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Windows XP Development Software

AkuSprite Editor - a sprite editor for Amstrad CPC to the MSX and Spectrum
Cygwin - a POSIX-compatible programming and runtime environment that runs on Windows
FFHackster - a Final Fantasy (NES) editor
FreeBASIC - a free and open-source BASIC programming language and compiler
FreePascal - a mature, versatile, open source Pascal compiler
FTE - a free and open-source text-editor for developers
gameEditor 1.4.1b - an "okay," free and open-source, Game Maker-like game design software
Game Maker (5.3 through 8.1) - vary easy to use 2D game creation software with limited d3d support in v5 and up
chovy-gm - Compile a GameMaker 8.1 project to PSP; very buggy
GayMaker - Compiles a GameMaker: Studio (1.4) project to work on a PS Vita
GayMaker-Studio - Compiles a GameMaker: Studio (1.4) project to work on a PS4
GM6-Vista - patched executables for GameMaker 6 and 6.1a to allow it to run on Microsoft Windows Vista, and later versions
Geany 1.31 - a small and lightweight IDE; click here for plugins
Java Platform - these are the classic Sun Microsystems, Inc. versions of Java
Java 1.8 Archive - various versions of Java 1.8 JDK, JRE, and Server JRE
JEIE (Jave Easy Image Editor) - a JAVA-based, sprite editor that looks just like the one from the early Game Maker versions
KBasic Professional v1.89 - a cross-platform alternative to VisualBasic 6 that uses Qt4; registration is required to build EXE's
Lazarus - A Delphi compatible cross-platform IDE for Rapid Application Development
LÖVE (Love2D) 0.9.2 - an *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua
LÖVE (Love2D) 0.10.2 (for OpenGL 2.1+) - an *awesome* framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua
Lunar Magic - a Super Mario World level editor
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
Notepad++ 7.9.2 - a free and open-source 'Notepad' replacement with IDE features
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) - a free and open-source installer maker; installers created should be able to work on W95 and newer
Open RPG Maker - a free and open source 2D RPG creation utility, similar to the popular RPG Maker series
Python 2.7.10 - a free and open-source interpreter programming language
Python 3.4.3 - a free and open-source interpreter programming language
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
QB64 - a free and open-source QuickBASIC 4.5 (QB45) clone with extra functions

INI-Manager - An easy way to create INI files with QB64; great for creating settings or game saves
Piping console output to a variable | pipecom.h file

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
Scratch 1.4 - a free and open-source game engine aimed at children
SCI Development Tools - SCI (Sierra's Creative Interpreter) development tools; make point-and-click games
Tiled 1.8.6 - a free and open-source tiled map editor
Visual C++ 2013 - technically this is Pencil2D, but it includes a copy of the redistributable version of Visual C++ 2013
VisualbB - VisualbB is an integrated development environment for writing Atari 2600 programs in batariBasic; batari and Stella are included with this package
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

Windows 9x Development Software

65C02 Simulator - a windows 95/98 program that will simulate a 65C02 microprocessor in a basic system
AGI Development Tools - Adventure Game Interpreter tools to help create point-and-click story games
Auto-Patcher 2007 - use this to patch W98 so it can use up to DirectX 9.0c
Borland Delphi 4.x - Object Pascal development environment
AzRPGScript - create RPG games using scripts
DirectX - a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia
Game Editor 1.4.1b - an "okay," free and open-source, Game Maker-like game design software
Game Maker (5.3 through 8.1) - vary easy to use 2D game creation software with limited d3d support in v5 and up
Inno Setup - use to create an installer
Java Platform - these are the classic Sun Microsystems, Inc. versions of Java
Modula-2 API's and source code - "The Sources Store for Modula-2 and Oberon-2 Programming Languages"
OHRRPGCE - easily create RPG games
Renegade Graphics Doom Edit - it's a Doom WAD editor for W.311
SCI Development Tools - SCI (Sierra's Creative Interpreter) development tools; make point-and-click games; not sure about compatibility
Universal map editor - a special program for game developers and level creators
Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 - was a programming environment where one could build an application by visually creating the user interface first and then add code

Windows 3.11 Development Software

Borland Delphi 1.x - Object Pascal development environment
Inno Setup v1.2.16 - Use this to easily create an installer | Source
Novell PerfectOffice 3.0 Professional - includes several office tools and AppWare 1.1 for creating software
VBRUN100.EXE - Visual Basic VBRUN100.DLL Runtime File; run to extract, then copy DLL to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
VBRUN200.EXE - Visual Basic VBRUN200.DLL Runtime File; run to extract, then copy DLL to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
VBRUN300.EXE - Visual Basic VBRUN300.DLL Runtime File; run to extract, then copy DLL to C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
VBRUN400 - Visual Basic VBRUN400.DLL Runtime File
vbrun50.exe - Visual Basic 5.00.4319 runtime
vbrun60sp5.exe - Visual Basic 6.0 SP5 runtime

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