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The '''Z80''' was released by [[Zilog]] in March [[1976]].
The '''Z80''' was a series of microprocessors released by [[Zilog]] in March [[1976]].


==Chip design==
==Chip design==
It was one of the first commercially available single-chip 16-bit microprocessors.
It was one of the first commercially available single-chip 16-bit microprocessors.
==Specifications==
The original Z80 had a 2.5 Mhz upper clock frequency limit. The Z80A was 4 Mhz, the Z80B was 6 Mhz, and the Z80H was 8 Mhz.


==Compatibility==
==Compatibility==
It was compatible with the [[Intel]] [[8080]], however, the price was lower.
The Z80 line improved the design of the [[Intel]] [[8080]] processor. The former was backward compatible with software created for the latter.
 
==Variations==


==Emulated Arcade game boards using the Z80 owned by WEC Museum==
==Emulated arcade game boards using the Z80 owned by WEC Museum==
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!| Notes
!| Notes
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Taito Z80 arcade hardware|''Bubble Bobble'' hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Taito]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Games using this board include ''[[Bubble Bobble]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami Z80 arcade hardware|''Checkered Flag'' hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Konami]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Games using this board include ''[[A Jax]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Donkey Kong hardware|''Donkey Kong'' hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Donkey Kong hardware|Donkey Kong hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Games using this board include ''[[Donkey Kong (arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Junior]]'', and ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sky Skipper]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Technos Japan 6309 arcade hardware#Donkey Kong hardware|''Double Dragon'' hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Technōs Japan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Popeye hardware|Popeye hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Z80 was used for sound. Games using this board include ''[[Double Dragon (video game)|Double Dragon]]'' and ''[[Double Dragon II: The Revenge]]''.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Donkey Kong Junior]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Technos Japan 68000 arcade hardware#Donkey Kong hardware|''Double Dragon 3'' hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Technōs Japan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Donkey Kong hardware|Donkey Kong hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Z80 was used for sound. Games using this board include ''[[The Combatribes]]'' and ''[[Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone]]''.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Donkey Kong 3]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Irem M52|Irem M52 hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Irem]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Donkey Kong hardware|Donkey Kong hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Games using this board include ''[[10-Yard Fight]]''.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Mario Bros. (video game)|Mario Bros.]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Jaleco Mega System 1|Jaleco Mega System 1 hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Jaleco]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1991
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Games using this board include ''[[64th Street: A Detective Story]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Unique hardware|''Mario Bros.'' hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Unique hardware|Mario Bros. hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Unique board for ''[[Mario Bros. (video game)|Mario Bros.]]''.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Neo Geo MVS]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Neo Geo MVS]]
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Z80 was used for sound.
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | The Z80 was used for sound.
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Punch-Out!! (video game)|Punch-Out!!]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Unique hardware|''Sky Skipper'' hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Unique board for ''[[Sky Skipper]]''.
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Punch-Out!! hardware|''Punch-Out!!'' hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 3|Nintendo R&D3]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 3|Nintendo R&D3]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Punch-Out!! hardware|Punch-Out!! hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Games using this board include ''[[Punch-Out!! (video game)|Punch-Out!!]]'' and ''[[Super Punch-Out!!]]''
|-
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Super Punch-Out!!]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[SNK triple Z80|SNK triple Z80 hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Research & Development 3|Nintendo R&D3]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[SNK]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nintendo Z80 arcade hardware#Punch-Out!! hardware|Punch-Out!! hardware]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Games using this board include ''[[Alpha Mission]]'', ''[[Athena]]'', ''[[Bermuda Triangle]]'', ''[[Chopper I]]'', ''[[Guerrilla War]]'', ''[[Ikari Warriors]]'', ''[[Psycho Soldier]]'', and ''[[TNK III]]''.
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 07:56, 1 January 2024

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

The Z80 was a series of microprocessors released by Zilog in March 1976.

Chip design

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

Specifications

The original Z80 had a 2.5 Mhz upper clock frequency limit. The Z80A was 4 Mhz, the Z80B was 6 Mhz, and the Z80H was 8 Mhz.

Compatibility

The Z80 line improved the design of the Intel 8080 processor. The former was backward compatible with software created for the latter.

Variations

Emulated arcade game boards using the Z80 owned by WEC Museum

Title Manufacturer Release Notes
Bubble Bobble hardware Taito 1986 Games using this board include Bubble Bobble.
Checkered Flag hardware Konami 1987 Games using this board include A Jax.
Donkey Kong hardware Nintendo R&D1 1981 Games using this board include Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, and Donkey Kong 3.
Double Dragon hardware Technōs Japan 1987 The Z80 was used for sound. Games using this board include Double Dragon and Double Dragon II: The Revenge.
Double Dragon 3 hardware Technōs Japan 1987 The Z80 was used for sound. Games using this board include The Combatribes and Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone.
Irem M52 hardware Irem 1983 Games using this board include 10-Yard Fight.
Jaleco Mega System 1 hardware Jaleco 1991 Games using this board include 64th Street: A Detective Story.
Mario Bros. hardware Nintendo R&D1 1983 Unique board for Mario Bros..
Neo Geo MVS SNK 1990 The Z80 was used for sound.
Sky Skipper hardware Nintendo R&D1 1981 Unique board for Sky Skipper.
Punch-Out!! hardware Nintendo R&D3 1984 Games using this board include Punch-Out!! and Super Punch-Out!!
SNK triple Z80 hardware SNK 1987 Games using this board include Alpha Mission, Athena, Bermuda Triangle, Chopper I, Guerrilla War, Ikari Warriors, Psycho Soldier, and TNK III.

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.
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