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GM6+ games on Windows 10?

Carnivius

Member
Did anyone ever find a way to run ancient Game Maker made games (like those made in Game Maker 4 and 5) on a modern Windows 10 PC? There's a few I'd like to be able to play again. :)
 
Did you give them a try? They run fine on my Win10 Laptop. I've got Ark22 (GM 4-5?) installed.
I've even got GM5, and I can run the samples that came with it.

I had tried older GM versions, and they were working fine.
 

Carnivius

Member
Did you give them a try? They run fine on my Win10 Laptop. I've got Ark22 (GM 4-5?) installed.
I've even got GM5, and I can run the samples that came with it.

I had tried older GM versions, and they were working fine.
youre right. i think i meant GM6. When the graphics system all changed, Sorry I'm an idiot.
 

FrostyCat

Redemption Seeker
General guidelines regarding legacy GM games for Windows 10 compatibility:
  • 5.3A and below still work perfectly.
  • 6.0-6.1 will crash unless converted using the tool at the bottom of this page.
  • 7.0-8.1 should still mostly work, though there is a risk of audio-related crashes.
 

Carnivius

Member
General guidelines regarding legacy GM games for Windows 10 compatibility:
  • 5.3A and below still work perfectly.
  • 6.0-6.1 will crash unless converted using the tool at the bottom of this page.
  • 7.0-8.1 should still mostly work, though there is a risk of audio-related crashes.
:O Thank you. That converter is EXACTLY the sort of thing I was hoping for. I just tried it now on a game and it worked! :D
Mods can close this if they like. Sorry again that I put the wrong GM version numbers at top originally. I thought I was dealing with GM5 games but it was indeed GM6. :)
 
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