Multiple factors. Nostalgia even by people who did not own one. It was something to be desired. It is pretty unique for time period. Basically best you can get

Multiple factors. Nostalgia even by people who did not own one. It was something to be desired. It is pretty unique for time period. Basically best you can get. And there is not many of them compared to let's say Sound Blasters. And other products are more interchangeable. Like it matters less what video card, network card and even which Sound Blaster you get. So there is lot more options among those.