2D map tool needed

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I am a video game-o-phile ( i own 3 full sized cab and 30 + pcb's) and have embarked on a retro rewrite of an exelent neo geo clasic "Blasing star" (like r-type only better), and have hit a snag.

i need a way of creating a set of long tilemaps or images to act as a paralax scrolling background, and not having the paintshop skills need a more simple tool to do this, a fellow blitz programmer has sugested using a tile based system but does not know of any sutable software/ editor

so any sugestions please (try to keep em clean!)BG