Z80

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Z80
Designer Zilog
Manufacturer Zilog
Type 8-bit
Released 1976
Added to Museum See below

The Z80 was released by Zilog in March 1976.

Chip design

It was one of the first commercially available single-chip 16-bit microprocessors.

Compatibility

It was compatible with the Intel 8080, however, the price was lower.

Emulated Arcade game boards using the Z80 owned by WEC Museum

Title Manufacturer Release Notes
Donkey Kong Nintendo R&D1 1981 Donkey Kong hardware
Sky Skipper Nintendo R&D1 1981 Popeye hardware
Donkey Kong Junior Nintendo R&D1 1982 Donkey Kong hardware
Donkey Kong 3 Nintendo R&D1 1983 Donkey Kong hardware
Mario Bros. Nintendo R&D1 1983 Mario Bros. hardware
Neo Geo MVS SNK 1990 The Z80 was used for sound.
Punch-Out!! Nintendo R&D3 1984 Punch-Out!! hardware
Super Punch-Out!! Nintendo R&D3 1984 Punch-Out!! hardware

Video game consoles using the Z80 owned by WEC Museum

Title Manufacturer Release Notes
Game Gear Sega 1991
Neo Geo Pocket Color SNK 1999 The Z80 was used for sound.
PlayPal AtGames 2006 Contained a Noza with a Z80 and YM2602B on a single system-on-a-chip.

Video game consoles emulating the Z80 owned by WEC Museum

Title Manufacturer Release Notes
Game Gear Micro Sega 2020 Contained a Z80 emulator by M2.
PasocomMini MZ-80C HAL Laboratory 2017 Contained an emulator by HAL Laboratoty of a LH0080A, a Sharp version of a Z80A.