Space Invaders Emulator
An 8080 emulator capable of running the classic Taito games Space Invaders, Lunar Rescue and Balloon Bomber.
An 8080 emulator capable of running the classic Taito games Space Invaders, Lunar Rescue and Balloon Bomber.
Projects like these always impress me, since they are a sign of a truly dedicated and talented developer. It takes quite a bit of both technical insight and dedication to pull of even a simple emulator - and having to make it run nicely in a browser doesn't improve your odds.
The output is a
Audio output is done with the help of .ogg files and the new HTML5 audio element, it didn't work too well for me, though - it only slowed down the emulation drastically but still no sound. YMMV.
Read Bruce's blog post for more details, including links to implementations on other platforms.
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The output is a
canvas element so it only runs on canvas-enabled browsers, and even then support is limited. At the time of this writing, Firefox 3.1 or Safari 4 beta should be your best bet.
Audio output is done with the help of .ogg files and the new HTML5 audio element, it didn't work too well for me, though - it only slowed down the emulation drastically but still no sound. YMMV.
Read Bruce's blog post for more details, including links to implementations on other platforms.