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>>> Software <<<
Hmmm ... here's a hot topic. Initially, software for the VZ were few and not very interesting. This probably explains why the VZ 200 was sold months after it appeared in the catalogue. Games were one of the first ones to arrive but productivity titles soon followed (and that includes a Word processing cartridge).
Realising the existence of a sizeable VZ 200 market in Australia, other titiles were released by programming publishers such as LYS Co., Frank Clay Sonic Software, Celestron Software and Leon Young Software Co.
Programs for the VZ 200 were getting more sophisticated as well. So much so that the actual size of the executables were increasing and required the usage of the 16K memory module in order to run the program (VZ LearJet was one such program).
Just for the record, my first VZ 200 game which I bought was "Circus". It was blocky graphics with tasteless sound effects but the animation was surprisingly smooth and the gameplay was forever addictive. And now, thanks to one man, you can experience that joy once more thanks to a VZ 200 emulator.
This is a screenshot of "Circus"
