Chip 8 Interpreter (Remake 2024)

This is a remake of my Chip 8 interpreter originally written in 2022. The original version can be found in the v1_2022 directory.

Build

Windows

Requires MSVC and access to cl.exe

1. Run build_windows.bat

Linux

Depends on X11 window system, Wayland is not supported. Requires c++20 compiler (clang >= 17 and gcc >= 13)

1. Execute build_linux.sh

Cmake

You can compile for X11, WIN or SDL platforms.

If you wish to use SDL, you must first get the submodule: git submodule update --init external/SDL

1. Configure CMake for your target platform cmake -B build -DPLATFORM=<target_platform>

2. Build the project: cmake --build build