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{{for|emulators for computers dedicated to running CHIP-8|List of computers}}
 
{{for|emulators for computers dedicated to running CHIP-8|List of computers}}
 
:''Note: The terms 'emulator', 'interpreter' and 'simulator' are used interchangeably by developers of interpreters of CHIP-8.''
 
:''Note: The terms 'emulator', 'interpreter' and 'simulator' are used interchangeably by developers of interpreters of CHIP-8.''
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'''CHIP-8''' is an interpreted programming language, developed by Joseph Weisbecker.<br>
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'''[[wikipedia:CHIP-8|CHIP-8]]''' is an interpreted programming language, developed by Joseph Weisbecker.<br>
  
 
Most CHIP-8 interpreters are [[Main_Page#Emulators_on_consoles.2C_phones_.26_other_hardware_.28....29|Homebrew emulators]] for their system, devices with official/marketed with CHIP-8 support include: the [https://mjbauer.biz/DREAM6800.htm DREAM 6800], [[wikipedia:COSMAC VIP|COSMAC VIP]], [[wikipedia:Telmac 1800|Telmac 1800]] and ETI-660.
 
Most CHIP-8 interpreters are [[Main_Page#Emulators_on_consoles.2C_phones_.26_other_hardware_.28....29|Homebrew emulators]] for their system, devices with official/marketed with CHIP-8 support include: the [https://mjbauer.biz/DREAM6800.htm DREAM 6800], [[wikipedia:COSMAC VIP|COSMAC VIP]], [[wikipedia:Telmac 1800|Telmac 1800]] and ETI-660.
  
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Extensions to CHIP-8 have existed since the 1970s, With some conflicting with each-other.<ref>https://chip-8.github.io/extensions/</ref><ref>https://github.com/trapexit/chip-8_documentation</ref> Most extensions have limited support outside of the interpreter they were made for, The most supported extension is S-CHIP.
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Extensions to CHIP-8 have existed since the 1970s, With some conflicting with each-other.<ref>https://chip-8.github.io/extensions/</ref><ref>https://github.com/trapexit/chip-8_documentation</ref> Most extensions have limited support outside of the interpreter they were made for. The most supported extensions are S-CHIP and XO-CHIP.
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CHIP-8 extensions include: CHIP-8C, CHIP-8E, CHIP-8X, CHIP-8I, CHIP-10, HiRes CHIP-8, CHIP-48, S-CHIP, and XO-CHIP.<br>
 
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S-CHIP (created in 1991).<ref>[https://chip-8.github.io/extensions/#super-chip-10 CHIP-8 Extensions: S-CHIP]</ref> is based on CHIP-48 (Created in 1990)<ref>[https://chip-8.github.io/extensions/#chip-48 CHIP-8 Extensions: CHIP-48]</ref>.
 
  
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For information on CHIP-8 extensions see: [https://chip-8.github.io/extensions/ CHIP-8 extensions and compatibility] by the CHIP-8 Research Facility
 
==Interpreters==
 
==Interpreters==
 
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|{{✓}}<ref Group=N>[https://gitlab.com/suborg/dale-8 DALE-8 is public domain]</ref>
 
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|Meltchip
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|MeltChip
 
|BlackBerry PlayBook
 
|BlackBerry PlayBook
 
|[https://github.com/karolprzyb/MeltChip/ git]
 
|[https://github.com/karolprzyb/MeltChip/ git]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Web}}
 
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20100127171830/http://newsdee.com/flip8/ Website]
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|[https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/287105 NewGrounds]
 
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|[https://apps.fortheusers.org/wiiu/CHIP8 CHIP8 Emulator]
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|CHIP8 Emulator
 
|align=left|{{Icon|WiiU}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|WiiU}}
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|[https://apps.fortheusers.org/wiiu/CHIP8 2.2]
 
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|Chippy
 
|Chippy
 
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|[https://www.zophar.net/consoles/wii/chip8/chippy.html pre-v2]
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|[https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Chippy_Wii 1.0]
 
