chip8-cpp

Chip-8 interpreter in C++20

Build

Install dependencies: cmake gcc sdl2
Build:

cmake . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build . --config Release

or with Nix:

nix build

Usage

chip8 rom_file.rom

or

nix run . -- rom_file.rom

Useful resources

Chip-8:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8
• http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/chip8/C8TECH10.HTM
• https://multigesture.net/articles/how-to-write-an-emulator-chip-8-interpreter
• https://tobiasvl.github.io/blog/write-a-chip-8-emulator
• https://chip-8.github.io/links

SDL2:

• SDL2 Wiki: https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/CategoryAPI
• Lazy Foo' SDL Tutorials: https://lazyfoo.net/tutorials/SDL/index.php