MegaZeux for Windows

User Reviews

• Incredible program, if you're smart and patient enough.

  freshbroodMay 28, 2013

  Pros

  Once you figure it out, the possibilities are near-limitless. While the graphics may not ever be better than an NES game, the shading and other effects can be quite impressive. You can make an extremely complex game, doing anything a PS3 game does, as long as it's in 2D. Excellent sound options.

  Cons

  Resolution of graphics is limited: At best slightly below NES quality, and it can be very tedious editing the small character boxes. Fairly steep learning curve: It's a very dumbed down version of BASIC programming code, but even BASIC can be extremely complicated to anyone who's never dabbled in programming before.. and unfortunately becoming an expert at this still won't really help you for any other legitimate programming languages. It's strictly for fun.

  Summary

  While not the best graphics, they do get decent if you're creative, and it's hands down the most robust and versatile game creator available. You can literally write anything you can think of- and they don't have to be games.

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• Very simple to use. Good fun.

  rodyajNovember 29, 2009

  Pros

  The syntax for the robotic language is easy to learn, and is properly formatted and highlighted automatically in the in-built editor. The world editor is kept simple, and everything is integrated for drawing and scripting.

  Cons

  By keeping everything simple, there are some limitations in the types of programming constructs that can be used, which could lead to longer and more confusing code.

  Summary

  If you need a computer game to have great graphics, then you might not like megazeux. But if, like me, you are too lazy/inexperienced to make your own game graphics, and yet still think you can compensate for a lack of graphics with great gameplay/story, then use this. I find that text-based game graphics can still represent realism as long as colour-sets and symbols are used intelligently to capture the essence of everyday objects. I also think that descriptive dialog boxes can add further detail to compensate for the lack of graphics.

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• Good Program

  sharp_shot~()July 12, 2007

  Pros

  This is only good for those whom know how to use this type of language.

  Cons

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• How do you make it work?

  drew 2August 5, 2006

  Pros

  Cons

  I couldnt figure out what to do, or how to do it. It didnt give me any instructions or anything. It just sat there looking pretty...ugly. If you can get it to work, maybe it is some "good old school fun," but its only a 611kb file, so try it if you want.

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• Good, old-school fun

  haitoJuly 12, 2006

  Pros

  easy to program, so it's especially good for programming newbies to learn a "language" that's surprisingly similar to BASIC.

  Cons

  the graphics leave a bit to be desired, but that's kind of the whole point. If it were any more complex, it wouldn't be so easy to use.

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• F. Failure.

  Hell_Hole100January 16, 2006

  Pros

  Nothing. don't download this.

  Cons

  It's just a blinking square surrounded by other squares. I can't figure out what to do. Waste of time.

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