I still use the A8, and other 8-bits, because I am in awe of some of the development done back in the 80's.
It seems to me that programmers today are lazy in comparison.
Today, if the hardware can't handle the software, then the recommended hardware is updated. Back then, if the hardware didn't support the software, the the software was refactored and optimised to work on the hardware. Some games (Lords of Midnight, Rescue on Fratcalus, Alternate Reality) absolutely blew me away, because I knew that the machines were being pushed harder than before. I remember when Doom 3 came out for PC, and the recommended hardware to run it optimally didn't actually exist at the time!!!
(Full disclosure, I am a professional programmer, and I am just as lazy as everyone else)