This version of GameMaker (GameMaker Lite) is Shareware. It may be freely distributed as long as the entire package is kept intact and unmodified. You may NOT bundle GameMaker with commercial products without written permission from Al Staffieri Jr.
If you create a game with GameMaker, you must pay either the $10 single user fee or the $59 site license fee which allows you to make unlimited copies for use at a single location. You may then create as many games as you like and distribute them to anyone without owing any additional fees. You will also be sent the full version of GameMaker which has more cards, more sounds, invisible buttons that you can put anywhere in the picture, an optional status bar, and other improvements. Please send cash, check, or Money Order to:
Al Staffieri Jr.
15 Gilbert Court
Williamstown, NJ 08094
You can E-mail comments, suggestions, and bug reports to:
AlStaff@aol.com
Visit my Web Page for the latest info & other software:
http://members.aol.com/AlStaff/index.html
----- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS -----
Minimum
* Mac Plus
* System 6.03
* 1000K of available RAM
Recommended
* 68020 or better processor
* System 7.1 or higher
* 2500K of available RAM
* Color monitor
----- VERSION HISTORY -----
NOTE: Version history from 1.0 to the present refers to GameMaker Lite, not the full version of GameMaker.
v1.1 - 2/19/98
* Fix bug that temporarily displayed a window on another monitor while creating an application if the user had multiple monitors.
* Fix a bug when running on System 6 which caused a crash when selecting a Finder icon for your compiled application.
* Can now play sounds (Lite version has max of 2 sounds, full version has 25).
* Add a Sound menu that displays a window to record, import, or delete sounds.
* Can display simple animations by flipping through several cards.
* Remove parenthesis from button names in card #1.
* Added 3 editable buttons in card #1.
* Added a "Do Menu" option for buttons
* No longer says "Can't find card" if go to card field of button script is empty.
* Apple menu now stays active when Help window or Clipboard window are active.
* Holding down the <OPTION> key with eraser or spray paint makes them smaller.
v1.08 - 8/12/97
* Fix bug that was sometimes showing wrong window title on card #1.
* Fix bug when checking or unchecking Presentation option that was not switching the buttons in card #1 between presentation buttons and game buttons.
* Fix a memory leak when saving files.
* Fix bug in edit field that was not setting file to unsaved if text typed or pasted was same length as selected text.
v1.07 - 3/31/97
* Fix a bug that was not displaying a frame around the picture when a paint tool was selected using the menus.
v1.06 - 2/23/97
* Fix an incompatibility problem with System 7.6.
* Fix error message "Clipboard too large to view" which sometimes happened when the clipboard was empty.
* Fix bug that was sometimes not refreshing the screen if the user quickly clicked in the paint window after closing a dialog box.
* Help window and Clipboard window are less modal. They can now stay open while other windows are active.
* Minor changes to clipboard window when not enough memory to view.
* Improved some graphics templates.
v1.05 - 11/17/96
* Improved handling of resources for better stability
* Fix bug in Run Mode which gave a "File Locked" error message when trying to save over an existing file
* Added COMMAND keys for Card Info, Pen & Pattern, and Create Application menus.
* Added a help topic for card buttons
* Other minor changes
v1.04 - 9/26/96
* Change registration form to show new optional $59 Educational site license
v1.03 - 8/23/96
* Undo menu has been activated for use with graphics
* Faster, smoother flowing spray paint tool
* Error message for "Invalid card name or number" in compiled applications now says "Can't find card" and cancels the action rather than quitting
v1.02 - 8/2/96
* Fix problem introduced in v1.01 that could cause crashes when creating applications
* Fix bug that incorrectly displayed a locked file message and sometimes deleted the file when trying to overwrite it when using the "Save as" menu
* Add error message when trying to open a game that has card numbers that are higher than the maximum that can be handled by the current version of GameMaker.
