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2+This is a CHIP-8 Virtual Machine implementation in C, utilizing SDL for graphical output. It supports running validw `.ch8` files, with the resolution scaled to 20x over the original for better usability.
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4+Timer and sound are not yet implemented, but adding them is straightforward. The original CHIP-8 system produced a simple 1 bit beep sound.
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7+### Usage
8+```
9+git clone git clone git://git.arjunchoudhary.com/chip8_c
10+make
11+./chip8 /path/to/rom_file.ch8
12+```
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14+### Resources
15+This was only done as a learning exercise to implement the fundamental opcode fetch -> decode -> execute lifecycle. Do not use this as a reference implementation. Resources I used for this project were:-
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17+- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8
18+- http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/chip8/C8TECH10.HTM#4.0
19+- https://wiki.libsdl.org/Tutorials