How To Make A Pokémon Game - Episode 1: Getting Started

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Part 1: In this episode we look at what it takes to get started on making a Pokémon fangame with RPG Maker XP and Pokémon Essentials v20, as well as some of the basics!
Tutorial Links:
Tutorial Website: sites.google.com/view/thundag...
Download Pokemon Essentials and the Hotfixes: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
RPG Maker XP: www.rpgmakerweb.com/products/...
RPG Maker XP on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/23...
For even more Thundaga:
Play my games: sites.google.com/view/thundag...
Thundaga Discord: / discord
Thundaga Twitch: / thundagastream
Thundaga Tiktok: / thundagacam
This series will cover all the information necessary to make a Pokémon fangame using RPG Maker XP and Pokémon Essentials. Leave a comment if you have any questions or would like to see something done! Feedback is much appreciated.
#pokemon #tutorial #thundaga
0:00 Intro
0:30 RPG Maker XP
1:05 Downloading Pokemon Essentials + Hotfixes
4:26 Opening Pokemon Essentials
5:15 How to make a new map
7:05 The basics of map making
11:05 Edit our intro event
13:59 Important notes before playtesting
15:28 Playing our game!
16:15 Outro

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  • @Thundaga
    @Thundaga3 ай бұрын

    New Download Link for Pokemon Essentials + RC Resources (Don't forget to also download the Hotfixes!!!): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_n2Tp1TIljLL1E-uBTzV6TTfDQzIxc58-8ZcvLI2LKM/edit#gid=233851590&range=A4 The Relic Castle website was taken down due to a DMCA claim on 3/21/24, and the community has been working on a backup for download links to Pokemon Essentials as well as the many great resources and plugins! Please use the link I've provided above in the meantime until further notice! Also please consider joining the following fangame discord servers for fangame community updates: Relic Castle Discord: discord.gg/reliccastle Thundaga Discord: discord.gg/BHm8vfTeTQ

  • @YoBoyRona

    @YoBoyRona

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing a new link so quickly (and all the videos as well)!

  • @Kburnzzzzzzz

    @Kburnzzzzzzz

    3 ай бұрын

    god bless you 🙏

  • @ElioAurum

    @ElioAurum

    4 күн бұрын

    eevee expo?

  • @captainrobots1

    @captainrobots1

    2 күн бұрын

    Can you update the downloads for any new person to do this?

  • @Shnep
    @Shnep Жыл бұрын

    Looks like we’re getting a fresh new tutorial series. Might have to get back into working on a Pokémon project again!

  • @semidz562

    @semidz562

    Жыл бұрын

    Thought the same it's a sign

  • @raulbrenes778

    @raulbrenes778

    Жыл бұрын

    @@semidz562 x3 xd

  • @ssr8555

    @ssr8555

    Жыл бұрын

    @@semidz562 it’s the fact that I was just looking for a tutorial. It really is a sign

  • @timt9625

    @timt9625

    Жыл бұрын

    Same lol I guess it's about time I finally finish one

  • @agoodsoulwhocares87

    @agoodsoulwhocares87

    Жыл бұрын

    A true sign is when you aren't looking & it appears with every answer you had never looked for but was presented to you automatically without asking or seeking, as a ponder in the very back of your mind, that's a *"TRUE SIGN"* truly. Different perspectives....

  • @ssbNico
    @ssbNico Жыл бұрын

    Everyone who has dreamed about make a pokemon game, dont let this channel die ever. Thundaga was the for one of my best friends and I, we wanted to make a game for a group of friends, without Thundaga we never been able to complete de game or something. Much love for Thundaga, keep making this kind of videos, u help a lot

  • @SuperCuteEspeonqueen

    @SuperCuteEspeonqueen

    6 ай бұрын

    Yeah.

