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“No, it’s true. Uh, they say they used to burn people there. Witches.”
FOUND ISSUE 74
“Hocus pocus. You know, the entire witchcraft scare, as far back as the fourteenth century, was started by the medical profession.”
COVER FEATURE: CAULDRON
Move over Hogwarts; we have 8-BIT witchcraft and spell-casting at its best! We revisit one of the toughest and most iconic games ever created for the Commodore 64: Cauldron by Palace Software. Why am I subjecting myself to this agony? You’ll find out in this spell-casting retrospective.
ANDREW BRAYBROOK: LOOKING BACK…
In this intriguing instalment, our Andrew looks back at one of his games that never was. Is there really a C64 Braybrook game that was never published? He also looks at the many facets of file storage and possible restoration.
SECRET SQUIRREL INVESTIGATES
He’s back with three new case files for you to investigate, which include the games: Hunchback 2, Spacebike, and Potty Painter in the Jungle. What on earth could he have uncovered this time around?!
JULIAN RIGNALL’S CCRAPBACK!
Our Julian takes us on a nostalgic journey back to ZZAP!64 issue 15 from July 1986, unearthing a heap of CCRAP that drained the vitality from the C64 games market. July 1986 seemed to be particularly plagued by dire releases from U.S. Gold’s budget label, Americana Software, which include: Conan, New York City, and Neutral Zone — to name but a few. Oh poop.
THE DEVELOPERS’ DEN: RICHARD LEINFELLNER
We dive into a captivating conversation with Richard Leinfellner, the legendary game developer from Palace Software. He reminisces about his early days in computer programming and shares his journey to producing acclaimed games such as our cover feature title, Cauldron. It’s a fabulous insight into the world of early team game development.
FREE-LOADERS: GAMEBOY TETRIS
Introducing a new series where we hunt for the ultimate FREE Public Domain game, starting with Gameboy Tetris by the talented demo group, Paradize. It’s a fabulous game, and it’s FREE!
WE DON’T DO REVIEWS!
Yes, yes… we say it time and time again: “We don’t do reviews!” But just this once we check out ICON64’s latest C64 offering in the form of an arcade homage to FIRE ANT by the name of LADYBIRD. It looks gooooorgeous!
OUT OF THE ‘MOULDY CUPBOARD’
Once again, we enter the infamous Mouldy Cupboard to dig out a quirky and long-forgotten Commodore 64 title. Is it ‘Looney’ or ‘Loony’ Balloon? Either way, it’s driving me looney!
DIARY OF A GAME – OPERATION VOSTOKA
Chris Stanley from Megastyle is back! He shares part 3 of his Operation Vostoka game development diary, as he builds and tests the first coded mock-up of his new game.
