CHIP-8 emulators

CHIP-8

Screenshot of Pong implemented in CHIP-8
Developer	Joseph Weisbecker
Release date	1977
Emulated	✓

Note: The terms 'emulator', 'interpreter' and 'simulator' are used interchangeably by developers of CHIP-8 interpreters.

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

CHIP-8 was designed to use little memory, Joseph Weisbecker comparing a program he created in CHIP-8 to one in BASIC. With the CHIP-8 implentation using less memory.

Microcomputers with CHIP-8 support are listed here, for other implentations see interpreters

Adoption

There have been multiple communities that have used CHIP-8.

In the late 1970s to 1980s microcomputer kit communities are where CHIP-8 was first popular.

This is due to systems like the COSMAC VIP including CHIP-8 programs in instruction manuals. In these communities CHIP-8 programs and extensions were being shared with newsletters, like 'DREAMER' and 'VIPER magazine'

Later, in the 1990s CHIP-8 began to be popular on graphing calculators. This community started when a CHIP-8 interpreter called CHIP-48, the origin the 'CHIP-48' extension was released on the HP-48 in 1990. In 1991 the 'S-CHIP' interpreter released on HP-49G, with the 'S-CHIP' extension being a derivative of CHIP-48.

Since then there have been other communities that have created and ported interpreters, devices such as home computers and consoles have been hardware targeted by some software developers. With interpreters still being made for consoles and computers, as well as many other old and new devices. In the 2010s the Octojam competition started with the creation of XO-CHIP, which was created in 2014. Octojam which has ran from 2014-2023, with had dozens of CHIP-8, S-CHIP, and XO-CHIP programs created for it.

CHIP-8 extensions

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

Extensions to CHIP-8 have existed since the 1970s.

CHIP-8, and its extensions are based on implementing opcodes in interpreters. The original CHIP-8 being the most supported, with the most supported extensions being S-CHIP and XO-CHIP.

When extensions change the behavior of an opcode it makes the specific opcode when used incompatible with other extensions, most derivative extensions try to maintain backward compatibility with 'parent' extension. If commonly used or many opcodes' behavior is change it will large incompatibilities with extensions.

Computers with CHIP-8 support

For more information on these computers, see List of computers.

Devices with official/endorsed or other well-known CHIP-8 support.

These devices include: DREAM 6800, COSMAC VIP, HUG1802/ETI-660, Oscom Nano, Telmac 1800, Telmac 2000, V-ELF, VIP2K Membership Card.

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Interpreters

Computers (x86)	Windows, Linux, macOS, DOS, etc.
Mobile \ ARM	Mobile / ARM devices
Web Browser	Web browsers (Chrome, Firefox, etc.)
Other computers	Classic Mac OS, Amiga, etc.
Consoles	Home consoles, handheld consoles
Other devices	Calculators, microcontrollers, firmware, etc.
Other platforms	Plug-ins, extensions, addons, etc.

Computers

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Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	Libretro Core	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
PC / x86
Cadmium		1.1.8	✗	Cycle	✓	✓	✓
C-Octo		git	✗	High	✓	✓	✓
CubeChip-SDL		git	✗	High	✓	✓	✓
JAXE		git libretro core	✓	High	✓	✓	✓
chip8swemu		git	✗	Mid	✓	✗	✓
DSP		git	✗	Mid	✓	✓	✓
Fish 'N' Chips		1.15	✗	Mid	?	✗	✓
InfoChip8		0.1J	✗	Mid	✓	✗	~
shmip8		git	✗	Mid	✓	✗	~
Vision-8		1.0	✗	High-Mid	NC	✗	~
SVision-8		?	✗	High-Mid	NC	✗	~
CHIP-8 Interpreter		git	✗	Mid	✓	✗	~
Chip8		2.2.0	✗	Mid	✗	✗	~
DOS Chip-8 / VChip-8		1.1	✗	Low-Mid	?	✗	~
chip8-asm64-emu		git	✗	Mid	✓	✗	✗
OmniChip-8		git	✗	Low	✓	✓	✗
CowChip		0.2	✗	Low-Mid	✗	✗	✗
Chip8-DOS		git	✗	Low-Mid	✓	✗	✗
Pin8		git	✗	TBD	NC	✗	!
CHIP-8 Emulator		git	✗	TBD	✓	✗	!
CHIP-8	ZealOS	git	✗	TBD	✓	✗	!
Emu OS	x86 CPUs	git	✗	TBD	✓	✗	!

