Python CHIP-8 Emulator

CHIP-8 Emulator writen in Python3 with simple code to be easy to be studied and understood.

Features

• Pause and resume emulation
• Step Forward CPU Cycle for Debug

Requirements

• Python3

• Pygame

  $ pip3 install pygame

Usage

1. From simple menu:

   $ chmod +x menu.py chip8.py

   $ ./menu.py

   Select the number of the game.

2. Directly from emulator:

   $ chmod +x chip8.py

   $ ./chip8.py ROM_NAME

3. Core options:

   • Enable/Disable Debug mode: Change the variable 'debug' to True|False into chip8.py

4. Keys

• Original COSMAC Keyboard Layout:

  1 2 3 C

  4 5 6 D

  7 8 9 E

  A 0 B F

• Keys used in this emulator:

  1 2 3 4

  Q W E R

  A S D F

  Z X C V

  P: Pause and Resume emulation

  [: Step forward one CPU cycle with paused emulation (for debug and study purposes)

  9: Reset

  ESC: Exit emulator

Documentation

Cowgod's Chip-8 Technical Reference

How to write an emulator (CHIP-8 interpreter) — Multigesture.net

Wikipedia - CHIP-8