[Cuis-dev] Chip8 emulator

[Luciano Notarfrancesco]

Oh, very nice project!

On Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 02:02 H. Hirzel via Cuis-dev <cuis-dev at lists.cuis.st>
wrote:

> Hi
>
> On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM Hilaire Fernandes via Cuis-dev <
> cuis-dev at lists.cuis.st> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Looking at https://github.com/thiagoslino/Cuis-Smalltalk-Chip8
>>
>> Is it possible to make something out of it, to use it to introduce
>> programming to kids or alike powerful usage?
>>
>>
> This is surely an interesting project :
>
> https://github.com/mattmikolay/chip-8/wiki/Mastering-CHIP%E2%80%908
>
> " Despite its simplicity, a variety of enjoyable games and programs have
> been coded in CHIP-8, proving that a programmer need not be limited by the
> scope of a language. Though undoubtedly minimal in the features it offers
> to programmers, CHIP-8 represents a successful attempt at scaling down the
> complexities of a programming language to the basic level needed to create
> simple programs and games without difficulty.
> "
>
> And
>
> " due to the similarity in design between a CHIP-8 interpreter and a
> system emulator; those wishing to gain experience in emulator
> implementation often take on the task of programming a CHIP-8 interpreter.
> "
>
> The question in however which target group of children you are thinking
> of?  Should they start with the Chip 8 programming language? It is a kind
> of  assembler which needs a Pseudo Assembler. Should that language be made
> into a Smalltalk DSL? With text based commands instead of tiles as compared
> to https://calliope.cc/en
>
>
> Regards
> Hannes
>
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