Writing a 6502 emulator in Python

• py65

  11 226 6.7 Python

  Emulate 6502-based microcomputer systems in Python

Here’s a working one already https://github.com/mnaberez/py65

• py_z80

  1 12 10.0 Python

  A Python emulator for the Z80 CPU.

A while back I wrote a z80 emulator in python. Works ok, but it was quite slow. I'm blaming python. More recently I wrote a 6502 emulator in golang. This is better than realtime (@1MHz) and is a nicer language to write such things in IMO. Also: The 6502 is a better chip than the Z80. About the same function/performance, a simpler ISA and half the transistors.

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• bender

  1 0 3.7 Go

  Kill All The Humans (by deadsy)

A while back I wrote a z80 emulator in python. Works ok, but it was quite slow. I'm blaming python. More recently I wrote a 6502 emulator in golang. This is better than realtime (@1MHz) and is a nicer language to write such things in IMO. Also: The 6502 is a better chip than the Z80. About the same function/performance, a simpler ISA and half the transistors.

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