  • @Jos_Louis
    @Jos_Louis Жыл бұрын

    So glad Thundaga is rebooting the series in v20. There's been so many changes that unfortunately a lot of the material in the old tutorials no longer apply! Your tutorial series in v17.2 helped me make my first game by myself (Pokemon Soulstones), Thundaga! If it weren't for your videos, I would have never gone down the path of making a Pokemon fangame that has over 35000 downloads and 3000 discord members. Hopefully you rebooting the series will help me learn something as I work on the sequel in v20.1 and many other budding developers!

  • @juliajohansson2665

    @juliajohansson2665

    Жыл бұрын

    What is your game called? :)

  • @HumbleMagikarpFisher

    @HumbleMagikarpFisher

    Жыл бұрын

    @@juliajohansson2665 pokemon soulstones

  • @Maartwo

    @Maartwo

    Жыл бұрын

    What sort of stuff does no longer apply? Are certain processes easier to do?

  • @MicahRoni.

    @MicahRoni.

    11 ай бұрын

    BRO I LOVE POKEMON SOULSTONES

  • @TechGamerExpert

    @TechGamerExpert

    6 ай бұрын

    BRO U MADE SOULSTONES? I LOVE THAT

  • @inkdropruns3431
    @inkdropruns3431 Жыл бұрын

    The first tutorial series taught me so much, I'm excited to see it's getting an updated version! I made sure to give this a full watch for the algorithm and ended up learning a short cut I'd forgotten in the process lol. Thanks for all the hard work you do, Thundaga!

  • @thenuttah888
    @thenuttah8883 ай бұрын

    I remember trying to follow the old tutorial back in lockdown. Didn't know what the hell I was doing and my laptop actually broke partway through. Randomly got the urge to try again and stumbling onto this new series made me super happy. You're amazing and I hope the rest of this guide is too.

  • @Axiolux
    @Axiolux Жыл бұрын

    IT’S BAAAACCKKKK!!

  • @mysterymitry
    @mysterymitry Жыл бұрын

    Oh hey a new tutorial series! I've been out of the loop for a while and I may no longer be interested in learning how to make my own fangame, but it's always nice to see a series like this get a reboot especially if there's new versions or new things going on. Keep on truckin'!

  • @NickTerry1
    @NickTerry15 ай бұрын

    I know it's a year later, but thank you for all of the hard work you put into these tutorials

  • @roseremakes5305
    @roseremakes5305 Жыл бұрын

    Currently working on a Pokemon open world that represents where the Pokemon would probably be found in real life. Takes place on Earth, with representation of real cities, towns, etc... All gens up to 9. Kind of just starting it, and I am using this tutorial for guidance to get started. Thank you so much for updating the playlist for v20 :)

  • @ave789

    @ave789

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey, wondering how you're getting on with this! Sounds like a fantastic idea :)

  • @roseremakes5305

    @roseremakes5305

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ave789 Pretty well. It is coming along nicely. Have the map and the Pokemon entries / sprites. Using boxes for placements of stuff. Incredibly complex, but kinda working on one town and playing as I go. Probably will show it off when it is "playable" on KZread.

  • @NotCarnaage

    @NotCarnaage

    Жыл бұрын

    @@roseremakes5305 is there any other social media you are updating this project on? (:

  • @roseremakes5305

    @roseremakes5305

    Жыл бұрын

    @@NotCarnaage Not as of right now. I want to get a somewhat decent of a playable game going first before I throw it onto KZread. Why, are there any additional platforms that I can look into?

  • @kamikoto1558

    @kamikoto1558

    4 ай бұрын

    @@roseremakes5305 any updates?

  • @peytio
    @peytio Жыл бұрын

    Your original tutorial series is what helped me begin my first fan game. As I’m still working on it, I’m glad to see a revamp of the tutorials are in the works! Great stuff as always!

  • @Kinshasa76
    @Kinshasa76 Жыл бұрын

    I started making Pokemon fan games just a few months ago and your tutorials were an incredible help. I was wondering if you would update some of the old videos to reflect the changes in the new versions of Essentials, but you already did so much that I thought you'd stop here. It's a wonderful surprise to see you start a new series of tutorials, I'll be watching all of them religiously ! Thanks for all your efforts (and sorry for the probably bad english) !

