Garry Kitchen's GameMaker
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Garry Kitchen's GameMaker is an integrated development environment for the Commodore 64, Apple II, and IBM PC compatibless, created by Garry Kitchen and released by Activision in 1985. It is one of the earliest all-in-one game design products aimed at the general consumer, preceded by Broderbund's The Arcade Machine in 1982. Several sample files are included: a demo sequence featuring animated sprites and music, a recreation of Pitfall!, and a birthday greeting.
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Original author(s) | Garry Kitchen |
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Developer(s) | Activision |
Initial release | 1985; 39 years ago (1985) |
Platform | Commodore 64, Apple II, IBM PC |
Type | Game creation system |
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Two add-on disks are available for the Commodore 64 version: Sports, and Science Fiction. These include sprites, music, and background elements for loading into GameMaker.