Technique · rendering

Tile animation

Animating part of the background by rewriting its tile numbers in the name table or its patterns in tile memory over time.

stubAlso: background animation, name table animation, animated backgroundUpdated 2026-10-23

Tile animation changes the background over time without sprites. A game can write new tile numbers into the name table, or rewrite a tile’s pattern in CHR RAM. CHR bank switching and palette cycling reach the same end with banks and colors.

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