Intel 8080 Space Invaders 👾

Table of Contents

• Gameplay
• Installation
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • Other platforms
• Input
• Testing
• References

Gameplay

Installation

Linux

You can download it by clicking here, or by running the following commands:

wget https://github.com/gaoliveira21/space-invaders8080/releases/download/v1.0.3/linux_amd64_space_invaders
chmod +x ./linux_amd64_space_invaders
./linux_amd64_space_invaders # or run ./linux_amd64_space_invaders --sound-off to execute with audio disabled

If you have downloaded it manually, remember that you have to give execution permission by running chmod +x ./linux_amd64_space_invaders

Windows

You have to download and unzip win64_space_invaders.zip available here, after that just run space_invaders.exe

Other platforms

First of all you have to install sdl2_dev and sdl2_mixer, you can access the following link to see how to install SDL2 on your OS. SDL2 - Installation

After having SDL2 installed you have to compile it manually by executing the following commands (Golang is required to do that, so if you don't have it installed you can download and install it here: Golang - Download and install).

git clone https://github.com/gaoliveira21/space-invaders8080.git
cd space-invaders8080

go mod download
go build -o ./build/space-invaders ./cmd/invaders/main.go

./build/space-invaders

Input

Key	Description
C	Inser coin
1	1P Start
2	2P Start
W	1P Shot
A/D	1P Left/Right
[Arrow Up]	2P Shot
[Arrow Left/Right]	2P Left/Right
T	Tilt(Game over)

Testing

go run ./cmd/cpudiag/main.go
Running a test ROM - roms/tests/TST8080.COM
1536 bytes loaded
MICROCOSM ASSOCIATES 8080/8085 CPU DIAGNOSTIC
 VERSION 1.0  (C) 1980

 CPU IS OPERATIONAL

References

• Emulator 101

• Intel 8080 Opcode

• Space Invaders - Hardware

• Emutalk - Space Invaders

• dustinbowers' intel8080emu