Mobile \ ARM

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Mobile / ARM
Chip8		0.7.1	High	✓	✗	✓
ChipChip		1.8.0	Mid	✗	✓	✓
C-Octo		git	High	✓	✓	✓
iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator		git	TBD	✗	✗	~
PalmChip8		1.0	TBD	✗	✗	!
DALE-8		git	TBD	PD	✗	!
Pico-CHIP8		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
MeltChip	BlackBerry PlayBook	git	TBD	✓	✗	!

Browser

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Web browsers
Octo		Website git	High	✓	✓	✓
Cadmium		Website git	Cycle	✓	✓	✓
Silicon8		Website git	High	✓	✗	✓
Chip-8		Website git	High	✓	✓	✓
Chip8.js		Website git	TBD	✓	✗	~
Flip8 Redux		NewGrounds	TBD	✗	✗	✗

Other computers

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Computers / m68k, PPC
Vision-8		1.0	High-Mid	NC	✗	✓
Chip-8 for Suns	SunOS	?	TBD	?	✗	!
Crazy-8		1.0.4	TBD	✓	✗	!
MacVision-8		1.0	TBD	NC	✗	!
ChipEm		0.4 Beta	TBD	?	✗	!
Chip8		?	TBD	NC	✗	!
Home computers
Chip-8	Atari 8-bit	git	TBD	✓	✓	!
Chip09	Tandy CoCo 2 Dragon 32/64	git	TBD	?	✗	!
Vision-8	MSX	1.0	TBD	NC	✗	!
SVision-8	MSX	?	TBD	NC	✗	!
CHIP-OTTO	ZX Spectrum Next Cambridge Z88	?	TBD	✗	✗	!
ZX Chip8		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
C64 Chip-8		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
OmniChip-8		git	TBD	✓	✓	!
Chip-8 Emulator		?	TBD	✗	✗	!
MoeCHIP-8 for C64		git	TBD	?	✗	!
Vic-20 Chip-8 Emulator		1.11	TBD	✗	✗	!
CHIP-8 Simulator BBC/Master	BBC Master	?	TBD	✗	✗	!
Chip-8		26-Jan-98	TBD	?	✗	!
Portable computers / Pocket computers
SCHIP		1.0	TBD	✗	✗	!
chip8	Sharp PC-1350 PC-1360 PC-2500	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
CHIP-850	PC-G850	?	TBD	✓	✗	!
LXV8	HP 95LX HP 100LX HP200LX	?	Mid	NC	✗	!
CHIP8-100	TRS-80 Model 100	git	TBD	?	✗	!
IC35 Chip8 emulator	Siemans IC35	0.1	TBD	✓	✗	!

