https://github.com/danielgatis/chip8
A CHIP-8 emulator for Rust in ~350 LOC.
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A CHIP-8 emulator for Rust in ~350 LOC.
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chip8
An implementation of the CHIP-8 for Rust in ~350 lines of code.
What is CHIP-8?
CHIP-8 is a virtual machine (along with a supporting programming language). Since the CHIP-8 VM does not expose the fact that it's running on a host CPU, in theory the VM could be translated to physical hardware.
The CHIP-8 VM was used in the late '70s on some computers such as the Telmac 1800 and on some calculators in the 1980's.
CHIP-8 was mainly used as a gaming platform, and today you can play lots of games like Pong and Breakout on it.
Running a ROM
Given a CHIP-8 ROM, you can start the ROM in the emulator like so:
bash
cargo run romfile.ch8
Where to get a ROM?
Here.
Information on the emulator
The input is mapped similarly to most other CHIP-8 emulators I have come across:
Row 1|Row 2|Row 3|Row 4 -----|-----|-----|----- 1 - 1|2 - 2|3 - 3|C - 4 4 - Q|5 - W|6 - E|D - R 7 - A|8 - S|9 - D|F - 4 A - Z|0 - X|B - C|F - V
The screen runs at the default resolution of 64x32.
References
- Cowgod's Chip-8 Technical Reference: http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/chip8/C8TECH10.HTM
- CHIP-8 Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8
- Reddit r/EmuDev commmunity: https://reddit.com/r/EmuDev
License
Copyright (c) 2021-present Daniel Gatis
Licensed under MIT License
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- Name: Daniel Gatis
- Login: danielgatis
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- Location: Recife - PE
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- Profile: https://github.com/danielgatis
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