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Did Zzap!64 Go Too Far in 1989? 70 C64 & Amiga Award Winners
All 70 games recognised by Zzap!64 during 1989 revisited month by month, covering 79 C64 and Amiga Gold Medals, Sizzlers and Silver Medals.
Video guide
Chapters and linked CCG game pagesVideo chapters
- 0:00Intro – Was 1989 Zzap!64’s Wildest Year?
- 0:46January 1989 – Operation Wolf, Pac-Mania, Bombuzal and More
- 5:57February 1989 – Total Eclipse, MicroProse Soccer and Elite
- 10:30March 1989 – Rocket Ranger, Batman, Zak McKracken and More
- 16:03April 1989 – Populous, Dungeon Master, R-Type and More
- 20:28May 1989 – Renegade III, Silkworm, RoboCop and Paradroid
- 26:22June 1989 – Speedball, Forgotten Worlds, Kick Off and More
- 33:21July 1989 – Project Firestart, Blood Money and Federation of Free Traders
- 41:20August 1989 – Citadel, Astaroth and The New Zealand Story
- 43:57September 1989 – Rainbow Islands, Rambo and Fiendish Freddy
- 48:56October 1989 – Tusker, Ghosts ’N Goblins, Xenon 2 and Strider
- 54:30November 1989 – Batman, The Untouchables, Power Drift and More
- 59:17December 1989 – Turbo Out Run, Myth, North & South and Stunt Car Racer
- 1:03:48Final Thoughts – C64 Classics, Amiga Giants and a Changing Zzap!64
Games linked in the CCG archive
- Batman: The Caped Crusader
- The New Zealand Story
- Microprose Soccer
- Project Firestart
- Batman: The Movie
- Ghosts 'N Goblins
- The Untouchables
- Rainbow Islands
- Stunt Car Racer
- Operation Wolf
- Rocket Ranger
- Turbo Out Run
- Manic Miner
- North & South
- Power Drift
- Pitstop II
- Paradroid
- Populous
- Renegade
- Silkworm
- Robocop
- Strider
- Wizball
- Zamzara
- R-Type
- Tusker
- Elite
About this feature
This Retro Special revisits all 70 games recognised by Zzap!64 during 1989, following 79 separate awards month by month across the Commodore 64 and Amiga. With 62 Sizzlers, 9 Silver Medals and 8 Gold Medals, the video looks back at major releases, budget reissues, games where the C64 outscored the Amiga and several ratings still open for debate. It also follows a year of changing staff, changing presentation and increasingly prominent Amiga coverage in the magazine.
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