https://github.com/namberino/chip8

A Simple Chip-8 Emulator
https://github.com/namberino/chip8

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A Simple Chip-8 Emulator

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/namberino/chip8
• Owner: namberino
• Created: 2024-02-16T10:51:17.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-22T10:55:29.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-20T18:24:12.195Z (5 months ago)
• Language: C
• Size: 2.29 MB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# A Chip-8 Emulator

This was written using C and SDL2

Before compiling, make sure you have [SDL2](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/Installation) on your system

# Compiling

- For Linux, install `libsdl2-dev`

- For Mac, run `brew install sdl2` or `sudo port install libsdl2`

- For Window, my condolences

# Running

Run `make` to compile and `./chip8 .ch8` to run the program

![emulator image](emulator.png)

# ROMs

You can find the ROMs for testing the program in the [roms](roms) directory

# References:

- [Cowgod's Chip-8 Technical Reference](http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/chip8/C8TECH10.HTM)

- [CHIP-8 Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8)