Might depend on location but in the UK and most of Europe at least, 8 bit computers were very, very common. The ZX Spectrum went for about £99, that was pretty

Might depend on location but in the UK and most of Europe at least, 8 bit computers were very, very common. The ZX Spectrum went for about £99, that was pretty cheap even back then. The less capable ZX81 was only £49 in kit form. Games consoles were not common here until the 90s because of the wide take up of home computers.