Chip8 Emulator in Rust

Rust Setup

Setup Guide

Windows Setup

• cargo build

Running in cargo

• cargo run

Running from .exe file

• Copy ROMs/ and SDL2.dll to the target/debug/ folder

• Run the executable file /target/debug/chip8-emulator.exe

MacOS Setup

Not Supported

How to play

• A terminal will appear (main screen). Enter the name for one of the listed ROMs

• A window will open up with the emulated chip8 ROM.

Keyboard

See EmulatorSpecs.docx for all possible keys to press

Pong controls

• 1 - left paddle up

• Q - left paddle down

• 4 - right paddle up

• R - right paddle down

ROM Copyright

Chip8 ROMs are in public domain

Technical references

Laurence Muller's Chip8 Emulator Guide

Cowgod's Chip-8 Technical Reference

Bindings for SDL2 in Rust