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High Scores The community scoreboard for CC1, CC2, and the community level packs Wiki A central knowledge hub for Chip's Challenge levels, mechanics, and more Level Sets Directory of player-submitted Chip's Challenge custom level sets available for download CC Zone Forum The primary discussion forum for everything Chip's Challenge Yahoo Group Archive Many older level sets available for download CCBBC Discord The Chip's Challenge community Discord server - all are welcome!

Play Chip's Challenge

Chip's Challenge was originally released for the Atari Lynx in 1989, but became most popular when it was bundled with the Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows in 1992. Today the Microsoft edition of Chip's Challenge (MSCC), including its level set, remains proprietary software and cannot be freely distributed.

Fortunately, there are several legal avenues for fans to continue to enjoy the game. Chip's Challenge 1 was republished on Steam with a new engine in 2015 along with the release of its official sequel, Chip's Challenge 2. This is the easiest way to play the game on a modern computer. For those interested in a free, open-source solution, Tile World 2 (TW2) is a reimplementation of Chip's Challenge 1 and is fully compatible with any level sets designed for MSCC.

Although TW2 cannot legally come with the game's original level set, sound effects and graphics, it is fully compatible with the MSCC game files if you rightfully own them from the 1990s. In addition, this wiki article gives an overview of running the MSCC program on a modern computer if you have access to the original executable.

Community Level Packs

Copyright issues surrounding the game's original 149 levels generated significant community interest in creating custom levels. Since 2002, several community level packs have been assembled and made freely available. These packs are alternate, royalty-free level packs containing player-submitted levels selected through a community vote.

Download Custom Chip's Challenge Levels CC1 levels and CC2 levels on CC Zone Members can upload level sets here. Anyone can download sets, even without an account. pieguy's site Download CC1 level sets, or can become a member and upload your own level set. Each level set is given its own automatic scoreboard. Yahoo! group archive Many older level sets available for download. Rehosted on BitBusters.club in 2019 due to the permanent closure of Yahoo! groups.

Discussion Groups, Tips and Solutions, and More CC Zone The official online discussion board for Chip's Challenge. Chip's Challenge Bit Busters Club Facebook discussion group. You need a Facebook account to view and post. Chip's Plus Site by Alice Voith Has excellent maps and tips for CC1 levels. Public TWS by David Stolp (pieguy) Solutions for most official CC levels that can be replayed in Tile World. CC solutions from StrategyWiki Text walkthroughs for CC1 and CCLP2 levels.

Level Editors Chip's Challenge Creator by The Architect The latest level editor, with support for CC1 and CC2 level creation. Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. CCTools by Michael H. Comes with a level editor, level set manager, and an advanced CHIPS.EXE customizer. Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux. Chip's Challenge Level Designer by Icy001 ChipEdit by John Elion Lightweight and the first level editor released. Chip's Workshop by Chris Elsby Compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Tools Made for Chip's Challenge SuperCC by Markus O. & A Sickly Silver Moon A TASing emulator for advanced solution discovery, optimization, playback and more. Additional information available at CC Zone MyChips by Dale Bryan Tool that makes separate .exe files for all the level sets you make or download so scores from each set won't interfere with each other. Chip's Controls by Mike L Play many level sets with just one EXE file and one INI file. Contains other tools such as a DAC file generator for Tile World, an INI file editor, and a CCX file editor for Tile World 2. Dat2C2G by Chuck Sommerville Converts CC level sets to CC2 format. cclpinfo by Andrew E and Madhav Shanbhag Outputs level specs for all the levels of the specified CC1 level set. ChipHome5 made a batch file that does not require the command prompt available here (rehosted from Yahoo! groups). ccdiff by Madhav Shanbhag Compares two versions of a level set. Rehosted from Yahoo! groups. T-Chip by Ruben Spaans MSCC mod that gives a time limit to untimed levels for competitive purposes. MapMaker by Ruben Spaans Make maps of CC levels. Check out CirothUngol's MapMaker Automated Assistant for creating maps for every level of every set you have automatically. ChipCap by Anders Kaseorg Record animated solutions (AVIs) of Chip's Challenge levels. ccpatch by ccexplore CC patch that fixes the Transparency Glitch. fullsec by ccexplore CC patch that gives you the full first second every time you play a level. pgchip by David Stolp (pieguy) CC patch that adds a new tile, the ice block, to the game. tws2json by Andrew E Converts Tile World TWS solutions to a more readable format. Source code and instructions can be found here.