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A set of tools for developing Mega Drive homebrew

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Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 80 Commits
echo2vgm		echo2vgm
eif2tfi		eif2tfi
headgen		headgen
mdtiler		mdtiler
midi2esf		midi2esf
mml2esf		mml2esf
pcm2ewf		pcm2ewf
romfix		romfix
slz		slz
tfi2eif		tfi2eif
uftc		uftc
vgi2eif		vgi2eif
README		README

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This repository contains a collection of several free tools designed to aid
in development of Mega Drive homebrew. The objective is to make it easier to
build better quality homebrew as well as to provide a standard set of tools.

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Tools currently available:

   * Graphics tools
      - mdtiler (converts PNG files into Mega Drive tiles)

   * Sound tools
      - midi2esf (converts MIDI files into Echo streams - PRELIMINAR)
      - mml2esf (converts MML files into Echo streams)
      - tfi2eif (converts TFM Maker instruments into Echo FM instruments)
      - vgi2eif (converts VGM Maker instruments into Echo FM instruments)
      - eif2tfi (converts Echo FM instruments into TFM Maker instruments)
      - pcm2ewf (converts raw PCM data into Echo PCM instruments)
      - echo2vgm (converts Echo streams and instruments into VGM files)
   
   * Compression
      - slz (general purpose compression)
      - uftc (fast graphics compression)

   * Miscellaneous tools
      - headgen (generates Mega Drive headers)
      - romfix (post-build ROM fixups)

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Some other places you may want to check:

   - https://github.com/sikthehedgehog/echo (Echo sound engine)

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