Sharp MZ-80K

Sharp MZ-80K

Restoration

How to archive MZ-80K tapes digitally.

Programs

Recovered from my collection of MZ-80K tapes - mostly written in the early 1980s either from scratch or by typing out the listings in magazines of the period such as Computing Today.

Written in SP-5025 BASIC

Prime number generator - Sieve of Erastothenes algorithm. A more useful version is documented here.

The Valley - An implementation of a Computing Today adventure game, published in April 1982.

Mad Max 2021 - A post-apocolyptic driving game written in the 80s, but very appropriate in the sunlit uplands of Brexit and Covid-19.

E24 Parascan - Calculate which pairs of standard resistors can be used in parallel to create a non-standard resistance within a specific tolerance.

Duck Shoot - Take aim at simulated wildlife (and the sun) and get called out for your troubles.

Race Chase - How many targets can you destroy before the missile destroys you?

Epidemic - Cure the patient or the penicillin is administered.

Ski run - Slalom game with a bad rendition of the theme to 'Ski Sunday' as a bonus.

Attributed to Newton - The game that came last in the PUR-80 category of the BASIC 10 liner competition in 2022.

Lunar Eclipses - Calculates the date and time of lunar umbral eclipses.

Easter Sunday - Find the date of Easter for any year from 1753 onwards.

Emulation

The Pico MZ-80K

Standalone printing for MZ-80K, MZ-80A and MZ-700 BASIC programs

This article was updated on April 20, 2025