Difference between revisions of "List of Game-Maker tools"
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| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Game-Maker]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Game-Maker]]'' | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Paldesign.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Paldesign.png|80px|center|link=Palette Deigner]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Palette Designer]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Palette Designer]]'' | ||
| .PAL | | .PAL | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Blockdesign.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Blockdesign.png|80px|center|link=Block Deigner]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Block Designer]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Block Designer]]'' | ||
| .BBL, .CBL, .MBL | | .BBL, .CBL, .MBL | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Monmaker.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Monmaker.png|80px|center|link=Monster Maker]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Monster Maker]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Monster Maker]]'' | ||
| .MON | | .MON | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Mapmaker.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Mapmaker.png|80px|center|link=Map Maker]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Map Maker]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Map Maker]]'' | ||
| .MAP | | .MAP | ||
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| 1990 | | 1990 | ||
| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:BMaster.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:BMaster.png|80px|center|link=Blaster Master]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Blaster Master]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Blaster Master]]'' | ||
| .VOC | | .VOC | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Charmaker.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Charmaker.png|80px|center|link=Sound Designer]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Sound Designer]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Sound Designer]]'' | ||
| .SND, .VOC, .CMF | | .SND, .VOC, .CMF | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Snddesign.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Snddesign.png|80px|center|link=Character Maker]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Character Maker]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Character Maker]]'' | ||
| .CHR | | .CHR | ||
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| 1989 | | 1989 | ||
| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:AutoAnimate.gif| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:AutoAnimate.gif|80px|center|link=Autodesk Animator]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Autodesk Animator]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Autodesk Animator]]'' | ||
| .FLI, .GIF | | .FLI, .GIF | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Gireader.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Gireader.png|80px|center|link=Graphics Image Reader]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Graphics Image Reader]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Graphics Image Reader]]'' | ||
| .GIF, .BKD, .BBL, .PAL | | .GIF, .BKD, .BBL, .PAL | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:VisualComposer.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:VisualComposer.png|80px|center|link=AdLib Visual Composer]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[AdLib Visual Composer]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[AdLib Visual Composer]]'' | ||
| .ROL (.CMF) | | .ROL (.CMF) | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Integrator.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Integrator.png|80px|center|link=Integrator]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Integrator]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Integrator]]'' | ||
| .GAM | | .GAM | ||
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| − | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Xferplay-config.png| | + | | style="background-color:#000000;" | [[File:Xferplay-config.png|80px|center|link=Xferplay]] |
| style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Xferplay]]'' | | style="font-size:125%;" | ''[[Xferplay]]'' | ||
| .EXE | | .EXE | ||
Revision as of 19:17, 9 June 2016
These are the tools with which you design a Game-Maker game. This section is to be greatly expanded, eventually.
| Date | Screen | Tool | Formats | Use | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  |
Game-Maker | The wrapper interface that binds together all of RSD's individual development tools. | Recreational Software Designs | |
| 1991 |  |
Palette Designer | .PAL | Produce and edit 256-color indexed palettes for use with in-game picture elements. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Block Designer | .BBL, .CBL, .MBL | Produce and edit picture blocks for use in maps and character/monster sprites. Set block properties. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Monster Maker | .MON | Produce and edit monster (non-character) sprites; set animation, behavior, properties. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Map Maker | .MAP | Produce and edit game maps, using background blocks; place starting points for monsters. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1990 |  |
Blaster Master | .VOC | Record digital sounds for incorporation into sound sets. | Gary Maddox |
| 1991 |  |
Sound Designer | .SND, .VOC, .CMF | Build sound sets; produce and edit PC speaker sounds; format music files. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Character Maker | .CHR | Produce and edit character animations, events, properties, and key bindings. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1989 |  |
Autodesk Animator | .FLI, .GIF | Create animations and draw imagery for integration into a finished game. | Autodesk |
| 1991 |  |
Graphics Image Reader | .GIF, .BKD, .BBL, .PAL | Format .GIF images for use in splash screens; import imagery to block and palette sets. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1987 |  |
AdLib Visual Composer | .ROL (.CMF) | Compose music files for conversion and integration into a finished game. | Ad Lib, Inc. |
| 1991 |  |
Integrator | .GAM | Compile all game elements together; structure and sequence content. | Recreational Software Designs |
| 1991 |  |
Xferplay | .EXE | The common game engine that parses and translates all elements into a playable game. | Recreational Software Designs |
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