i'm using game maker for making the game yeswiican. the full program costs 20 bucks, but i'm using the free version of the program (here: http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/about).
the pro version has a few things the lite version doesn't including the ability to have 3d graphics, online play of any kind, partical effects (though you can just make your own objects in the game for that, so it's not much of a loss.) the ability to load resources from outside the game, and changing grapphics on the spot (like rotating them, changing the color of them, ect). the lite version i still pretty good, you can do some good stuff with just that.
come try out the computer game i've been working on for my high school senior project, titled sling ball. http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=47568
brawl friendcode - 3823-8201-9151
mario kart wii friendcode - 0387-9491-4552
PM me if you add me plz.
150vg$ bet(with haggy) mk wii 2009 worldwide sales > any 360/ps3 game released in 2009.
current mk wii worldwide sales (jan 9th): 553k