Matchpoint, Forbidden Forest, Stellar 7, Quo Vadis, Gogo the Ghost, 1985, Zenji, Hercules, Football Manager, Super Pipeline, Solo Flight, Colossus Chess, Jammin', Gyruss, Raid on Bungeling Bay, Falcon Patrol II, Agent USA, Monty Mole, Revenge of the Mutant Camels, Trollie Wallie, Cliffhanger, Cad Cam Warrior, Son of Blagger, Lazy Jones, Killerwatt, Flip and Flop, Encounter, Sheep in Space, Shoot the Rapids, Booty, River Raid, Gryphon, Blue Max, Quango, Zaxxon, Trashman, Pitfall II, Toy Bizzare, Shamus, Skramble, Aztec Challenge, Booga Boo, Space Pilot, Rocket Roger, China Miner. Additional Top 64 games from issues 2 & 3: Soft Aid (*), Rocket Ball, Breakdance, Slap Shot, Wheelin' Wallie, Daredevil Dennis, Potty Pigeon, One on One, Spirit of the Stones, Hyper Biker, Choplifter, Combat Lynx, Alien, Beach Head, F15 Strike Eagle, Archon, Loco, Krystals of Zong, Manic Miner, Gumshoe, Fighter Pilot, Black Hawk. Bonus "10 Tacky Top Sellers" section: Valhalla, Alice in Videoland, Daley Thompson's Decathlon, Kokotoni Wilf, Jet Set Willy, Snooker, Caesar the Cat, Chinese Juggler, Death Star Interceptor, Psytron.
(*) = Soft Aid is a compilation of: Gumshoe, Pitfall, Startrader, Kokotoni Wilf, China Miner, Gilligans Gold, Fred, Gyropod, Falcon Patrol, Flak
Melody Makers
Featuring: Music Studio, CMK49 Keyboard, Multisound Synthesizer,
Dancing Feats, Ultisynth 64, Music Maker

How to Squeeze an Arcade Into Your 64

Featuring: Cybotron, Gyruss, Space Pilot, HES Games,
Guardian, P
etch, Tapper, Mr Dig, Summer Games,
Stellar 7, Eagle Empire, Decathlon
The Great Zzap Chess Playoff
Featuring: Mychess II vs Colossus Chess 2.0
The Better Letter from America (1)
Featuring: Blue Max 2001, Crystal Castles, Stealth,
Mr. Do's Castle,
Strip Poker II, Night Mission Pinball
The Better Letter from America (2)
Featuring: Super Zaxxon, Track & Field, Whistler's Brother, Archon II,
Ballblazer, Pole Position II (not!), Digital Drums (utility), Ms Pacman
Flying High! (1)
Featuring: Jump Jet, Glider Pilot, Spitfire'40, Dam Busters,
Flight Simulator II, Flyerfox, Fighter Pilot, Space Shuttle, Solo Flight
Flying High! (2)
Featuring: Spitfire Ace, Flight Path 737,
F-15 Strike Eagle, 747 Flight Simulator, Super Huey

Throwing a Curve
Featuring: Pitstop II, Richard Petty's Talladega, Great American Cross-Country Road Race, Speed Duel, Speed King, Le Mans, Pole Position
When the Music Stops Uncle Gary
Will Be Here to Speak to You . . .

Featuring: Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood,
Donald Duck's Playground, Here and There with the Mr Men,
Orm and Cheep: Narrow Squeaks, Orm and Cheep: The Birthday Party

The White Wizard's Christmas Checklist
Featuring: Beatle Quest, Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle, Pirate Adventure, Voodoo Castle, Secret Mission, Adventureland, Spiderman, The Hulk, Gremlins, Waxworks, Ten Little Indians, Time Machine, Golden Baton, Robin of Sherwood, Seas of Blood, Heroes of Karn, Empire of Karn, Lords of Time, Snowball, Return to Eden, Colossal Adventure, Dungeon Adventure, Adventure Quest, Red Moon, Emerald Isle, Diary of Adrian Mole, Erik the Viking, Secret of St Brides, Zork I, Zork II, Zork III, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Sorcerer, Suspect, Hobbit (disk), Sherlock, Castle of Terror, Hobbit (tape), Mordon's Quest, Valkyrie 17, Crystal Frog, Witch's Cauldron, Subsunk, Dallas Quest, Mindshadow, Tracer Sanction, Eureka!, Wrath of Magra

 

 
 
 
 
Note: Dates in parenthesis are circulation dates, not cover dates.
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ADVENTURE REVIEWS
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Reviews of the following adventure games contain full artwork galleries:
The Pawn, Guild of Thieves, Jinxter, Corruption, Fish!, Myth, James Clavell's Shogun, Journey,
Knight Orc, Gnome Ranger, Time and Magik, Lancelot, Ingrid's Back, Scapeghost
 
