CHIP-8 emulators
CHIP-8 is an interpreted programming language, developed by Joseph Weisbecker.
Most interpreters and emulators are one of the Homebrew emulators for their system, Devices with official/marketed with CHIP-8 support include: the DREAM 6800, COSMAC VIP, Telmac 1800 and ETI-660. See this page for information of emulation of these systems.
Extensions to CHIP-8 have existed since the 1970s, With some extensions conflicting with each-other[1][2] most extensions have limited support outside of the interpreter they were made for, with the notable exception S-CHIP (also known as SCHIP and Super-Chip).
CHIP-8 extensions include: CHIP-8C, CHIP-8E, CHIP-8X, CHIP-8I, CHIP-10, HiRes CHIP-8, CHIP-48, XO-CHIP, S-CHIP
To test accuracy to the original CHIP-8 use the: CHIP-8 test suite
Interpreters and emulators
Name | Platform(s) | Latest Version | Libretro Core | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended | ||
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PC / x86 | |||||||||
Cadmium | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1.1.8 | ✗ | High | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
chip8swemu | ![]() ![]() |
git | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
DSP | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
JAXE | ![]() ![]() |
git libretro core |
✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
Vision-8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1.0 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
CHIP-8 | ZealOS | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
Mobile / ARM | |||||||||
ChipChip | ![]() |
1.8.0 | ✗ | Mid | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Chip8 | ![]() ![]() |
? | ✗ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | ||
iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator | ![]() |
git | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | ||
Web browsers | |||||||||
Octo | ![]() |
Website git |
✗ | High | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Cadmium | ![]() |
Website git |
✗ | High | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Silicon8 | ![]() |
Website git |
✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
Chip8.js | ![]() |
Website git |
✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
Flip8 | ![]() |
Website | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
Consoles | |||||||||
CHIP Emulator | ![]() |
1 | ✗ | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ||
Chip8x | ![]() |
v5 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
CHIP8 Emulator | ![]() |
2.2 | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
Chippy | ![]() |
pre-v2 | ✗ | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ||
Chip 8 Emulator | ![]() |
1.0a | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ||
Chip8-n64 | ![]() |
git | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
PsChip8 | ![]() |
git | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
Super-Chip8x | ![]() |
git | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Chip8 To SMD | ![]() |
2.0 | ✗ | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
NES-CHIP-8 | NES | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
Chip8-NX | ![]() |
git | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ~ | ||
Chip8 Emulator | ![]() |
POC | ✗ | Low | ? | ✗ | ~ | ||
CHIP8 | ![]() ![]() |
v1 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
Chip8-3DO | ![]() |
git | ✗ | Low-Mid | ~ | ✗ | ~ | ||
CHIP-F8 | Channel F | git | ✗ | ? | ~ | ✗ | ✗ | ||
Handhelds | |||||||||
Chip8me | ![]() |
1.0 | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
DrChip 8 | ![]() |
09/20/02 | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
Chip-3DS | ![]() |
1.0 | ✗ | Mid | ? | ✗ | ~ | ||
GB-8 | Game Boy | git | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Vision-8 for Gameboy | Game Boy | 1.0 | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
PSPChip8 | ![]() |
1.0 | ✗ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | ||
Chip8 Emulator | ![]() |
1.0 Beta | ✗ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ||
DreamChip | ![]() |
V4 | ✗ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ||
Chip8 | Atari Lynx | ? | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
CHIP-8 mini | Pokemon Mini | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
Calculators | |||||||||
Chip8Emu | ![]() |
1.2.2 | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
Schip8fx | Casio AFX Fx-9860 |
1.11.0 | ✗ | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✓ | ||
C8SALT | TI-84 series | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Chip-84 | ![]() |
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
Chip84CE | ![]() |
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
Microcontrollers | |||||||||
8boy | ![]() |
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
ESPboy CHIP8 | ESPboy | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
ESP32TinyChip8 | ESP32 | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
Chip-8 STM32 | STM32 | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
chip8-stm32 | STM32 | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
TIVA8 | TM4C123 | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
Firmware | |||||||||
CHIP-8 UEFI | ![]() |
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
GPCHIP | Miyoo | 0.0.1 | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ||
PluginChip8 | RockBox | ? | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ||
Home computers | |||||||||
Chip-8 | Atari 8-bit | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
Vision-8 | ![]() ColecoVision Coleco ADAM |
1.0 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
CHIP-OTTO | ZX Spectrum ZX Spectrum Next Cambridge Z88 |
1.0 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
Chip8 | ![]() |
? | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
C64 Chip-8 | ![]() |
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
vic20 chip-8 | VIC-20 | 1.11 | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ||
CHIP-8 Simulator BBC/Master | BBC Micro BBC Master |
? | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
Chip-8 | ![]() |
26-Jan-98 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
Other | |||||||||
chip-8.nvim | NeoVim | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
chip8 | Sharp PC-1350 PC-1360 PC-2500 |
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? |
References
- Notes