1983
“HARDWARE SALES WERE GOING GANGBUSTERS, LARGELY THANKS TO A DEEP PRICE CUT”
Some larger stores even created special areas where potential buyers could get hands-on with the hardware and the latest software. And talking of software, when it came to Spectrum games this is the year when the volume of releases really exploded. Owners were suddenly spoiled for choice – although the actual range of game styles was rather limited. If you loved and in the arcades then you were in luck, as there were more than 20 unofficial clones to choose from. There were also around a dozen versions of both and available, and God knows how many nondescript maze games.
