SirPrimalform: Hmm, odd. I tend to think of console generations more than home computer generations (so NES and SNES, but also Master System and Mega Drive). Also I'm European, but I guess my thinking might be more console orientated because I'm younger.
timppu: Maybe UK was already back then quite different from mainland Europe? I recall being said that in UK PC gaming is almost non-existent compared to many other European countries where PC gaming is stronger.
UK had e.g. Sinclair Spectrum though, but it didn't do much of music.
No offence, but I don't think you know too much about the history of the Home computer in the UK. During the 80s, hardly anybody owned a console -- we are the original Home computer loving country -- far more than any other European country.
Sinclair
Amstrad
Acorn
Commodore
Atari
Dragon
etc..
All hugely popular across the UK.
Have a look at the most famous games on the 8/16-bit computers. Which country dominated game development in Europe?
The Spectrum was a hell of a lot better than you might think:
Spectrum 128K Music The SNES and Megadrive, were popular in the UK, but Commodore still managed to sell the same amount of Amiga 500s in the UK as it did in Germany. It was incredibly popular.
I can remember seeing far more rivalry regarding the A500 and the ST(E) - than anything to do with consoles.
"I recall being said that in UK PC gaming is almost non-existent compared to many other European countries where PC gaming is stronger."
-- Non-existent? I don't have exact numbers, but I'm sure it's no different to the rest of Europe.
