RETROGAMEZONE - TUTORIALS

VIDEOS

 
FCEUX Sprites - The easiest way to rip NES sprites, ever!
VirtuaNES Sprites Part 1 - Learn the basics of how to rip NES sprites using VirutaNES
VirtuaNES Sprites Part 2 - Learn how to get sprites which share the same palette as the background
SNES Sprites - A quick tutorial of how to use ZSNES to get sprites
Genesis Sprites Part 1 - The basics of getting Genesis sprites using Gens
Genesis Sprites Part 2 - How to change a black background to 'bleeding eye' pink and how to get sprites which are being obscured by another one.
 

EMULATORS

 

FCEUX

- The best and easiest to use NES emulator out there

VirtuaNES

- Another excellent NES emulator, if FCEUX isn't your bag

GENS K-Mod

- The only Genesis emulator worth using. Fantastic for spriting!

 

USEFUL PROGRAMS

 

AT Screen Thief - A Good screenshot grabber to use if an emulators screenshot abilities aren't reliable.
Animget - Takes a shot every time the screen changes. Can lead to a whole load of useless screenshots, but if used right is a huge help.
Jasc Animation Shop 3 - The best animation program around.