I have used RPG Maker 2000 for a month and masterd just about every single command. I had over 1,000 character sets with almost every single popular Nintendo character you could think of.
My RPG was to enter Nintendo World and save it from invaders from the Sega and Playstation world. The only thing I dont like about making RPG games is that it takes months to make a game, plus sometimes after all that hard work you have to find people that would want to play that.
RPG Maker 2000 also gives me a headache. Even though I masterd all the commands in the program, there were still bugs and glitches that took hours to get rid of.
Another thing why I dont like RPG Maker 2000 is that when you enter a battle, the battle's screen is an up-front view, not a side scrolling view.
For example what is the diference between getting into a battle in Mario RPG and Earthbound?
#1 Mario RPG's battle graphics allow you to see your characters fighting and also the enemy
#2 Earthbound's battle graphics is some picture on the screen that flashes and dosent move, the only thing you see is the spell graphics of fire, ice, thunder, etc.
RPG Maker 2000 has Earthbound's battle graphics and I DO NOT like that type of battle graphic where a picture just sits in front and flashes. I mean its ok but I wouldnt go working so hard to make an RPG with that type of style.
I also wanted to say that you wont find any battle skins for the monsters that relate to diferent characters.
People rarely make monsters skins for RPG Maker 2000 and I doubt you would find a skin of Bowser on the screen, or Sonic, etc.
Since there was barely a good population that made monster skins from series like Nintendo, TV shows, Movies, etc.
I had to use other skins for characters. Bowser in my rpg I had to make was a mutant lizard, plus most of the characters I was fightining diddnt look nothing like Nintendo's.
I ended up fighting skeletons, bats, spiders, soilders. The idea of not many sites who make monster skins is just horrible. Tell me when there will be upgrades on some better RPG Makers.
RPG Maker 2000 is an ok program, I just wouldnt work that hard to make a game that crappy.
(The reason I type long posts is because I am a very fast typer. Hee Hee)
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