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|CHIP8 TO SMD
 
|align=left|{{Icon|MD}}
 
|align=left|{{Icon|MD}}
 
|[http://pscd.ru/games/smd/csmd/8767-chip8-to-smd.html 2.0]
 
|[http://pscd.ru/games/smd/csmd/8767-chip8-to-smd.html 2.0]
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|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
 
|{{✓}}
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|{{?}}
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|-
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|Vinegar
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|TI-83<br>TI-83 Plus
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|[https://benryves.com/bin/vinegar/ 1.1]
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|?
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|CHIP-OTTO
 
|CHIP-OTTO
 
|ZX Spectrum<br>ZX Spectrum Next<br>Cambridge Z88
 
|ZX Spectrum<br>ZX Spectrum Next<br>Cambridge Z88
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|[https://www.komkon.org/~dekogel/vision8.html 1.0]
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|[https://retrobits.itch.io/chip-otto ?]
 
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|vic20 chip-8
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|Vic-20 Chip-8 Emulator
 
|VIC-20
 
|VIC-20
 
|[https://huffelduff.itch.io/vic20-chip-8 1.11]
 
|[https://huffelduff.itch.io/vic20-chip-8 1.11]
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|Flipper Zero
 
|Flipper Zero
 
|[https://github.com/dwdraugr/flipper-chip git]
 
|[https://github.com/dwdraugr/flipper-chip git]
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|?
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|{{✗}}
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|{{?}}
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|CHIP-8 console on FPGA
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|TinyFPGA BX
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|[https://github.com/pwmarcz/fpga-chip8 git]
 
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=References=
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==Comparisons==
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<div style="overflow-x:auto;width:100%">
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;width:100%"
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|- style="font-weight:bold;"
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! Interpreter
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! CHIP-8
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! S-CHIP
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! XO-CHIP
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! Other
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|-
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|Cadium
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}<ref>[https://github.com/gulrak/cadmium#supported-chip-8-variants Cadium supported CHIP-8 variants] - Cadium Github</ref>
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|-
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|chip8swemu
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|[[DSP]]
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}<ref>[https://github.com/leniad/dsp-emulator/blob/master/src/misc/init_games.pas dsp-emulator/src/misc/init_games.pas] - DSP GitHub</ref>
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|JAXE
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}<ref>[https://github.com/kurtjd/jaxe#features JAXE Features] - JAXE GitHub</ref>
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|-
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|Vision-8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|OmniChip-8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Pin8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|CHIP-8 emulator (KolibriOS)
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|CHIP-8 (ZealOS)
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|ChipChip
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{?}}
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|{{✓}}<ref>[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.GuillaumePayet.ChipChip ChipChip description] - Google Play</ref>
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|-
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|iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|PalmChip8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|DALE-8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Pico-CHIP8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|MeltChip
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Octo
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{?}}
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|-
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|Silicon8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{~}}
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|{{~}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Chip8.js
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Flip8 Redux
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|CHIP Emulator (Xbox one)
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Chip8x
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|CHIP8 Emulator (Wii U)
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Chippy
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Chip 8 Emulator (GameCube)
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Chip8-n64
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|PsChip8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Super-Chip8x
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|CHIP8 TO SMD
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|NES-CHIP-8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
 +
|Chip8-NX
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Chip-8 emulator (PS4)
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Chip8 (PS2/PS3)
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
 +
|Chip8-3DO
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Whack-a-Mole
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
 +
|CrabEmu
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
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|CHIP-8 emulator (DreamCast)
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
 +
|chipce8
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
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|-
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|CHIP-F8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Chip8me
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|DrChip 8
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
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|-
 +
|Chip-3DS
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|GB-8
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
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|-
 +
|pspchip8
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip8 Emulator (PSP)
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
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|-
 +
|DreamChip
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
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|-
 +
|Chips1
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|-
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|Chip8Pd
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|C8
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip8 (Lynx)
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
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|Chip-8-Pokitto
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
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|-
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|CHIP-8 mini
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip8Emu
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Schip8fx
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|C8SALT
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{~}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
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|Chip84CE
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
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|Chip8-TI68k
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
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|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Vinegar
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|8boy
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|ESPboy CHIP8
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
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|ESP32TinyChip8
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
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|Chip-8 STM32
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}<ref>[https://github.com/FedericoBruzzone/CHIP-8-STM32 CHIP-8 STM32 README]</ref>
 +
|-
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|CHIP 8 emulator (STM32)
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
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|TIVA8
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|ByteBoy
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|CHIP-8 UEFI
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|{{✓}}
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|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
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|GPCHIP
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|PluginChip8
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip-8 (Atari 8-bit)
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip09
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|CHIP-OTTO
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip8 (Amiga)
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|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|C64 Chip-8
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Vic-20 Chip-8 Emulator
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|CHIP-8 Simulator BBC/Master
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip-8 (RISC OS)
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|minimicro-chip8
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|CHIP-8 Emulator (PICO-8)
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|CHIP-80
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|chip-8.nvim
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{~}}
 +
|{{~}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|chip8.el
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|CHIP8-GM
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|E2-CHIP-8-interpreter
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip8Unity
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip8Interpreter4Unity
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Megazeux CHIP-8 Emulator
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{~}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|chip8 (PC-1350/PC-1360/PC-2500)
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|Chip-84 Rainmeter Edition
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|flipper-chip
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
|fpga-chip8
 +
|{{✓}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|{{✗}}
 +
|}
 +
==External links==
 +
* [https://johnearnest.github.io/chip8Archive/ CHIP-8 Archive] - CHIP-8, S-CHIP and XO-CHIP programs licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ CC0] license.
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* [https://www.zophar.net/pdroms/chip8.html CHIP-8 Public Domain ROMs - Zophar's Domain] - CHIP-8 and S-CHIP programs that are Public Domain.
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Historic emulation software]]

