The CHIP-8 is a popular virtual machine originally developed by Joseph Weisbecker in the mid 70's. It's been ported to early microcontrollers, C64, and even in a Super Famicom cartriage.
| Key | CHIP-8 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | C |
| q | 4 |
| w | 5 |
| e | 6 |
| r | D |
| a | 7 |
| s | 8 |
| d | 9 |
| f | E |
| z | A |
| x | 0 |
| c | B |
| v | F |
While CHIP-8 emulators are not that hard to write, I think it's a good project to learn a programming language. It's a single project that is challenging enough that it can propel you to high-beginner/low-intermediate level in language in one step.
- Upcomming blog post on experience (Lispers will enjoy it ^^)
- A few minor opcodes not working, mostly due to conflicting documentation and me being lazy