CHIP-8 Interpreter

CHIP-8 interpreter written in C++.

Embedded Implementation: https://github.com/aaxbas/EmbeddedCHIP-8

Building

Dependencies

• SDL2 & SDL2_mixer (video/audio/controls)
  • Linux: apt install libsdl2-dev & apt install libsdl2-mixer-dev (on Ubuntu)
  • MacOS: brew install SDL2 & brew install SDL2_mixer
  • Windows:
    • Download dev libs from here and unzip them somewhere.
    • EITHER: Set the SDL environment variable to point to the dev libs
    • OR: Unzip them to C:\sdl2\ default location
    • OR: Modify the SDL2_MORE_INCLUDE_DIR variable in CMakeLists.txt to point to the SDL2 dev libs

Compiling

Note: Only tested in Ubuntu 18.04

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

TODO: add Windows build instructions

Resources

• http://www.multigesture.net/articles/how-to-write-an-emulator-chip-8-interpreter/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8
• http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/chip8/C8TECH10.HTM