How 8 Bit Video Chips Worked: The TMS9918 on a Breadboard (Public version)

The TMS9918 Video Display Processor (VDP) from Texas Instruments was a  very popular video chip which was widely used in many home computers and  game consoles of the 1980s.  See how I put it on a breadboard and connected It with an Arduino to  tickle out its breathtaking 256x192 Pixels and 15 colors.