  • @Voltseon
    @Voltseon Жыл бұрын

    You dropped this:👑

  • @averytubestudios
    @averytubestudios Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to the reboot. This series helped countless developers get the hang of Essentials, let’s hope it does the same.

  • @moustafa2253
    @moustafa2253 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making a updated series. I've looking forward to this for such a long time. Thank you.

  • @DaveF
    @DaveF Жыл бұрын

    This is the best tutorial I've ever watched, and I've watched many in my life. You manage to be both extremely clear and somehow entertaining. Would literally watch these for fun while on the treadmill or something lol

  • @isak5263
    @isak5263 Жыл бұрын

    The legend has returned, I have been putting off work on my game just so I can hear it from you, you make the whole process so simple

  • @BananaTanks
    @BananaTanks Жыл бұрын

    So happy to see the tutorial series rebooted 😀 One thing I wish was in the previous series is a visible mouse showing mouse clicks on the screen. I found myself having to rewatch a lot of episodes (especially later on in the series) to remind myself how simple things are done 😅 Look forward to joining you on stream some day with a completed project! Thanks for all your work ❤

  • @TJ-qm7lj
    @TJ-qm7lj Жыл бұрын

    I had been debating getting back into this after having followed your guide from years ago, but a few things have changed. Guess this is a sign to jump back in! Thanks for all the cool stuff you make!

  • @laminateshark91
    @laminateshark91 Жыл бұрын

    ahhh a nice fresh reboot on the series! I remember finding your channel 4 years ago and I gotta say you really inspired me a lot! Can't wait to see more!

  • @notnoahgamez9188
    @notnoahgamez9188 Жыл бұрын

    Awe yay! I’m so glad your remaking this!! I loved you old videos and they have helped me out so much and now I’m going to start working on my old project now!

  • @jessicaschoonen5923
    @jessicaschoonen5923 Жыл бұрын

    Oh my! I was literally watching one of your tutorial video’s yesterday and hoping you will upload new tutorials. I’ve been watching some of your streams and let’s plays of the jam games. Good to see you back at the essentials tutorials again! Can’t wait to learn more!

  • @wildchameleon7622
    @wildchameleon7622 Жыл бұрын

    hell yeah Thundaga! I'm two years into my fan game and it's looking excellent. I appreciate the update!

  • @Zaltiz
    @Zaltiz Жыл бұрын

    Just want to give a premature thank you! I'm planning on starting to make a Pokemon fan game once my classes end for this semester and I'm sure this tutorial series and the older one you made will help me a lot.

  • @Gamenerd_the_first
    @Gamenerd_the_first Жыл бұрын

    As someone who has been recently invigorated to take a hack at making a fakemon reigon myself these videos are going to be a lifesaver! I love creators like you who put their time and effort into making other people's lives a lot nicer. Instant sub!

  • @domm8120
    @domm8120 Жыл бұрын

    Let's go! Thanks for the new tutorials, I miss your old ones

  • @ryssi8467
    @ryssi8467 Жыл бұрын

    love love love it. I could never get through the OG series but I think this is the boost I need to finally finish my game😭excited to see an update!!

  • @JacobWineberg
    @JacobWineberg Жыл бұрын

    I was inspired to make my own game by your original series, I just started last week and discovered your new updated series this week. So awesome

  • @gamerweeb1
    @gamerweeb1 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making this tutorial! I'm just starting to make my first fangame, so this new series came out at the perfect time for me. I'll be watching all of these!

  • @derlehmann7814
    @derlehmann7814 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, big props to you for taking your time and doing such an amazing tutorial AGAIN :D You are the man!

  • @amransom26
    @amransom26 Жыл бұрын

    Thank goodness, I’ve always hoped you’d one day start over with this series. So much has changed and I’m very rusty, this is a great opportunity for me to relearn all of this.

  • @hellodolly7989
    @hellodolly798928 күн бұрын

    This and your old playlist are easily the most useful and complete video tutorial series for making fan games. Thank you so much!

