Generally speaking the machines based on 6502 processors seemed better suited to games. The Atari classic arcade machines were 6502 based; as were the 400/800 and Commodore 64 computers. The Z80 machines like Spectrum and CPC464 just didn't seem to have that solid feel. Had superior sound too. It may have had to do more with the graphics and sound chips though - hard to say.There are those that say the 6502 is way underpowered compared to the Z80.
Yeah I would never have said the BBC-B was the best machine, in what way? Are we talking sheer specs?The BBC was a decent machine, but for cost at the time, the BBC was never a contender in my books as it was WAAYYY too expensive!
I've also got a 1541 disk emulation device that seems pretty solid loading disk images.I had a 1541-III floppy, that was absolutely great, unfortunately sold it some time ago, as I sold all of my stuff, I think there's even a picture thread of that here, if I remember right. I would say that the 1541-III is nowadays quite difficult to acquire, and expensive.