CHIP-8 emulators

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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

Contents

Interpreters

Computers

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
Cadmium       1.1.8 Cycle
chip8swemu     git Mid
DSP       git Mid
JAXE     [N 1] git
libretro core
High
Vision-8       1.0 Mid NC ~
CowChip  
Windows 3.1
0.2 Low-Mid
OmniChip-8     git ? ?
Chip8-DOS   git Mid ?
shmip8     git Mid ?
CubeChip-SDL   git ? ?
Pin8   git ? NC ?
CHIP-8 Emulator KolibriOS git ? ?
CHIP-8 ZealOS git ? ?
Emu OS x86 CPUs git ? ?
Home computers
Chip-8 Atari 8-bit git ? ?
Chip09 Tandy CoCo 2
Dragon 32/64
git ? ? ?
Vision-8  
ColecoVision
Coleco ADAM
1.0 Mid NC ?
CHIP-OTTO ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum Next
Cambridge Z88
? ? ?
Chip8   ? ? ? ?
C64 Chip-8   git ? ?
OmniChip-8   git ? ?
Chip-8 Emulator   ? ? ?
MoeCHIP-8 for C64   git ? ? ?
Vic-20 Chip-8 Emulator VIC-20 1.11 ? ?
CHIP-8 Simulator BBC/Master BBC Micro
BBC Master
? ? ?
Chip-8   26-Jan-98 ? ? ?
Portable computers
CHIP8-100 TRS-80 Model 100 git ? ? ?
Fantasy computers
minimicro-chip8 MiniMicro git ? ?
CHIP-8 Emulator PICO-8 1.5 ?
CHIP-80 TIC-80 Update 4 ?

Other devices

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Mobile / ARM
ChipChip   1.8.0 Mid
Chip8     ? Low ~
iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator   git ? ~
PalmChip8   1.0 ? ? ?
DALE-8   git ? [N 2] ?
Pico-CHIP8   git ? ?
MeltChip BlackBerry PlayBook git ? ?
Consoles
Chip8 Xbox One   ? Mid
Chip8x   v5 ? ?
CHIP8 Emulator   2.2 Mid
Chippy   1.0 ?
Chip 8 Emulator   1.0a ?
Chip8-n64   git Mid
chip-64   git ? ? ?
PsChip8   git Mid
Super Chip8x   git
ROM
Mid
CHIP8 TO SMD   2.0 Mid
NES-CHIP-8 NES git
ROM
High[N 3] [N 3]
Chip8-NX   git Mid ~
Chip8 Emulator   POC Low ? ~
CHIP8  
 
v1 Mid ? ?
Chip8-3DO   git Low-Mid ~
Whack-a-Mole   0.900 ? ? ?
CrabEmu   0.2.0 ? ?
SMS Chip-8 interpreter Sega Master System git
0.21
? ?
CHIP-8 emulator   ? ? ?
chipce8 PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 git ? ?
CHIP-F8 Channel F git Mid ?
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 Mid NC ?
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 ? ?
Vinegar TI-83
TI-83 Plus
1.1 ? ?
Microcontrollers
8boy   git ? ?
ESPboy CHIP8 ESPboy git ? ?
ESP32TinyChip8 ESP32 git ? ?
chip8-esp8266 ESP8266 git ? ?
Tjipp8 PIC16F17xx ? ? ?
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 ? ? ?
Other
chip8 Sharp PC-1350
PC-1360
PC-2500
git ? ?
flipper-chip Flipper Zero git ?
CHIP-8 console on FPGA TinyFPGA BX git ? ?
chip8swemu Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros git Mid

Other platforms

Name Platform(s) Latest Version Libretro Core Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Web browsers
Octo   Website
git
Cycle
Cadmium   Website
git
Cycle
Silicon8   Website
git
High
Chip8.js   Website
git
? ~
Flip8 Redux   NewGrounds ?
Text editor
chip-8.nvim NeoVim git ? ?
chip8.el Emacs git ? ? ?
Game Engine / Mod
CHIP8-GM GameMaker git High-Mid
E2-CHIP-8-interpreter Garry's Mod git ? ? ?
Chip8Unity Unity git ? ?
Chip8Interpreter4Unity Unity git ? ? ?
Blit-8 Minecraft 1.0 ? ?
Megazeux CHIP-8 Emulator Megazeux ? ? ? ?
Other
Chip-84 Rainmeter Edition Rainmeter git ? ? ?

