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Emulation

Make your software pretend to be different hardware. Build a CHIP-8 emulator, expand to NES CPU/PPU/APU, implement a Game Boy emulator, understand dynamic recompilation for speedup, and add save states.

~360 Minutes 8 Challenges

write a CHIP-8 emulator tutorial

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Emulation builds CHIP-8 and console-like systems so CPU loops and timing become real skills.

Tasks (8)

Implement a CHIP-8 Emulator: CPU, Memory, Display, Keyboard

Run CHIP-8 Test ROMs and Verify Correctness

Implement a NES CPU (6502): All Opcodes, Addressing Modes, Flags

Add NES PPU (Graphics): Nametables, Sprites, Palette, Rendering

Add NES APU (Audio): Pulse, Triangle, Noise Channels

Implement a Game Boy Emulator: Sharp LR35902 CPU and GPU

Understand Dynamic Recompilation (Dynarec) for Emulation Speedup

Add Save States to Your Emulator