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Beginners > Help with the bare basics.

#58572 - thegamefreak0134 - Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:41 pm

OK. I have been programming on the GBA for a while now, but I don't really have much down outside of one mode and sprite graphics. What tutorial would you recommend that I cound use to gain a good knowledge of all of the different modes and how to use their goodies? I want to be able to easily create programs to demonstrate the different modes and such so I can begin using them.
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#58577 - poslundc - Mon Oct 24, 2005 6:23 pm

Cearn's TONC is easily the most complete, up-to-date and (importantly) correct tutorial I'm aware of, although it doesn't hold your hand as much as some of the other ones do.

The PERN Project is one of the oldest tutorials out there; many people in this forum learned on it and it remains an excellent starting point.

GBA Junkie is an excellent alternative as well.

Dan.

#58578 - Cearn - Mon Oct 24, 2005 6:25 pm

Tonc.
And I suppose gbajunkie covers all modes as well.

Added:

Damn you're fast.
The newer PERN is good for the bitmap modes and sprites, but doesn't cover tile modes (yet). The old one did, but I can't seem to find that anymore.