Yeah they did at the time for sure. When the A500 was released PC games were generally CGA/EGA. The A500 was way ahead of its time, especially when you account for how much they cost.
Part of it is surely that I was using hand-me-down PCs and there was probably some time lag on the games that my dad would get through the sneaker-net.
The art style is also really solid and modern which I’m sure helps hide some of the limitations.