The History of Sinclair Spectrum+ and other 80s Computers HQ

[MOSTechnology]

Why do people upload other peoples videos on youtube?

[BobCassidy]

@MOSTechnology Ha, you said it. And then he goes and rebadges it.

[TheEPROM9]

So much for 1980s computers being more expensive than modern ones, that ones a fabrication of the truth. Now you just get ripped off for machines, that's one reason to take the junk and repair/rebuild them (free computer that can do all the work and internet, with some older games). P4's for example are considered junk, but that is far from the truth.

[skunkkey666]

spectrum was crap,c64 was king of the 8bits

[1337Shockwav3]

unable to beat the Spectrum on abilities?

I competely disagree there, fomr a hardware point the Spectrum prolly is the worst machine that was around ... which makes it appealing for me _nowadays_. If I had wanted a good computer back then, I'd certainly have gone with a C64/Atari XL or even an Oric

[jezz2k]

@1337Shockwav3

The Speccy had a few advantages over the C64, which had a darker palette with rectangular pixels, not square. Some games were actually better on the Speccy, like Chase HQ or Enduro Racer. Not to mention the C64 cost twice as much. So, some games were better on one machine than the other. It all depended on how well a game was coded, although I've seen far more "lazy" C64 ports than Speccy ports. In the UK at least, more people had a Speccy = more Speccy coders = more dedication.

[Gary190tube]

one of the most entertaining vids on this site. Thank you for making it and thank you for posting it.

Loved seeing those adverts, I actually recognised some of them!

[abraxxus27315]

thank you, brings those great memories back!

[joecassara]

The Speccy's graphics' attribute clash was actually quite charming. :)

[portair12]

great great movie. thx for the memories :-)

[StanPomeray]

Madness "On the Wings of a Dove"

The Kinks "Come Dancing"

New Order "Blue Monday"

? Don't know

Elton John "I'm Still Standing"

Human League "Keep Feeling Fascination"

[madveggie]

Fourth Track is 'Rock it' by Herbie Hancock.

[65XE]

What is the playlist of music for this vid?