Revision as of 21:47, 15 April 2024

CHIP-8
PONG CHIP8.png
Screenshot of Pong implemented in CHIP-8
Developer Joseph Weisbecker
Type Interpreted programming language
Release date 1976[1] (original)
Emulated ✓
WIP Note: needs accuracy testing and checking for licensing
For emulators for computers dedicated to running CHIP-8, see List of computers.
Note: The terms 'emulator', 'interpreter' and 'simulator' are used interchangeably by developers of interpreters of CHIP-8.

CHIP-8 is an interpreted programming language, developed by Joseph Weisbecker.

Most CHIP-8 interpreters are Homebrew emulators for their system, devices with official/marketed with CHIP-8 support include: the DREAM 6800, COSMAC VIP, Telmac 1800 and ETI-660.

Extensions to CHIP-8 have existed since the 1970s, With some conflicting with each-other.[2][3] Most extensions have limited support outside of the interpreter they were made for. The most supported extensions are S-CHIP and XO-CHIP.

For information on CHIP-8 extensions see: CHIP-8 extensions and compatibility by the CHIP-8 Research Facility

Interpreters

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
Cadmium Windows Linux macOS 1.1.8 ✗ High ✓ ✓ ✓
chip8swemu Windows Linux git ✗ Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
DSP Windows Linux macOS git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
JAXE Windows Linux [N 1] git
libretro core 		✓ ? ✓ ✓ ?
Vision-8 Windows MS-DOS UNIX 1.0 ✗ ? NC ✗ ?
OmniChip-8 Windows Linux git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
Pin8 Haiku git ✗ ? NC ✗ ?
CHIP-8 Emulator KolibriOS git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
CHIP-8 ZealOS git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
Mobile / ARM
ChipChip Android 1.8.0 ✗ Mid ✗ ✓ ✓
Chip8 Java Android ? ✗ Low ✗ ✗ ~
iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator iOS git ✗ ? ✗ ✗ ~
PalmChip8 PalmOS 1.0 ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
DALE-8 KaiOS git ✗ ? ✓[N 2] ✗ ?
Pico-CHIP8 Linux ARM git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
MeltChip BlackBerry PlayBook git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
Web browsers
Octo Web Website
git 		✗ High ✓ ✓ ✓
Cadmium Web Website
git 		✗ High ✓ ✓ ✓
Silicon8 Web Website
git 		✗ ? ✓ ✗ ✓
Chip8.js Web Website
git 		✗ ? ✓ ✗ ✓
Flip8 Redux Web NewGrounds ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Consoles
CHIP Emulator Xbox One 1 ✗ Mid ? ✗ ✓
Chip8x Xbox v5 ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
CHIP8 Emulator Wii U 2.2 ✗ Mid ✓ ✗ ✓
Chippy Wii 1.0 ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ✓
Chip 8 Emulator GameCube 1.0a ✗ ? ? ✗ ✓
Chip8-n64 Nintendo 64 git ✗ Mid ✓ ✗ ✓
PsChip8 PlayStation git ✗ Mid ✓ ✗ ✓
Super-Chip8x Super Nintendo git ✗ Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
CHIP8 TO SMD Genesis 2.0 ✗ Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
NES-CHIP-8 NES git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
Chip8-NX Switch git ✗ Mid ✓ ✗ ~
Chip8 Emulator PlayStation 4 POC ✗ Low ? ✗ ~
CHIP8 PlayStation 3
PlayStation 2 		v1 ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Chip8-3DO 3DO git ✗ Low-Mid ✓ ✗ ~
Whack-a-Mole Dreamcast 0.900 ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
CrabEmu Dreamcast 0.2.0 ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
CHIP-8 emulator Saturn ? ✗ ? ? ✗ !
chipce8 PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ !
CHIP-F8 Channel F git ✗ ? ? ✗ ✗
Handhelds
Chip8me Nintendo DS 1.0 ✗ ? ✗ ✗ ✓
DrChip 8 GameBoy Advance 09/20/02 ✗ ? ✗ ✗ ✓
Chip-3DS Nintendo 3DS 1.0 ✗ Mid ? ✗ ~
GB-8 Game Boy git ✗ Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
Vision-8 for Gameboy Game Boy 1.0 ✗ ? NC ✗ ?
