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Neil79 · 23 May 2015, 10:56

Which system did you grow up on? The Amstrad, C64, ZX Spectrum or BBC Micro!

jPV · 23 May 2015, 11:01

C64

seuden · 23 May 2015, 11:04

I'm not telling until there's a poll.

Neil79 · 23 May 2015, 11:08

Done

TMR · 23 May 2015, 11:14

Really i had to select two options; Other because i started out with a VIC 20 before getting an Atari 800XL when a load of stock was dumped via Dixons, then C64.

Surprised there's no Amiga option in the poll though...?

Neil79 · 23 May 2015, 11:22

8bit era first, otherwise i'd be here all day listing every single gaming system lol

s2325 · 23 May 2015, 11:27

Atari 65XE, 130XE then for short time Amstrad CPC 6128 but for me it was huge step.

DisposableHero · 23 May 2015, 12:00

Second hand Spectrum for my birthday. Had some fun with it, did well out of second-hand games and clearances later, but to be honest the poor graphics put me off a bit - at that age I was looking at the C64 and Amstrad screenshots on the box and feeling left-out. A bit older and through emulation I've discovered more of the classics. Got an Amiga late the next year - it was going to be for Christmas but I got it earlier as a Get Well present, although I wasn't really in shape to make full use of it.

ransom1122 · 23 May 2015, 12:47

I had some dodgy atari I think. Black screen multiple sport games tennis was like pong. Paddles left to right. Two player. I can't remember the console. It was wood engraved.
After that it was amiga.

skipped c64. Though did use one in its peak.

fitzsteve · 23 May 2015, 12:50

My step dad had a 48k Spectrum then later a 128k Toast Rack, eventually I got my own 128k +2a James Bond Action Pack

Maybe I was about 9 years old?

I used this until I got a Sega Master System, sadly we could afford an Amiga but I was able to play on one at my friends house, also another friend had a CPC464 with Colour screen, now that was awesome too!

amilo3438 · 23 May 2015, 13:23

c64

Avanze · 23 May 2015, 13:28

Atari 800 then my beloved C64.

ptyerman · 23 May 2015, 13:37

Started with a ZX81, then went through several Spectrum 48K/128K +2's, Atari 600XL and 800XL (which I still have), Amiga 500/500+, 1200 and 2000, (also still have) and then PC's.

Megol · 23 May 2015, 13:43

A Wang 2200. http://www.wang2200.org/

Devlin · 23 May 2015, 14:07

CPC464 first, then an amiga 600, and eventually onto my own A1200

Hodor · 23 May 2015, 14:57

ZX-81 with 16KB expansion RAM, ZX-Spectrum 48KB and C64. They were my partners during my first childhood. Then came theirs older brothers: Amiga 500 and Atari 1024 STFM.

Superman · 23 May 2015, 16:12

I had a BBC Micro. Those were the days of waiting ages for the cassette games to load, at least until we invested in an 80 track 5 1/4 inch disk drive. lol It was a great computer to be fair with loads of software support so plenty of games to play.

Mrs Beanbag · 23 May 2015, 16:18

Enterprise 128!

Jack Burton · 23 May 2015, 16:41

I started with an Oric Atmos, then I had a C64 although my dream machine was the MSX2, but it was too expensive for me back then. Anyway I could find a MSX1 a couple of years later at a very good price !

Anyway I keep some fond memories from that period : my best friend had a CPC464 so we were always fighting to find out which machine had the better hardware and games !

seuden · 23 May 2015, 18:16

Amstrad CPC 464 with green screen. After 3 months of owning it my father managed to buy me a colour monitor for £3 at an auction.

