Which programs to use

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Deadly_Ore
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Which programs to use

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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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Hamtaro126
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Re: Which programs to use

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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)
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Re: Which programs to use

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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.
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