Binxelview visual data inspection tool

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Brad Smith

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Published on October 14, 2024 9:32:11 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GAPvPCM-lg

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Binxelview is a tool I wrote for reverse engineering graphics and map formats from old video games, but I've found it useful for a lot of other things. This video is a short tour of some of its capabilities.

Article describing the program: https://www.patreon.com/posts/binxelview-1-6-114017389

Download from GitHub: https://github.com/bbbradsmith/binxelview/releases

Used in this demonstration:
Aspetra: https://www.mobygames.com/game/70893/aspetra/
Legacy of the Wizard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_the_Wizard
Elemental Gimmick Gear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elemental_Gimmick_Gear
FISH.NEO was from Compute's Atari ST magazine February 1987: https://www.atarimania.com/pgemag.awp?id=89

00:00 Introduction
00:31 VGA Sprite (Aspetra)
04:56 Game Maps (Legacy of the Wizard)
09:37 General File Exploration
11:00 NES Graphics (Legacy of the Wizard)
18:28 Game Map (Aspetra)
21:03 Atari ST Graphics
25:54 Dreamcast Sprites (Elemental Gimmick Gear)