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Title

Description

Requirements

65C02 Simulator
A program that will simulate a 65C02 microprocessor in a basic system
W95
AGI Development Tools
Adventure Game Interpreter tools to help create point-and-click story games
W98
AkuSprite Editor
A sprite editor for Amstrad CPC to the MSX and Spectrum
WinXP
Auto-Patcher 2007
Use this to patch W98 so it can use up to DirectX 9.0c
W98
AzRPGScript
Create RPG games using scripts
W98
Borland Delphi
Object Pascal development environment
W3.11 and newer, depending on version
chovy-gm
Compile a GameMaker 8.1 project to PSP; very buggy
WinXP?; not sure
Cygwin
A POSIX-compatible programming and runtime environment that runs on Windows
WinXP
DirectX
A collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia
Windows systems from 1996-2011
FFHackster
A Final Fantasy (NES) editor
WinXP
FreeBASIC
A free and open-source BASIC programming language and compiler
WinXP
FreePascal
A mature, versatile, open source Pascal compiler
WinXP and newer
FTE
A free and open-source text-editor for developers
WinXP
gameEditor 1.4.1b
An "okay," free and open-source, Game Maker-like game design software
W95 and newer
Game Maker (5.3 through 8.1)
Very easy to use 2D game creation software with limited d3d support in v5 and up
W95/98/2000/XP
GayMaker
Compiles a GameMaker: Studio 1.4 project (GMX) to PS Vita
Not sure; assume WinXP or newer
GayMaker-Studio
Compiles a GameMaker: Studio 1.4 project (GMX) to PS4
Not sure; assume WinXP or newer
GM6-Vista
Patched executables for GameMaker 6 and 6.1a to allow it to run on Microsoft Windows Vista, and later versions
WinXP; it's a patch
Geany 1.31
A small and lightweight IDE; click here for plugins
WinXP
Inno Setup
Use to create an installer
W3.11 and newer, depending on version
Java Platform
The classic Sun Microsystems, Inc. versions of Java
W98 and newer, depending on version
Java 1.8 Archive
Various versions of Java 1.8 JDK, JRE, and Server JRE
WinXP and newer
JEIE (Jave Easy Image Editor)
A JAVA-based, sprite editor that looks just like the one from the early Game Maker versions
WinXP
KBasic Professional v1.89
A cross-platform alternative to VisualBasic 6 that uses Qt4; registration is required to build EXE's
WinXP
Lazarus
A Delphi compatible cross-platform IDE for Rapid Application Development
WinXP and newer
LÖVE (Love2D) 0.9.2
An *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua
WinXP
LÖVE (Love2D) 0.10.2
An *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua
WinXP (for OpenGL 2.1+) and newer
Lunar Magic
A Super Mario World level editor
WinXP and newer
Modula-2 API's and source code
"The Sources Store for Modula-2 and Oberon-2 Programming Languages"
W98
NetBeans 8.2 with JDK 8u111
A free and open source IDE mainly used for creating Java SE applications; includes JDK 8u111; just be aware that you may be "screwed" with plugin installation as most required NetBeans 11 or newer
WinXP and newer
Notepad++ 7.9.2
A free and open-source 'Notepad' replacement with IDE features
WinXP
Novell PerfectOffice 3.0 Professional
Includes several office tools and AppWare 1.1 for creating software
W3.11
OHRRPGCE
Easily create role-playing games
W98
Open RPG Maker
A free and open source 2D RPG creation utility, similar to the popular RPG Maker series
WinXP
Python 2.7.10
a free and open-source interpreter programming language
WinXP
Python 3.4.3
a free and open-source interpreter programming language
WinXP
Q7Basic 1.0
A cross-platform alternative to VisualBasic 6 that uses Qt4; registration is required to build EXE's; used to be called "KBasic"; Mac version requires OS X 10.7 or higher
WinXP
QB64 v1.5
A free and open-source QuickBASIC 4.5 (QB45) clone with extra functions
WinXP
Raycasting Game Maker 4.62 & 5.31
A free, easy to use, game editor that creates simple raycasting games (FPS) in the style of Wolfeinstein3D
WinXP
Renegade Graphics Doom Edit
It's a Doom WAD editor
W3.11
SCI Development Tools
SCI (Sierra's Creative Interpreter) development tools; make point-and-click games
W98/WinXP... I think
Scratch 1.4
A free and open-source game engine aimed at children
W2000 and newer
Tiled 1.8.6
A free and open-source tiled map editor
WinXP
Universal map editor
A special program for game developers and level creators
W98
VBRUN100.EXE
Visual Basic VBRUN100.DLL Runtime File; run to extract, then copy DLL to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
W3.11
VBRUN200.EXE
Visual Basic VBRUN200.DLL Runtime File; run to extract, then copy DLL to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
W3.11
VBRUN300.EXE
Visual Basic VBRUN300.DLL Runtime File; run to extract, then copy DLL to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
W3.11
VBRUN400
Visual Basic VBRUN400.DLL Runtime File
W95
vbrun50.exe
Visual Basic 5.00.4319 runtime
W95/NT3.51
vbrun60sp5.exe
Visual Basic 6.0 SP5 runtime
W9x/NT; Internet Explorer 4 or newer required
Visual Basic
A programming environment where one can build an application by visually creating the user interface first and then add code | Mastering Visual Basic 4.0
W95/NT (can also create W3.11 16-bit binaries) | W98/NT
Visual C++ 2013
Technically this is Pencil2D, but it includes a copy of the redistributable version of Visual C++ 2013
WinXP
VisualbB
VisualbB is an integrated development environment for writing Atari 2600 programs in batariBasic; batari and Stella are included with this package
WinXP
YY-CHR
ROM-hacking tools to help change NES, SNES, Genesis, PCE, GG, WS/C, GB/C, MSX 1+2, NGP/C, SMS, and GBA graphics
WinXP and newer

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