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<!--bin: 4tu--> <!--date: release post/xml--> A CHIP8/SCHIP-8 emulator for Wii U. CHIP-8 is an interpreted programming language, developed by Joseph Weisbecker. It was initially used on the COSMAC VIP and Telmac 1800 8-bit microcomputers in the mid-1970s. CHIP-8 programs are run on a CHIP-8 virtual machine. It was made to allow video games to be more easily programmed for said computers.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHIP-8 CHIP-8] - Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org. Accessed 2024-01-10</ref> Originally ported by rw-r-r_0644 using the emulator from Laurence Muller's article<ref>Laurence Muller, [https://multigesture.net/articles/how-to-write-an-emulator-chip-8-interpreter/ How to write an emulator (CHIP-8 interpreter)], multigesture.net, 2011-30-25</ref> and updated by brienj of XHP Creations. == Installation == Copy the wiiu folder to the root of your SD card. Put all of your CHIP-8/SCHIP-8 roms in the sd:/roms/CHIP8/ folder of the SD card with the .ch8 extension. Sub-folders are acceptable, but not needed. == User guide == Load a ROM and press the Play button. If you select the play button with a WiiMote, that WiiMote will be used as the controller, with sideways orientation. The A and B buttons will be swapped with the 1 and 2 buttons, and the X and Y buttons will be swapped with the A and B buttons, if you play with a WiiMote. Once a game is started the Play button becomes a Pause button. Selecting the Config button will open up the controller configuration. Select a controller button on the screen and then select the button number you wish to assign it to. Pressing the Save Config button on the configuration screen will save a 16 byte config file in the same directory with the ROM. Each config file is for each individual ROM, so each ROM can each have a different configuration. The Left-Stick on the GamePad emulates the D-Pad, and the Right-Stick on the GamePad emulates the A, B, X, and Y buttons. This allows you to easily play two player pong on the GamePad using the sticks. == Screenshots == https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiiuhomebrews/chip8wiiu2.png https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiiuhomebrews/chip8wiiu3.png https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiiuhomebrews/chip8wiiu4.png https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiiuhomebrews/chip8wiiu5.png https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiiuhomebrews/chip8wiiu6.png https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/wiiuhomebrews/chip8wiiu7.png == Media == '''CHIP-8 Emulator on Wii U using GX2 graphics''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B_PIQnvwps XHP Creations]) <br> <youtube>-B_PIQnvwps</youtube> == Changelog == '''GX2''' (brienj) * Switcheed to GX2 graphics. * Added key configuration saving to SD. * Switched to more common .ch8 extension. * Added Super CHIP8 support. * Added sound. * Added easier speed selecting. * Added real time speed (fixing INVADERS and other almost all games). '''v2.1''' * Added delay between cycles feature. '''v2.0''' * Added HBL and file browser support plus various speed improvements and bugfixes. '''v1.1''' * Switched clear screen instruction and reset to memset. '''v1.0''' (rw-r-r-0644) * First public release. == Credits == CHIP8 Emulator: * rw-r-r_0644 for original port. * brienj for adding GX2 graphics, sound support, and Super CHIP-8 support. Original Credits: * http://www.multigesture.net/articles/how-to-write-an-emulator-chip-8-interpreter/ (original emulator). * [https://gbatemp.net/members/382062/ @vgmoose] and [https://gbatemp.net/members/378576/ @brienj] for help and support. * [https://gbatemp.net/members/152747/ @dimok] and joedj for FTPiiU file functions and dynamic libraries * Others (look at the source code). ==References== <references /> == External links == * GitHub - https://github.com/rw-r-r-0644/CHIP8-Emulator-WiiU/ * GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-hbl-chip8-emulator.424658/ * GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/release-chip-8-schip-8-gx2-emulator.435388/ * ForTheUsers - https://hb-app.store/wiiu/CHIP8