https://github.com/midzdotdev/rust-chip8
CHIP-8 emulator, written in Rust
https://github.com/midzdotdev/rust-chip8
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CHIP-8 emulator, written in Rust
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/midzdotdev/rust-chip8
- Owner: midzdotdev
- License: mit
- Created: 2020-10-11T22:42:23.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2021-08-28T14:11:06.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-09T13:44:07.380Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: chip8, emulator, retrogaming, von-neumann
- Language: Rust
- Homepage:
- Size: 31.3 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# CHIP-8 Emulator in Rust
A fully functioning emulator/interpreter for the [CHIP-8 language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8) used in the mid-1970s.
## What's the point?
There isn't really a point. I just see this as an opportunity for learning.
I plan in the near future to create a [Game Boy Advance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance) emulator for use on the web via [WebAssembly](https://webassembly.org/).
As a young child, this was my first gaming console so this is a goal very close to my :heart:.
Although a GBA may seem very simplistic, creating an emulator is by no means a small feat.
I had a good understanding of how computers work (see [von Neumann Architecture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture)) at a theoretical level, but no practical experience.
During my research on GB and GBA, many sources recommended to first try for a CHIP-8 to 'test the waters' with emulation, so that's what I did.
## Acknowledgements
This emulator was heavily inspired by [Alexandru Ene](https://github.com/AlexEne)'s [four-part programming series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPv6awLpSB_diKBY_95ip0jL1uT7i_rJP).