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Implementing an emulator is similar to writing an interpreter and imo more rewarding in certain cases.

Start with CHIP-8, it's the gateway drug to others.

I want to second this. I did CHIP-8 two weeks ago and it’s good for getting your feet wet.

I’m gonna finish it up with super chip-48, and then move to Gameboy. The progression feels natural and it’s fun and rewarding.

How do I get started? What resources do you suggest?

When I did my CHIP-8 [1] I collected a lot of background info and links, which you can find in the "History" and "Sources" topics of the readme.md there.

[1] https://github.com/tallforasmurf/CHIP8IDE

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