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CreeperMario (talk | contribs) (I created the page, detailed the setup and controls, and history. All that's left is screenshots, which will probably need to be from someone else who has access to a capture card.) |
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| title = CHIP-8 Emulator | | title = CHIP-8 Emulator | ||
| image = [[File:CHIP-8-emulator-hbl-icon.png]] | | image = [[File:CHIP-8-emulator-hbl-icon.png]] | ||
| − | | author = [https://github.com/rw-r-r-0644 rw-r-r_0644] | + | | author = [https://github.com/rw-r-r-0644 rw-r-r_0644], [https://twitter.com/xhp_creations brienj] |
| − | | type = | + | | type = Emulator |
| − | | version = | + | | version = GX2 |
| download = https://wiiubru.com/appstore/zips/CHIP8.zip | | download = https://wiiubru.com/appstore/zips/CHIP8.zip | ||
| − | | source = https://github.com/ | + | | source = https://github.com/xhp-creations/CHIP8-Emulator-WiiU |
| hbb = yes | | hbb = yes | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | The '''CHIP-8 Emulator''' project aims to create a virtual environment allowing software built for the CHIP-8 virtual machine in the 1970s and 1980s to be run on a Wii U console. It was developed by [https://github.com/rw-r-r-0644 rw-r-r_0644] while following a tutorial [http://www.multigesture.net/articles/how-to-write-an-emulator-chip-8-interpreter/ here]. | + | The '''CHIP-8 Emulator''' project aims to create a virtual environment allowing software built for the CHIP-8 virtual machine in the 1970s and 1980s to be run on a Wii U console. It was developed by [https://github.com/rw-r-r-0644 rw-r-r_0644] while following a tutorial [http://www.multigesture.net/articles/how-to-write-an-emulator-chip-8-interpreter/ here] and updated to GX2 graphics + other tweaks by [https://twitter.com/xhp_creations brienj]. |
==Screenshots== | ==Screenshots== | ||
TODO: Add non-photographed screenshots | TODO: Add non-photographed screenshots | ||
==Setup== | ==Setup== | ||
| − | Once the program has been placed on your SD Card (just like any other, in the <code>sd:/wiiu/apps/CHIP8</code> folder), simply add your ROMs to the <code>sd:/ | + | Once the program has been placed on your SD Card (just like any other, in the <code>sd:/wiiu/apps/CHIP8</code> folder), simply add your ROMs to the <code>sd:/roms/CHIP8/</code> directory. The ROMs must have the <code>.ch8</code> extension. |
==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
| − | When the emulator is launched, you will | + | When the emulator is launched, you will need to select a ROM image. Press Load Rom and select a rom from the list. |
| − | The CHIP-8 VM used 16 keys, and each app used them in different ways. Unfortunately, the Wii U GamePad only has 13 mappable buttons, but they can be mapped to any CHIP-8 key. | + | The CHIP-8 VM used 16 keys, and each app used them in different ways. Unfortunately, the Wii U GamePad only has 13 mappable buttons, but they can be mapped to any CHIP-8 key. You can edit keys configuration by using the configure button. |
At any time during a program, you can simply press the HOME button to quit the program and return to the Homebrew Launcher. | At any time during a program, you can simply press the HOME button to quit the program and return to the Homebrew Launcher. | ||
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! {{WiiUGamePad}} || Action | ! {{WiiUGamePad}} || Action | ||
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| − | | {{ | + | | {{WiiUGamePad}} || (On ROM select menu) choose the ROM image to load |
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| − | | {{ | + | | {{WiiUGamePad}} || (On ROM select menu) launch the selected ROM image |
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| − | | {{ | + | | {{WiiUGamePad}} || Pause emulator and open keys config menu |
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| {{WiiUGamePadHomeButton}} || Exit the emulator and return to the Homebrew Launcher | | {{WiiUGamePadHomeButton}} || Exit the emulator and return to the Homebrew Launcher | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 29 September 2016
| CHIP-8 Emulator | |
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| General | |
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| Author(s) | rw-r-r_0644, brienj |
| Type | Emulator |
| Version | GX2 |
| Links | |
| Download | |
| Source | |
| Downloadable via the Homebrew App Store | |
The CHIP-8 Emulator project aims to create a virtual environment allowing software built for the CHIP-8 virtual machine in the 1970s and 1980s to be run on a Wii U console. It was developed by rw-r-r_0644 while following a tutorial here and updated to GX2 graphics + other tweaks by brienj.
Screenshots
TODO: Add non-photographed screenshots
Setup
Once the program has been placed on your SD Card (just like any other, in the sd:/wiiu/apps/CHIP8 folder), simply add your ROMs to the sd:/roms/CHIP8/ directory. The ROMs must have the .ch8 extension.
Controls
When the emulator is launched, you will need to select a ROM image. Press Load Rom and select a rom from the list.
The CHIP-8 VM used 16 keys, and each app used them in different ways. Unfortunately, the Wii U GamePad only has 13 mappable buttons, but they can be mapped to any CHIP-8 key. You can edit keys configuration by using the configure button.
At any time during a program, you can simply press the HOME button to quit the program and return to the Homebrew Launcher.
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Action |
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(On ROM select menu) choose the ROM image to load |
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(On ROM select menu) launch the selected ROM image |
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Pause emulator and open keys config menu |
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Exit the emulator and return to the Homebrew Launcher |
History
v2.1
- Implemented the "cycle delay" feature (A.K.A. changing the emulator speed)
v2.0
- Ported to Homebrew Launcher
- Implemented SD Card loading, instead of web-based downloading
v1.0
- Initial release