Chip8D

CHIP-8 emulator written in C using SDL2 library. Frequency of fetch-execute cycles and delay/sound timers is 500hz and 60hz respectively. No sound implemented.

Includes a simple debugger, which shows register values, memory contents, input states and recent instructions.

Screenshots

Requirements

• sdl2
• sdl2_image
• sdl2_ttf

Building

Clone the project

  git clone https://github.com/blr-ophon/nchip8D

Compile and install using:

  make
  sudo make install

Uninstall with:

  sudo make uninstall

Running

Provide any CHIP-8 rom. (Super CHIP-48 ones not supported)

  chip8D /path/to/ROM

Usage

CHIP-8 keyboard 0 to F keys are binded to their QWERTY literal counterpart.

Use esc to quit and tab to enter/exit debug mode

In debug mode, use left and right arrow keys to navigate between memory pages and space to execute current instruction.