For those interested in programming and game development, this channel has videos on creating a game from scratch using Java. There are many similarities with GML; even if you are not interested in programming with Java, you can learn a lot of things useful in GM too.
This video (and channel) deals with making a simple Platform game using the game maker language. You can see how the D&D actions of GM are translated into code, and how much you can manipulate them to do what you want, instead of being limited by the D&D's format. For someone with no previous experience with GM or coding, these videos can be very useful as an intro to what you can do with the software.
This website is a bit of a hub for other tutorials, giving links to other resources and compiling them all in one helpful place. It's good to have a place to see everything else there.
This is a useful resource for beginners in Game Maker, showing all the different things the program is capable of. It's also good for people who aren't sure whether they want to buy it or not, because it describes the program very well and gives a review of it before the tutorial starts.
If you don't know how to create a skin, upload a creative skin, or are just to lazy to make one, this place will supply you with incredible skins made by people just like you.
I believe that this site is a good site for sprite editing because you can zoom in and add a LOT of detail to a sprite. You get a whole lot of colors to choose from, to create your character. The website has a pretty basic layout and their are the tabs on the left.
This website can be extremely easy sometimes and other times it be extremely difficult. Its fun and it make time fly by fast. Theres a number of level on Code.org and it take time. If your a patient gamer this is the place for you!
As a novice gamer, I find this site so helpful. It gives its reader a play by play for everything in game design! This site has a section for everything you can possibly imagine! Topics from Status to Story. You should defiantly check out this site and maybe even add to it!
Extra Credits is a weekly show about video games. Join us every week as we take a deeper look at games: how they are made, what they mean and how we can make them better.
Brad Nelson (independent developer of the forthcoming Lone Wolf) will lead a hands-on workshop that provides information on designing and developing a video game. A short lecture will cover the basic design strategies of developing a video game, including the game's purpose and it's intended audience.
This website is what I use for ANY sprite from a video game. I've been using it for a number years, it is very user-friendly and easy to use. Click the search bar and type in a video game. Any sprites at all relevant should show up. It is VERY useful for finding what you need. There are over 1000 spirte sheets, which is a LOT of sprites.
There are a lot of awesome sprites to be used here; this site isn't just for Pokemon sprites! There are many sprites that can be applied to a non-Pokemon game as well.