Okay, I know you all like Game Maker, and I do too, but I need to let you all know about the Game Creation System that rocks all other Game Creation Systems...
MEGAZEUX Ok, so the graphics are kind of NES'y, if you work at it. But using the simple (and I mean simple, I learned almost all there is to know in my first two weeks!) built in language, robotic, you can make just about any type of game you want, including those genres that you make up yourself!
I have three sites you can go to and learn more, one is my own:
Zeuxian Alley
DigitalMZX
Zeuxworld Have a nice day!