Everyone but ZX Spectrum owners understood that the C64 was superior in every way imaginable.
The Speccy owners tried to prove otherwise during countless arguments in the schoolyard, but deep down they knew.
The Speccy owners tried to prove otherwise during countless arguments in the schoolyard, but deep down they knew.
I used the C64 only for games, and the spectrum for my own programs and the odd top game
and yes I was on both sides in the playground,
but the C64 had something missing that the spectrum had, hard to put a finger on it, the spectrum did have inferior games (based on the specifications), but It was more accessable or hackable (in todays speak)
I'd say the spectrum kids was more into modding it, typing their own code from magazines and learning stuff, but the C64 kids used it more like console. and could not see the reason for having a spectrum (due to the inferior spec etc..)
But all machines of that era were so low level with plenty of tricks to exploit.
maybe it was the school I went to and the information the collection of kids had
The C64 was a great music-synth with the capability to do 1 certain type of game kside scrollers) in 16 shades of brown vut that was it.
The sheer endless variety of games the Speccy supported knocked the C64 into a cocked hat.
Back then, C64 vs Spectrum discussions were like vi vs Emacs. Good old fashioned tribalism is a thing of all ages.
I do find the Speccy charming though!