First memory of the Amstrad was seeing it in my mums mail order catalogues and thinking "wow". Looked so professional back then and it even came with a bundle of 12 games and it's own colour monitor. No more black and white gaming or waiting on the big telly being available in the living room!
My best pal got one that year, just as I got my 800XL. I thnk Chiller was the first game we played on it and then Harrier Attack and Oh Mummy. Also, Storm, which was a Mastertronic clone of Gauntlet. He got some other really fun games like Into The Eagles Nest, Fued, Kane.
Over the years I've had a few Arnolds go through the cave. The 6128 is good but it's the colour of the 464 keyboard that brings me the fondest memories. Even had a GX4000 at one point but the less said about that the better.
I know Amstrad get trashed in some quarters as being cheap tat, but from the PCW to the CPC and then the PC1512 and 1640 they really did lead the way in putting a complete bundle together that was accessible to the average UK consumer. My first CD hi-fi was an Amstrad as well and lasted for years until I upgraded to a muti-disc Aiwa.
Of course the one thing I never go to do in the early days was experience the full rainbow of colours that the 464 could display. Jason only had the green screen.....
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Not old. Vintage. :)
