CHIP-8 Emulator

CHIP-8 Emulator
General
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.

	Action
	(On ROM select menu) choose the ROM image to load
	(On ROM select menu) launch the selected ROM image
	Pause emulator and open keys config menu
	Exit the emulator and return to the Homebrew Launcher

History

GX2

• Switcheed to GX2 graphics
• Added key configuration saving to SD
• Switched to more common .ch8 extension
• Added Super CHIP8 support
• Added sound
• Added easier speed selecting
• Added real time speed (fixing INVADERS and other almost all games)

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