AMY STUDIO

Create, compile, test, and debug ColecoVision games directly in your browser.

OPEN AMY STUDIOLaunch the complete browser IDE

Language Reference Optimization Cookbook Toolchain Dashboard

Built for the stock ColecoVision architecture without requiring bank-switching or modern expansion hardware.

FIRST CARTRIDGE+

SOURCELn 1, Col 1

1 text screen
2 backdrop dark blue
3 print centered at 10, "HELLO COLECOVISION"
4 screen on
5 loop forever

AMYRAM: 0 / 1024READY

YOUR CODE. THE ORIGINAL HARDWARE.

Amy Studio combines the Amy language, Z80 assembly, graphics tools, fifteen direct-to-VRAM compression codecs, ROM testing, source debugging, and decades of ColecoVision experience.

START HERE

One environment, from source to cartridge ROM.

Amy Studio IDE

Write, compile, inspect, run, rewind, profile, and debug ColecoVision projects directly in the browser.

Launch Studio → 02

Amy Language

Consult the current syntax implemented by the transpiler and compiler, including types, graphics, input, sound, overlays, and tests.

Open reference → 03

Game Cookbook

Learn practical patterns for compact ROMs, careful RAM use, efficient data, graphics updates, profiling, and NTSC/PAL timing.

Read cookbook →

DOCUMENTATION

Reference material that follows the compiler.

The language remains a pre-release work in progress. The current-version summary, language reference, compiler diagnostics, autocomplete, and shipped examples define what Amy Studio supports today.

Current Amy VersionSupported surface and deliberate limits Amy Language ReferenceStatements, types, semantics, and examples Optimization CookbookROM, RAM, data, and cycle-conscious practices Graphics Editors GuideTiles, sprites, animation, bitmap, and editors.json Studio WorkflowProjects, assets, compilation, and testing Development Quality PipelineRuntime evidence, corpus gates, emulation QA, and clean synchronization

AMY'S COLECOVISION ECOSYSTEM

Tools, code, and preserved experience.

AmyStudioBrowser IDE, Amy language, compiler, debugger, and toolchain AmysCVAssemblyOnline Z80 assembler for ColecoVision homebrew AmysCVPaintStudioTMS9918 graphics and bitmap authoring AmysCVSoundStudioColecoVision BIOS sound and music authoring CVSoundFX-WebWeb edition of Amy's ColecoVision sound-effect tool cvsoundjsColecoVision sound experiments for JavaScript RetroCompress-LiteBrowser-accessible retro data compression codecs DAN3Amy's DAN3 data-compression work PVColLibSmall, open ColecoVision development library GamesAmy's public games collection and historical web projects

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