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RPG Maker 2003

UNLEASH YOUR PASSION FOR RETRO RPGs For the first time ever, RPG Maker 2003 is officially available in English! This legendary game development engine is both highly affordable and easy to use, and it remains…

18 December 2002

RPG Maker 2003 is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Kadokawa Games, released 18 December 2002 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What RPG Maker 2003 is

RPG Maker 2003 is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Kadokawa Games and released in 2002. It was published by Enterbrain. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

UNLEASH YOUR PASSION FOR RETRO RPGs For the first time ever, RPG Maker 2003 is officially available in English! This legendary game development engine is both highly affordable and easy to use, and it remains one of the most popular RPG Maker installments to date. It is the first engine in the series to employ a sideview battle system similar to the classic RPGs of the early-to-mid 90s. If you have always wanted to create a retro RPG with a third-person battle system, or simply are looking for an affordable but reliable game creation engine, then RPG Maker 2003 is for you!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

RPG Maker 2003 launched on 18 December 2002, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords and Dark Cloud 2.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Dark Cloud 2.

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When did RPG Maker 2003 come out?
RPG Maker 2003 was released on 18 December 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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