ANSI C implementation of a CHIP-8 emulator. This project emulates the original CHIP-8 environment, allowing you to load and run classic CHIP-8 ROMs directly in the browser.
CHIP-8 is often considered a rite of passage in emulator development due to its simplicity and well-documented instruction set.
Warning
ROMs are not incuded in this repository and should be obtained legally.
- Full CHIP-8 CPU emulation (opcodes, registers, memory, stack)
- Keyboard input mapping for modern keyboards
- Browser-based execution (no installation required)
CHIP-8 originally used a 16-key hexadecimal keypad. This project maps it to a standard keyboard layout:
Original CHIP-8 Mapped Keyboard
1 2 3 C 1 2 3 4
4 5 6 D Q W E R
7 8 9 E A S D F
A 0 B F Z X C V
Online website uses:
- Bootstrap Icons for UI elements Bootstrap Icons
- SN Pro font for typography Google Fonts – SN Pro
- Awesome CHIP-8: Awesome CHIP-8
- CHIP-8 Wikipedia: CHIP-8 Wikipedia
| UFO (pic. 1) | UFO (pic. 2) | Breakout |
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| Airplane | 8ceattorny | Fifteen |
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