List of Game-Maker tools

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

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Date Screen Tool Formats Use Author
1991
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Game-Maker The wrapper interface that binds together all of RSD's individual development tools. Recreational Software Designs
1991
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Palette Designer .PAL Produce and edit 256-color indexed palettes for use with in-game picture elements. Recreational Software Designs
1991
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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
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Monster Maker .MON Produce and edit monster (non-character) sprites; set animation, behavior, properties. Recreational Software Designs
1991
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Map Maker .MAP Produce and edit game maps, using background blocks; place starting points for monsters. Recreational Software Designs
1990
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Blaster Master .VOC Record digital sounds for incorporation into sound sets. Gary Maddox
1991
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Sound Designer .SND, .VOC, .CMF Build sound sets; produce and edit PC speaker sounds; format music files. Recreational Software Designs
1991
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Character Maker .CHR Produce and edit character animations, events, properties, and key bindings. Recreational Software Designs
1989
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Autodesk Animator .FLI, .GIF Create animations and draw imagery for integration into a finished game. Autodesk
1991
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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
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AdLib Visual Composer .ROL (.CMF) Compose music files for conversion and integration into a finished game. Ad Lib, Inc.
1991
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Integrator .GAM Compile all game elements together; structure and sequence content. Recreational Software Designs
1991
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Xferplay .EXE The common game engine that parses and translates all elements into a playable game. Recreational Software Designs

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