  • @crimsonhawk52
    @crimsonhawk52 Жыл бұрын

    Well this is exciting! I started at the beginning of August, having never even used RMXP before. Just released the first episode of my fangame yesterday to my friends and they LOVE it! Thank you for all you do, man

  • @Retr0IsntGaming
    @Retr0IsntGaming27 күн бұрын

    im actively working on a pokemon fan game and ive watch most of if not all the videos from Thundaga and they have helped me so much!

  • @galxeviv9576
    @galxeviv9576 Жыл бұрын

    Honestly a needed remake to getting started. I started making games from your tutorials 3 yrs back and I bet this vid will help new comers really well!

  • @Mettie7
    @Mettie7 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for doing this new series! It's just the motivation I need to start on a game!

  • @oldmarjin
    @oldmarjin Жыл бұрын

    Started making a Pokemon game half a year ago thanks to your video's, i am still creating the same game, i am happy to see you make a new tutorial series since some things are outdated. can't wait to look at your content :)

  • @sethjensen3393
    @sethjensen3393 Жыл бұрын

    Alright! I was looking forward to this reboot! Thanks a ton Thundaga!

  • @kingofallfoods6061
    @kingofallfoods6061 Жыл бұрын

    thank you so much for making these tutorials! i've found them incredibly helpful and working on my own game has been a blast!

  • @nameunknown8441
    @nameunknown8441 Жыл бұрын

    Finally a new tutorial series! The series just stopped in episode 80 or so, so it's nice that its coming back after so long.

  • @blazequakes
    @blazequakes Жыл бұрын

    The basics that i've gotten down but very helpful to know for beginners and so nice to know that the tutorials are coming back

  • @thebigguy270
    @thebigguy270 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Pokemon Essentials has changed so much the old tutorials couldn't keep up. I'm glad there are new ones!

  • @Starrcasm
    @Starrcasm Жыл бұрын

    love the reboot tutorial series! excited to follow along and reup knowledge on the basics :D

  • @fireboltpt
    @fireboltpt Жыл бұрын

    As someone who wants to do his own thing with this. I can't wait for the rest of this tutorial. And this is a good start.

  • @mysteriousremnant9738
    @mysteriousremnant9738 Жыл бұрын

    I've been waiting for this since the last update! Super hyped.

  • @felipeantelo3492
    @felipeantelo34926 ай бұрын

    Just got into the RPG Maker world and your tutorials are really great! Keep up the awesome work!!!

  • @dalebarrs297
    @dalebarrs297 Жыл бұрын

    So funny to see this in my suggested, in the middle of starting my first fan game via the first tutorial series so you just earned a sub from me my friend. Thank you so much!

  • @kag2576
    @kag2576 Жыл бұрын

    How did I not see u made this😂. Ur tutorials have always been outstanding, hopefully this will generate new passion to work on my own essentials project

  • @junedragon4047
    @junedragon404713 күн бұрын

    The quality jump from your first tutorial to this series is insane!

  • @2goofsgaming875
    @2goofsgaming875 Жыл бұрын

    love to see a new tutorial series featuring all the new stuff in v20.1! id hope quite a bit is refreshed and new while also staying true to previous versions

  • @orangeboi9471
    @orangeboi9471 Жыл бұрын

    Please please please continue this series, I watched every video you posted on the last series and I'm dying to make a gave in v20! Can't wait to see what else is in store for this reboot! :)

  • @TooFast4uzz
    @TooFast4uzz Жыл бұрын

    It's here! Thank you so much Thundaga!

  • @alexjung9724
    @alexjung9724 Жыл бұрын

    I love your videos thundaga. Thanks for bringing this back

  • @RegiRobShot
    @RegiRobShot4 ай бұрын

    Holy moly, you've got a very clear presentation style. Just found your channel today and you absolutely deserve more subscribers!

  • @anthony3728
    @anthony372810 ай бұрын

    I very very very rarely leave comments on youtube, but I have to say, you are an absolute legend. Ive always wanted to make my own pokemon game, im so excited, thank you for all your dedication and hard work. There are thousands of people who appreciate everything youre doing, keep it up

  • @gotchu8499
    @gotchu8499 Жыл бұрын

    Extremely well detailed and explained. Defenetly deserved a Like and a Sub. Thank you so much and I hope to see even more of this!

