Home  /  Education Apps  / Intel 8080 Emulator on Windows Pc

Intel 8080 Emulator on Windows Pc

Developed By: Graham Jolley

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: December 30, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.4
Size 298.1 KB
Release Date October 07, 20
Category Education Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure. [see more (2)]

What's New:
v1.4 - An annoying bug where the player would keep moving (possibly in the reverse direction) when left or right button was released. This fix makes this much... [see more]

Description from Developer:
This is an emulator for the Intel 8080, probably the most popular CPU of the 1970s. To prove the emulator works, here it executes the machine code for the Space Invaders game relea... [read more]

App preview ([see all 3 screenshots])

App preview

About this app

On this page you can download Intel 8080 Emulator and install on Windows PC. Intel 8080 Emulator is free Education app, developed by Graham Jolley. Latest version of Intel 8080 Emulator is 1.4, was released on 2020-10-07 (updated on 2023-12-30). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Intel 8080 Emulator is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Intel 8080 Emulator on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Intel 8080 Emulator on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Intel 8080 Emulator on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Intel 8080 Emulator using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Intel 8080 Emulator" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Intel 8080 Emulator on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Intel 8080 Emulator" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

Discussion

(*) is required

Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.4.

Download Intel 8080 Emulator 1.4 on Windows PC – 298.1 KB

This is an emulator for the Intel 8080, probably the most popular CPU of the 1970s. To prove the emulator works, here it executes the machine code for the Space Invaders game released by Taito in 1978.

One or two reviewers have commented that it isn't that difficult to write a Space Invaders game for modern mobile devices, but I think they miss the point! This app isn't primarily a Space Invaders game, it's an emulator for the Intel 8080 running on top of the Android OS. It just so happens the emulator loads and executes the original Space Invaders object code, but it could execute other 8080 code. For instance, I don't see any reason why the emulator could not be used as the basis of running the venerable CP/M Operating System on an Android (MS-DOS would require an 8086 emulator).

NB: This app uses Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime). AIR is essentially the web FlashPlayer code, but packaged as a standalone product. Many very popular apps on the playstore use AIR, for example 'Candy Crush Soda Saga' and 'Empire: Four Kingdoms', but you don't realise this as developers often package the runtime as part of the download. I don't package this app with the runtime for three reasons:

i) By having you download the runtime you will get bug and vulnerability fixes from Adobe as soon as they are made available. If I packaged the runtime with the app (as many developers do), you would have to wait for me to publish a new version of the app to get these fixes.

ii) The Adobe runtime is quite big (about 9 meg). If I packaged AIR with this app, its size would increase from about 300k to over 9meg!

iii) The AIR runtime is SHARED. You download it once, and any app that needs AIR will use the download (and that download will be updated by Adobe as and when required).

Background:

This emulator was originally developed by Thibault Imbert (http://www.bytearray.org/?p=622). This code ran perfectly on my PC but was EXTREMELY slow on my Samsung Galaxy Tab. All I've done is a bit of "tweaking", and added a few buttons - all credit to Thibault!

As already mentioned this app is NOT for you if you are looking for an ultra fast implementation of Space Invaders, possibly with lots of 'improved' features. That is not its intention. Don't forget this app is primarily an emulator for the Intel 8080 CPU. Here it just so happens to be running the original Space Invaders object code.

A note about colour: The original game ran in monochrome, all the objects were white on a black background. The illusion of colour (the green protective bunkers) was obtained using green cellophane strips!

I apologise, but I am not in a position to supply you all with green cellophane strips to stick on your Android screens to change the colour of the protective bunkers! I will see if this effect can be implemented at screen copy time without slowing things down too much!

This app is free and does not send you a single ad! It doesn't store your IP address or any other information about you whatsoever!

PS: don't leave this app running in the background. Stop it, or it will deplete your battery really quickly! I will fix this in an update.

v1.4 - An annoying bug where the player would keep moving (possibly in the reverse direction) when left or right button was released. This fix makes this much less likely to occur. If you find this update fixes the problem you've been too polite to complain about, let me know by mailing me at graham.jolley.apps@gmail.com . Thanks!
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.