RPG Maker 2000
| RPGツクール2000 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | ASCII Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | ASCII Corporation |
| Series | RPG Maker series |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) |
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| Genre(s) | Game development software |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| RPGツクール2000 VALUE! | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Enterbrain |
| Publisher(s) | Enterbrain |
| Series | RPG Maker |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | 2003-05-14 |
| Genre(s) | Game development software |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| RPGツクール2000 VALUE!+ | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Enterbrain |
| Publisher(s) | Enterbrain |
| Series | RPG Maker |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | 2012-09-27 |
| Genre(s) | Game development software |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| ネットワークRPGメーカー2000 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | DWANGO Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | ASCII Corporation |
| Series | RPG Maker |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date(s) | 2000-07-07 |
| Genre(s) | Game development software |
| Mode(s) | Multi-player (max 8) |
RPG Maker 2000 (RM2K) is the second Microsoft Windows version of the RPG Maker series of programs developed by Enterbrain and published by ASCII.
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 unauthorized distribution via Internet.
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. This was amplified by the fact that many popular RM2K sites refused to adopt RPG Maker 2003. RM2K was first taken over by RPG Maker 2003, but has now been superseded by RPG Maker XP and is no longer as popular as it used to be.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 unofficially translated and distributed by the Russian programmer Don Miguel.
On July 7, 2015 the Humble Game Maker Bundle went live. In the bundle was coupons for 90% off classic RPG Maker titles, including RPG Maker 2000. As of this date, RPG Maker 2000 is now officially available in English on the Humble Store, with a Steam release pending and set to release later in the week.
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.
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