Consoles

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Consoles
Chip8 Xbox One		?	Mid	✓	✗	✓
CHIP8 Emulator		2.2	Mid	✓	✗	✓
Chippy		1.0	TBD	✓	✗	✓
Chip 8 Emulator		1.0a	TBD	✗	✗	✓
Chip8-n64		git	Mid	✓	✗	✓
PsChip8		git	Mid	✓	✗	✓
Super Chip8x		git ROM	Mid	✓	✗	✓
CHIP8 TO SMD		2.0	Mid	✗	✗	✓
Chip8-NX		git	Mid	✓	✗	~
Chip8x		v5	Low-Mid	✗	✗	~
Chip8-3DO		git	Low-Mid	✓	✗	~
Chip8 Emulator		POC	Low	?	✗	~
chip-64		git	TBD	✓	✓	✗
CHIP-8 GENESIS		git	TBD	?	✗	✗
NES-CHIP-8		git ROM	High	✓	✗	✗
CHIP-F8		git	Mid	?	✗	✗
CHIP8		v1	Mid	?	✗	!
Chip-8 XNA		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
Whack-a-Mole		0.900	TBD	?	✗	!
CrabEmu		0.2.0	TBD	✓	✗	!
SMS Chip-8 interpreter		git 0.21	TBD	✓	✗	!
CHIP-8 emulator		?	TBD	✗	✗	!
chipce8		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
Chippi	Intellivision	?	TBD	✗	✗	!
Handhelds
Chip8me		1.0	Mid	✗	✗	✓
DrChip 8		09/20/02	TBD	✗	✗	✓
CEightY		git PND	Mid	?	✗	✓
Chip-3DS		1.0 git	Mid	?	✗	~
PSPChip8		1.0	Low	✗	✗	~
DreamChip		V4	Low	✗	✗	✗
GB-8		git	High	✓	✗	✗
damaged chip8		git	High	✓	✓	✗
Vision-8 for Gameboy		1.0	TBD	NC	✗	!
OmniChip-8		git	TBD	✓	✓	!
MicroCHIP		1.0 git	TBD	?	✗	!
VITA-8		git	TBD	?	✗	!
Dingux-chip8		?	TBD	?	✗	!
gpchip		?	TBD	?	✗	!
Chips1		git	TBD	✓	✓	!
Chip8Pd		git	TBD	?	✗	!
C8		0.2	TBD	?	✗	!
EFCS		0.1	TBD	?	✗	!
Chip8		?	TBD	✓	✗	!
Chip-N	N-Gage	0.1	TBD	?	✗	!
CHIP/8	P/ECE	?	TBD	?	✗	!
Chip-8-Pokitto	Pokitto	git	TBD	?	✗	!
CHIP-8 mini		git	TBD	✓	✗	!

Other devices

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Calculators
S-CHIP	HP48SX	1.1	TBD	NC	✗	✓
CHIP48	HP48GX HP48SX	GX SX	TBD	✗	✗	✓
Chip8Emu		1.2.2	Mid	✓	✗	✓
Schip8fx	Casio AFX Fx-9860	1.11.0	Mid	?	✗	✓
C8SALT	TI-84 series	git	TBD	✓	✗	✓
Chip-84		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
Chip84CE		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
Chip8-TI68k	TI-68k	git	TBD	✓	✓	!
Chip83	TI-83	0.1	TBD	?	✗	!
Chip8/SChip8 Emulation Library	TI-92 TI-92 Plus	0.9 Beta	TBD	?	✗	!
CP300 Chip8	Casio ClassPad 300	1.03	TBD	✓	✗	!
Vinegar	TI-83 TI-83 Plus	1.1	TBD	✓	✗	!
uChip8	TI-85	0.1	TBD	?	✗	!
HP Prime Chip8 Emulator	HP Prime	1.6	TBD	?	✗	!
CHIP-8	N0110	Upilson git	TBD	?	✗	!
Microcontrollers
8boy		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
ESPboy CHIP8	ESPboy	git	TBD	✓	✓	!
ESP32TinyChip8	ESP32	git	TBD	✓	✓	!
chip8-esp8266	ESP8266	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
Tjipp8	PIC16F17xx	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
Chip-8 STM32	STM32	git	TBD	✓	✓	!
chip8-stm32	STM32	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
chip8stm32	STM32	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
TIVA8	TM4C123	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
ByteBoy	MSP430	git	TBD	?	✗	!
Firmware
CHIP-8 UEFI		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
GPCHIP	Miyoo	0.0.1	TBD	✓	✗	✓
PluginChip8		?	TBD	✓	?	✓
Fantasy computers/consoles
CHIP-8 Emulator		1.5	TBD	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-80		Update 4	TBD	✗	✗	✗
CHIP8 Emulator	LowRes NX	?	TBD	?	✗	!
Chip-8 emulator	Vircon32	?	TBD	✓	✗	!
chip8uxn	Uxn	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
minimicro-chip8	MiniMicro	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
Other
chip8swemu	Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros	git	Mid	✓	✗	✓
flipper-chip	Flipper Zero	git	TBD	✓	✗	✗
CHIP-8 console on FPGA	TinyFPGA BX	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
ICED Potato	ICE40UP5K	git	TBD	✓	✗	!

