PyCHIP-8
A Python/Pygame implementation of CHIP-8
Getting started
Prerequisites
- Python 3.7 has to be downloaded if on Windows-machine
- Pygame
- Some ROMs!
Installation sources and guide
- Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/
- Pygame: https://www.pygame.org/wiki/GettingStarted#Windows%20installation
- ROMs: https://www.zophar.net/pdroms/chip8.html
Running the CHIP-8 Emulator
- clone the directory
- cd into the directory of the chip8.py-file using the command line
- Enter
python chip8.py "ROMFILE"- Replace the text in the quotes with your choise of rom!!
Notes
- The program has been tested with BC_test.ch8-ROM by BestCoder
- The rom can be found at https://slack-files.com/T3CH37TNX-F3RF5KT43-0fb93dbd1f
- Documentation for the rom can be found at https://slack-files.com/T3CH37TNX-F3RKEUKL4-b05ab4930d
- Despite passing the tests, I have found that at least the Space Invaders rom does not run properly, most roms do run (close to) perfect though
Built with
- Python 3.7
- Pygame
Acknowledgments
- http://omokute.blogspot.com/2012/06/emulation-basics-write-your-own-chip-8.html
- http://www.multigesture.net/articles/how-to-write-an-emulator-chip-8-interpreter/
- http://mattmik.com/files/chip8/mastering/chip8.html
- http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/chip8/C8TECH10.HTM#Fx29
- https://www.reddit.com/r/EmuDev/ and their Discord server