👾 chiptunes

This is how I make chiptunes.

Big thanks to Kent Hansen for the tools and the detailed instructions, and to Brandon Walsh for showing me how to use MilkyTracker.

Requirements

• MilkyTracker
• Nestopia
• Standard Linux development environment

How to Use

1. Install the dependencies:

   make install
   

2. Make a new song:

   make new
   

3. Open the src/<song-name>/song.xm file in MilkyTracker.

4. When you're ready to create an NES file, run the following:

   make build SONG_NAME=<song-name>
   

5. Open the build/<song-name>.nes file in Nestopia.

Graphics

Sprites are stored in the graphics.chr file, and can be edited with a tool like YY-CHR.

The main.asm file contains the graphics programming.