Chip 8 Emulator (Interpreter)

This is a web based interpreter for the chip 8 VM. The web-client directory contains the react app that handles all ui for the emulator. The meat of the chip8 interpreter is in the chip8 directory.

Resources used

• Overview of all opcodes - http://devernay.free.fr/hacks/chip8/C8TECH10.HTM
• Test Rom - https://github.com/corax89/chip8-test-rom
• Roms - https://github.com/JohnEarnest/chip8Archive/tree/master/roms

Build

Required node and npm.

chip8 lib

Technically can run it in the console by running my with npm run dev, but no input handling works with console.

• cd chip8 &&
• npm i && npx tsc This should work. If not, install typescript globally and use tsc

web-client

• cd web-client
• npm i
• npm run dev
• navigate in your browser to localhost:5173