Other platforms

Name	Platform(s)	Latest Version	Accuracy	FLOSS	Active	Recommended
Text editor
chip-8.nvim	NeoVim	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
chip8.el	Emacs	git	TBD	✓	?	!
Game Engine / Mod
CHIP8-GM	GameMaker	git	High-Mid	✓	✗	✓
chip8emu-agk	AppGameKit 2	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
Godot CHIP-8 Emulator	Godot (GDScript)	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
E2-CHIP-8-interpreter	Garry's Mod	git	TBD	?	✗	!
Chip8Unity	Unity	git	TBD	✓	✗	!
Chip8Interpreter4Unity	Unity	git	TBD	PD	✗	!
Blit-8	Minecraft	1.0	TBD	✓	✗	!
Megazeux CHIP-8 Emulator	Megazeux	?	TBD	?	✗	!
Other
WAVE Multi-Emulator	Scratch	1.1.2 git	TBD	?	✗	!
SuperCHIP emulator		git	TBD	✓	✗	!
SnxChip8		?	TBD	✓	✗	!
emuchip8me	J2ME	git	TBD	?	✗	!
Project Cherry	FreeBASIC	git	TBD	NC	✗	!
Chip-84 Rainmeter Edition	Rainmeter	git	TBD	?	✗	!
cl-chip8	Common Lisp	git	TBD	✓	✗	!

Extension support

Computer
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
Cadmium	✓	✓	✓	✓
C-Octo	✓	✓	✓	✗
CubeChip-SDL	✓	✓	✓	✓
JAXE	✓	✓	✓	✓
chip8swemu	✓	✓	✗	✗
DSP	✓	✓	✗	✗
Fish 'N' Chips	✓	✓	✗	✗
InfoChip8	✓	✗	✗	✗
shmip8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Vision-8	✓	✗	✗	✗
SVision-8	✓	✓	✗	✗
CHIP-8 Interpreter (DOS)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8 (DOS)	✓	✓	✗	✗
DOS Chip-8 / VChip-8	✓	✓	✗	✗
chip8-asm64-emu	✓	✗	✗	✗
OmniChip-8	✓	✗	✗	✗
CowChip	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8-DOS	✓	✗	✗	✗
Pin8	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-8 emulator (KolibriOS)	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-8 (ZealOS)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Emu OS	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip-8 for Suns	✓	✗	✗	✗
Crazy-8	✓	✓	✗	✗
MacVision-8	✓	✗	✗	✗
ChipEm	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8 (Amiga)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip-8 (Atari 8-bit)	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip09	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-OTTO	✓	✗	✗	✗
ZX Chip8	✓	✗	✗	✗
C64 Chip-8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip-8 Emulator (Commodore 64)	✓	✗	✗	✗
MoeCHIP-8 for C64	✓	✗	✗	✗
Vic-20 Chip-8 Emulator	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-8 Simulator BBC/Master	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip-8 (RISC OS)	✓	✗	✗	✗
SCHIP (Windows CE)	✓	✓	✗	✗
CHIP-850	✓	✗	✗	✗
LXV8	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP8-100	✓	✗	✗	✗
IC35 Chip8 emulator	✓	✗	✗	✗

Mobile
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
ChipChip	✓	✓	✗	✓
iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator	✓	✓	✗	✗
PalmChip8	✓	✓	✗	✗
DALE-8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Pico-CHIP8	✓	✗	✗	✗
MeltChip	✓	✗	✗	✗

