Hi,
I am thinking about creating a MSX game for this years MSXdev. But the last time I ever made games was before the year 2000 
My question is:
Which tools are very usefull for helping me?
* Graphics
* Music
* Programming
Like I said.. still thinking about it, nothing set in stone.
Tnx in advance
GFX: Polka, or any other conventional tool with BMP2MSX. Advantage of Polka is that you have full control of foreground and background which *may* be relevant for some games. (BMP2MSX just converts to whatever is available for a pixel, foreground or background)
Music: Vortex Tracker seems to be popular, tho not my style, keep in mind that there's a PSG register flaw in the PT3 player which will result in a penalty point for you.. 
(it's some kinda dangerous bug, read recent MSXdev jury reports for details). You could also boldly go where we've gone before: make a player for some PC mod tracker and make your music in that tool. I can even remember that years ago someone actually made a mod player for psg (no samples, just notes), can't remember the details.
Code: I'd pick a cross-development tool any day, such as SjASM, Sjasm (whatever difference it may be) or tniASM, and an emulator like openMSX or BlueMSX.
Tnc for the replies so far... Don't expect too much from me, I am very bad in creating gfx and even worse in music/sounds.. I don't expect to win 
But will do my best..
But will do my best...
That's the spirit! 
oh ok, then go ahead with PT3
Music: Vortex Tracker seems to be popular, tho not my style, keep in mind that there's a PSG register flaw in the PT3 player which will result in a penalty point for you..
That was solved a LONG time ago. Anyone can use the PT3 player without worries now!
And to complement: I REALLY like Paint Shop Pro 7 (don't know about newer versions) to edit MSX Graphics, since you do have pixel level control (you should just mark the option "precision cursor" or something), you can have a grid with any size you want on screen (so, for scr2 I just use 8x8 grid) and I use a MSX1 palette when drawing... then I use any tool available to convert the graphics (usually MSXViewer, since I just need to copy+paste the image without having to save it anywhere)
For coding, I'be been experimenting with ASMSX too, and it's really usufull if you're making a ROM (although it has some annoying bugs here and there). To make .COM files I still prefer M80/L80 though.
And for music, It can't get any better than Vortex Tracker - it rocks to edit and play your music on PC without having to program anything, not to mention the ammount of time you save with it
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