Which programs to use
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Which programs to use
Im new to this dev stuff and unsure of what assemblers and .chr editors to use, which ones are better and worth my time. Is there any place I can go to find ones?
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Re: Which programs to use
For CHR editor: Use the latest YYCHR .NET Editor, Should also work (but untested) on linux. A great second mention is on RHDN: there should be the latest Tile Molester (by toruzz of SMLDX/For the Frog The Bell Tolls DX fame), It is better for converting and editing tiles that YYCHR does not support.
Assemblers:
ASM6 (ASM6f by Freem) has a Github page, Just look it up. (Great for Starters and Veterans alike!)
CA65 (Part of CC65 package) for those wanting more features and more CPU Types than only just 6502: try this... manual included online on github pages! (for intermediate/advance users!)
CC65 Github Page: https://github.com/cc65/cc65
ASM6f Github Page: https://github.com/freem/asm6f
Tile Molester Github: https://github.com/toruzz/TileMolester
YYCHR Wiki (Japanese): https://w.atwiki.jp/yychr (Latest version)
YYCHR on RHDN: https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/958/ (Not latest version)
Assemblers:
ASM6 (ASM6f by Freem) has a Github page, Just look it up. (Great for Starters and Veterans alike!)
CA65 (Part of CC65 package) for those wanting more features and more CPU Types than only just 6502: try this... manual included online on github pages! (for intermediate/advance users!)
CC65 Github Page: https://github.com/cc65/cc65
ASM6f Github Page: https://github.com/freem/asm6f
Tile Molester Github: https://github.com/toruzz/TileMolester
YYCHR Wiki (Japanese): https://w.atwiki.jp/yychr (Latest version)
YYCHR on RHDN: https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/958/ (Not latest version)
AKA SmilyMZX/AtariHacker.
Re: Which programs to use
The nesdev discord server has a lot of links for useful tools.
The tools page in the wiki also has a lot of links https://www.nesdev.org/wiki/Tools
I have to disagree on yy-chr. It has its uses, but the bulk of the work can be done better in NAW, Nexxt, I-CHR or Overlaypal.
The one thing yy-chr still has over these is for rom hacking since it can open a ROM file.
The tools page in the wiki also has a lot of links https://www.nesdev.org/wiki/Tools
I have to disagree on yy-chr. It has its uses, but the bulk of the work can be done better in NAW, Nexxt, I-CHR or Overlaypal.
The one thing yy-chr still has over these is for rom hacking since it can open a ROM file.
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