  • @Sfx654
    @Sfx6544 ай бұрын

    i can't even imagine the world where every programming tutorial looks like this. at first i thought the video will be about designing the rpg system or another theoretical stuff but i still watched it. probably enjoyed it even more

  • @supersaiyaneevee1573
    @supersaiyaneevee1573 Жыл бұрын

    Yes! So looking forward to this updated series!

  • @WLW929
    @WLW92911 ай бұрын

    Really nice video! Nice and really detailed explanations of everything! Going to follow this series and hopefully are able to make my own game.

  • @loganw7423
    @loganw7423 Жыл бұрын

    Comparing this tutorial to your old tutorial is night and day and really shows how much experience you’ve gained over these last 6 years! Though I’ll miss the “Oooo Crash Bandicoot” line from the first tutorial just a little

  • @GDMaxiking
    @GDMaxiking Жыл бұрын

    I've waited so long for a new reboot of this tutorial series! There were so many updates to essentials & and I didn't rly want to begin developing a game (as a complete beginner) without a recently update tutorial series Thank you so much!

  • @SuperCuteEspeonqueen

    @SuperCuteEspeonqueen

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm making my own Pokemon game now so far my main issue trying to fix this synatx error with the title screen.

  • @kamikoto1558
    @kamikoto15584 ай бұрын

    niiiice a fresh series. spent an hour trying to transfer my stuff from a few years ago to my new PC but the PC it was on was so slow I gave up. I also though that a lot of things would have been updated so I may as well start from scratch (didn't have much anyway) and I go to your channel to see a new series. love it.

  • @hectoralcantara5176
    @hectoralcantara517611 ай бұрын

    This was a childhood dream of mine, thanks for sharing!

  • @iridescent7816
    @iridescent78169 ай бұрын

    Thank goodness, I finally found an easy to understand, _recent_ tutorial! I'm excited to learn~

  • @angethemessagernoname8961
    @angethemessagernoname8961 Жыл бұрын

    rpg maker tutorials are back ?! YAYYYYY i was waiting for that

  • @WouldYouRatherGalaxy
    @WouldYouRatherGalaxy4 ай бұрын

    I think would seriously be the greatest custom Pokemon game ever is to have all current Pokemon maps combined similar to Johto and Kanto regions (personal favorite Pokemon gold & silver) and call it Pokemon forever

  • @crunchplayz2705
    @crunchplayz2705 Жыл бұрын

    I have been waiting for this!

  • @MrPiepschuim
    @MrPiepschuim Жыл бұрын

    I've been playing Pokemon Reborn and discovered how good such pokemon fangames can be. Just for fun I'll try my hand at making one myself. You've got yourself a subscriber! This looks great

  • @popilikitt5173
    @popilikitt517311 ай бұрын

    Really amazing thank you so much for all the efforts you put into this !!

  • @amayrali2239
    @amayrali2239 Жыл бұрын

    Let's goooooo it's back!

  • @ibimsdennis3628
    @ibimsdennis3628 Жыл бұрын

    omg i love it a fresh new tutorial series

  • @medicinaljutland1133
    @medicinaljutland1133 Жыл бұрын

    You are so underated man! Love the Channel, ive been thinking of starting game making, and This is a very simple Way to make some cool Pokemon projects!

  • @Wykes
    @Wykes Жыл бұрын

    Super excited to follow this updated series

  • @Devildoginvu
    @Devildoginvu Жыл бұрын

    I literally just started learning yesterday using your older tutorials. I can’t say this enough But thank you for updating lol

  • @serve1643
    @serve1643 Жыл бұрын

    Good video man keep on doing these! I really want to make my dream game and share it with the world and this will help me a lot

  • @sphorple
    @sphorple Жыл бұрын

    I remember watching the old series and I am feeling quite nostalgic right now.

