Vision-8 is a portable emulator that supports emulation of the old CHIP8 system.
If you're looking for a portable emulator for the old CHIP8 system, look no further than Vision-8. Programmed by developer Lars Malmborg, the Amiga version is available for download on their website. Before writing any additional drivers for the software, make sure to contact the developer first.
One of the standout features of Vision-8 is how it emulates the original CHIP8 key mappings. Most games were designed with a keyboard that had a layout of 1,2,3,C,4,5,6,D,7,8,9,E,A,0,B,F. This is emulated in Vision-8 as 1,2,3,4,q,w,e,r, - CHIP8 keypad, a,s,d,f,z,x,c,v, and 9,0,-,=,i,o,p,[,j,k,l,;,n,m,,,.
For users on MSX and ADAM systems, Vision-8 also comes with joystick support with fire buttons mapped to the number 5 key. For ADAM users, keypads 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9, A-0-B are also available. Additionally, there are several special keys available, including F1 to reset the virtual machine, CTRL+X to open the emulator on ADAM systems, and ESC to quit.
For those who like to customize their experience, Vision-8 also comes with several command line options. These include options to print a help page describing available options, select the number of opcodes per interrupt (15 or 16), choose how often interrupts should occur per screen update (MSX and ADAM only), select which background picture to load (MSX and ADAM only), and select a synchronization mode. The Amiga version also has its own argument parser, accessible through "v8 Help" or "v8 ?".
Overall, if you're looking for a portable emulator for the old CHIP8 system with plenty of customizable options, Vision-8 is worth checking out.
One of the standout features of Vision-8 is how it emulates the original CHIP8 key mappings. Most games were designed with a keyboard that had a layout of 1,2,3,C,4,5,6,D,7,8,9,E,A,0,B,F. This is emulated in Vision-8 as 1,2,3,4,q,w,e,r, - CHIP8 keypad, a,s,d,f,z,x,c,v, and 9,0,-,=,i,o,p,[,j,k,l,;,n,m,,,.
For users on MSX and ADAM systems, Vision-8 also comes with joystick support with fire buttons mapped to the number 5 key. For ADAM users, keypads 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9, A-0-B are also available. Additionally, there are several special keys available, including F1 to reset the virtual machine, CTRL+X to open the emulator on ADAM systems, and ESC to quit.
For those who like to customize their experience, Vision-8 also comes with several command line options. These include options to print a help page describing available options, select the number of opcodes per interrupt (15 or 16), choose how often interrupts should occur per screen update (MSX and ADAM only), select which background picture to load (MSX and ADAM only), and select a synchronization mode. The Amiga version also has its own argument parser, accessible through "v8 Help" or "v8 ?".
Overall, if you're looking for a portable emulator for the old CHIP8 system with plenty of customizable options, Vision-8 is worth checking out.
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