Retrodev replaces that mess with a single, self-contained application that acts as the glue between all your existing tools. It does not replace your image editor or your version control system — it sits alongside them and brings together everything you need for the build and conversion side of the workflow in one place:

• Graphics conversion — import any modern image and convert it to the native pixel and palette format of the target machine, with live preview.
• Tile and sprite extraction — slice a converted image into tiles or sprites ready to be referenced by your code.
• Tile map editor — paint multi-layer scrolling maps using extracted tiles, with parallax preview and aspect-ratio-correct display per system and mode.
• Palette solver — describe which graphics appear on screen at the same time and let Retrodev find a palette assignment that satisfies all constraints simultaneously.
• Integrated code editor — write Z80 assembly and AngelScript export scripts without leaving the application. The editor provides syntax highlighting, RASM directive and label auto-complete, code-lens timing annotations for Z80, and full Retrodev API auto-complete and hover documentation for AngelScript.
• Scripted export — write AngelScript export scripts for bitmaps, tile sets, sprites and maps that produce exactly the binary format your program expects, with full control over layout, headers and compression.
• Project-based workflow — everything lives in a .retrodev project file. Open it, build it, run it. No batch files.