EmulationOnline (Alex)
emulationonline.bsky.social
EmulationOnline (Alex)
@emulationonline.bsky.social
Emulator developer and retro hardware enthusiast.

Writing emulators / reverse engineering old hardware.

You can find articles/videos/emulators linked from my website:
https://emulationonline.com
@vyskei.bsky.social would you be interested in a collaboration? I wasn't able to find any other contact information for you.

If so, please send me an email. My contact information is linked from my website in my bio.

Cheers!
October 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
New post in the Chip-8 emulation series! This time we take a look at graphics, and just enough control flow to run something meaningful. At the end we'll be able to run a little graphical program with our emulator.

www.emulationonline.com/systems/chip...

#chip8 #emulation #programming #rust
Chip-8 Control Flow and Graphics - Emulation Online
In this article on building a Chip-8 emulator, we will add graphics support and run a basic graphical program. We'll also cover basic control flow and conditions, both of which are needed to run this ...
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February 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Just uploaded another article in the Chip-8 Emulation series. This time we'll look at decoding instructions, and extracting all the information needed to understand what the program is trying to do.

www.emulationonline.com/systems/chip...

#chip8 #emulation #programming
Implementing Chip-8 Instructions - Emulation Online
In this article, we improve our Chip-8 emulator by adding our first instructions. We'll learn about bit masking and shifting, which is key to decoding and implementing Chip-8 instructions.
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January 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New article in the "Build a Chip-8 Emulator" series is up! This time we'll see how an emulator runs programs, and build the basic "main loop" of our emulator.

www.emulationonline.com/systems/chip...

#chip8 #emulation #programming #retrocomputing
Running Chip-8 Programs - Emulation Online
In this article we start building our Chip-8 Emulator. We'll outline the emulator, and examine how memory and opcode opcode decoding work.
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January 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I've just started a series on building a Chip-8 emulator. This is a great starting point for anyone interested in learning about emulation. This time we cover how computers run programs, and look at what Chip-8 can do.

www.emulationonline.com/systems/chip...

#programming #emulation #chip8
Chip-8 Intro - Emulation Online
In this article we introduce the Chip-8 system. We also cover some information to help us get ready to write a Chip-8 emulator.
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December 31, 2024 at 5:29 PM
I've just added early support for the 65816 CPU to my ChipLab. The same CPU that powered systems like the SNES. Now available online.

More details in the article: www.emulationonline.com/systems/chip...

#programming #reverseengineering #electronics #snes #retrogaming
Supporting 65816 Hardware in the Chiplab - Emulation Online
In this article we will compare the 6502 CPU with its 16 bit upgrade, the 65816. Fortunately, since it was designed to be an easy upgrade, we can support this in the chiplab with a few modifications.
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November 27, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Intro time! I'm Alex, and I've been researching classic consoles in order to build the most accurate emulators possible. I post articles / videos / emulators on my site.

Recently covered the NES: www.emulationonline.com/systems/nes/

#retrogaming #NES #emulation
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) - Emulation Online
The NES is a home game console released by Nintendo in 1990. Here you can find emulators, debuggers, and articles explaining in depth how this system works.
www.emulationonline.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:18 PM