diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+OBJS = main.c
+OBJ_NAME = chip8
+
+all : $(OBJS)
+	gcc -g $(OBJS) -lSDL2 -o $(OBJ_NAME)
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
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+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
+
+#define DEBUG 1
+#define TDISP 0
+
+typedef uint8_t		byte;
+typedef uint16_t 	word;
+
+typedef struct {
+	byte memory[0x1000];
+	byte screen[64][32];
+	byte registers[0x10];
+	word stack[24];
+	byte input[0x10];
+
+	word address_I;
+	word program_counter;
+	byte stack_pointer;
+} emulator_state_s;
+
+byte keymap[0x10] = { 	SDL_SCANCODE_X, SDL_SCANCODE_1, SDL_SCANCODE_2, SDL_SCANCODE_3, SDL_SCANCODE_Q, 
+						SDL_SCANCODE_W, SDL_SCANCODE_E, SDL_SCANCODE_A, SDL_SCANCODE_S, SDL_SCANCODE_D, 
+						SDL_SCANCODE_Z, SDL_SCANCODE_C, SDL_SCANCODE_4, SDL_SCANCODE_R, SDL_SCANCODE_F, SDL_SCANCODE_V };
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+	SDL_Window *window = NULL;
+	SDL_Renderer *renderer = NULL;
+	SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);
+
+	window = SDL_CreateWindow("Chip8 Emulator", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, 64 * 8, 32 * 8, SDL_WINDOW_SHOWN);
+	renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, 0, SDL_RENDERER_ACCELERATED);
+	if (renderer == NULL) printf( "Renderer could not be created! SDL Error: %s\n", SDL_GetError() ); 
+	SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF);
+
+	srand(time(NULL));
+	
+	emulator_state_s state = { 0 }; // initialize everything to 0
+	state.program_counter = 0x200; // chip8 programs start at 0x200 address space
+	
+	FILE *f = fopen(argv[1], "rb");
+	fread(&state.memory[0x200], 0x1000 - 0x200, 1, f); // see above comment
+	fclose(f);
+
+	SDL_Event e;
+
+	int delay = 0;
+	int sound = 0;
+	int frame = 0;
+	int press = 0;
+	int wait = 0;
+
+	while (1) {
+		if (DEBUG) printf("0x%x ", state.program_counter);
+	
+		if (frame == 10)
+		{
+			frame = 0;
+			if (delay > 0) --delay;
+			if (sound > 0) --sound;
+			memset(state.input, 0, 0x10);
+			press = 0;
+		}
+
+		clock_t start = clock() / (CLOCKS_PER_SEC/1000);
+
+		// opcodes are 16 bits
+		word opcode = (state.memory[state.program_counter++] << 8) | (state.memory[state.program_counter++]);
+
+		SDL_PollEvent(&e);
+		if (e.type == SDL_QUIT) break;
+
+		// SDL_PumpEvents();
+		const byte *keystate = SDL_GetKeyboardState(NULL);
+
+		for (int i = 0; i < 0x10 && !press; ++i) {
+			if (keystate[keymap[i]]){
+				state.input[i] = 1;
+				press = 1;
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		if (wait && !press) continue;
+		if (wait && press) 
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; i < 0x10; ++i) {
+				if (state.input[i] != 0)
+				{
+					state.registers[0xF] = i;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			wait = 0;
+		}
+
+		switch (opcode & 0xF000) 
+		{
+			case 0x0000: // screen clear or function return 
+				if (opcode == 0x00E0){
+					memset(state.screen, 0, 64 * 32);
+					SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 0, 0, 0, 0xFF);
+					SDL_RenderClear(renderer);
+					if (DEBUG) printf("Clearing screen ");
+				}
+				
+				else if (opcode = 0x00EE) {
+					state.program_counter = state.stack[--state.stack_pointer];
+					if (DEBUG) printf("Returning to %x ", state.stack[state.stack_pointer]);
+				}
+
+				break;
+			
+			case 0x1000: // goto statement
+				state.program_counter = opcode & 0x0FFF;
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Jumping to %x ", state.program_counter);
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0x2000: // CALL
+				state.stack[state.stack_pointer++] = state.program_counter;
+				state.program_counter = opcode & 0x0FFF;
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Calling subroutine at %x (returning to %x)", state.program_counter, state.stack[state.stack_pointer - 1]);
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0x3000:; // skip if reg 0x0F00 is equal to constant 0x00FF 
+				int reg = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Comparing (==) register %i (%x) to %x ", reg, state.registers[reg], (byte) opcode);
+				if (state.registers[reg] == (byte) opcode){
+					state.program_counter += 2;
+					if (DEBUG) printf("and incrementing program_counter ");
+				}
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0x4000: // skip if not equal
+				reg = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Comparing (!=) register %i (%x) to %x ", reg, state.registers[reg], (byte) opcode);
+				if (state.registers[reg] != (byte) opcode){
