[PAID HANDSOMELY] Develop a Sega Master System pixel shader

* Seeking freelance programmer to develop a pixel shader for MMF2 that enforces a Sega Master System palette
* Name your price
* Deliver ASAP

Primary Requirements:

* Optional patterned dithering (if feasible)
* 64 simultaneous colors

Secondary Requirements:

* Minimum performance standard of 70 fps, to allow for overhead
* Code must be well commented
* Shader can be applied to object, layer or frame with impunity

Please PM with your price and ETA

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Quote from Pineapple

64 colors?

Actually, the sega master system can display a maximum of 32 colors out of a palette of 64 colors.

The 32 colors are broken into 2 palettes of 16 colors. A background tile or sprite can use either of the 2 palettes.

Anyway, I also agree that an artist would probablu be better for this task.

According to Please login to see this link., the Sega Master System can display 64 simultaneous colours using programming tricks. Notwithstanding that, I just want the look and feel of a Sega Master System; it doesn't have to be 100% faithful to the real thing.

I disagree that an artist would be better for this task. I can do most of the art myself, without worrying about which colours I'm using, and then have the shader make its approximation of those colours. The shader would be particularly useful for gradient backgrounds, where I can simply plop a quickbackdrop down and have the shader do its thing, to have a nice 8 bit effect.

Quote from happygreenfrog

To prove SevenSails and Pineapple's point, I made an example showing objects that were drawn using only colors from the palette. Getting someone to make the graphics is probably better.

Example disclaimer: I made the graphics myself, other than the palette graphic. You may use them for whatever you want. I found the palette graphic Please login to see this link.. Remember, though, that anyone can use the graphics, so using them might not be the best idea. Also, you can use the example for whatever you want, it's open-source.

Thanks for your example file. I am unable to look at it at this time; once I'm back home I'll have a look... Although the SMS has a 6 bit palette, I'm not sure if it uses those exact colours you've linked to. I believe that a better pallete can be found Please login to see this link..

Both the link to the technical specifications and the palette are provided in my first post. I still stand by what I have said, so if anyone wants to create the shader for me, name your price.

Thanks

Hi happygreenfrog

Thanks for pointing that out.

Please no more discussion on this thread about the merits of the shader.

Thanks, I didn't notice the new post.