RPG Makers
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An RPG Maker is a software program intended to make it easy for non-programmers to create a computer role-playing game. The target audience for most of these products is artists and creative types who have the imaginative abilities to assemble the elements of a game (artwork, plotline, etc.) but lack the technical skill to program it themselves.
The most famous of these are the commercial Japanese RPG Maker series that has been released from 1988 to 2005 for many systems ranging from the PC-8801, MSX, PC-9801, and Microsoft Windows, to the Super Famicom, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and Cellphones.
The most famous freeware opensource RPG maker is "RPG Toolkit", first released in 1997 by Christopher B. Matthews.
With the popularity of online RPGs, it was only a matter of time before an RPG maker was available to create online RPGs. The World.Link Online RPG Engine is the first of these.
Other than these prominent RPG makers, there are several other projects.
[edit] Other RPG Makers
Verge is a series of engines originally created by Benjamin Eirich, in which each engine revision adds new features over the last. The Verge engines are available for DOS and Windows.
Sphere RPG Engine is an open source RPG maker utilizing Javascript. It is available for Windows and Linux.
ika is an open source RPG maker for Windows.
ljsdcdev is an open source RPG maker for Linux, Windows, and Sega Dreamcast.
Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures is a commercial RPG maker by Strategic Simulations, Inc. for DOS and Mac OS.
Fury² is an RPG maker for Windows that uses mainly VBScript as a scripting language, but also has support for Python and Ruby.
OHRRPGCE is an open source RPG maker for Windows, Linux and MS DOS.
RPGds is an RPG maker for Windows and Linux, currently in Beta stages. Presently, only a Linux binary of the Beta is available.
Engine001 is an Action/RPG maker that allows a high level of customization of characters, vehicles, items, and environment.
RPG Toolkit is an open source RPG maker for Windows.