* Added "Newer version of GameMaker may be needed" error message when trying to open an unknown file format
v1.01 - 7/20/96
* GameMaker can no longer be launched from a locked disk. This eliminates problems GM had when trying to use a temporary work file
* Minor changes to eliminate occasional problems when creating applications
* Improved memory management when importing a MacPaint file
v1.0 - 7/7/96
* Add color to icon pictures when making an icon selection
* Reduced number of icons to 27 (full version now has 36)
* Fix bug causing buttons to sometimes be unable to link to the most recent card
* Fix bug when viewing Clipboard that was not changing the window if the data on the clipboard was changed by another program (GM in background)
* Other minor fixes and changes
v0.98f - 5/23/96
* Fix Edit Field bug that was introduced in v0.98e
v0.98e - 5/20/96
* Fix memory bug introduced in v0.98d causing crashes when compiling certain applications
v0.98d - 5/17/96
* Compatible with Macs having more than 16Mb of RAM
* 16 color pallette (previously had 8 colors)
* Choice of 28 Finder icons (previously had 15 icons)
* Online Help
* Opening & Saving documents is 3 to 4 times faster than previous versions
* The 128K limit for imported graphics has been removed. Graphics are now limited only by available memory
* Clipboard window can now display graphics larger than 32K
v0.98c - 2/7/96
* Fix bug in "Go To Card" and "Run Card" Dialog boxes which was sometimes causing pictures to be saved to the wrong card
v0.98b - 1/23/96
* Runtime shell for compiled games is now fully compatible with Macs having more than 16Mb of RAM
* Fix minor bug in "Go To Card" and "Run Card" Dialog boxes which sometimes cancelled when "OK" selected
* Fix bug that was not checking the color depth before displaying "Pen & Pattern" window in case colors were changed using the Monitors control panel. This was sometimes causing incorrect or no colors to be shown
v0.98a - 12/2/95
* Fix bug in both GameMaker and runtime shell that was slowly using up memory and potentially causing a crash
v0.98 - 11/19/95
* Choice of 5 additional Finder icons for compiled games (15 total icons)
* All Finder icons for compiled games are now in color on color Macs
* Less screen flashing during refreshes and card changes
* Improved "Save as" dialog box in GameMaker and compiled games
* Create graphics with 8 colors (previously B&W only)
* Import PICT and EPS documents with 256 colors (previously B&W MacPaint & PICT only)
* Activate Text or Graphic areas by clicking in the area while creating your game
* Buttons enlarged to fit longer button names
* Presentation option which includes minimal menus and changes to card #1 allows you to make stand-alone help files, presentations, E-zines, photo albums, etc.
* Added "Show Clipboard" menu item to display clipboard contents
* Fix bug causing files to be corrupted if double quotes ( " ) were used for button names, card names, or document's name
----- KNOWN BUGS -----
* When using a paint tool, if you drag the window part of the way off the screen and paint in the portion of the window that is still showing, any part of the picture that is off the screen will be distorted.
* Activating a screen saver while importing or pasting graphics can cause the graphics from the screen saver to be placed in the Graphics area.
* GameMaker has problems when encountering a full disk. Always keep a backup copy of your document and make sure there is plenty of room on the disk.
* There is a approximately a 16Mb limit for GameMaker projects and applications. Creating a project that is larger than 16Mb can cause GameMaker to crash.
----- CREDITS -----
Programming, documentation, graphics templates, and most icon designs are by Al Staffieri Jr.
Graphics templates were created using ClarisWorks 2.0 and 2.1, SuperPaint 3.0, and MacPaint 1.0.
The source code for some Beta versions of GameMaker was created on a Macintosh Classic and Performa 550 using Microsoft QuickBASIC 1.0. It was later converted to Staz Software's FutureBASIC II using a Macintosh Performa 638CD and Performa 6320.
Other programs used in the creation of GameMaker include ResEdit, TeachText, SimpleText, and Al's Tools.
Special thanks to all registered users.
----- ABOUT AL -----
Born: 3/9/67
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Dark Brown
Education: Graduated Williamstown High School, 1985
Hobbies: Bowling, computer programming, video games, watching movies, NJ shore, cooking, cuddling, Coka-Cola, pizza, apple pies
----- DISCLAIMER -----
This software is distributed AS IS. The author hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software, whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The user of this software bears all risk as to its quality and performance.
