Development tools
68000
| Assemblers | |||||
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| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| AS | Alfred Arnold, et al | Multi-target assembler | (multiple) | Provided as source code and binaries (Windows, DOS) | |
| vasm | Volker Barthelmann, et al | Multi-target assembler | (multiple) | Provided as source code "official" binaries are for older versions |
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| JAS | Charles Doty, Paul Lee, Michael Hope | Modified version of AS | Windows | (base AS version unknown; binary is circa 1999/12/30) | File:JAS.zip |
| Maccer | Michael Hope | Pre-processor for AS-series assemblers | (multiple) | Provided as source code and Windows binary | |
| MaccerX | Kaneda | Updated version of Maccer | (multiple) | Provided as source code and Windows binary; added support for XGCC (gcc) and comments | |
| SNASM68K | S.N. Systems | 680x0 assembler | Windows | SNASM68K at Sega Retro (Modified version by Nemesis) | |
| Compilers | |||||
| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| NeoDev kit | Fabrice Martinez, Jeff Kurtz, et al | GCC compiler and library | (multiple) | File:NeoDev001.zip | |
| Disassemblers | |||||
| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| IRA | Tim Ruehsen, ported by Antirad | Intelligent ReAssembler for M680x0 | (multiple) | PC port of an Amiga app; provided as source ("PC") and binary (Windows) | File:Ira.zip |
| unidasm | MAMEdev | Universal Disassembler | (multiple) | Included with the Windows MAME distribution; can be built from source | |
Z80
| Assemblers | |||||
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| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| AS | Alfred Arnold, et al | Multi-target assembler | (multiple) | Provided as source code and binaries (Windows, DOS) | |
| vasm | Volker Barthelmann, et al | Multi-target assembler | (multiple) | Provided as source code "official" binaries are for older versions |
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| WLA DX | Ville Helin, et al | Multi-target assembler | (multiple) | Provided as source code | WLA-DX 9.2 Win32 binaries |
| Compilers | |||||
| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| ZCC | Ken Yap, et al | Z80 development package with C compiler | (multiple) | Provided as source code and binaries (Windows); circa January 1996 | File:Zcc096.zip |
| SDCC | Sandeep Dutta, et al | "Small Device C Compiler" | (multiple) | Provided as source code and binaries (various platforms) | Snapshot Builds |
| z88dk | (many people) | z80 C cross compiler with assembler/linker | (multiple) | Provided as source code and binaries (Windows, Mac) | Nightly Builds (Hit escape as soon as you see the links for "latest") |
| Disassemblers | |||||
| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| DASM | Charles Doty | Z80 disassembler | DOS | Source code and binary included. | File:Dasmz80.zip |
| DZ80 | Inkland | Z80 disassembler | (multiple) | Provided as source code (command line version) and binaries (DOS command line, Windows GUI) | |
| unidasm | MAMEdev | Universal Disassembler | (multiple) | Included with the Windows MAME distribution; can be built from source | |
Source Editors
There are a lot of source code editors out there... Use whatever you're comfortable with (hopefully one with 68000 and Z80 syntax highlighting).
Sound and Music
| Music Drivers and Tools | |||||
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| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| MVSTracker | Ivan Mackintosh | FM tracker | Windows | Z80 driver does not work on hardware | |
| MVSTracker Suite | Pascal Bosquet, Kaneda | Modified version of MVSTracker | Windows | supports Mega Drive as well. Neo-Geo driver still doesn't work on hardware. | |
| Sound Editors | |||||
| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| GoldWave | GoldWave Inc. | commercial sound editor | Windows | ||
| Sound Forge | Sony | commercial sound editor | Windows, Mac | ||
| Audacity | Audacity developers | open-source sound editor | (multiple) | ||
| Sound Encoders | |||||
| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| ADPCM-A encoder | freem | Command-line ADPCM-A encoder | (multiple) | Provided as source code and binary (Windows) | |
| ADPCM-B encoder | ValleyBell and Fred/FRONT | Command-line ADPCM-B encoder | (multiple) | Provided as source code and binary (Windows) | File:ADPCM Encode.zip |
| Neo Sound Builder | Jeff Kurtz/Neobitz | GUI V ROM/PCM file creator | Windows | ADPCM-A only | announcement post |
Graphics
| Graphics Viewers and Editors | |||||
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| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| YY-CHR | YY | multi-format tile editor | Windows | FIX files require plugin (YY-CHR.NET only, see below); Sprites need conversion (see tools below) | YY-CHR 0.99 |
| NGFX | blastar | Fix, Sprite, TITLE_*.SYS viewer/editor; LOGO_*.SYS viewer | Windows | WIP; not yet released. | |
| Graphics Converters and Tools | |||||
| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
| DATLib graphics tools | HPMAN | Tools used to process graphics into Neo-Geo formats. | Windows | Animator, BuildChar, CharSplit, Framer | Included in DATLib distribution |
| NeoGeo Graphics ToolSuite | evo | Tool to convert between SNES/SFC and Neo-Geo graphics. | Windows | Fix conversion is botched (see page for details) | NGGTS |
| Sprite graphics converter | IQ | Converts MVS graphics (.c*) to CD graphics (.SPR). | Windows | MVS to CD sprite converter | |
| Neo-Geo Sprite Converter | freem | Convert 4BPP SMS/GG/WSC graphics to Neo-Geo format. | (multiple) | Provided as source code and binary (Windows) Further work required for converting to Cart (split files by words (2 bytes)) and CD (byteswap file)-usable files. |
main download |
Other Tools
| Name | Author(s) | Description | Platform(s) | Notes | Download |
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| MemCardTool | Fabrice Martinez | Memory card manager | Windows | File:Memcardtool.zip | |
| ROMwak | Jeff Kurtz, ported by freem | Binary image manipulation tool | (multiple) | Provided as source code and binary (Windows) |