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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

Programmer: Lapper^[2]^[1]

Technical information

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

Prior versions

Sonic Maker v2 ^(info) (5.28 MB) (5.28MB)
Sonic Maker v1 ^(info) (91 kB) (91KB)

Screenshots

Version 3

Version 2

Version 1

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sonic-studio.38013/
↑ ^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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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20230302230958.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsonicstudiofangame.weebly.com.2Finformation.html-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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-[[Image:SonicMaker4.png|thumb|right|240px|Sonic Maker v2 running in Windows 7]]
+{{Fangame
-'''Sonic Maker''' is a basic stage editor created in 2010. Its purpose is to simplify the process of creating a Sonic level. It's designed to be a user-friendly 'point and click' level editor complete with common objects including hazards, rings, and item boxes. It’s easy-to-use interface allows users to simply choose and place items in a level grid, and then to see them in action while testing and playing.
+| screen=SonicMaker4.png
+| screenwidth=320px
+| version=
+| date=
+| 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}}
+| operating system=[[Windows PC]]
+| credits=Lapper{{ref|1=https://forums.sonicretro.org/index.php?threads/sonic-studio.38013/}}
+| status=
+}}{{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.
-Sonic Maker is now [[Sonic Studio]].
+==History==
+{{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}}}}
+==Legacy==
+The in-development fan level creator ''[[Sonic Studio]]'' (produced by the same developer) serves as Sonic Maker's spiritual successor.
+==Production credits==
+*'''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/}}
+==Technical information==
+''{{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===
 * {{file|Sonic Maker V2.7z|Sonic Maker v2}} (5.28MB)
 * {{file|SonicMakerV1.7z|Sonic Maker v1}} (91KB)
-==Credits==
-* Programmer: [[Lapper]]
 ==Screenshots==
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 File:SonicMaker7.png
 </gallery>
 * '''Version 2'''
 <gallery>
 File:SonicMaker4.png
 </gallery>
 * '''Version 1'''
 <gallery>
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 </gallery>
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Programs]]