  • @giovanni8233
    @giovanni8233 Жыл бұрын

    I was waiting for this to be released!!

  • @garcia8192
    @garcia8192 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tutorial and games, love this pokemon fan games, came here after playing bushido, what a great game, good job

  • @TeaquestSagas
    @TeaquestSagas Жыл бұрын

    Having a creative itch to try the pokemon mods again so this will be real helpful considering I last used them somewhat 10 years ago. Thanks for the high quality and detailed tutorial(s)!

  • @michaelmirza1933
    @michaelmirza1933 Жыл бұрын

    MY BOOOOOYYY IVE BEEN WAITING!!! 🎉❤

  • @jkip974
    @jkip974 Жыл бұрын

    King! Thanks for revisiting your old tutorials!

  • @alpal7677
    @alpal7677 Жыл бұрын

    I love how this is tutorial 1 and I still learned a lot of stuff XD

  • @pseven6167
    @pseven6167 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Wait for next episode!

  • @randomchiz
    @randomchiz Жыл бұрын

    The reboot we've all been waiting for! I hope we get into making custom weather this time... since the weather episode implied we'd do custom ones later, but it never happened.

  • @shiro-chan1856
    @shiro-chan1856 Жыл бұрын

    let's goooooo

  • @whatifgaming1661
    @whatifgaming1661 Жыл бұрын

    This doesnt seem nearly as overwhelming as i thought. Your calm demenor helps when i get anxious about how hard making a game could be

  • @enderjed2523
    @enderjed2523 Жыл бұрын

    Great to see this return!

  • @theocedillo7515
    @theocedillo75152 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your videos! Your one of the few people covering this well

  • @Sleepy_pug
    @Sleepy_pug Жыл бұрын

    thanks for the video this has been super helpful with dipping my toes into making fangames

  • @DoggoDoesStuff
    @DoggoDoesStuff Жыл бұрын

    this is amazing, thank you! I'm going to work on my game right now.

  • @FrankSantoriello
    @FrankSantoriello9 ай бұрын

    Did I anticipate that I would be making a pokemon game a week ago? No, but I have a hyperfixation, and so I'm very glad to have found this tutorial! Thank you for making this! (Let's hope I can stay dedicated to my personal project.)

  • @kilothi8360

    @kilothi8360

    4 ай бұрын

    Did you stay dedicated?

  • @FrankSantoriello

    @FrankSantoriello

    4 ай бұрын

    @@kilothi8360 For quite a while I did, but I haven't been working on it these last two months honestly. Even still I think I put 200 hours into it. I'll probably start a new project when I return though, now that I know more.

  • @paramoosestudios
    @paramoosestudios Жыл бұрын

    This tutorial is so helpful thank you so much!!

  • @Krakerwat
    @Krakerwat Жыл бұрын

    I was wondering if you were gonna reboot this tutorial series, the old one is so outdated so it's great you're bringing this back

  • @adibrahman3321
    @adibrahman3321 Жыл бұрын

    Wow this guy making the pokmeon series again i remember he made one like 6 years ago it was soo good and well explained

  • @cosmic_hierophant
    @cosmic_hierophant Жыл бұрын

    GAMERS!!!!! so hyped for the new tutorials.

  • @pre-viewtv8903
    @pre-viewtv8903 Жыл бұрын

    please continue this you help alot of aspiring pokemon creators

  • @delanipopstar
    @delanipopstar8 ай бұрын

    Literally bless you for this series...

  • @dracophoenixttv
    @dracophoenixttv2 ай бұрын

    I am excited to try making my own game :) this is great just started watching.

  • @Spaloooshify
    @Spaloooshify Жыл бұрын

    The video series we've all been waiting for the return of!

  • @remryukcreepy
    @remryukcreepy Жыл бұрын

    This might be a weird compliment but you have a great tutorial voice, and this is a great tutorial to boot Rpg maker and essentials can feel overwhelming and having someone patiently explain things in depth and not sounding condescending when saying obvious stuff like "you can Ctrl Z to undo" while also not making it boring makes it really easy to digest information

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