OmniChip-8 Game Boy git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
PSPChip8 PSP 1.0 ✗ Low ✗ ✗ ~
Chip8 Emulator PSP 1.0 Beta ✗ Low ✗ ✗ ✗
DreamChip PSP V4 ✗ Low ✗ ✗ ✗
Chips1 WonderSwan git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
Chip8Pd Playdate git ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
C8 GP32 0.2 ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Chip8 Atari Lynx ? ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Chip-8-Pokitto Pokitto git ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
CHIP-8 mini Pokemon Mini git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
Calculators
Chip8Emu TI-Nspire 1.2.2 ✗ Mid ✓ ✗ ✓
Schip8fx Casio AFX
Fx-9860 		1.11.0 ✗ Mid ? ✗ ✓
C8SALT TI-84 series git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ✓
Chip-84 TI84+CE git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
Chip84CE TI84+CE git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
Chip8-TI68k TI-68k git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
Vinegar TI-83
TI-83 Plus 		1.1 ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
Microcontrollers
8boy Arduino git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
ESPboy CHIP8 ESPboy git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
ESP32TinyChip8 ESP32 git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
Chip-8 STM32 STM32 git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
chip8-stm32 STM32 git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
TIVA8 TM4C123 git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
ByteBoy MSP430 git ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Firmware
CHIP-8 UEFI UEFI git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
GPCHIP Miyoo 0.0.1 ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ✓
PluginChip8 RockBox ? ✗ ? ✓ ? ✓
Home computers
Chip-8 Atari 8-bit git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
Chip09 Tandy CoCo 2
Dragon 32/64 		git ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Vision-8 AmigaOS
ColecoVision
Coleco ADAM
 1.0 ✗ ? NC ✗ ?
CHIP-OTTO ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum Next
Cambridge Z88 		? ✗ ? ✗ ✗ ?
Chip8 AmigaOS ? ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
C64 Chip-8 Commodore 64 git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
OmniChip-8 Commodore 64 git ✗ ? ✓ ✓ ?
Vic-20 Chip-8 Emulator VIC-20 1.11 ✗ ? ✗ ✗ ?
CHIP-8 Simulator BBC/Master BBC Micro
BBC Master 		? ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Chip-8 RiscOS 26-Jan-98 ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Fantasy Computers
minimicro-chip8 MiniMicro git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
CHIP-8 Emulator PICO-8 1.5 ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
CHIP-80 TIC-80 ? ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Text editor
chip-8.nvim NeoVim git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
chip8.el Emacs git ✗ ? ✓ ? ?
Game Engine
CHIP8-GM GameMaker git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
E2-CHIP-8-interpreter Garry's Mod git ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Chip8Unity Unity git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
Chip8Interpreter4Unity Unity git ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Megazeux CHIP-8 Emulator Megazeux ? ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
Other
chip8 Sharp PC-1350
PC-1360
PC-2500 		git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
Chip-84 Rainmeter Edition Rainmeter git ✗ ? ? ✗ ?
flipper-chip Flipper Zero git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?
CHIP-8 console on FPGA TinyFPGA BX git ✗ ? ✓ ✗ ?

