RPG Maker Downloads

Welcome to the download page for rpg maker 2000 and rpg maker 2003. Here you will be able to find downloads for rpg maker 2000 and rpg maker 2003 resources, files and RTP.

What's New?
January 9th, 2007 - We have launched the brand new site. This new one, lacks the ambition of the old one (ie: there is no community trying to be built here, rather just a resource website), which is probably fine as I did not have enough time to serve the community before. Anyways, enjoy the new site, and of course enjoy your RPG Making!

What is an "RPG Maker"?
RPG Makers are programs that allow you to create RPG Games with little or no expeirence. Graphically, the rpg makers are a little outdated, they are 2d, 320-240, sprite-based games. But that has not held back the community of people who enjoy using RPG Maker 2000 and RPG Maker 2003/XP. There is a legitimate treasure trove of great games that have been made using these great RPG Making engines.

The Makers

RPG Maker XP
RPG Maker XP (Also referred to as RMXP) RMXP is the first RPG Maker which can use Ruby, making it the most powerful, programming-wise. However, many normal, simplified features present in RM2K(3) have been removed. Most of these features, however, have been programmed with Ruby, and distributed online. RMXP runs at 1024x768 resolution (though games made in it run at 640x480), while offering four times the playable area of its predecessors. Additionally, it allows greater user control over sprite size (there is no specific image size regulation for sprite sheets) and other aspects of game design. This more open-ended arrangement, coupled with the inclusion of the Ruby Game Scripting System (RGSS) makes RPG Maker XP more versatile than other versions in the series, at the cost of a steeper learning curve.

RPG Maker 2003
RPG Maker 2003 (Also referred to as RM2k3, and sometimes RM2k/3) Unlike the difference between RM2k and RM95, RM2k3 is largely an improvement of RM2k, RM2k games can be ported to RM2k3 (but not back to RM2k, the conversion is permanent), and most resources are interchangeable. It does however feature a side-view battle system similar to the Final Fantasy games on the Super Nintendo. This was the first version made by Enterbrain, which had previously been a part of ASCII.

RPG Maker 2000
RPG Maker 2000 (also called RM2k) was the second Microsoft Windows based RPG Maker released. While it is possible to do more with RM2k, it uses lower resolution sprites and tiles than RPG Maker 95. However, it does not have a noticeable limit of 'sprites', unlike RM95 which can only use one 'set', RM2k can use an unlimited number of sprite sheets with specific sizes for each type. The tilesets also have a similar non-limitation, however due to the fact that tiles must be entered into a database, there is a limit on tiles. This limit however is rarely a problem (normally 5000), and even when it is, an unofficial patch based off the illegal English distribution exists which can bump most limits much higher at the risk of potential game corruption.

RPG Maker 95
RM95 was the first Microsoft Windows-based RPG Maker released, in Japanese from the ASCII company. Despite being an early version, Rpg Maker 95 had both a higher screen resolution, and higher sprite and tile resolution than the later version of Rpg Maker 2000.

*descriptions taken from wikipedia.org

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