Extension support

Interpreter CHIP-8 S-CHIP XO-CHIP Other
Computers
Cadium [4]
chip8swemu
DSP [5]
JAXE [6]
Vision-8
CowChip
OmniChip-8
Chip8-DOS
shmip8
CubeChip-SDL [7]
Pin8
CHIP-8 emulator (KolibriOS)
CHIP-8 (ZealOS)
Emu OS
Chip-8 (Atari 8-bit)
Chip09
CHIP-OTTO
Chip8 (Amiga)
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)
CHIP8-100
minimicro-chip8
CHIP-8 Emulator (PICO-8)
CHIP-80
Mobile
ChipChip [8]
iPhone-Chip-8-Emulator
PalmChip8
DALE-8
Pico-CHIP8
MeltChip
Consoles
Chip8 Xbox One
Chip8x
CHIP8 Emulator (Wii U)
Chippy
Chip 8 Emulator (GameCube)
Chip8-n64
chip-64
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)
CHIP-8 emulator (Saturn)
SMS Chip-8 interpreter
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
Calculators
Chip8Emu
Schip8fx
C8SALT ~
Chip-84
Chip84CE
Chip8-TI68k
Vinegar
Microcontroller
8boy
ESPboy CHIP8
ESP32TinyChip8
chip8-esp8266
Tjipp8
Chip-8 STM32 [9]
CHIP 8 emulator (STM32)
TIVA8
ByteBoy
Firmware
CHIP-8 UEFI
GPCHIP
PluginChip8
Other
chip8 (PC-1350/PC-1360/PC-2500)
flipper-chip
fpga-chip8
Web browser
Octo
Silicon8 ~ ~
Chip8.js
Flip8 Redux
Program add-on/plugin
chip-8.nvim ~ ~
chip8.el
CHIP8-GM
E2-CHIP-8-interpreter
Chip8Unity
Chip8Interpreter4Unity
Blit-8
Megazeux CHIP-8 Emulator ~
Chip-84 Rainmeter Edition

Comparisons

Multi-system / PC
  • Cadium The GUI is hard to navigate to a new user but has many emulation options, supports the most CHIP-8 extensions out of any interpreter see list here. Also great debugger. (PC, Web)
  • chip8swemu Simple GUI with, easy to navigate. (PC, G&W)
  • CowChip Sensitive to illegal function calls and crashes due to them. (PC)
  • JAXE Defaults to S-CHIP mode[10]. (PC)
  • Vision-8 Blurry resolution scaling (Windows). (PC, Gameboy, Coleco, Amiga)
  • Octo IDE and interpreter, allows for sprite, audio and supports multiple multiple extensions and custom compatibility options and compatibility profile for specific extensions. (Web)
  • Silicon8 allows selecting supported extensions (original, S-CHIP and XO-CHIP) and emulation speed. (Web)
  • Chip8.js can not load custom ROMs, new instance has to be made to add games. (Web)
  • flipper-chip does not support any controls/input[11] (Flipper Zero)
  • 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)

Needs recompilation for custom ROMs: Super Chip8x(asar), NES-CHIP-8 (cc65), Chip-f8 (dasm).

Can't load custom ROMs: Flip8 Redux,CHIP-80, CHIP-8 Emulator (PICO-8).

See also

External links

References

Notes
  1. Only available outside of Windows and Linux as a libretro core (e.g., RetroArch).
  2. DALE-8 is public domain
  3. 3.0 3.1 most accuracy tests show that it is accurate, other tests can't be done due to controller inputs. Controller inputs are mapped to the Dpad and some games and demos are unplayable due to this.
Notes