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I'm not convinced we skipped 8-bit consoles! Quite apart from having a bunch of friends at the time who had an NES or Master System, if this magazine can be trusted then Sega sold 150,000 Master Systems in the UK in 1990 alone (after the Mega Drive came out): https://retrocdn.net/images/b/be/SegaPower_UK_18.pdf - page 6

>Amiga (500)/Megadrive

I suspect this is probably based on your specific age (mid 40s?)

I'm a bit younger an knew plenty with a master system, less with a nes.

None with an Amiga?!?

Well I remember going around to friends houses and them having 8 bit consoles.