RPG Maker 2003

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An example of the RPG Maker map-making interface. This screenshot also displays objects such as NPCs.

RPG Maker 2003 is the third in the series of programs for the development of Role-Playing Games, developed by the Japanese group ASCII. It features a database of pre-made backgrounds, music, animations, weapons, characters, and more.[1] In addition to RPG Maker 2000, and RM95, this version was also translated into English, this time through the translation and distribution of a person known only as 'RPG Advocate'.

1 Features
- 1.1 Graphics
- 1.2 Music
2 Enhancements from RPG Maker 95 & 2000
- 2.1 New Battle System
3 External links

[edit] Features

[edit] Graphics

All graphics within RPG Maker 2003 are in 2D like its predecessor, RPG Maker 2000, and makes use of the same graphical resources. In addition, to go with RPG Maker 2003's new battle system, Battle Character and System2 sets are used. All graphical resources can be easily edited using basic Microsoft programs such as MSPaint.

[edit] Music

RPG Maker 2003 allows the use of MIDI and WAV much like RPG Maker 2000, its predecessor, for background music, but in addition now also allows the use of MP3 files, which was a strongly desired feature in RPG Maker 2000 due to its far smaller size than uncompressed WAV files. However, the majority of music used still tends be MIDIs due to large file size of MP3s when compared to MIDIs.

[edit] Enhancements from RPG Maker 95 & 2000

[edit] New Battle System

The new battle system is in third-person side view rather than the first person view that was used in the previous RPG Maker programs. In addition, unlike its predecessors, RPG Maker 2003 makes use of a real-time "ATB" system, like in the Final Fantasy games, instead of the classical "turn-based" system. At what point a character or enemy can take actions depends on their agility levels instead of being rigidly defined as a turn.

[edit] External links

[edit] Official sites

Enterbrain.com - Japanese Company that produces the RPG Maker Series.
Enterbrain RPG-Maker XP Page - Official English Page
Agetec - US Publisher for the console RPG Maker series
Agetec RPG Maker - Official portal for console RPG Maker series

[edit] Non Official fansites

Blade2k - A game making website with many resources and a helpful community.
Charas Project - Has pre-made resources and a tool that allows the user to make custom RPG Maker sprites.
PhanXgames - A website dedicated to RPG Maker with project hosting, and resources for RPG Maker 2000, 2003, and XP.