PyCHIP-8

A Python/Pygame implementation of CHIP-8

Getting started

Prerequisites

Python 3.7 has to be downloaded if on Windows-machine
Pygame
Some ROMs!

Installation sources and guide

Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/
Pygame: https://www.pygame.org/wiki/GettingStarted#Windows%20installation
ROMs: https://www.zophar.net/pdroms/chip8.html

Running the CHIP-8 Emulator

clone the directory
cd into the directory of the chip8.py-file using the command line
Enter python chip8.py "ROMFILE"
- Replace the text in the quotes with your choise of rom!!

Notes

The program has been tested with BC_test.ch8-ROM by BestCoder
- The rom can be found at https://slack-files.com/T3CH37TNX-F3RF5KT43-0fb93dbd1f
- Documentation for the rom can be found at https://slack-files.com/T3CH37TNX-F3RKEUKL4-b05ab4930d
Despite passing the tests, I have found that at least the Space Invaders rom does not run properly, most roms do run (close to) perfect though

Built with

Python 3.7
Pygame

Acknowledgments