ZX Spectrum (1982)
Yes, this is technically a computer. But like the C64 below, their platforms were so isolated, and the value of their games so vital to their overall success that fuck it, they’ve made this list.
Sir Clive Sinclair was a cool guy, whose eye for the future has led him to invent all kinds of weird and amazing machines. His most famous was the ZX Spectrum, which wasn’t just an important machine—it pretty much gave birth to the home computer scene in the UK—but was very easy on the eyes as well.
The keyboard is great, as is the smartly compact form, but it’s the color scheme that really does it for the Spectrum; that rainbow splash along the side evokes everything from a Daft Punk album cover to old VHS tape art.
