Beta release: Silicon8, a CHIP-8 interpreter

[Timendus]

I posted this on Discord a couple of weeks ago, but the forum had some issues for me. Let's see if things work today 

I've ported my CHIP-8 / SCHIP / XO-CHIP interpreter to MicroPython for Thumby. It seems to work pretty reliably with every ROM file I throw at it. Once I have a physical Thumby to test with, I'll go and tweak a couple of things and see if I can squeeze out a couple of additional features.

If you didn't know, CHIP-8 and friends are an interpreted programming language, going back to the '70s, with a huge assortment of very simple games. I thought this is a great fit for the Thumby, and also a testament of how far computing has come. What was once the pinnacle of computer gaming for hobbyists now runs on a cheap keychain, with pixels and memory to spare 


See my Github repository for more background information and how to run the thing:

https://github.com/Timendus/thumby-silicon8

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A few screenshots:











A short (and slightly stuttery) video of the thing in action:

[calvinthedestroyer]

Kool!

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Thanks! 

[Timendus]

Like I posted in Discord yesterday evening: I finally received my Thumbies, and managed to fix the bug in my CHIP-8 interpreter. It's spinning like a kitten now with all fifteen supplied games.

If you're feeling adventurous, instructions to install are here: https://github.com/Timendus/thumby-silicon8