Console
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
Chip8 Xbox One	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP8 Emulator (Wii U)	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chippy	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip 8 Emulator (GameCube)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8-n64	✓	✗	✗	✗
PsChip8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Super-Chip8x	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP8 TO SMD	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip8-NX	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8x	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip8-3DO	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip-8 emulator (PS4)	✓	✗	✗	✗
chip-64	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-8 GENESIS	✓	✗	✗	✗
NES-CHIP-8	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-F8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8 (PS2/PS3)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8 XNA	✓	✗	✗	✗
Whack-a-Mole	✓	✗	✗	✗
CrabEmu	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-8 emulator (DreamCast)	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-8 emulator (Saturn)	✓	✗	✗	✗
SMS Chip-8 interpreter	✓	✗	✗	✗
chipce8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chippi	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8me	✓	✓	✗	✗
DrChip 8	✓	✗	✗	✗
CEightY	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip-3DS	✓	✗	✗	✗
GB-8	✓	✗	✗	✗
damaged chip8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8 Emulator (PSP)	✓	✗	✗	✗
DreamChip	✓	✗	✗	✗
MicroCHIP	✓	✓	✗	✗
VITA-8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Dingux-Chip8	✓	✗	✗	✗
gpchip (Dingoo)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chips1	✓	✓	✓	✗
Chip8Pd	✓	✗	✗	✗
C8	✓	✓	✗	✗
EFCS	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8 (Lynx)	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip-N	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP/8	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip-8-Pokitto	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-8 mini	✓	✗	✗	✗

Calculator
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
S-CHIP	✓	✓	✗	✗
CHIP48	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8Emu	✓	✗	✗	✗
Schip8fx	✓	✓	✗	✗
C8SALT	✓	~	✗	✗
Chip-84	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip84CE	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8-TI68k	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip83	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8/SChip8 Emulation Library	✓	✓	✗	✗
CP300 Chip8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Vinegar	✓	✓	✗	✗
uChip8	✓	✓	✗	✗
HP Prime Chip8 Emulator	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-8 (N0110)	✓	✓	✗	✗

Microcontroller
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
8boy	✓	✓	✗	✗
ESPboy CHIP8	✓	✓	✗	✗
ESP32TinyChip8	✓	✗	✗	✗
chip8-esp8266	✓	✗	✗	✗
Tjipp8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip-8 STM32	✓	✓	✓	✓
chip8-stm32	✓	✗	✗	✗
chip8stm32	✓	✓	✗	✗
TIVA8	✓	✗	✗	✗
ByteBoy	✓	✗	✗	✗

Firmware
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
CHIP-8 UEFI	✓	✗	✗	✗
GPCHIP (Miyoo)	✓	✗	✗	✗
PluginChip8	✓	✓	✗	✗

Fantasy Computer/Console
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
CHIP-8 Emulator (PICO-8)	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-80	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP8 Emulator (LowRes NX)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip-8 emulator (Vircon32)	✓	✗	✗	✗
chip8uxn	✓	✗	✗	✗
minimicro-chip8	✓	✗	✗	✗

Other
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
chip8 (PC-1350/PC-1360/PC-2500)	✓	✗	✗	✗
flipper-chip	✓	✗	✗	✗
CHIP-8 console on FPGA	✓	✗	✗	✗
ICED POTATO	✓	✗	✗	✗

Browser
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
Octo	✓	✓	✓	✗
Silicon8	✓	~	~	✗
Chip-8 (Web)	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8.js	✓	✗	✗	✗
Flip8 Redux	✓	✓	✗	✗

Program add-on/plugin
Interpreter	CHIP-8	S-CHIP	XO-CHIP	Other
chip-8.nvim	✓	~	~	✗
chip8.el	✓	✓	✗	✗
CHIP8-GM	✓	✓	✗	✗
chip8emu-agk	✓	✗	✗	✗
Godot CHIP-8 Emulator	✓	✗	✗	✗
E2-CHIP-8-interpreter	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8Unity	✓	✗	✗	✗
Chip8Interpreter4Unity	✓	✗	✗	✗
Blit-8	✓	✗	✗	✗
Megazeux CHIP-8 Emulator	✓	~	✗	✗
WAVE Multi-Emulator	✓	✓	✓	✓
SuperCHIP emulator	✓	✓	✗	✓
SnxChip8	✓	✗	✗	✗
emuchip8me	✓	✓	✗	✗
Project Cherry	✓	✓	✗	✗
Chip-84 Rainmeter Edition	✓	✓	✗	✗
cl-chip8	✓	✗	✗	✗

Descriptions

PC/Multi-system

Interpreters that support PC (x86), includes alternative systems the interpreter supports.

