RPG Makers

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.

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.

Other RPG makers

*Bard's Tale Construction Set Probably one of the first RPG makers.
* [http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/index.php Eclipse Engine] Is an online game engine for Windows.
* [http://www.engine001.com/gamemaker.htm Engine001] is an Action/RPG maker with a high level of customization and an easy-to-use script editor.
*Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures is a commercial RPG maker by Strategic Simulations, Inc. for MS-DOS and Mac OS.
* [http://konsolscript.wiki.sourceforge.net KAGE] is a free software Game Development toolkit able to make RPG game.
*OHRRPGCE is an open source RPG maker for Windows, Linux and MS-DOS.
* [http://www.neoorpg.com/ PlayerWorlds] is an online RPG maker for Windows.

* [http://www.toolkitzone.com/ RPG Toolkit] An open source program for the creation of your own RPG's. Utilizes map editor, media support, and scripting language.
* [http://www.rpgds.com RPGds] Stands for RPG Development Studio, and available for Linux and Windows.
*Sphere RPG Engine is an open source RPG maker utilizing Javascript. It is available for Windows and Linux.
* [http://www.dualsolace.com The ReelFeelengine] is a powerful 2D MMORPG Engine for Windows XP and Vista.
*Verge is a series of engines available for MS-DOS and Windows, originally created by Benjamin Eirich, in which each engine revision adds new features over the last.
*X-Realms is an online RPG maker for Windows. It has the features of Playerworlds plus some added functions.

External links

* [http://www.uirpg.com Ultima Island]
* [http://www.gamingw.net GamingWorld]
* [http://www.cedar-woods.com Cedar Woods G3 (under construction, forums are active)]
* [http://www.IssaSoft.com IssaSoft Productions RPG Games]
* [http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/ Eclipse]
* [http://www.engine001.com/ Engine001]
* [http://www.playerworlds.com Playerworlds]
* [http://www.dualsolace.com/ ReeFeel]
* [http://rpgmakerforums.ipbfree.com/index.php? RMF]
* [http://www.toolkitzone.com/ RPG Toolkit]
* [http://www.rpgds.com/ RPGds]