Clone
git clone https://git.jun.sh/chip-8.git
Demo
Overview
This is a CHIP-8 Virtual Machine implementation in C, uses SDL for the input and window. This was only done as a learning exercise to implement the fundamental opcode fetch -> decode -> execute lifecycle and learn some basic emulation stuff. Do not use this as a reference implementation.
- Supports running
.ch8files, with the resolution scaled to 20x from the original. - Timer and sound are not yet implemented, but adding them is straightforward. The original CHIP-8 system produced a simple 1 bit beep sound.
Local Setup
You do need to install SDL on your system. So on something like fedora that would be.
sudo dnf install SDL2-devel -y
The Makefile just links against that. There is a breakout.ch8, it’s specifically Breakout by Caremlo Cortez, 1979. More roms can easily be found on the interwebs.
make
./chip8 /path/to/rom_file.ch8