• Cadmium The GUI is hard to navigate, many emulation options, Best CHIP-8 extension support, Great debugger. (PC, Web)
• C-Octo Simple GUI to enable compatibility with CHIP-8, S-CHIP and XO-CHIP. (PC, Raspberry Pi)
• CubeChip-SDL Drag and drop to load ROMs. (PC)
• JAXE Good selections of options for emulation, Defaults to S-CHIP mod. (PC, Libretro)
• chip8swemu Simple GUI with, easy to navigate. (PC, G&W)
• DSP Hard to use and run games.(PC)
• Fish 'N' Chips Simple GUI with, easy to navigate. (Windows)
• InfoChip8 Rainbow color palette. nothing else notable, command line/Terminal. (Windows)
• shmip8 Needs ROM to be specified in command line/terminal. (PC)
• Vision-8 Blurry resolution scaling (Windows). (PC, Coleco, Amiga, MSX)
• SVision-8 Adds S-CHIP support to Vision-8 (PC, Coleco, Amiga, MSX)
• CHIP-8 Interpreter nothing notable, command line/Terminal. (DOS)
• Chip8 Odd key-mapping. nothing else notable, command line/Terminal. (DOS)
• DOS Chip-8 / VChip-8 nothing notable, command line/Terminal. (DOS)
• chip8-asm64-emu nothing notable, command line/Terminal. (Linux)
• OmniChip-8 Needs ROM to be specified in command line/terminal. (PC)
• CowChip Sensitive to illegal function calls and crashes due to them. (Windows)
• Chip8-DOS nothing notable, command line/Terminal. (DOS)
• Pin8 Placeholder text. (Haiku)
• CHIP-8 Emulator Placeholder text. (KolibriOS)
• CHIP-8 Placeholder text. (ZealOS)
• Emu OS Placeholder text. (x86 CPU)

Mobile / ARM

• Chip8 Touchscreen buttons for keys. (Android)
• ChipChip Touchscreen buttons for keys. (Android)
• iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator Placeholder text. (iOS)
• PalmChip8 Placeholder text. (Palm)
• DALE-8 Placeholder text. (KaiOS)
• Pico-CHIP8 Placeholder text. (Raspberry Pi Pico)
• MeltChip Placeholder text. (BlackBerry PlayBook)

Web

• Octo IDE and interpreter, multiple extension support, compatibility profile for specific extensions (customizable). (Web)
• Silicon8 allows selecting supported extensions (original, S-CHIP and XO-CHIP) and emulation speed. (Web)
• Chip-8 currently only supports the original CHIP-8, load custom ROMs with the load button (Web)
• Chip8.js Can't load custom CHIP-8 binaries/ROMs, new instance has to be made to add games. (Web)
• Flip8 Redux Can't load custom CHIP-8 binaries/ROMs. (Web)

Computers (PPC, m64k)

• Chip-8 for Suns Placeholder text. (SunOS)
• Crazy-8 Placeholder text. (Classic Mac OS)
• MacVision-8 Placeholder text. (Classic Mac OS)
• ChipEm Placeholder text. (Amiga)
• Chip8 Placeholder text (Amiga)

Home computers

• Chip-8 Placeholder text. (Atari 8-bit)
• Chip09 Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using LWTOOLS. (Tandy CoCo 2, Dragon 32/64)
• CHIP-OTTO Includes games, no ROM selection interface (press J to go to next game). Can load games from a different tape. (ZX Spectrum (Next), Cambridge Z88)
• ZX Chip8 Placeholder text. (ZX Spectrum)
• C64 Chip-8 Placeholder text. (Commodore 64)
• OmniChip-8 Placeholder text. (Commodore 64)
• Chip-8 Emulator Placeholder text (Commodore 64)
• MoeCHIP-8 for C64 Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using KickAssembler. (Commodore 64)
• Vic-20 Chip-8 Emulator Separate floppy disk for games, instructions in manual for custom ROMs. (VIC-20)
• CHIP-8 Simulator BBC/Master Placeholder text. (BBC Micro, BBC Master)
• Chip-8 Placeholder text. (RISC OS)

