Examples

NPC Movement Example (click here to download)

This is a simple example that shows how you can make an NPC in an RPG move around an area. The NPC moves in one direction, pauses, moves in another direction, etc. while still staying within a certain range of its starting point.

Non-Digital Clock Example (click here to download)

This example shows a clock with a minute, a second, and an hour hand. No sprites are used, just draw lines over a background. Notice how the hour hand moves between each hour like a real clock.

Non-Popup Input Box Example (click here to download)

Try this example if you're tired of the standard pop-up box for inputing strings. This uses the draw event with keyboard_string to make an input box right in the room.

Cheat Codes Example (click here to download)

Cheat codes are relatively easy to make, but this example should be helpful to those who aren't very experienced with the Game Maker Language.

Spriteless Menu Example (click here to download)

To draw a simplistic menu, you don't need to use sprites. This example with show you how to make a menu without using sprites, as well as how to make a menu that uses the keyboard.

Articles and Tutorials

Beginner Web Design (click here to view)

This is an article about some key things to remember when designing your first website. Things like color choices and navigation are talked about.

Using Healthbars Article (click here to view)

This article is online for your convience, so you don't have to download it. This is an article on how to make a healthbar. It also shows how to make more than one healthbar, and how to make your health have a different range than 1 through 100. This has been updated to tell how to keep the healthbar in the view.

Games & Programs

Breakanoid (click here for more information)

Breakanoid is a breakout game with original graphics and sound. It features a more realistic paddle-bouncing system than most breakout games.

Calendar 1.1 (click here for more information)

Having a calendar right on your desktop is very convenient, and it's even more convenient when you can write notes on a calendar. This program does that and more.

Bifid Cipher Program (click here for more information)

This program encrypts and decrypts text using the Bifid Cipher, a pencil-and-paper cipher created in 1901. This program isn't meant to be used to secure information, it's more for entertainment (and learning about a cool cipher!).

EEL (click here for more information)

EEL is a game made with one script, one room, no sprites, and no backgrounds. I didn't really make this game for entertainment value, but more to prove to myself my coding abilities.