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Vinegar CHIP-8/SCHIP emulator (83/83+)

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vinegar_chip8_schip.zip
Filename vinegar_chip8_schip.zip (Download)
Title Vinegar CHIP-8/SCHIP emulator (83/83+)
Description Vinegar is a CHIP-8 and SCHIP interpreter. It comes with a large number (over 50!) of programs and games, including conversions of lots of arcade classics (Pacman, Space Invaders, Breakout, Tron, Pong etc). The interpreter has many different settings to fine-tune the speed, sound, error-trapping, sprite wrapping options and more. It also supports a quick save and load mechanism.
Author Benjamin Ryves (benryves@benryves.com)
Category TI-83/84 Plus Assembly Games (Ion/Arcade)
File Size 215,485 bytes
File Date and Time Sat Mar 18 20:31:29 2006
Documentation Included? Yes
Source Code Included? Yes

SCREEN SHOTS

REVIEWS

Review
Review by  scott delaney
Reviewed on 2006-04-30
“Vinegar” is supposed to emulate older arcade games. It's supposed to give the experience of a classic arcade. It doesn't.

Overall, the games it comes with have graphics ranging from very bad to very good. The games are also very similar to their classic counterparts. So why was I dissapointed?

The controls.

I was so happy to see that a “Double Dragon” clone had been made, called “Single Dragon”. When I started it up, I saw that the readme stated that the controls were (in a non square-like pattern) numbers and the plus sign. These controls hindered gameplay so much that it was unplayable. “Double Dragon” was not the only one. Many of the controls made gameplay confusing and you had to constantly look at the keys you are pressing instead of the screen.

Stability is less than perfect, (crashed within ten minutes upon exiting); the graphics are terrible in most games; the controls make it unplayable, and “Vinegar” makes two large programs that I think have to reside in RAM for it to work. (it wasn't explained in the readme).

Graphics: 1/10 - 9/10 Some good, some bad. “Vinegar” itself is a shell-like program, so the graphics are good enough.

Speed: 11/10 The thing about “Vinegar” I do like it its ability to change the speed ever so slightly, or dramatically.

Size: 4/10 5500 bites, so when the shell it is run out of unarchives it, you may only have 16,000 bites of RAM to run programs within “Vinegar”.

Controls: -8/10 terrible

Overall: 4/10 I know this took a lot of hard work, but I strongly recommend that you do not download “Vinegar”.