Portable computers

• SCHIP Placeholder text. (Windows CE)
• chip8 Placeholder text. (Sharp PC-1350, PC-1360, PC-2500)
• CHIP-850 Placeholder text. (PC-G850)
• LXV8 Placeholder text. (HP 95LX, HP 100LX, HP 200LX)
• CHIP8-100 Placeholder text. (TRS-80 Model 100)
• IC35 Chip8 emulator Placeholder text. (Siemans IC35)

Console

• Chip8 Xbox One Placeholder text. (Xbox one)
• CHIP8 Emulator Placeholder text (Wii U)
• Chippy Very simple interface. Loads ROMs from CHIP8 folder in your storage device. (Wii)
• Chip 8 Emulator Placeholder text. (GameCube)
• Chip8-n64 Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using Libdragon. (Nintendo 64)
• PsChip8 Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using PSYQ SDK and GNU Make (PlayStation 1)
• Super Chip8x Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using asar. (Super Nintendo)
• CHIP8 TO SMD Placeholder text. (Mega Drive)
• Chip8-NX Placeholder text. (Switch)
• Chip8x Good interface. Can load ROMs from disk, HDD or any other storage device (Xbox)
• Chip8 Emulator Placeholder text. (PlayStation 4)
• Chip8-3DO Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using 3DODev. (3DO)
• chip-64 Doesn't work in tested emulators. Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using bass. (Nintendo 64)
• CHIP-8 GENESIS Placeholder text. (Genesis)
• NES-CHIP-8 Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using cc65. (Nintendo Entertainment System)
• CHIP-F8 Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using dasm. (Channel F)
• CHIP8 Placeholder text. (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3)
• Chip-8 XNA Placeholder text. (Xbox 360)
• Whack-a-Mole Placeholder text. (Dreamcast)
• CrabEmu Placeholder text. (Dreamcast)
• SMS Chip-8 interpreter Placeholder text. (Master System)
• CHIP-8 emulator Placeholder text, (Saturn)
• chipce8 Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using PCEAS. (PC Engine / Turbo Grafx 16)
• Chippi Comes bundled with a program to convert CHIP-8 ROMs to be able to run on tapes. (Intellivision)

Handheld console

• Chip8me Simple, easy to use GUI, loads ROMs from SD card. (Nintendo DS)
• DrChip 8 Placeholder text. (Game Boy Advance)
• CEightY Placeholder text. (Pandora)
• Chip-3DS Placeholder text. (3DS)
• PSPChip8 Basic ROM selection interface. (PlayStation Portable)
• DreamChip Placeholder text. (PlayStation Portable)
• GB-8 Basic ROM selection interface. Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using RGBDS v0.5.0. (Game Boy)
• damaged chip8 Uses SELECT to switch ROMs. Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using RGBDS v0.3.10. (Game Boy)
• Vision-8 for Gameboy Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using GBDK. (Game Boy)
• OmniChip-8 Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using z88dk(Game Boy)
• MicroCHIP Simple ROM selection. (PlayStation Vita)
• VITA-8 Placeholder text. (PlayStation Vita)
• Dingux-chip8 Placeholder text. (Dingoo)
• gpchip Placeholder text. (Dingoo)
• Chips1 Placeholder text. (WonderSwan)
• Chip8Pd Placeholder text. (Playdate)
• C8 Placeholder text. (GP32)
• EFCS Placeholder text. (GP2X)
• Chip8 Placeholder text. (Lynx)
• Chip-N Placeholder text. (N-Gage)
• CHIP/8 Placeholder text. (P/ECE)
• Chip-8-Pokitto Placeholder text. (Pokitto)
• CHIP-8 mini Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using PMAS. (Pokemon Mini)

