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Sharp MZ-700 emulators

A Z80 home computer from Sharp's MZ line, largely compatible with the MZ-80K. Like other MZ machines it loads its language from tape, and models could include a built-in cassette drive and plotter.

Manufacturer
Sharp
Released
1982
Generation
8-bit
Sold in
Japan, Europe
CPU
Sharp LH0080A (Z80A) @ about 3.5 MHz
Models
MZ-711, MZ-721, MZ-731
Sharp MZ-700
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4 emulators

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EmuZ-700

Active
  • MZ-700
  • Open source

Takeda Toshiya's Windows emulator for the Sharp MZ-700, part of his Common Source Code Project, with sibling builds for the MZ-800 and MZ-1500 and support for many Sharp and third-party expansions.

License
Open source
Since
2008
Windows
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MAME

Active
  • BBC Micro
  • CPC
  • Arcade
  • C64
  • VIC-20
  • DOS
  • MSX
  • NES
  • Game Boy
  • GBA
  • GBC
  • Mega Drive
  • MZ-700
  • Spectrum
  • PlayStation
  • SNES
  • Tiki 100
  • Open source

The Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, a long-running project to document and preserve arcade hardware that covers thousands of boards and, since absorbing MESS, many computers and consoles as well.

License
Open source
Since
1997
Windows · macOS · Linux
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mz700-js

Inactive
  • MZ-700
  • Open source
  • Mobile (partial)

A JavaScript MZ-700 emulator that runs in the browser, with register and memory views and a built-in Z80 assembler.

License
Open source
Since
2016
Browser based, any device
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mz800emu

Active
  • MZ-700
  • Open source

An open-source emulator for the Sharp MZ-800, MZ-700 and MZ-1500, built with SDL3 and Dear ImGui and including a debugger and disassembler.

License
Open source
Windows · Linux

MZ-700 hardware

Mini consoles and FPGA hardware that play MZ-700 software. About hardware

Terasic DE10-Nano

Photo: sorgelig, MiSTer project (DE10-Nano with the MiSTer SDRAM and I/O boards) · GPL-3.0 (project repository) · source

Terasic DE10-Nano

Available
  • Archimedes
  • Amiga
  • CPC
  • +18 more
  • FPGA
  • Mini

The Intel Cyclone V SoC development board that the MiSTer project is built on. Most MiSTer cores also need an add-on SDRAM board, and analog video needs an I/O board.

Released
2017
Launch price
130 USD
Terasic
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MiSTer Pi

Available
  • Archimedes
  • Amiga
  • CPC
  • +18 more
  • FPGA
  • Mini

A low-cost FPGA board from Retro Remake that is compatible with the DE10-Nano used by the MiSTer project. It is sold in production batches, bundled with SDRAM and, in larger packs, an analog I/O board and USB hub.

Released
2024
Retro Remake
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MiSTer Multisystem 2

Available
  • Archimedes
  • Amiga
  • CPC
  • +18 more
  • FPGA
  • Mini

A ready-built console from Heber that runs the open-source MiSTer FPGA project, with 128 MB SDRAM on board so it plays all standard MiSTer cores. The Analogue model adds RGB and VGA outputs and a cartridge expansion slot.

Released
2025
Launch price
210 GBP
Heber
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SuperStation One

Available
  • Archimedes
  • Amiga
  • CPC
  • +18 more
  • FPGA
  • Mini

A MiSTer-compatible FPGA console from Retro Remake styled after the PSone, with ports for original PlayStation controllers and memory cards. It runs the MiSTer cores for other consoles and computers too.

Released
2025
Launch price
179.99 USD
Retro Remake

FPGA cores

Hardware re-creations for FPGA boards such as MiSTer. What's an FPGA core?

  • SharpMZ core for MiSTer · The MiSTer core for the Sharp MZ series, originally written by Philip Smart. It covers models from the MZ-80K to the MZ-1500, including the MZ-700.

MZ-700 file formats

FormatWhat it is
.mztTape image
.mzfTape file
.m12Tape file