I remember how surprised I was when I found out this existed. Why couldn't we have a games magazine dedicated to the Commodore 64 here in the States? You would have though there would have been a big enough market for one given that this was the mot popular computer ever. The September 1987 issue of Zzap! 64 includes:
Refined Regulars
Editorial - Ciaran Brennan tells it like it is
Zzap! Rrap - Bursting forth from a heap of unsolicited SAE's, Lloyd goes talkabout with the Zzap! readership
What's New - Britain's Brightest Commodore Monthly brings you the gossip from inside the world of the C64
The White Wizard - A Rainbird spectacular, featuring Knight Orc and Guild of Thieves...and who are those shady characters?
54 Manoeuvres - Philippa returns to go on the road with Autoduel and to indulge in a spot of gardening with Shard of Spring
Zzap! Tips - Play to win with maps of Head Over Heels and The Last Ninja - not to mention an amazing amount of hints and POKEs
Technical Bit In The Middle - Raster interrupts drive Mr. Liddon off the rails
Competition Winners - Is your name included?
The Scorelord Pontificates - The greatest gamers blow their own trumpets
Zzapback - Julian and Steve take a retrospective view at issues eleven and twelve
Fashionable Features
Dedicated Follower - Sega's dedicated games console gets the once over
Twenty Twenty Vision - Julian Rignall sees eye to eye with Binary Vision's Paul Norris
Mental Procreation - Andrew Braybrook's labours reach their penultimate stage
Stars for September
Zynaps - Hewson's latest shoot 'em up sizzles its way across 12 colorful levels
Re-Bounder - Gremlin's Bounder returns - meaner than ever and twice as agile
California Games - Epyx's sunny compilation wins a Gold Medal to wear on the beach
Guild of Thieves - Become a part of the criminal underworld with Magnetic Scroll's stunning adventure
Deceptor - US Gold's metamorphising release allows you to become half man, half car and half robot (that's three halves isn't it???)
Crucial Competitions
Zynaps - have a real-life shoot 'em up courtesy of Hewson
Firebird Comp - Win a Bubble Bobble arcade machine of your very own in this major Firebird competition
California Games - Become the envy of your street gang, with a host of street-cred sports gear from Epyx