+					state.program_counter += 2;
+					if (DEBUG) printf("and incrementing program_counter ");
+				}
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0x5000:; // skip if reg 0x0F00 is equal to 0x00F0
+				int first = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				int second = (opcode & 0x00F0) >> 4;
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Comparing (==) register %i (%x) to %i (%x) ", first, state.registers[first], second, state.registers[second]);
+				if (state.registers[first] == state.registers[second]){
+					state.program_counter += 2;
+					if (DEBUG) printf("and incrementing program_counter ");
+				}
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0x6000: // set reg to constant
+				reg = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				state.registers[reg] = opcode & 0x00FF;
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Assigning %hx to %i", state.registers[reg], reg);
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0x7000: // add constant to reg
+				reg = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				state.registers[reg] += opcode & 0x00FF;
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Add %hi to reg %i (%hi)", opcode & 0x00FF, reg, state.registers[reg]);
+				
+				break;
+
+			case 0x8000:; // math/bitop operators
+				first = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8; // all use XY regs
+				second = (opcode & 0x00F0) >> 4;
+
+				switch (opcode & 0x000F) 
+				{
+					case 0: // copy 1 register to another
+						state.registers[first] = state.registers[second];
+						if (DEBUG) printf("Copied register %i to %i (%hx)", first, second, state.registers[first]);
+						break;
+
+					case 1: // X = X | Y
+						state.registers[first] |= state.registers[second];
+						if (DEBUG) printf("OR register %i and %i (%hx)", first, second, state.registers[first]);
+						break;
+
+					case 2: // X = X & Y
+						state.registers[first] &= state.registers[second];
+						if (DEBUG) printf("AND register %i and %i (%hx)", first, second, state.registers[first]);
+						break;
+
+					case 3: // X = X ^ Y
+						state.registers[first] ^= state.registers[second];
+						if (DEBUG) printf("XOR register %i to %i (%hx)", first, second, state.registers[first]);
+						break;
+
+					case 4:; // X = X + Y, VF = X + 5 > 255
+						unsigned int add = state.registers[first] + state.registers[second];
+						if (add > 255) state.registers[0xF] = 1;
+						else state.registers[0xF] = 0;
+						state.registers[first] = add & 0x00FF;
+						if (DEBUG) printf("ADD register %i to %i (%hx) ", second, first, state.registers[first]);
+						if (DEBUG) printf("VF is %hx", state.registers[0xF]);
+						break;
+
+					case 5: // X = X - Y, VF = X - Y < 0
+						state.registers[first] -= state.registers[second];
+						if (state.registers[first] > state.registers[second]) state.registers[0xF] = 1;
+						else state.registers[0xF] = 0;
+						if (DEBUG) printf("SUB register %i from %i (%hx) ", second, first, state.registers[first]);
+						if (DEBUG) printf("VF is %hx", state.registers[0xF]);
+						break;
+
+					case 6: // set least significant bit of X in VF, bitshift right
+						state.registers[0xF] = state.registers[first] & 0x000F;
+						state.registers[first] /= 2;
+						if (DEBUG) printf("RS register %i (%hx) ", first, second, state.registers[first]);
+						if (DEBUG) printf("VF is %hx", state.registers[0xF]);
+						break;
+
+					case 7: // X = Y - X, VF = Y - X < 0
+						state.registers[first] = state.registers[second] - state.registers[first];
+						if (state.registers[second] > state.registers[first]) state.registers[0xF] = 1;
+						else state.registers[0xF] = 0;
+						if (DEBUG) printf("SUB %i from %i (%hx) ", first, second, state.registers[first]);
+						if (DEBUG) printf("VF is %hx", state.registers[0xF]);
+						break;
+
+					case 0xE:; // set msot significant bit of X in VF, bitshift left
+						state.registers[0xF] = (state.registers[first] & 0xF000) >> 12;
+						state.registers[first] *= 2;
+						if (DEBUG) printf("LS register %i (%hx) ", first, second, state.registers[first]);
+						if (DEBUG) printf("VF is %hx", state.registers[0xF]);
+						break;
+
+					default: break;
+
+				} break;
+
+			case 0x9000: // skip if two regs are not equal
+				first = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				second = (opcode & 0x00F0) >> 4;
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Comparing (!=) register %i (%hx) to %i (%hx) ", first, state.registers[first], second, state.registers[second]);
