Dot Designers Club
Developed by T&E Soft and published in the second half of the 1980s, Dot Designers Club is a rare and ambitious utility dedicated to graphic creation on computers MSX2 and MSX2+. Distributed in format 3.5′′ diskette, it bears the reference TEM-99, and addresses artists in pixel art, independent developers of the time, or simply enthusiasts wishing to create their own sprites and visual elements for games or demos.
129.00€
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About
This software bitmap graphics and sprite editor allows to design drawings in 16 colours, edit frame by frame simple animations, and save its creations for integration into projects coded in BASIC or assembler. He proposed:
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An intuitive interface for its time, with mouse or keyboard.
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A customizable drawing grid (size, pallet, etc.).
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Management of sprites MSX2, compatible with VDP hardware limitations.
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Export or copy functions to complementary utilities.
A rare tool for demanding designers
The Dot Designers Club is now highly sought after by MSX collectors, especially in its full version which includes:
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The original diskette TEM-99.
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One rigid box illustrated T&E Soft's sober graphic codes.
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One Technical note in Japanese, explaining in detail each function of the interface.
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Sometimes, a mini-command guide or examples of pre-designed sprites.
Anecdotes and historical interest
Little known to the general public, Dot Designers Club is one of the few mainstream creative software distributed in Japan for MSX2/MSX2+. He was able to serve amateur developers in the dujin scene of the time, or even in some academic and academic circles. Its compatibility with MSX2 standard sprite formats It gives it a concrete usefulness, even today for homebrew development enthusiasts.
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