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CHIP-8
1977
An interpreted virtual machine from the mid-1970s used to write simple games on early 8-bit microcomputers.
CHIP-8 Online Emulator
Play CHIP-8 using JavaScript directly in your browser.
Controls
CHIP-8 keypad → keyboard: 1 2 3 4, Q W E R, A S D F and Z X C V map to the sixteen hex keys. These demo ROMs need no input.
CHIP-8 keypad → keyboard: 1 2 3 4, Q W E R, A S D F and Z X C V map to the sixteen hex keys. These demo ROMs need no input.
Configurations
| Configuration | Emulator | Machine | OS | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hex Font Demo | Octo | CHIP-8 | open | Open ⛶ | |
| Solid Box | Octo | CHIP-8 | open | Open ⛶ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Box | demo | 18 | open | Download ↓ |
| Hex Font Demo | demo | 36 | open | Download ↓ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Box | demo | 18 | open | Download ↓ |
| Hex Font Demo | demo | 36 | open | Download ↓ |
Downloads - ROMs & software
| Title | Type | Size (bytes) | Legal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Box | demo | 18 | open | Download ↓ |
| Hex Font Demo | demo | 36 | open | Download ↓ |
Chips
Emulators
| Emulator | Type | License | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | both | GPL-3.0 | Website ↗ |
| Chip8.js | both | MIT | Website ↗ |
| Emma 02 | downloadable | GPL-3.0 | Website ↗ |
| JAXE | downloadable | MIT | Website ↗ |
| Octo | online | MIT | Website ↗ |
| Silicon8 | online | GPL-3.0 | Website ↗ |
| Wernsey CHIP-8 | downloadable | MIT | Website ↗ |