/Chip-8

Chip-8 interpreter written in C++.

Chip-8

CHIP-8 is an interpreted programming language, developed by Joseph Weisbecker. It was initially used on the COSMAC VIP and Telmac 1800 8-bit microcomputers in the mid-1970s. CHIP-8 programs are run on a CHIP-8 virtual machine. It was made to allow video games to be more easily programmed for these computers. This emulates the working of a machine with following specifications:

  • 16 8-bit Registers
  • 4096 Bytes of Memory
  • 16-bit Index register
  • 16-bit Program Counter
  • 16-level Stack
  • 8-bit Stack Pointer
  • 8-bit Delay Timer
  • 8-bit Sound Timer
  • 16 Input keys
  • 64x32 Monochrome Display