CHIP-8 emulators
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- 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 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
Interpreters and emulators
| Name | Platform(s) | Latest Version | Libretro Core | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC / x86 | |||||||||
| Cadmium |   
|
1.1.8 | ✗ | High | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| chip8swemu |
|
git | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| DSP |
|
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
| JAXE | [N 1]
|
git libretro core |
✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
| Vision-8 |  
|
1.0 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| OmniChip-8 |
|
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
| Pin8 | 
|
git | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| CHIP-8 Emulator | KolibriOS | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
| CHIP-8 | ZealOS | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
| Mobile / ARM | |||||||||
| ChipChip | 
|
1.8.0 | ✗ | Mid | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Chip8 | 
|
? | ✗ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | ||
| iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator | 
|
git | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | ||
| PalmChip8 | 
|
1.0 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| DALE-8 | 
|
git | ✗ | ? | ~ | ✗ | ? | ||
| Pico-CHIP8 | 
|
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
| Meltchip | BlackBerry PlayBook | 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 | ~ | ✗ | ~ | ||
| Whack-a-Mole | 
|
0.900 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| CrabEmu |
|
0.2.0 | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
| CHIP-8 emulator | 
|
? | ✗ | ? | ! | ✗ | ! | ||
| chipce8 | PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ! | ||
| 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 | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
| OmniChip-8 | Game Boy | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
| PSPChip8 | 
|
1.0 | ✗ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ~ | ||
| Chip8 Emulator |
|
1.0 Beta | ✗ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ||
| DreamChip |
|
V4 | ✗ | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ||
| Chips1 | WonderSwan | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
| Chip8Pd | Playdate | git | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| C8 | 
|
0.2 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| Chip8 | Atari Lynx | ? | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| Chip-8-Pokitto | Pokitto | git | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| 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 | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
| Chip8-TI68k | TI-68k | git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
| Microcontrollers | |||||||||
| 8boy | 
|
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 | 
|
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 |  ColecoVision Coleco ADAM |
1.0 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| CHIP-OTTO | ZX Spectrum ZX Spectrum Next Cambridge Z88 |
1.0 | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| Chip8 |
|
? | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| C64 Chip-8 | 
|
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
| OmniChip-8 |
|
git | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? | ||
| vic20 chip-8 | VIC-20 | 1.11 | ✗ | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ? | ||
| CHIP-8 Simulator BBC/Master | BBC Micro BBC Master |
? | ✗ | ? | ? | ✗ | ? | ||
| Chip-8 | 
|
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 | ✗ | ? | ✓ | ✗ | ? | ||
References
- Notes
