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Commodore 64 was great for graphics. Atari 1040ST was great for music. All the best music software was on Atari I think due to the excellent timing and MIDI su
by crucialfelix 5y ago
Commodore 64 was great for graphics. Atari 1040ST was great for music.
All the best music software was on Atari I think due to the excellent timing and MIDI support: Cubase, Emagic Notator/Logic (now only by Apple)
Though I guess both of those started on C64 but then migrated to Atari
- renaudg 5y agoIt's a bit strange to compare the C64 with the Atari ST : the latter was a 16-bit computer, one generation after the C64. It had much better graphics. But it didn't match the Amiga :) The mainstream 8-bit machine with the best graphics was probably the Amstrad CPC. Here's a comparison with the Spectrum for example : https://imgur.com/a/D7Ocd https://imgur.com/a/D7Ocd When it comes to arcade-style gameplay though, the C64 was often ahead because of its hardware accelerated sprites (and a legendary sound chip that was ahead of its time)
- crucialfelix 5y agoYou are right, it was actually the Amiga I was thinking of. I was an Atari kid (music).