+				if (state.registers[first] != state.registers[second]) {
+					state.program_counter += 2;
+					if (DEBUG) printf("and incrementing program_counter");
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case 0xA000: // assign I address
+				state.address_I = opcode & 0x0FFF;
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Assigning %x to I address ", opcode & 0x0FFF);
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0xB000: // jump to 0x0FFF + V0
+				state.program_counter = (opcode & 0x0FFF) + state.registers[0x0];
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Jumping to %x + %hx (%x)", opcode & 0x0FFF, state.registers[0], (opcode & 0x0FFF) + state.registers[0x0]);
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0xC000: // random generator
+				reg = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				state.registers[reg] = (rand() % 255) & ((byte) opcode);
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Storing random in %i (%x)\n", reg, state.registers[reg]);
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0xD000: // draw sprite
+				first = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				second = (opcode & 0x00F0) >> 4;
+
+				int x = state.registers[first];
+				int y = state.registers[second];
+				int h = (opcode & 0x000F);
+
+				for (int line = 0; line < h; ++line)
+				{
+					byte data = state.memory[state.address_I + line];
+					for (int xpos = 0; xpos < 8; ++xpos)
+					{
+						if (!(data & (1 << xpos))) continue;
+						if (state.screen[x + (7 - xpos)][y + line]) state.registers[0xF] = 1;
+						state.screen[x + (7 - xpos)][y + line] ^= 1;
+					}
+				}
+
+				if (DEBUG) printf("Drawing");
+				if (!TDISP) break;
+				printf("\n");
+				for (int y = 0; y < 32; ++y) {
+					for (int x = 0; x < 64; ++x) {
+						printf(state.screen[x][y] ? "O" : " ");
+					}
+					printf("\n");
+				}
+
+				break;
+
+			case 0xE000: // input handling
+				reg = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				switch ((byte) opcode)
+				{
+					case 0x9E: // skip if button pressed
+						if (DEBUG) printf("Testing if %i is pressed", state.registers[reg]);
+						if (state.input[state.registers[reg]]) state.program_counter += 2;
+						break;
+
+					case 0xA1: // skip if button *not* pressed
+						if (DEBUG) printf("Testing if %i is not pressed", state.registers[reg]);
+						if (!state.input[state.registers[reg]]) state.program_counter += 2;
+						break;
+				}
+				break;
+
+			case 0xF000: // misc (timer, input, sound, memory)
+				reg = (opcode & 0x0F00) >> 8;
+				switch ((byte) opcode)
+				{
+					case 0x07:
+						if (DEBUG) printf("Copying delay timer to reg %i (%hx)", reg, state.registers[reg]);
+						state.registers[reg] = delay;
+						break;
+
+					case 0x0A:
+						wait = 1;
+						break;
+
+					case 0x15:
+						delay = state.registers[reg];
+						break;
+
+					case 0x18:
+						sound = state.registers[reg];
+						break;
+
+					case 0x1E:
+						state.address_I += state.registers[reg];
+						if (DEBUG) printf("Adding reg %i (%hx) to I (%x)", reg, state.registers[reg], state.address_I);
+						break;
+
+					case 0x29:
+						break; // fontset not implemented yet
+
+					case 0x33:;
+						int value = state.registers[reg];
+						state.memory[state.address_I] = value / 100;
+						state.memory[state.address_I + 1] = (value / 10) % 10;
+						state.memory[state.address_I + 2] = value % 10;
+						break;
+
+					case 0x55:
+						for (int i = 0; i < (reg + 1); ++i)
+							state.memory[state.address_I + i] = state.registers[i];
+						break;
+
+					case 0x65:
+						for (int i = 0; i < (reg + 1); ++i)
+							state.registers[i] = state.memory[state.address_I + i];
+						break;
+
+					default:
+						break;
+				}
+				break;
+			default: 
+				if (DEBUG) printf("%x", opcode);
+				break;
+		}
+		if (DEBUG) printf("\n");
+
+		for (int x = 0; x < 64; ++x) {
+			for (int y = 0; y < 32; ++y)
+			{
+				SDL_Rect pixel = { .x = (x * 8), .y = (y * 8), .w = 8, .h = 8};
+				if (state.screen[x][y])
+				{
+					SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 0xff, 0x69, 0xb4, 0xFF);
+					SDL_RenderFillRect(renderer, &pixel);
+				}
+				else 
+				{
+					SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 0, 0, 0, 0xFF);
+					SDL_RenderFillRect(renderer, &pixel);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		SDL_RenderPresent(renderer);
+
+		clock_t stop = clock() / (CLOCKS_PER_SEC/1000);
+		SDL_Delay(1);
+		++frame;
+		// SDL_DestroyWindow(window);
+		// SDL_Quit();
+	}
+}
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