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Re:Being a kid making games in the early 2000s by rootsudo on Thursday November 05, 2026 @08:35AM (#50378894)
Rpgmaker days :)
Re:Being a kid making games in the early 2000s by mhink on Thursday November 05, 2026 @11:53AM (#50381427)
That's what first got me into programming! RPG Maker 2000 and its GameFAQs forum. I don't think I ever released anything good, but playing with it- and especially trying games other people made in it, and getting to see how they were implemented!- was huge for me.

I wonder how many people will actually remember this, but there was a game called Jay's Journey that was a surprisingly good send-up of both RPG Maker games and the kind of fantasy RPGs it was based on in general.

Re:Being a kid making games in the early 2000s by rootsudo on Thursday November 05, 2026 @10:11PM (#50387700)
Oh man, yes gamefaqs in the 2000s then gbatemp…