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====== TUTORIAL: MULTICOLOR TILE ======

===== PREREQUISITES =====

In order to proceed with this tutorial you must have the following software installed: 

  * **[[https://cc65.github.io/|the cc65 compiler]]** (with a defined ''CC65_HOME'' path);
  * **a photo editing software** (we used **[[https://www.gimp.org/|GIMP]]** on this tutorial).

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In addition, and depending on the platforms concerned, you will need:

  * for Commodore platforms:
    * the **[[https://csdb.dk/release/download.php?id=225046|1541 disk image generator]]** (with its defined ''CC1541_HOME'' path);
    * the original hardware or an emulator (tested: **[[https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/index.html|VICE 3.0]]**, **[[https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/index.html|VICE 3.2]]**, **[[https://vice-emu.sourceforge.io/index.html|VICE 3.4]]** and **[[http://yape.homeserver.hu/|YAPE 1.1.7]]**);
  * for Atari platforms:
    * the **[[https://www.horus.com/~hias/atari/#tools-win32|atari disk image generator]]** (with its ''DIR2ATR_HOME'' path defined);
    * the **[[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/atrautorun|ATR autorun]]** (with its ''ATRAUTORUN_HOME'' path defined);
    * the original hardware or an emulator (tested: **[[http://www.virtualdub.org/altirra.html|Altirra 3.90]]** and  **[[https://atari800.github.io/|Atari 800 Emulator 4.2.0]]**).

Finally, you will also need to download/clone the [[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/midres|midres library repository]] (version 1.4) and to download version 1.14 of the [[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/img2tile/releases/tag/v1.14|img2tile program]]:

  git clone https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/midres.git

In the repository you will already find everything you need to be able to verify the outcome of your efforts and to obtain an executable valid for various 8-bit Atari and Commodore platforms. However, in this tutorial we will explain step by step how to achieve the same result.

**[[:midres_library:tutorial:mctile|Return to tutorial]]**.