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c0nfu53d wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 18, 2017 3:57 am

I want to say Amstrad CPC but if I'm honest and remove my rose tinted glasses then this is the easiest question ever.

Super Nintendo.

No way I would have chosen a Nintendo. I may have gone for an Amstrad CPC, but I think in the end the best choice is a PC Engine with the whole library of games

C64GS has some great games too... Navy Seals, Pang :lol: Seriously, the GS helped create some amazing carts that also work on the standard C64. Whereas the GX4000 and Plus range were a bit of a dead end... Seriously though, compare Navy Seals and Pang on the two systems and you will see that the re...

Katzkatz wrote:Was getting the famous "green screen" monitor for the CPC, the wrong horse?

Probably for gaming, but the good resolution of the green monitor made it much better than the colour one for 80 character screens, ie serious work and coding

I assumed this discussion had turned into a discussion about cheap and expensive computers and the British class system by now...

RodimusPrime wrote:
We all know Amstrad is the best really.

I wonder how many of them went on to well paid jobs compared to the Speccy and c64 users. In other words did the Amstrad users get something extra from their machines that give them extra personal value in the work market even today?

I couldn't remember anything about the Action Max, but a a VHS vibe... Googled it now, thanks for the memories. Haven't heard about that one for many many years.

I have only tried these through emulation, my memory of them were two equel machines, to the point that I felt that one was a clone of the other. Back in the days I longed for the Colecovision and the impressive unreleased add-on that would make it a real computer. Very nice looking machine

RodimusPrime wrote:

ivarf wrote:Would have voted for the Megadrive as I never got much fun out of my SNES. Sega is always better

Would have? is it not letting you vote anymore.

I think it had closed when I posted that

I love everything Sega, but still voted Playstation 1

Xbox 360, it's not by Sony or Nintendo, so it's obviously the best choice

For people that have played both systems a lot, I can't see why they voted PS2

Would have voted for the Megadrive as I never got much fun out of my SNES. Sega is always better

Should this not be in the main section? Anyway, GX4000 is definitely the better machine, at least it improved the hardware. What were the different specs? Did they make the GX4000 more powerful than the standard 464? Repost of my previous post in this thread! :shock: Even the bog standard Amstrad C...

Even the bog standard Amstrad CPC can do things like what are shown below Pinball Dreams http://youtube.com/watch?v=AUnwb-Ujzh8 Batman Forever demo http://youtube.com/watch?v=QadPMxfQxS4 The GX4000 has hardware sprites, better hardware scrolling, DMA sound, 32 colours onscreen before any tricks are ...

Best hardware? No discussion, the Amstrad GX4000, except for sound.
Best games? Discuss! My guess, if you pick only a handful games, the Amstrad wins