/sPycialist

sPycialist - Intel 8080 emulator written in Python (+ Specialist PC emulator as frontend)

Primary LanguagePythonBSD 2-Clause "Simplified" LicenseBSD-2-Clause

sPycialist

Python

What's this?

sPycialist is "Specialist" PC emulator written in Python. It uses my own realization of Intel 8080 CPU emulation written in Python too.

Specialist PC on Wikipedia

This Intel 8080 emulator successfully passes all tests of 8080/8085 CPU Exerciser.

8080/8085 CPU Exerciser 8080/8085 CPU Exerciser

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • pygame library (use 'pip install pygame' command in console for installation)

Usage

To launch emulator use this command:

python spycialist.py

Press this keys sequence in the emulator for launch loaded game: F1, ENTER, U, ENTER.

To load another game put RKS file beside emulator files then change GAME constant in spycialist.py file and finally restart emulator.

Known issues

  • Low emulation speed due to general Python speed
  • There is no sound emulation

Thanks (in alphabetical order)

Screenshots

ZOO Gold
Chess Basic

Versions

v0.5 (20th January, 2019)

  • Code optimization
  • Keybord routine fixed

v0.4 (2nd January, 2019)

  • Code optimization
  • Video optimization by svofski
  • Keybord routine by ivagor

v0.3 (31st December, 2018)

  • Great speed up due to screen update optimization

v0.2 (29th December, 2018)

  • A lot of code optimization for speed up

v0.1 (26th December, 2018)

  • Initial release