It’s been over fifteen years since the release of RPG Maker 3, the last installment in a trilogy of console-exclusive RPG Maker titles. RPG Maker is primarily known for its PC software and the console trilogy was a spinoff that didn’t reach the same level of popularity. One of the reasons is because RPG Maker on consoles had limitations that the PC ones did not. By downloading a run-time-package anyone with a PC and internet connection could play a game made with the PC Makers. On the other hand, playing a game made with the console trilogy required a disc of RPG Maker and the use of external devices like a Dex Drive or a Max drive. The PC Makers also has a larger user base, and several games made with the software, such as Yume Nikki, To The Moon, and LISA: The Painful, are more popular than any game made with the console RPG Makers. However, in 2001, a game called Remote Control made with RPG Maker for the PlayStation made it into a mainstream gaming magazine. Not only that, but it was also reviewed by the staff as if it were a game developed and published to be sold on shelves. To this day, Remote Control is the most notable game made with a console-exclusive RPG Maker title.
On Being the Memory Maker (also known as Mom)
I sometimes think of myself as the Primary Memory Maker. I’m speaking of myself as a mom, of course. Yes, my job is to keep…