c8 is a simple CHIP-8 emulator written in C for educational purposes. It emulates the original CHIP-8 virtual machine, allowing you to run CHIP-8 ROMs.
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c8
c8 is a simple CHIP-8 emulator written in C for educational purposes. It emulates the original CHIP-8 virtual machine, allowing you to run CHIP-8 ROMs.
What is CHIP-8?
CHIP-8 is a virtual machine designed in the 1970s to simplify game development on 8-bit systems. It features:
- 4K memory
- 16 8-bit general-purpose registers
- 64×32 monochrome display
- Hex-based keypad (16 keys)
- Stack, timers, and a simple instruction set
Dependencies
c8 depends on some libraries, those are:
- SDL2
- libft
Building c8
To build c8, run the following command,
make
This will compile the project and output the executable to bin/c8