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ARCHIVE CONTENTS

Archive Contents
Name Size
CHIP-8 Converter.exe   20480
ReadMe.htm   45119
Documents/DRAGON.txt   3140
Documents/HIDDEN.txt   911
Documents/HPIPER.txt   8866
Documents/JOUST.txt   4629
Documents/MINES.txt   1450
Documents/SPACEFIG.txt   2732
Documents/SQUARE.txt   2082
Documents/UBOAT.txt   3625
Images/error.gif   907
Images/Games/15puzzle.gif   219
Images/Games/Alien.gif   244
Images/Games/Ant.gif   213
Images/Games/Blinky.gif   366
Images/Games/BlinkyS.gif   563
Images/Games/Blitz.gif   190
Images/Games/BMPviewer.gif   1105
Images/Games/Breakout.gif   178
Images/Games/Brix.gif   196
Images/Games/C8Pic.gif   324
Images/Games/Car.gif   467
Images/Games/Cave.gif   254
Images/Games/Connect4.gif   267
Images/Games/Dragon1.gif   667
Images/Games/Dragon2.gif   225
Images/Games/Emutest.gif   163
Images/Games/Field.gif   352
Images/Games/Filter.gif   163
Images/Games/Fishie.gif   212
Images/Games/Guess.gif   363
Images/Games/Hidden.gif   311
Images/Games/IBM.gif   191
Images/Games/Invaders.gif   178
Images/Games/Joust.gif   299
Images/Games/Kaleid.gif   493
Images/Games/Maze.gif   335
Images/Games/MazeS.gif   484
Images/Games/Merlin.gif   262
Images/Games/Mines.gif   575
Images/Games/Missile.gif   175
Images/Games/Piper.gif   811
Images/Games/Pong.gif   202
Images/Games/Puzzle.gif   289
Images/Games/Race.gif   347
Images/Games/Rocket.gif   266
Images/Games/Rocket2.gif   170
Images/Games/Spacefight.gif   463
Images/Games/Square.gif   543
Images/Games/Squash.gif   200
Images/Games/Syzygy.gif   227
Images/Games/Tank.gif   161
Images/Games/Tapeworm.gif   179
Images/Games/Test.gif   195
Images/Games/Tetris.gif   199
Images/Games/Tictac.gif   290
Images/Games/UBoat.gif   256
Images/Games/UFO.gif   187
Images/Games/VBrix.gif   271
Images/Games/Vers.gif   227
Images/Games/Wall.gif   213
Images/Games/Wipeoff.gif   196
Images/Games/Worm3.gif   365
Images/gui.gif   1101
Images/save.gif   564
Images/settings.gif   1609
Images/shrink_off.gif   259
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/15puzzle.8xp   474
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/15puzzle2.8xp   355
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Blinky.8xp   2444
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Blitz.8xp   478
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Breakout.8xp   370
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Brix.8xp   366
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/C8pic.8xp   251
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Cave.8xp   968
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Connect4.8xp   284
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Filter.8xp   286
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Fishie.8xp   248
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Guess.8xp   235
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Guess2.8xp   238
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Hidden.8xp   938
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/IBM.8xp   217
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Invaders.8xp   1373
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Invaders2.8xp   1392
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Kaleid.8xp   208
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Maze.8xp   120
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Maze2.8xp   125
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Merlin.8xp   433
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Missile.8xp   269
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Pong.8xp   332
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Pong2.8xp   351
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Pong3.8xp   381
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Puzzle.8xp   272
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Rocket.8xp   582
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Rocket2.8xp   201
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Squash.8xp   299
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Syzygy.8xp   1034
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Tank.8xp   646
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Tapeworm.8xp   374
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Tetris.8xp   582
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Tictac.8xp   574
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/UFO.8xp   309
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/VBrix.8xp   594
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Vers.8xp   316
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Wall.8xp   315
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/CHIP-8/Wipeoff.8xp   295
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Alien.8xp   893
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Ant.8xp   3281
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Blinky.8xp   2616
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/BMPviewer.8xp   1163
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Car.8xp   405
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Dragon1.8xp   2745
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Dragon2.8xp   351
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Emutest.8xp   174
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Field.8xp   947
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Joust23.8xp   2463
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Maze.8xp   126
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Mines.8xp   1962
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Piper.8xp   1915
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Race.8xp   234
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Spacefight.8xp   2931
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Square.8xp   725
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Test.8xp   186
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/UBoat.8xp   2103
ROMs/TI-83 Plus/SCHIP/Worm3.8xp   447
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/15puzzle.83p   472
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/15puzzle2.83p   353
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Blinky.83p   2442
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Blitz.83p   476
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Breakout.83p   368
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Brix.83p   364
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/C8pic.83p   249
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Cave.83p   966
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Connect4.83p   282
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Filter.83p   284
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Fishie.83p   246
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Guess.83p   233
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Guess2.83p   236
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Hidden.83p   936
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/IBM.83p   215
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Invaders.83p   1371
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Invaders2.83p   1390
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Kaleid.83p   206
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Maze.83p   118
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Maze2.83p   123
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Merlin.83p   431
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Missile.83p   267
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Pong.83p   330
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Pong2.83p   349
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Pong3.83p   379
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Puzzle.83p   270
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Rocket.83p   580
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Rocket2.83p   199
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Squash.83p   297
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Syzygy.83p   1032
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Tank.83p   644
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Tapeworm.83p   372
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Tetris.83p   580
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Tictac.83p   572
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/UFO.83p   307
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/VBrix.83p   592
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Vers.83p   314
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Wall.83p   313
ROMs/TI-83/CHIP-8/Wipeoff.83p   293
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Alien.83p   891
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Ant.83p   3279
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Blinky.83p   2614
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/BMPviewer.83p   1161
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Car.83p   403
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Dragon1.83p   2743
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Dragon2.83p   349
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Emutest.83p   172
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Field.83p   945
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Joust23.83p   2461
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Maze.83p   124
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Mines.83p   1960
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Piper.83p   1913
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Race.83p   232
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Spacefight.83p   2929
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Square.83p   723
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Test.83p   184
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/UBoat.83p   2101
ROMs/TI-83/SCHIP/Worm3.83p   445
Source/Build/Compile.cmd   237
Source/Build/TI-83 (Ion).cmd   73
Source/Build/TI-83 (Ion).debug   293
Source/Build/TI-83 Plus (Ion).cmd   73
Source/Build/TI-83 Plus (Ion).debug   302
Source/Build/TI-83 Plus (MirageOS).cmd   78
Source/Build/TI-83 Plus (MirageOS).debug   294
Source/Core.asm   26059
Source/Includes/headers.inc   2562
Source/Includes/ion83.inc   283
Source/Includes/ion8x.inc   376
Source/Includes/keyval.inc   1324
Source/Includes/mirage.inc   5068
Source/Includes/ti83asm.INC   21885
Source/Includes/ti83plus.inc   108297
Source/Includes/tokens.INC   31672
Source/Resources/banner.GIF   938
Source/Resources/Cross.GIF   811
Source/Resources/icon.gif   857
Source/Resources/Save.GIF   875
Source/Resources/Tick.GIF   812
Source/Settings.asm   6189
Source/Sprites.asm   2991
Source/States.asm   2283
Source/TI83.asm   348
Source/Video.asm   3100
Source/Vinegar.asm   9130
Source/Vinegar.lnp   703
Vinegar - TI-83 (Ion).83p   5492
Vinegar - TI-83 Plus (Ion).8xp   5424
Vinegar - TI-83 Plus (MirageOS).8xp   5453

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