Quote Originally Posted by Mercen-X View Post
I think I was introduced to GameMaker (unless it was something else) by someone on these very forums about a year ago. I've still got the useless thing on my computer. It has a pretty loading screen that provides a false idea of what one can create using it, but aside from the preloaded character graphics and "access"-style layouts, I found nothing useful in it. I figured I just didn't understand how to use but, unfortunately, there is no help menu. I mean the option is up there on the tool bar, but there is no help menu to be accessed. It's all very annoying. If anyone knows what this is (I think it has to do with RPGs)...
I have the feeling you may be thinking of RPG Maker since it's similarly named, but really unrelated to GameMaker. GameMaker doesn't have things like pre-loaded graphics as far as I know (the free Lite version certainly doesn't anyway) and I found it's help files are quite useful for explaining the various functions it has. I've never used RPG Maker so I can't confirm for sure it's what you're thinking of, but it seems likely given the similar names, and I know it does come with pre-loaded graphics.

GameMaker is essentially just an engine with a slightly more friendly user interface than most making it pretty easy to learn and dive into.