Game Maker for Linux

[kh1116]

Has anyone heard of something like that? Or of a way to get Gamemaker 7 on linux?
thanks, kevin

[cmat]

Learn Python, it's pretty good for games. Or you can try to run game maker under WINE.

[Sindwiller]

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No, please not Gamemaker...
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Unfortunately, there is no Gamemaker (or whatever) port to Linux - neither is there some kind of open source alternative.

If you really want to "make games", I'd suggest you start learning a language or/and an API (if you're capable of it of course...)

[Zylar]

Yeah, I've been thinking about learning python, and pygame.org (http://www.pygame.org) looks interesting. Not quite GameMaker, but might help.

Good luck,

[kh1116]

ok thanks :)

[shynko]

there is something called the game editor for linux but it sucks and there is only a demo version for linux so you are better learning a programming language. Well good luck :P

[louman]

pygame is surprisingly easy and a very fun way to learn python.
highly recommended.
http://pygame.org/wiki/tutorials

[charlieg]

Unfortunately, there is no Gamemaker (or whatever) port to Linux - neither is there some kind of open source alternative.
No, but there is an alternative - BlitzMax (http://www.blitzmax.com/) works on Linux.

However it is not open source so I would encourage using something like pygame (http://www.pygame.org/).

[shynko]

I tried to run gamemaker 7 under wine but had major problems ,and everyone who's tested it in the appdb gave it a garbage rating :(

[kpiper1993]

I want to download python but I am not sure how...what exactly do I download?

[Paul820]

Python is installed by default in ubuntu, just open the terminal and type: python
That will start the interpreter, you can also use IDE's, stanni's python editor is good, there is also IDLE. Search synaptic for them.

[cogadh]

I recommend starting with IDLE, its great for beginners.

[kpiper1993]

what is synaptic?

[cogadh]

Synaptic Package Manager, the tool you can use to dowload and install software packages from the Ubuntu repositories. It's found in the Sytem Administration menu in Ubuntu.

[kpiper1993]

wow, there are tons of "python" type programs. which one(s) do I select?
thanks

[cmat]

I use Geany for python programming. It's dead simple to use and fast. Save the file with a .py at the end. It's a clean interface. It can readily execute an test your program. It's in the repos, but here is the site http://geany.uvena.de/

[kpiper1993]

can someone please give me step-by-step instructions to get pygame and IDLE...
Thanks

[cogadh]

Step 1
Open a terminal and type this:

sudo apt-get install python-pygame idle

Step 2
Well, actually, there is no step 2, step 1 is it. You now have pygame and IDLE.

[curvedinfinity]

Shameless plug incoming....

Why don't you use my project, MirthKit (http://mirthkit.com)? MirthKit is great for beginners; I've made a lot of effort to make everything as easy-to-use as possible.

Its currently an alpha release, which means the documentation isn't where I want it to be yet, but its almost feature-complete and is a complete package for the average game-maker.

Just to put it out there, its not open source, but a requirement of every game made with MirthKit is that the game's source is open. There is a lot more information available on the developer wiki (http://dev.mirthkit.com) -- which is something I'm actively working on to make more complete (so if you look at it today and tomorrow, you will probably notice differences). :)

-Chase Adams

[Gamma6]

Game Maker 5 runs on Wine, Game Maker 6 runs on wine with a bit of code to allow the direct X to work. Search a bit on Game Maker Community. :popcorn:

[cogadh]

Too bad the current version of Game Maker is 7.0 and it doesn't work in Wine at all...

Hey, waitaminit, I remember this thread now. Why in the world did you necromance this moldy, dead thread?

[Perfect Storm]

A necromancer?

Thread closed.