Remember fiercely defending your chosen gaming console in heated debates with your mates? I sure do. As a veteran of the console wars, I take you back to the era where playgrounds were battlegrounds and loyalty to a piece of plastic bordered on the religious. We'll reminisce about the Spectrum and the Amstrad, and how these machines unknowingly enlisted us into an endless battle for video game supremacy. 

But what was the real driving force behind this fervent partisanship? Was it merely childhood zeal, or was there a deeper fear at play? As we explore my journey through the console wars, we'll dive into the insecurities and the eventual heartbreak that came from seeing our beloved gaming systems become obsolete. 

From the Sega Dreamcast's abrupt end to the horrific possibility of being left behind with a redundant machine, this episode is a candid look at the passion, fear, and unity that defined our experience as gamers. Whether we were defending the honour of our Spectrum against the Amstrad, or standing our ground in the Mega Drive vs. Super Nintendo debate, it was our shared love for video games that truly united us.

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