Zzap! 64 was a gaming magazine dedicated to the Commodore 64 and published in the U.K. Living in the U.S., I was not aware of its existence but I’m sure it’s something I would have loved. While there were several Commodore 64 magazines, we didn’t have any dedicated to gaming on the C64. The June 1987 issue includes:

Readable Regulars

• Editorial – A preview of what’s in this issue.

• Zzap! Rrap – Letters from readers about the lack of innovation in newer games, software piracy, game reviews, and more.

• Zzap! Tips – Tips, tricks, and cheats for various games including Delta, Paperboy, Aliens, Firetrack, POD, Bombjack II, Up ‘N’ Down, Split Personalities, Nemesis, Cholo, Krakout, Future Knight, Shao-Lin’s Road, Mad Nurse, Paradroid, Gunship, Bombjack, Chuckie Egg II, Into the Eagle’s Nest, Little Computer People, Molecule Man, Skooldaze, Dragons Lair, Nosferatu The Vampyre, The Sentinel, Shockway Rider, Equalizer, and more.

• Chronicles of the White Wizard – A preview of Shadows of Mordor plus a look at The Big Slease, The Ket Trilogy, and other adventure games.

• The Scorelord Thinketh – Reader submitted high scores for various games.

• Zzap! Readers’ Charts – The top 30 games as voted by readers. Coming in at the top is World Games.

• Newsflash – A look at new products including Wizball, Barbarian, Pyramids of Time, Army Moves, MASK, Thing Bounces Back, Knight Games II, Street Sports Basketball, and more.

• Compunet – A look at various demos that can be found online.

Games to Get for June

• Zenji – A re-release of this puzzle game from Activision in budget form.

• Nemesis the Warlock – A game based on 2000 AD.

• Gods and Heroes – A budget platform game that is the sequel to Hercules.

• Zolyx – A budget game that looks like a clone of Qix.

• Hero – A re-release of this Activision classic at a budget price.

Frenetic Features

• DIY Cassette Inlay – A cut-out inlay for the cassette included on this month’s cover.

• Douglas Adams – Douglas Adams talks about his latest Infocom project, Bureaucracy.

• Oink! – A look at the comic and the game based on it.

• Mental Procreation – Andrew Braybrook talks about software and hardware problems, piracy, reviews, and more.

• Zzapback – A look at some games that were covered seventeen months earlier including Ballblazer, Koronis Rift, Robin of the Wood, Fight Night, Bounder, The Eidolon, Revs, and Desert Fox.

…and more!