+Propane13 Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hello, I'm interested if there's a 2600 "concept art" editor. I'd like to make some mock-ups, but I don't want to be limited to MS Paint. I'd like something custom that knows some 2600 limitations, so that work will be easier. I see that there's this tool available: http://www.atariage.com/features/contests/CombatRedux/ It's an editor for reflected playfields ala combat. This is nice, but it won't suit my needs for making some concept art, so it would be nice if: 1) PF reflection is not a requirement; asymmetrical PF's are totally fine to create 2) PF's can be thinner (i.e. limited per scanline, not per 8 scanlines or so) 3) You can place ball/missile/player graphics on it too (with the correct restrictions per scanline) 4) It's not just MS Paint. I would like having to place PF pieces "snapped to a grid", if you know what I mean. Does something like this exist? Thanks! -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Visual batari Basic has a great playfield editor: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=123849 If you turn on Use Playfield Heights, you can adjust the height of each row by either double clicking a number on the left side or dragging a line on the left side. Each row can be a different color too. Just turn on Use Playfield Colors, left click on the row you want to change, right click and select Choose Color and you can pick a color from the TIA Color Chart. Once you are finished with your creation, you can save it and drag it into an open program file where you can have simple code set up to display your ball/missile/player graphics. And if you just want to see your playfield in an emulator without extra graphics, you can always right click in the playfield editor and select Preview in Emulator and instantly see what it will look like in a game. If you want to make sprites, VbB also has a great sprite editor that looks and works similar to the playfield editor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 there's a playfield editor and player editor at http://alienbill.com. There's also a DOS one here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hmm. Just saw this thread. My brother wrote some cool ones in Java a year or two ago. I'll ask him if they are still online anywhere. It doesn't allow placement of sprites on top but otherwise it would be what you want. The main advantage over K Israel's is that it allows you to set colors line-by-line and has the correct PF pixel ratio. Of course, all that's worthless unless he puts it back online...I'll ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 (edited) Ok, I oversold it a bit - it doesn't allow you to set colors line-by-line. But otherwise, pretty cool. It's a Java standalone app. PFEditor.zip Edited April 18, 2008 by vdub_bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 I just found a 2600 playfield-editor and a sprite-editor here: http://www.junkosoft.com/Tools.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 I wrote a playfield painter app for Classic Mac OS a couple years ago (waits for crickets chirping) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dionoid Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Ok, I oversold it a bit - it doesn't allow you to set colors line-by-line. But otherwise, pretty cool. It's a Java standalone app. PFeditorpic.PNG PFEditor.zip This tools is exactly what I need, and the best I could find. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloan Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 (edited) On 4/13/2008 at 3:07 AM, Propane13 said: Is there a tool to make an Atari 2600 playfield? Yes! I made one here: http://aloan.neocities.org/atari_graphics_simplified.html Edited June 20, 2021 by Aloan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) I made TOS for the 2600 that has an paint program using playfield graphics ? Fairly sure RT made a sprite editor for the 2600 if i recall correctly. Edit: Just noticed this is an old thread... Edited November 20, 2019 by TwentySixHundred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 5 minutes ago, TwentySixHundred said: Fairly sure RT made a sprite editor for the 2600 if i recall correctly. Nope, jwierer made Visual batari Basic: https://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-vbb.html#playfielded https://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-vbb.html#spriteed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 12 minutes ago, Random Terrain said: Nope, jwierer made Visual batari Basic: https://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-vbb.html#playfielded https://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-vbb.html#spriteed Yeah, no i was talking about an sprite editor program/homebrew written in basic on the 2600 system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, TwentySixHundred said: Yeah, no i was talking about an sprite editor program/homebrew written in basic on the 2600 system. Oh, I forgot about that: https://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#draw_sprites_on_atari 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Random Terrain said: Oh, I forgot about that: https://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-batari-basic-commands.html#draw_sprites_on_atari Yep that's the one, i was just searching for it ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloan Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 (edited) wow, just an update from 2008 for 2021, that my page with many Atari 2600-ish related stuff including game engines and drawing tools, changed to:https://aloan.neocities.org/atari_graphics_simplified.html Edited August 11, 2023 by Aloan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevKelley Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 When I clicked on the link it said it doesn't work anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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