I’ve barely heard of this tool. It’s very under the radar, aside from a post-mortem at GamaSutra, almost as if the site itself has been designed to repel search engines.

Lucky for you, now you’ve found it: FishEd is probably the most advanced, cheaply available 2D map editor out there. Having developed a quickie myself for a GBA game, I really appreciate how much more advanced FishEd is. It’s got the basic like layers and meta data, along with more advanced functionality involving brushes, masks, and animation.

It’s designed to export easily into BlitzPlus, with a BlitzMax version in development, though I’m guessing the data format shouldn’t be too difficult to adapt for another tool (I haven’t verified this). It’s got a free demo and costs only 5 GBP (10,000 USD or 500,000 Canadian, I think), so if you’re developing a 2D tile-based game, give it a serious look.

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