Calculator

• S-CHIP Placeholder text. (49G)
• CHIP48 Placeholder text. (HP48GX, GP48SX)
• Chip8Emu Placeholder text. (TI-Nspire)
• schip8fx Placeholder text. (Casio AFX, Fx-9860)
• C8SALT Placeholder text. (TI-84+ CE)
• Chip-84 Placeholder text. (TI-84+ CE)
• Chip84CE Placeholder text. (TI-84+ CE)
• Chip8-TI68k Placeholder text. (TI68k)
• Chip83 Placeholder text. (TI-83)
• Chip8/SChip8 Emulation Library Placeholder text. (TI-92, TI-92 Plus)
• CP300 Chip8 Placeholder text. (Casio ClassPad 300)
• Vinegar Placeholder text. (TI-83, TI-83+)
• uChip8 Placeholder text. (TI-85)
• HP Prime Chip8 Emulator Placeholder text. (HP Prime)
• CHIP-8 Placeholder text. (N0110)

Microcontrollers

• 8boy Placeholder text. (Arduino)
• ESPboy CHIP8 Placeholder text. (ESPboy)
• ESP32TinyChip8 Placeholder text. (ESP32)
• chip8-esp8266 Placeholder text. (ESP8266)
• Tjipp8 Placeholder text. (PIC16F17xx)
• Chip-8 STM32 Placeholder text. (STM32)
• chip8-stm32 Placeholder text. (STM32)
• chip8stm32 Placeholder text. (STM32)
• TIVA8 Placeholder text. (TM4C123)
• ByteBoy Placeholder text. (MSP430)

Firmware

• CHIP-8 UEFI Needs recompilation for custom ROMs, using EDK II. (UEFI)
• GPCHIP Placeholder text. (Miyoo)
• PluginChip8 Due to systems having less buttons than the original CHIP-8 key mapping there is a custom system for changing the key mapping. (Rockbox)

Fantasy consoles/computers

• CHIP-8 Emulator Can't load custom CHIP-8 binaries/ROMs. (PICO-8)
• CHIP-80 Can't load custom CHIP-8 binaries/ROMs. (TIC-80)
• CHIP8 Emulator Placeholder text. (LowRes NX)
• Chip-8 emulator Custom ROMs need to use this ROM conversion tool. (Vircon32)
• chip8uxn Placeholder text. (Uxn)
• minimicro-chip8 Placeholder text. (MiniMicro)

Other

• flipper-chip does not support any controls/input. (Flipper Zero)
• CHIP-8 console on FPGA Placeholder text. (TinyFPGA BX)
• ICED Potato Placeholder text. (ICE40UP5K)

Game Engine

• CHIP8-GM F1 to show prompts (buttons for actions) and other tool-tips.
• chip8emu-agk Placeholder text. (AppGameKit 2)
• Godot CHIP-8 Emulator Placeholder text. (Godot)
• E2-CHIP-8-interpreter Placeholder text. (Garry's Mod)
• Chip8Unity Placeholder text. (Unity)
• Chip8Interpreter4Unity Placeholder text. (Unity)
• Blit-8 Placeholder text. (Minecraft)
• Megazeux CHIP-8 Emulator Placeholder text. (Megazeux)

Other

• Wave-Multi-Emulator Placeholder text. (Scratch)
• SuperCHIP emulator Placeholder text. (Java)
• SnxChip8 Placeholder text. (Java)
• emuchip8me Placeholder text. (J2ME)
• Project CherryPlaceholder text. (FreeBASIC)
• Chip-84 Rainmeter Edition is blurry when set to a resolution higher than the original CHIP-8 due to Rainmeter not supporting nearest neighbor pixel interpolation. (Rainmeter)
• cl-chip8 Placeholder text. (Common Lisp)

See also

• Fantasy console emulators

External links

• Chip-8 Database - Games, Programs and demos for: CHIP-8, CHIP-8X, SCHIP, XO-CHIP and MegaCHIP.
• CHIP-8 Archive - CHIP-8, S-CHIP and XO-CHIP programs licensed under the CC0 license.
• CHIP-8 Public Domain ROMs - Zophar's Domain - CHIP-8 and S-CHIP programs that are Public Domain.
• Let's Emu Chip-8 Emulator Lists Windows CHIP-8 interpreters not listed here.
• The GitHub topics: CHIP-8 emulator, CHIP-8 and CHIP-8 interpreter. Which may have intepreters not listed here.

References

Notes