deca

Crates.iodeca
lib.rsdeca
version0.0.10
sourcesrc
created_at2021-10-11 10:45:03.1824
updated_at2022-08-10 20:58:52.812339
descriptionCHIP-8 interpreter backend
homepage
repositoryhttps://github.com/tobiasvl/deca
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id463510
size95,246
rust (github:chip-8:rust)

documentation

https://docs.rs/deca

README

Deca

crates.io docs.rs dependency status

Deca is basically just another CHIP-8 emulator written in Rust, but it

  • is a backend library with no I/O, which can be embedded into a UI (like Termin-8, which runs in a terminal).
  • has full CHIP-8, SUPER-CHIP and XO-CHIP support (multiple colors!)
  • aims to behave as closely to Octo/C-Octo as possible

Future plans

  • Support for various CHIP-8 extensions and variations, so it can run as many historical CHIP-8 programs as possible
  • Other crates that can compile Octo programs (decasm) and read/write Octocarts (decart), inspired by the components of C-Octo (possibly even an IDE (decade) inspired by Octode??)

Why "Deca"?

Deca is inspired by (heavily based on) Octo, which has an octopus as a mascot (as a reference to CHIP-8). Octopi are eight-limbed molluscs belonging to the order Octopoda. Deca is written in Rust, which has a crab as its mascot. Crabs are ten-limbed crustaceans of the order Decapoda.

To further justify the silly name, I plan to add support for CHIP-10 as well.

Commit count: 17

cargo fmt