>"Most Americans aren't really familiar with it but the Sinclair ZX Spectrum is probably the most underrated microcomputer in history. What is lacked in raw power and graphics it more than made up for in heart and soul. Plus if one was a good enough programmer, you could get performance equal to or better than not only Commodore 64 but also the NES, despite graphical limitations. This opened the foot for some truly special gameplay and unique titles. John Romero used to program on a Spectrum as a kid when his father waa stationed in England and I am told Tim Sweeney somehow got his hands on one as a kid as well."
-John Carmack, programmer of Wolfenstein 3D, DOOM and Quake, interview 1996

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>"Most Americans aren't really familiar with it but the Sinclair ZX Spectrum is probably the most underrated microcomputer in history. What is lacked in raw power and graphics it more than made up for in heart and soul. Plus if one was a good enough programmer, you could get performance equal to or better than not only Commodore 64 but also the NES, despite graphical limitations. This opened the foot for some truly special gameplay and unique titles. John Romero used to program on a Spectrum as a kid when his father waa stationed in England and I am told Tim Sweeney somehow got his hands on one as a kid as well."
-John Carmack, interview 1996

Could he have done Doom on the Speccy? He is a code wizard after all.