The first home computers released in the late '70s and early '80s were equipped with BASIC pre-installed, along with several sample programs and games. Many owners of these machines began experimenting with BASIC to learn how to create their own software, primarily focusing on developing games. These amateur game creators would distribute their creations by personally delivering them to stores or shipping them via mail order. In the United Kingdom, the thriving hobby development scene flourished due to the success of Commodore 64 computers.

The BASIC programming language on C64

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