Hi,
Screen 8 has ONLY 15 colors for sprites, and you cannot change
them. It is the big trouble of using Screen8 !!! Fortunately,
at Screen 10,11 (MSX 2+, TR) you can use the 15 color palette
for sprites, like Screen 5.
I don't know anybody who can change Screen 8 palettes (gfx or sprite)
Screen 8 allows 256 colors for graphics in s small true-color format,
you know, GGGRRRBB
But if you use 2 Screen8 pages, you can get more colors by averaging
between the 2 pages. (Tiling mode, not Interlacing mode).
I made a program to see BMP files (8 bit & 24 bit)
in Screen8 using 2 pages, and the result is even better than Screen 12 !!
The grays are better on Screen 12, but colors are better on "Screen 8
Plus", (as I call it.) Because pixels don't depend on nearest others.
This is useful for watching photos on a MSX2 (even on a 2+, TR)
but not useful for games, as you spend all VRAM for it.
Some MSX demos use this system to show more colors at Screen 5 or 7 or 8.
If you are interested enough, I can improve my tool and fix at my web.
Bye.
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