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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 = computer emulator

| type = Emulator

| version = 2.1

| version = GX2

| download = https://wiiubru.com/appstore/zips/CHIP8.zip

| download = https://wiiubru.com/appstore/zips/CHIP8.zip

| source = https://github.com/rw-r-r-0644/CHIP8-Emulator-WiiU

| 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:/wiiu/apps/CHIP8/roms</code> directory. The ROMs must have the <code>.c8</code> extension. The program can only show 16 ROMs in the list at once, so some ROMs will not be shown if there are more than 16.

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 be asked to select a ROM image. Use the +Control Pad to select a ROM and press A to launch it.

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. Pausing the game using the START button will open a menu that allows you to re-map buttons and change the emulator speed. Use the touch screen to select a CHIP-8 key, and then press the GamePad button you want mapped to the selected 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.

! {{WiiUGamePad}} || Action

! {{WiiUGamePad}} || Action

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| {{WiiUGamePadDPad}} || (On ROM select menu) choose the ROM image to load

| {{WiiUGamePad}} || (On ROM select menu) choose the ROM image to load

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| {{WiiUGamePadAButton}} || (On ROM select menu) launch the selected ROM image

| {{WiiUGamePad}} || (On ROM select menu) launch the selected ROM image

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| {{WiiUGamePadSTARTButton}} || Pause emulator and open settings menu

| {{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