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| RPG Maker 2000 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Enterbrain |
| Publisher(s) | ASCII |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | April 5, 2000 |
| Genre(s) | Game development software |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| System requirements | |
RPG Maker 2000 (RM2K) is the second Microsoft Windows version of the RPG Maker series of programs developed by Enterbrain [1]and published by ASCII.
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History [link]
RPG Maker 2000 was originally released as RPG Tsukūru 2000 (RPGツクール2000) in April, 2000 in Japan. Although, outside Japan, it has only received weak distributions among Taiwan and South Korea markets, it has undergone unauthorized translations into various languages, and illegal distribution via Internet. Enterbrain later released its inexpensive version, RPG Tsukūru 2000 Value!, in May, 2003, which also included some major updates that allow, for example, to use a larger number of picture files simultaneously.
RPG Maker 2000 was the most popular RPG maker of its time; being discussed on many popular websites, and enjoyed a large userbase for many years.[2] This was amplified by the fact that many popular RM2K sites refused to adopt RPG Maker 2003.[citation needed] RM2K was first taken over by RPG Maker 2003, but has now been superseded by RPG Maker XP and is no longer as popular as it used to be. RPG Maker 2000 was also one of the RPG Makers to be illegally translated and distributed by the Russian programmer Don Miguel.[3]
Features [link]
Compared to RPG Maker 95, RM2K features lower-resolution graphics than RM95, using 16x16 tiles instead of 32x32 tiles, but has other visual improvements such as a higher frame rate, weather effects and panorama backgrounds. It also includes an extra layer for tiles, jumping characters, additional functions and customizable message and menu boxes.
RPG Maker 2000 uses a 320 x 240 screen resolution for playing games, and has 16x16 pixel tiles, with 24x32 character sprites. Its default green message-window and menu systems are one of the first signs that a particular game was made with RPG Maker 2000, although it can be customized. Some may view these low-res graphics as a limitation, but they could also be viewed as an advantage, because the low-res graphics are not only more compatible with older computers, but sometimes they can be much easier to draw.
RPG Maker 2000 uses a Dragon Quest-like battle system which features a classical turn-based, "front-view" battle system, where the enemy faces you directly on the screen and you do not see your characters on screen. With some tweaking, the battle system can be made to look somewhat like a "side-view" battle system.
The music featured in RPG Maker 2000 consists of a large collection of MIDI and, less commonly, WAV files. Through the use of unofficial patches, MP3 files can also be used, though reliability with said patch has always been an issue. RPG Maker 2003, the successor to RPG Maker 2000, has included official support for MP3 files by popular demand from its users.
RPG Maker 2000 was the first in the series that introduced the "Runtime Package", also known as "RTP", which was also adopted by the later PC versions. The RTP is a whole set of default graphics, music, and sound effects that are used in RPG Maker 2000 and, in most cases, the RTP must be downloaded to the computer to play the games made with RPG Maker 2000. Thanks to the RTP, created games can lessen their file size if a lot of material from the RTP was used.
Notable games [link]
Originally, marketed versions of RPG Tsukūru 2000 featured seven "sample games" as the examples for game making. They were not appended to the English translation of Don Miguel, while Don Miguel incorporated his original sample game instead. Materials included in those games are free to use, and often utilized for actual RPG making.
- Hanayome no Kammuri (花嫁の冠, lit. "Crown of Bride"), by Shin Araki et al.
- Abyss-Diver #0, by Kenji Shigetoshi
- Kaizoku (海賊, lit. "Pirates")
- Queen Kū (クイーン・クー Kuīn Kū), by Shinji Fukuda
- III, by Makoto Yaotani
- Ugomeku Yami no Toride (蠢く闇の砦, lit. "Fort of Wriggling Darkness"), by Yuunya
- Shūdōin (修道院, lit. "Religious House"), by Yuwaka
See also [link]
References [link]
- ^ GameSpy: RPG Maker 2000
- ^ Martin (03/06/02). "A look at RPGmaker 2000, translated by Don Miguel". GFXArtist.com. https://www.gfxartist.com/features/articles/279. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ "to "RPGMaker2K" Users". Enterbrain. https://www.enterbrain.co.jp/digifami/sadfact.html.
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RPG Maker
RPG Maker, known in Japan as RPG Tsukūru (RPGツクール, sometimes romanized as RPG Tkool), is the name of a series of programs for the development of role-playing games (RPGs) first created by the Japanese group ASCII, then succeeded by Enterbrain. The Japanese name, Tsukūru, is a pun mixing the Japanese word tsukuru (作る), which means "make" or "create", with tsūru (ツール), the Japanese transcription of the English word "tool".
The RPG Maker series has been released primarily in Japan, with later versions also released in East Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia.
PC versions
RPG Maker is a program that allows users to create their own role-playing video games. Most versions include a tile set based map editor (tilesets are called chipsets in pre-XP versions), a simple scripting language for scripting events, and a battle editor. All versions include initial premade tilesets, characters, and events which can be used in creating new games. One feature of the PC Versions of RPG Maker programs is that a user can create new tilesets and characters, and add any new graphics the user wants.
RPG Maker 95
RPG Maker 95 RPG Tsukūru 95 (RPGツクール95 Ārupījī Tsukūru Kyūjūgo) is the first RPG Maker series title for Microsoft Windows. The game is also the first in the series to receive an unauthorized English translation and release
Features
RPG Maker 95 games run in 640×480 resolution and incorporates a 2D tile engine, that involve separate graphics files for characters, tile sets, backgrounds, and battle animations. The battle style of RPG Maker 95 is turn-based and in first-person perspective. The music featured in RPG Maker consists of MIDI and wav files.
Create game specifications
Party specifications
Player's party can consists of up to 8 members, with maximum of first 4 members entering combat at a time.
RPG Maker 95 VALUE!
This version includes following changes:
The first 2000 releases in Japan were accompanied with a soundtrack CD album "ZONDERLAND" of RPG themed music based on RPG Maker. Music was composed by the U.K. band INTELLIGENTSIA, who also created the RPG MAKER in game FX.
RPG Maker 2003
RPG Maker 2003 (RPGツクール 2003) is the third in the series of programs for the development of role-playing games, developed by Kadokawa Games. It features a database of pre-made backgrounds, music, animations, weapons and characters.
On April 24, 2015, RPG Maker 2003 received an official English translation, and was released into the Steam platform.
RPG Maker 2003 was superseded by RPG Maker XP.
Features
Graphics
All graphics within RPG Maker 2003 are in 2D like its predecessor, RPG Maker 2000, and makes use of the same graphical resources with a few minor changes in resolution (though some tilesets, while similar in style to those included in RPG Maker 2000, include redrawn resources). In addition, Battle Character and System2 sets are used to go with RPG Maker 2003's new battle system.
Sprites
The majority of all graphics within the game are achieved with sprites, or single images that has a composition of frames in a specific orientation so that the graphics rendering software of RM2k3 can give the impression of movement.
