Tackx/c8-ass

Custom assembler for CHIP-8

Developer toolsC++

1.4 Quiet Magnitude out of 10. Star growth looks organic. Data as of September 19, 2026.

About the project

An assembler for the CHIP-8 language that translates assembly code into bytecode for a CHIP-8 emulator. Work in progress.

Useful for

Assemble a CHIP-8 ROM from assembly source
Study the internals of a C++ assembler for a custom emulator

README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.

Why it’s trending

2 stars so far today, about 3 expected by the end of the day.
The repository is 34 days old and already has 8 stars.
Hacker News: “Show HN: I wrote a custom assembler for CHIP-8 in C++” — 21 points, 1 day ago.
Recent forks include notable developers: @skeeto (3,680 followers).

Stars per day

Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.

Numbers

Total stars: 8
Stars in a day: 3
Forks: 1
Issues and pull requests: 0
Watchers: 0
Language: C++
Created: August 16, 2026
Last push: September 19, 2026

Star trust

Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.

These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.

Hacker News discussions

Show HN: I wrote a custom assembler for CHIP-8 in C++21 points, September 17, 2026

Spotted in

September 19, 2026Spotted on Hacker News

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