Midlife Sprite for the Commodore 64

So, you want to create a sprite definition without grid paper, pencils or a calculator? No problem. This software does the math, the filing and the flipsides for you.

Midlife Sprite is a development tool for C64 programmers and pixel artists: a sprite definition editor with specialised drawing and inversion tools to enhance efficiency and usability. Draw the object of your choice, save your work for later and display the 63 bytes that define its shape for your program's data statements. You may be surprised that a program written entirely in Commodore BASIC can have so many features with responsive controls.

Both sprite modes supported (high resolution and multicolor)
Wraparound grid navigation in eight directions using the keyboard
Fill or clear an entire row or column at once from the tools menu
180 degree sprite inversion horizontally or vertically with two keystrokes
View the disk directory with the built-in file manager
Save and load your work with sequential files on disk
Choose between light mode and dark mode for editing
Customisable label colours for attributes and the pixel pointer
Data tables in decimal and hexadecimal
A quick reference keyboard guide at the touch of a button

The download also includes a detailed manual on the disk image with an interactive table of contents.

System Requirements

A Commodore 64 computer or emulator is all you need for the most part.

The program is also compatible with TheC64 Mini and TheC64 (USB memory stick required; USB keyboard strongly recommended for the Mini).

Additional tools are needed if you want to store the program on a physical floppy disk. This program is not compatible with datasettes or tape images.

Download

This application is freeware. You are permitted to distribute the unmodified disk image available here free of charge. You are not permitted to sell copies of the software.

Midlife Sprite 1.00 (.d64 disk image; 170k)