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[AJArmstron]

Hi - I have finally been able to order a Raspberry Pi.

My question is, will a version of GameMaker be available soon that will work on this device?

Thank you,
Alec Armstrong

PS - I am sorry if this was not the place to start this thread, but I could not see anywhere else where this post should obviously go!

[Lemon Pie]

A while ago, if I remember correctly, there was a post about one of the devs who had got GM running successfully on Linux. However I do not foresee an official release of GM going to that platform, and if it did it would be better to get it on Windows anyways because the updates would likely be much more frequent.

However (at least for me) Game Maker runs fine under Wine (slow, but fine none-the-less). Also the ENIGMA/LateralGM project is working on making an open source, cross platform version of GM. And I'm pretty sure there is a myriad of other similar programs to GM like PyGame(?) & such that already run on Linux.

Regardless of all that though, I'd would love to see GMLinux though.

[thatshelby]

Ignoring the fact that the Linux userbase is quite small, if you use Linux, chances are, you don't need GM, unless you really want to prototype something super fast.

Edited by thatshelby, 16 May 2012 - 06:14 AM.

[chance]

...if you use Linux, chances are, you don't need GM...

That's the "mystique" many Linux users cultivate. A "real" Linux user makes everything himself. Or he modifies an open-source program... from another Linux user. If you have to buy commercial software (horrors!), you're not a "real" Linux user.

Joking aside, the OP should check this GMC Announcement.

EDIT: grammar

Edited by chance, 16 May 2012 - 12:10 PM.

[Desert Dog]

Ignoring the fact that the Linux userbase is quite small, if you use Linux, chances are, you don't need GM, unless you really want to prototype something super fast.

Not... helping Theo.

Incidentally, Raspberry Pi's are going to be expanding the linux userbase a fair bit.

[xot]

Mike Dailly has also mentioned a desire to get GM running on the RasPi. Only time will tell.

[scottdunbar190888]

GM for Pi has been put on hold for now while we concentrate on Studio. once studio is out we shall see. i want my own Pi......mmmmmm pie

[connor4312]

I'm not trying to instigate, but I don't think GM's bloated applications would work very well of Raspberry Pi. Take a look at the performance of even a simple Java application. Raspberry Pi is tight on it's power (after all, it is only $25), and GM seems to be targeted at platforms where power is not a significant inhibitor. Therefore, I think that without significant improvements to Game Maker itself, a Raspberry Pi friendly platform is not feasible.

Also note to the people above: it will (or should) be perfectly possible to run Windows RT on Raspberry Pi as well.

Edited by connor4312, 17 May 2012 - 04:29 PM.

[Recreate]

I don't see Windows RT being desirable, lacking a traditional desktop and all.

[chance]

Mike Dailly has also mentioned a desire to get GM running on the RasPi.

Presumably just to satisfy his "inner geek" -- because there's little market benefit to YYG that I can see, compared to the major OS/mobile platforms. Sure, they'd sell some GM:Pi, but that's not where the money is. Albeit very cool (I may buy one myself), it's just a novelty in terms of market share.

If I were Sandy, I wouldn't let my development team spend much time on this. Maybe just enough to get out a stripped down version of GM to appeal to techies. But not much else.

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Edited by chance, 23 May 2012 - 09:12 PM.

[Recreate]

It could be useful to mass sell as teaching software to schools that are getting raspberry pi's to teach programming.

[chance]

It could be useful to mass sell as teaching software to schools that are getting raspberry pi's to teach programming.

Most schools using the Pi en mass probably aren't able to purchase commercial software. But if YYG made a basic version of GM:Lite (free) for the Pi, it would be a great humanitarian gesture.

It might even get them in the news. Sandy could get a photo-op with Prince Charles in some third-world country.

edit/-k +d

Edited by chance, 23 May 2012 - 09:33 PM.

[Recreate]

What do you mean they aren't able to purchase commercial software? They're schools. The government pays for them! How else do they always rake in brand-new macs or brand-new recently released computers? (Which apparently, most of the schools I've observed do.)

[chance]

The government pays for them! How else do they always rake in brand-new macs or brand-new recently released computers?

Try to think beyond your own experience here. Schools wealthy enough to "rake in" new macs or other PCs, won't buy the Pi for their students.

I was referring to poorer schools -- hence my comment about the photo op in a third world country.

[Loaf]

I've blogged about the Raspberry Pi in the past.

My opinions on the device prove to be pretty unpopular. I am not that amazed by it, the best part is the price. There are already devices of a similar size with better hardware that are more user friendly and better packaged as a consumer device. The Pi just rode a social media wave, which has been a bitter sweet experience since now orders are backed up.

Why would you want to use GM on the Pi? Just for fun? Even if a Linux edition of GM comes out, I'm not sure you'd want to use the Pi as a gaming device haha. GM performance was just "good" on my EeePC 701, and that could perform two if not three times better than the Pi.

Edited by Loaf, 24 May 2012 - 08:33 AM.

[Recreate]

The government pays for them! How else do they always rake in brand-new macs or brand-new recently released computers?

Try to think beyond your own experience here. Schools wealthy enough to "rake in" new macs or other PCs, won't buy the Pi for their students.

I was referring to poorer schools -- hence my comment about the photo op in a third world country.

Ohh. Stupid me. Right then. Carry on.

[giga970]

Try to think beyond your own experience here. Schools wealthy enough to "rake in" new macs or other PCs, won't buy the Pi for their students.

I was referring to poorer schools -- hence my comment about the photo op in a third world country.

Poor schools don't have to be in a third world country. Walk around some schools in the US. Prepare to be appalled.

As for the Pi, I don't really see the need for YYG to bother. The Pi, while fun and geeky, doesn't have the hardware to be worth gaming on. I can understand wanting to have a port of Linux -- that'd be cool -- but I honestly would rather see YYG spending their development time improving the existing features of GameMaker: Studio on major platforms. As Studio is a tool aimed at commercial game developers, I can't understand why YYG would have any incentive to implement a port to a platform famous for its open source attitude.

[Player Zero]

While it would be cool to have GameMaker run under Linux, or at least export to Linux, I don't think it should take any time or resources away from the main work with Studio and GM:Next. In the long run it's a good idea as software development generally is leaning towards platform neutrality, but there's no rush yet.

[roytheshort]

Since the userbase isn't too big, they won't do too much. I'm probably wrong.

[Mike.Dailly]

We love the Pi.... the Pi is good.... the Pi is great.... One day, the Pi will rule all.

Everyone in the office wants something out for the Pi, but with Studio we're just too busy right now. But as "techies" we WILL get something out........................................ one day.