Comparisons

Interpreter CHIP-8 S-CHIP XO-CHIP Other
Cadium ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓[4]
chip8swemu ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
DSP ✓ ✓[5] ✗ ✗
JAXE ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓[6]
Vision-8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
OmniChip-8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Pin8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-8 emulator (KolibriOS) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-8 (ZealOS) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
ChipChip ✓ ✓ ? ✓[7]
iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
PalmChip8 ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
DALE-8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Pico-CHIP8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
MeltChip ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Octo ✓ ✓ ✓ ?
Silicon8 ✓ ~ ~ ✗
Chip8.js ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Flip8 Redux ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
CHIP Emulator (Xbox one) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8x ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
CHIP8 Emulator (Wii U) ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
Chippy ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
Chip 8 Emulator (GameCube) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8-n64 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
PsChip8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Super-Chip8x ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP8 TO SMD ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
NES-CHIP-8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8-NX ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip-8 emulator (PS4) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8 (PS2/PS3) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8-3DO ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Whack-a-Mole ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CrabEmu ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-8 emulator (DreamCast) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
chipce8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-F8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8me ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
DrChip 8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip-3DS ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
GB-8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
pspchip8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8 Emulator (PSP) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
DreamChip ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chips1 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗
Chip8Pd ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
C8 ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
Chip8 (Lynx) ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
Chip-8-Pokitto ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-8 mini ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8Emu ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Schip8fx ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
C8SALT ✓ ~ ✗ ✗
Chip84CE ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8-TI68k ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
Vinegar ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
8boy ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
ESPboy CHIP8 ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
ESP32TinyChip8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip-8 STM32 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓[8]
CHIP 8 emulator (STM32) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
TIVA8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
ByteBoy ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-8 UEFI ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
GPCHIP ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
PluginChip8 ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
Chip-8 (Atari 8-bit) ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
Chip09 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-OTTO ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8 (Amiga) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
C64 Chip-8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Vic-20 Chip-8 Emulator ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-8 Simulator BBC/Master ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip-8 (RISC OS) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
minimicro-chip8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-8 Emulator (PICO-8) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
CHIP-80 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
chip-8.nvim ✓ ~ ~ ✗
chip8.el ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
CHIP8-GM ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
E2-CHIP-8-interpreter ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8Unity ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip8Interpreter4Unity ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Megazeux CHIP-8 Emulator ✓ ~ ✗ ✗
chip8 (PC-1350/PC-1360/PC-2500) ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
Chip-84 Rainmeter Edition ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
flipper-chip ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗
fpga-chip8 ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗

External links

References

  1. ↑ Joseph Weisbecker - Wikipedia
  2. ↑ https://chip-8.github.io/extensions/
  3. ↑ https://github.com/trapexit/chip-8_documentation
  4. ↑ Cadium supported CHIP-8 variants - Cadium Github
  5. ↑ dsp-emulator/src/misc/init_games.pas - DSP GitHub
  6. ↑ JAXE Features - JAXE GitHub
  7. ↑ ChipChip description - Google Play
  8. ↑ CHIP-8 STM32 README
Notes
  1. ↑ Only available outside of Windows and Linux as a libretro core (e.g., RetroArch).
  2. ↑ DALE-8 is public domain
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