Hate to nit pick but... the Ariston advert used the C64's version of the Robocop theme (slowed down a bit) - not the Speccy's as the article implies. Maybe it was originally composed on the speccy?
I got a cheap Vic20 when I was wee, so I never thought much of the rubber doorstep and was never a fan of Sinclair as he was seemingly some aristocrat who was gifted a commercial niche below the BBC Micro (as bbc/acorn didn't bother making a budget model until the slightly borked Acorn Electron). But in recent years I notice that the Spectrum demo scene has become fantastic, in artistry and possibly superior in code wizardry to the C64s own bedazzling competition. The retro Spectrum scene is producing surprising games and a game capable multicolor mode was even invented a few years back which was truly unimaginable back in the day. More groundbreaking than late c64 inventions. So fair dues neighbor... but come off it, speccy music in a big TV advert?? :}
I got a cheap Vic20 when I was wee, so I never thought much of the rubber doorstep and was never a fan of Sinclair as he was seemingly some aristocrat who was gifted a commercial niche below the BBC Micro (as bbc/acorn didn't bother making a budget model until the slightly borked Acorn Electron). But in recent years I notice that the Spectrum demo scene has become fantastic, in artistry and possibly superior in code wizardry to the C64s own bedazzling competition. The retro Spectrum scene is producing surprising games and a game capable multicolor mode was even invented a few years back which was truly unimaginable back in the day. More groundbreaking than late c64 inventions. So fair dues neighbor... but come off it, speccy music in a big TV advert?? :}