Andrew E.'s Chip's Challenge Page

Tile World

Tile World, created by Brian Raiter

An open-source program that emulates both the Microsoft and Atari Lynx versions of Chip's Challenge. Uses cool new graphics created by Anders Kaseorg, and comes with CCLP2, a new levelset made by combining everyone's favorite levels. Supports multiple levelsets.

Got a Mac? Thomas Harte maintains Tile World for OS X.

Running Debian or Ubuntu? Search for tworld in the package repository. (Ubuntu users will need to enable the "universe" repository)

Level Editors

These programs allow you to create custom levels.

ChipEdit created by John Elion

This was the first ever Chip's Challenge level editor.

ccexplore has created a modified version which lets you create levels for pgchip.

Chip's Workshop, created by Christopher Elsby

This is the only Open Source editor, and your only bet on Linux if you're not running Wine.

CCEdit, created by Michael Hansen

A very advanced level editor. Features playtesting in MSCC or Tile World.

WARNING: CCTools has not been updated in years, and there are a couple serious bugs in CCEdit which could cause you to lose your levelset. It is recommended that you choose another level editor. If you insist on using CCEdit, you are advised to backup your levelset regularly.

There's an alpha of CCTools 2.0.

Chip's Challenge Level Designer, created by Yongyi Chen a.k.a. Icy001

The newest level editor to hit the scene. I don't know much about it. Its interface seems to be based on CCEdit, and it requires the .NET framework. Support and Suggestions are at CCZone.

c4, a perl script written by Brian Raiter

This non-graphical command-line utility can convert Chip's Challenge files between various formats; including a special text-based format.

Level Managers

These programs help you manage and play custom levelsets.

Chip's Controls, created by Mike L.

CCLM (CC Level Manager), created by Michael Hansen

Part of CCTools, a level editing suite created by Michael Hansen; also available for download seperately.

Patches

There are a few patches that people have produced for the Windows port of Chip's Challenge.

MyChips, created by Dale Bryan

Creates a modified version of chips.exe which uses different .ini and .dat files.

T-Chip, created by Ruben Spaans

Grants 999 seconds on all untimed levels in the original levelset. (Will not work with any other levelset.)

chipend, created by Brian Raiter

This perl script changes the end level numbers stored in the exe, to avoid the "Corrupt or inaccessible CHIPS.DAT" message. It can also suppress the decade messages.

CCHack, created by Michael Hansen

This program allows you to customize nearly everything about chips.exe. Including the program title, the decade messages, the ending level, the death messages, etc. But most importantly it lets you change the graphics.

Part of CCTools.

ccpatch, created by ccexplore

Fixes the bug in MSCC which causes the game to crash when Chip enters a square containing two transparent tiles (monsters, keys and boots) or a transparent tile on a block.

pieguy explains:

more technically, it is an infinite recursion. [...] the rule for determining if chip can enter a tile is to check the bottom layer only if the top tile is transparent (which is done recursively). however, if the bottom layer is also transparent, then it will recursively check the bottom layer again (it doesn't try to look "below" the bottom layer, it just rechecks the same layer) until eventually the stack overflows and the game crashes.

fullsec, created by ccexplore

Fixes another bug in the game, where the timer fails to fully reset. Also adds the ability to switch the game between even- and odd-step mode.

pgchip, created by David "pieguy" Stolp

Transforms one of the previously unused tiles into the Ice Block, from CC2.

Other tools

cclpinfo, created by me, Andrew E. and Madhav Shanbhag

(see description above)

ChipCap, created by Anders Kaseorg

A tool for capturing AVIs of Chip's Challenge.

Mapmaker, created by Ruben Spaans

Creates an image of a selected level from a levelset.

Makemap, created by Johannes Postel

Uses Mapmaker to create multiple level maps with one command.

DacGen, created by Mike L.

Creates .dac files for tile world. It was later merged into Chip's Controls.

ccdiff, created by Madhav Shanbhag

Shows the differences between two versions of a levelset.

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Important Sites

The Chip's Challenge Yahoo group

The central repository for levelsets.

pieguy's leveset scoreboards

The official Chip's Challenge newsgroup

This is where we all get together to talk. You'll need a newsreader. Like Thunderbird. Or you can use Anders's web interface.

Mike L's Chip's Challenge Site

An index of almost every Chip's-Challenge-related thing on the internet, including a massive index to almost every levelset in existence.

The Chip's Challenge FAQ

Chip's Challenge Wiki at Wikia

CCZone

A forum which seems to be moderately active.

Fansites

• Anders Kaseorg - The Chip's Challenge Corridor
• Andrew Gapic - Chip's Home
• Craig Vilbig's Chip's Challenge Website
• Dan Miller's Chip's Challenge Notes
• Dan Padgett - Chip's Challenge Info
• David "pieguy" Stolp - pieguy's homepage
• Graue - Graue's levels for Tile World and Chip's Challenge
• Jimmy Vermeer - Chip's Challenge High Scores by Level
• Mike L's Chip's Challenge Site
• Norman De Forest - The Flashing Cursor Plays Games
• Richard Field's Chip's Challenge page.
• Ruben Spaans - Ruben's Chip's Challenge page
• Theodor Lauppert - Chip's Challenge (1989)
• Tyler Sontag - Chip's Challenge Downloads