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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: April 16, 2009
- Total Downloads: 723,577
- Downloads last week: 2,455
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 166 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
If you want to make your own games, this is the program to try first. Game Maker installs quickly and launches automatically, starting up by generating a new project. A basic project includes sprites, sounds, background, paths, scripts, data files, time lines, objects, and room features, as well as game information and options, all of which you can configure freely. In particular, the application offers a good deal of control over sprites, which can be scaled, rotated, made partially transparent, and blended with a color. Each feature offers samples to show you how to create your masterpiece. All you need is imagination and the freeware's help file. You might not be able to create something, such as Doom or Heroes of Might and Magic, but mah-jongg and golf are doable. Though writing a game might seem intimidating, Game Maker brings it within reach.Publisher's description
From Mark Overmar :Game Maker allows you to make exciting computer games without the need to write a single line of code. Using easy-to-learn, drag-and-drop actions, you can make professional-looking games in no time. Games can have backgrounds, animated graphics, music, and sound effects, and once you get more experienced there's a built-in programming language that gives you full flexibility. What's best, Game Maker can be used completely free of charge, and you can use the games you produce any way you like. You even can sell them.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.1 stars out of 166 votes
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Version: Game Maker 7.0
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: To simple and not the best looking
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Version: Game Maker 7.0
Pros: You can make large and professional games, with skill of course.
Easy to use.Cons: Can run slow on low quality computers.
Summary: It is a great tool to make games with. Their have even been some commercial games made with game maker.
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Version: Game Maker 7.0
"Super Easy Lots of features!"
Pros: Very Easy! lot of features! versatile! no coding!!!
Cons: Free version is limited,and a little hard to learn
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Game Maker 7.0
Pros: Pros.... Like everything.
There web site is great, lots of examples and loads of help around.
You can make small games or go crazy and make a full scale game.
It's only limit is your learning curve.Cons: There are limits to what can be done with the AI/Movement of things on screen.
It's a Ram Hog.
If you want to make a large game right out the door then you will have problems. The learning curve will be huge, but lots of people out there to help you.Summary: I just love this product! Its simple but you can do about anything you want. If you have other programs like Photoshop and others like it you can go totally nuts on graphics and put it into the game. There is nothing you can't do with this.
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0 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: Game Maker 7.0
Pros: Nothing is good
Cons: Everything
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