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Philadelphia

Hey guys, this may have been asked before but:
I'm looking to make custom artwork and get it to appear on the gameboy.

I've got a flash cart, is there a certain custom rom I can use to generate the artwork?  I've seen some custom screens before, I just want to know ho people are doing this!

Any guidance greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

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Here you go

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Philadelphia

Ah, SurfaceDragon is MIA. Is there any other options? I'm trying to find a resource where I can do this myself, or anyone else interested in helping!

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matt's mind

maybe this is what you'd need: http://blog.gg8.se/wordpress/2013/02/19 … -graphics/

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Finland

Well, one thing you could do is to learn enough programming to actually load a custom image on the gameboy.
Would this be akin to what you'd like to do?

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Philadelphia

Thanks kitsch, thats exactly what I knew was out there but couldn't find.  And yes, just so happens I'm a web programmer by trade so this shouldn't be too difficult for me.

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Philadelphia

Got it! Let me know if anyone needs a custom image rom, it'd be good for practice! wink

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matt's mind

^ i'll probably hit you up on this myself wink

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Madriz, Supain

closetogood, is this any difficult? I wanted to do this for ages...

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Philadelphia
SuperBustySamuraiMonkey wrote:

closetogood, is this any difficult? I wanted to do this for ages...

Hey, I followed the directions in the link Kitsch sent:
http://blog.gg8.se/wordpress/2013/02/19 … -graphics/
If this doesn't make any sense to you, than I wouldn't call it at all easy. It takes navigating and installing patches in Python.

And Kitsch, sure, hit me up when you're ready.

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Kyle, Tx

I might have to get one too. Are you charging money or just doing it for practice right now

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Chicago, IL

I'd love to get something done, as long as its for free!

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Finland

Tried it too but my previously installed version of Python didn't want to recognize the PIL so I never bothered. sad

+ I don't have anything cool to put on it right now anyway.

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Philadelphia

I don't have the time to do graphic design, but if you guys PM a suitable image, I can turn you over the Rom!

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UK, Leicester

I haven't used this new python thing that Nitro2k01 made, looks pretty nice, but I use the PCX2GB way of doing stuff. If anybody wants to do it  the complicated way for some strange reason (mine's that I cba to install python) or you're having problems with it/ want tips, let me know. Also what CloseToGood said, I'm no artist, but I can do this, so if any of you need a rom doing let me know, although seeing as this is his thread, you should go to him first.

I'm interested in making animated images though, I was intrigued by nitro's more than 4 shades of green rom, although I wouldn't be doing anything that fancy

Last edited by Alpine (Jul 22, 2013 7:36 pm)

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Kyle, Tx

If your good at programming you might can make a quick program and accept a dollar for donation for it even so people can flash their own screens into the bootups on games. That would be neat.