[Venks]

All this talk about Oddworld fan games makes me remember my old game, the first I ever made. I had been working on a glitch-free, side-scrolling, shooting filled sequel. Sadly my processor melted and I lost all my work from back then. My secondary character, Vras the dark-skinned Mudokon, had the possession ability. I used the orb, because its a lot easier to program.

As for Game Maker versus Adobe Flash. I would say both are great for making games. Game Maker is easier to use, but Adobe Flash has the benefit of being so much easier to distribute.
I use both of them myself. I can do everything in Game Maker that I can do in Adobe Flash. It just requires some thought. When making a game anything you think of is possible, you just have to figure out how to do it.

I'm currently working on making games I can make some money off. I'd love to make a Oddworld fan game again now that I have so much more knowledge about programming, but why do something for free when you can be paid for it?