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'''''Sonic Maker''''' is an unreleased [[PC]] game creation application being made by ''[[Sonica]]''. It is designed to be a user-friendly level editor using existing game objects, including platforms, rings, boxes, and loops. It's easy-to-use interface allows simple click & place in a level grid as every object is a set number of squares. As of now, there is functions to save or test your layouts, but this is still in a testing phase.  
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| engine=[[wikipedia:Visual Basic .NET|Visual Basic]]{{ref|1=https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sonic-studio.38013/}}, [[wikipedia:Game Maker|Game Maker 8]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230302230958/https://sonicstudiofangame.weebly.com/information.html}}
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}}{{stub}}'''Sonic Maker''' is a fan ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' stage creation program for [[Windows PC]]s. Developed by [[Sonic scene]] member Lapper in 2009{{ref|1=https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sonic-studio.38013/}}, it is one of the first ''Sonic'' stage creation programs produced entirely by a fan. Designed to be user-friendly with a "point and click" interface for placing common objects such as rings and item boxes, it allows users to easily create and test stages on the fly.
  
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==First appearance==
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==History==
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{{quote|The idea for a fangame Sonic stage editor took initial form, at least for me, with the creation of 'Sonic Maker' in 2009. It was inspired by the PlaySega [[Sonic the Hedgehog Level Creator|Sonic level creator]]. I was, unfortunately, unable to give Sonic Level Creator a try, so I gathered what little I knew of programming at the time and took it into my own hands. 'Sonic Maker' included a rudimentary stage editor created in Visual Basic, and used an old GM8 Sonic framework separate from the editor to play stages.|''Lapper''|ref={{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230302230958/https://sonicstudiofangame.weebly.com/information.html}}}}
  
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'''''Sonic Maker''''' was first mentioned on [http://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?showtopic=20635&view=findpost&p=444973 this thread] on the Sonic Retro message board to spark attention, also to see what the community thought of the idea. After a good response, Sonic Maker started its Internet life.
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==Legacy==
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The in-development fan level creator ''[[Sonic Studio]]'' (produced by the same developer) serves as Sonic Maker's spiritual successor.
  
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==Programming==
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==Production credits==
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*'''Programmer:''' Lapper{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230302230958/https://sonicstudiofangame.weebly.com/information.html}}{{ref|1=https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sonic-studio.38013/}}
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Like many programmers, Sonica is making '''''Sonic Maker''''''s editor in Visual Basic 2010 although started in Visual Basic 2008 The runner will use a variation of engines ranging form Game Maker to Visual Basic.
 
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==Runners==
 
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The 'runners' in '''''Sonic Maker''''' are the engines that will play the games/levels people make. They will be ranging from many different engines and programs. The only runner at the moment is a Game Maker runner, an edited version of Sonic Dash, but in the future more engines will be added, with different exporting methods. Engines like Multimedia Fusion's Sonic Worlds, an engine Made in Visual Basic and any others that the community suggest that will be suitable and adaptable, to use Sonic Makers features.  
 
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==Future versions==
 
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Future versions of '''''Sonic Maker''''' will include more features and the access to many different ways of creating Sonic games. The next verson especially will be the first actual release, where you can construct a completable level.
 
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== Downloads ==
 
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(Custom host temporary).
 
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[http://www.mediafire.com/file/fymfkmozwmj/Sonic%20Maker%20V2.rar Sonic Maker v1.2 - 5.3mb]
 
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''Remember this is the testing demo, but you can play your games using the GM Runner.''
 
  
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==Technical information==
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''{{PAGENAME}}'''s editor is coded in [[wikipedia:Visual Basic .NET|Visual Basic]], while it uses [[wikipedia:Game Maker|Game Maker 8]] to play created stages.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230302230958/https://sonicstudiofangame.weebly.com/information.html}}
  
 
===Prior versions===
 
===Prior versions===
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* {{file|SonicMakerV1.zip|Sonic Maker v1}} (117KB)
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* {{file|Sonic Maker V2.7z|Sonic Maker v2}} (5.28MB)
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* {{file|SonicMakerV1.7z|Sonic Maker v1}} (91KB)
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==Production Credits==
 
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* Programmer: ''[[Sonica]]''
 
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* Runners: ''[[Sonica]]'', ''[[Damizean]]'', ''Rougeyoshi''
 
  
 
==Screenshots==
 
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* '''Version 3'''
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* '''Version 2'''
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* '''Version 1'''
 
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 9 March 2023

SonicMaker4.png
Sonic Maker
Engine: Visual Basic[1], Game Maker 8[2]
Credits: Lapper[1]
Operating system: Windows PC
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Sonic Maker is a fan Sonic the Hedgehog stage creation program for Windows PCs. Developed by Sonic scene member Lapper in 2009[1], it is one of the first Sonic stage creation programs produced entirely by a fan. Designed to be user-friendly with a "point and click" interface for placing common objects such as rings and item boxes, it allows users to easily create and test stages on the fly.

History

“ The idea for a fangame Sonic stage editor took initial form, at least for me, with the creation of 'Sonic Maker' in 2009. It was inspired by the PlaySega Sonic level creator. I was, unfortunately, unable to give Sonic Level Creator a try, so I gathered what little I knew of programming at the time and took it into my own hands. 'Sonic Maker' included a rudimentary stage editor created in Visual Basic, and used an old GM8 Sonic framework separate from the editor to play stages. „

— Lapper[2]

Legacy

The in-development fan level creator Sonic Studio (produced by the same developer) serves as Sonic Maker's spiritual successor.

Production credits

Technical information

Sonic Maker's editor is coded in Visual Basic, while it uses Game Maker 8 to play created stages.[2]

Prior versions

Screenshots

  • Version 3
  • SonicMaker5.png
  • SonicMaker6.png
  • SonicMaker7.png
  • Version 2
  • SonicMaker4.png
  • Version 1
  • SonicMaker2.png
  • SonicMaker3.png

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sonic-studio.38013/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://sonicstudiofangame.weebly.com/information.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-02 23:09)
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