I wrote a CHIP-8 emulator in my own programming language

https://github.com/navid-m/chip8emu

Article

  • Developer built a CHIP-8 emulator using their own language, Spectre
  • Spectre is a contract-based low-level language focused on correctness
  • Project has 400k+ LOC and 900+ commits in under 3 weeks

Discussion

  • Commenters praise the clean README as refreshingly free of AI slop
  • Skepticism raised: 400k LOC in 3 weeks suggests heavy AI code generation
  • Fun suggestion to write the language inside the emulator inside itself

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Added Apr 20, 2026
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