List of Game-Maker tools

These are the tools with which you design a Game-Maker game. This section is to be greatly expanded, eventually.

Date	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