In the month of August 1987 many games were released for the Commodore 64. In episode fifty-nine of Zapped to the Past, we look at some of those games, including the stunning Last Ninja, the springy Thing Bounces Back and the stupid Milk Race and wonder why level 1 swimming is not a part of basic ninja training?
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Additional links mentioned in the Podcast:
Briar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE5cU2Ie4HU
Briar band history: http://www.shotguncharlie.co.uk/briar.htm
The Pretenders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KltjoX0VtgQ
John Farnham: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emutat3_IP0
Shirley Bassey and Yello: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smwR21SDqEY
Poison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOzdT_sAeDE
M/A/R/R/S Legal case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump_Up_the_Volume_(song)
Out of tune: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbJGst7CGr8