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Gamemaker is open source (Announce)

posted by Zyzzle, 01.08.2021, 01:15

> Please, be little more specific.
> Tell us the names of the games and where you got these.
>
There is a Game maker archive located here:

https://aderack.com/game-maker/index.php?title=List_of_Game-Maker_games

Over 100 games created with the engine are located there. None of the ones I downloaded work on modern systems. I tried 10 or 12. They all just open with a black screen, no display. Possible problem with the pallete and / or VGA-detection code or driver. This is in pure DOS.

> Did you make the games run anywhere?

Yes, they only seem to run in core2 duo or before systems, in native DOS. Anything newer and they don't run. They also run in my old Pentium 233 desktop.

They do work in DOSBOX-X with HX 2.17 in newer systems than core 2, but this is undesireable because they do not start in a fullscreen (320x200) mode, but only in a very small window (320x196) within the 800x600 display that DOSBOX use. I'd much rather figure out how to run these games natively in pure DOS.

Complete thread:

• Gamemaker is open source - Laaca, 31.07.2021, 00:56 (Announce)
  • Gamemaker is open source - Zyzzle, 31.07.2021, 02:09
    • Gamemaker is open source - rr, 31.07.2021, 18:44
      • Gamemaker is open source - Zyzzle, 01.08.2021, 01:15
        • Gamemaker is open source - mceric, 01.08.2021, 09:45
        • Gamemaker is open source - rr, 01.08.2021, 19:29
          • Gamemaker is open source - Zyzzle, 02.08.2021, 02:10
            • Gamemaker is open source - Laaca, 02.08.2021, 08:37
              • Gamemaker is open source - Zyzzle, 02.08.2021, 15:31
        • Gamemaker is open source - Laaca, 01.08.2021, 22:36