     
   
         
 

ISSUE 5 (Aug '85)

Velnor's Lair

 
         
   
         
 

ISSUE 10 (Jan '86)

Causes of Chaos
Masquerade

Wild West
Wishbringer
Worm in Paradise

ISSUE 11 (Feb '86)

Borrowed Time
Souls of Darkon
Zzzz

 
         
 

ISSUE 13 (Apr '86)

Lucifer's Realm
Mission Asteroid

Odyssey

Ultima IV

 
         
 

ISSUE 16 (Jul '86)

Mandragore
Mystery Voyage
Standing Stones

ISSUE 18 (Sep '86)

Philosopher's Stone
Rebel Planet

 
         
 

ISSUE 19 (Oct '86)

Tass Times in Tone Town

 
         
 

ISSUE 22 (Jan '87)

Kayleth
Moonmist
Silicon Dreams

 
         
 

ISSUE 26 (May '87)

Ket Trilogy

 
         
 

ISSUE 29 (Aug '87)

Guild of Thieves

ISSUE 30 (Sep '87)

Phalsberg

 
         
   
         
   
         
 

ISSUE 38 (May '88)

Time and Magik

ISSUE 39 (Jun '88)

Intrigue!
Micro-MUD

 
     
 

ISSUE 42 (Sep '88)

Quest for the Golden Eggcup

 
     
 

ISSUE 45 (Dec '88)

Lancelot
Mars Saga

 
     
 

ISSUE 46 (Jan '89)

Ingrid's Back

ISSUE 47 (Feb '89)

Legend of Blacksilver
Questron II

ISSUE 48 (Mar '89)

Fish!

 
     
 

ISSUE 50 (May '89)

Police Quest

 
     
 

ISSUE 52 (Jul '89)

Deja Vu II
Journey
Zork Zero

ISSUE 54 (Sep '89)

Arthur
Myth

 
     
 

ISSUE 55 (Oct '89)

Star Trek - Promethean Prophecy

ISSUE 56 (Nov '89)

Scapeghost

 
     
 

ISSUE 58 (Jan '90)

Dead End
Dragon Wars

 
     
 

ISSUE 61 (Apr '90)

War of the Lance
Xenomorph

ISSUE 62 (May '90)

 

ISSUE 63 (Jun '90)

 

 
 
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STRATEGY REVIEWS
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ISSUE 2 (May '85)

Theatre Europe

ISSUE 3 (Jun '85)

Bulge
Operation Whirlwind

 
         
 

ISSUE 7 (Oct '85)

Crusade in Europe
[includes Strategy ratings explanation]

 
         
 

ISSUE 10 (Jan '86)

Falklands 82

 
         
 

ISSUE 13 (Apr '86)

Iwo Jima
Silent Service
Tigers in the Snow

ISSUE 19 (Oct '86)

Johnny Reb II
Vietnam

 
         
 

ISSUE 27 (Jun '87)

Battlecruiser

ISSUE 29 (Aug '87)

Auto Duel
Shard of Spring

[includes Strategy ratings explanation]

ISSUE 30 (Sep '87)

B-24 Flight Simulator
Blitzkrieg

 
         
 

ISSUE 32 (Nov '87)

Lords of Conquest
Russia

 
         
 

ISSUE 34 (Jan '88)

Guadalcanal
Tobruk

ISSUE 35 (Feb '88)

Okinawa

ISSUE 36 (Mar '88)

Eternal Dagger

 
         
 

ISSUE 38 (May '88)

Sorcerer Lord

ISSUE 39 (Jun '88)

Gemstone Healer
Panzer Grenadier

ISSUE 40 (Jul '88)

Questron II

 
         
 

ISSUE 44 (Nov '88)

Panzer Strike

 
     
 

ISSUE 52 (Aug '89)

Tankattack

ISSUE 53 (Sep '89)

Laser Squad

 
 
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Mouse and Cheese

Other Utilities

Speech

 
 

 

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ALL GAMES OFFERED FOR DOWNLOAD IN THE INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES/REVIEWS
HAVE BEEN DELETED. THE RESULTING DEAD LINKS WILL BE REMOVED IN TIME.
SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!

C64 programs offered for download in the individual reviews/articles have no
commercial value and are presented purely for demonstation purposes.
If a specific program's copyright holder wishes it to be removed,
then please e-mail the name of the program you want removed.
The program will be removed as soon as possible.

All game screenshots and all graphic images appearing in these articles
were created by personal time and effort of Dimitris Kiminas. Their use
elsewhere is prohibitted without his written permission.

 
     
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