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Hey, was looking into the docs on Sega Master System Palette and could not for the life of me find an actual .aco file with all the colors saved in it. So I created one based on the How To Program palette page's information.
It should work anywhere .aco files can load in. Hope this helps someone working on graphics!

Edit: Is there a way for me to link the file or upload it? It doesn't allow me to upload links or files. Just let me know if it's useful and I will send along.

I don't even know what an .aco file is (I can probably look it up, but I'm not interested enough to do that), though there are pictures of the Master System and Game Gear palettes on Sega Retro: https://segaretro.org/Palette. They are accurate because I specifically created them.

Well, guess it may just be useful for me, then. I have a few pieces of software where you can import a set of color values to use when making art as a .aco file. Thanks for your work on the reference docs.

You can attach it if you put it in a zip file.

There’s apparently no standard palette format. I use JASC .pal files when working on specific art, because that’s the format for the program I use. The most compatible format to share is simply a PNG with the palette and pixels set to show the palette.

Tom, maybe you should add a second palette showing the unequal blue level 1 seen on some systems? (I forget the specifics of which systems have it and what the value is…)

Okay, attaching it here. I also included the .pal file.

Sega Master System Palette.zip (2.09 KB)

Sega Master System Palette Zip

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backforwardpunch Joined: 07 Oct 2023 Posts: 3	Sega Master System Palette Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 5:05 pm
backforwardpunch Joined: 07 Oct 2023 Posts: 3	Hey, was looking into the docs on Sega Master System Palette and could not for the life of me find an actual .aco file with all the colors saved in it. So I created one based on the How To Program palette page's information. It should work anywhere .aco files can load in. Hope this helps someone working on graphics! Edit: Is there a way for me to link the file or upload it? It doesn't allow me to upload links or files. Just let me know if it's useful and I will send along.

Tom Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 1356 Location: italy	Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 7:29 pm
Tom Joined: 16 May 2002 Posts: 1356 Location: italy	I don't even know what an .aco file is (I can probably look it up, but I'm not interested enough to do that), though there are pictures of the Master System and Game Gear palettes on Sega Retro: https://segaretro.org/Palette. They are accurate because I specifically created them.

backforwardpunch Joined: 07 Oct 2023 Posts: 3	Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 7:57 pm
backforwardpunch Joined: 07 Oct 2023 Posts: 3	Well, guess it may just be useful for me, then. I have a few pieces of software where you can import a set of color values to use when making art as a .aco file. Thanks for your work on the reference docs.

Maxim Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 1999 Posts: 14745 Location: London	Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:08 pm
	You can attach it if you put it in a zip file. There’s apparently no standard palette format. I use JASC .pal files when working on specific art, because that’s the format for the program I use. The most compatible format to share is simply a PNG with the palette and pixels set to show the palette. Tom, maybe you should add a second palette showing the unequal blue level 1 seen on some systems? (I forget the specifics of which systems have it and what the value is…)

backforwardpunch Joined: 07 Oct 2023 Posts: 3	Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2023 9:47 pm
backforwardpunch Joined: 07 Oct 2023 Posts: 3	Okay, attaching it here. I also included the .pal file. Sega Master System Palette.zip (2.09 KB) Sega Master System Palette Zip

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