View Poll Results: Which system did you grow up on?
Amstrad	3	2.94%
BBC MICRO	5	4.90%
C64	41	40.20%
ZX Spectrum	31	30.39%
Other	35	34.31%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 102. You may not vote on this poll

23 May 2015, 10:56	#41
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23 May 2015, 11:01	#42
jPV Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: RNO Posts: 1,006	C64

23 May 2015, 11:04	#43
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	I'm not telling until there's a poll.

23 May 2015, 11:08	#44
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,979	Done

23 May 2015, 11:14	#45
TMR Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Leeds, U.K. Posts: 38	Really i had to select two options; Other because i started out with a VIC 20 before getting an Atari 800XL when a load of stock was dumped via Dixons, then C64. Surprised there's no Amiga option in the poll though...?

23 May 2015, 11:22	#46
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,979	8bit era first, otherwise i'd be here all day listing every single gaming system lol

23 May 2015, 11:27	#47
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Atari 65XE, 130XE then for short time Amstrad CPC 6128 but for me it was huge step.

23 May 2015, 12:00	#48
DisposableHero Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: England Posts: 188	Second hand Spectrum for my birthday. Had some fun with it, did well out of second-hand games and clearances later, but to be honest the poor graphics put me off a bit - at that age I was looking at the C64 and Amstrad screenshots on the box and feeling left-out. A bit older and through emulation I've discovered more of the classics. Got an Amiga late the next year - it was going to be for Christmas but I got it earlier as a Get Well present, although I wasn't really in shape to make full use of it.

23 May 2015, 12:47	#49
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,813	I had some dodgy atari I think. Black screen multiple sport games tennis was like pong. Paddles left to right. Two player. I can't remember the console. It was wood engraved. After that it was amiga. skipped c64. Though did use one in its peak.

23 May 2015, 12:50	#50
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	My step dad had a 48k Spectrum then later a 128k Toast Rack, eventually I got my own 128k +2a James Bond Action Pack Maybe I was about 9 years old? I used this until I got a Sega Master System, sadly we could afford an Amiga but I was able to play on one at my friends house, also another friend had a CPC464 with Colour screen, now that was awesome too!

23 May 2015, 13:23	#51
amilo3438 Amiga 500 User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: EU Posts: 1,503	c64

23 May 2015, 13:28	#52
Avanze Amiga User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 47 Posts: 562	Atari 800 then my beloved C64.

23 May 2015, 13:37	#53
ptyerman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Worksop/UK Age: 59 Posts: 1,328	Started with a ZX81, then went through several Spectrum 48K/128K +2's, Atari 600XL and 800XL (which I still have), Amiga 500/500+, 1200 and 2000, (also still have) and then PC's.

23 May 2015, 13:43	#54
Megol Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: inside the emulator Posts: 377	A Wang 2200. http://www.wang2200.org/

23 May 2015, 14:07	#55
Devlin Bane of Magic Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bradford, UK Age: 38 Posts: 335	CPC464 first, then an amiga 600, and eventually onto my own A1200

23 May 2015, 14:57	#56
Hodor Retro Human Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Spain Posts: 76	ZX-81 with 16KB expansion RAM, ZX-Spectrum 48KB and C64. They were my partners during my first childhood. Then came theirs older brothers: Amiga 500 and Atari 1024 STFM.

23 May 2015, 16:12	#57
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	I had a BBC Micro. Those were the days of waiting ages for the cassette games to load, at least until we invested in an 80 track 5 1/4 inch disk drive. lol It was a great computer to be fair with loads of software support so plenty of games to play.

23 May 2015, 16:18	#58
Mrs Beanbag Glastonbridge Software Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Edinburgh/Scotland Posts: 2,243	Enterprise 128!

23 May 2015, 16:41	#59
Jack Burton It's all in the reflexes! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Wingkong warehouses Posts: 206	I started with an Oric Atmos, then I had a C64 although my dream machine was the MSX2, but it was too expensive for me back then. Anyway I could find a MSX1 a couple of years later at a very good price ! Anyway I keep some fond memories from that period : my best friend had a CPC464 so we were always fighting to find out which machine had the better hardware and games !

23 May 2015, 18:16	#60
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	Amstrad CPC 464 with green screen. After 3 months of owning it my father managed to buy me a colour monitor for £3 at an auction.

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