yes
There are some good game making software programs which are free and not Game Maker 1.8. Free game making software can be found at YoYo Games Game Maker Studio and The Game Creators.
Sorry, But this area is for game maker questions only, GAME MAKER, As in the PROGRAM GAME MAKER, Not Other Game Makers, Game maker is owned by yoyo games, So please dont post questions about other game makers here, but, to answer your question, game maker is the best game maker, just search yoyogames game maker in Google UK.
There is a new version of GameMaker coming out soon called Game Maker Studio. It will likely be more expensive than the current version of Game Maker. This will be able to export for iPhone. (As well as Android and HTML5) It is estimated for a 2012Q1 release. (I.E. The first quarter of 2012) In the mean-time, if you make a very good game then you can submit it to YoYoGames and they might port it for you.
Many video game design software packages exist. Some of the more popular ones include Unity3d, 3d Game Studio, Game Maker, and Westwood Game Development Systems.
The Game Maker 7 Pro activation code allows you to upgrade from Game Maker 7 Lite to Game Maker 7 Pro.
If your talking about the game maker at "yoyogames.com", then no.
Game maker from yoyogames.
Game Maker 7 Pro can be bought for about 20 US dollars at the official Game Maker website (www.yoyogames.com)
Executables (even compiled by Game Maker) are not possible to edit in Game Maker. To edit it you would have to decompile or disassemble it, or use a hex editor. Game Maker can only edit files such as *.gmk, *.gm81 and older versions of the Game Maker files.
http://www.yoyogames.com/yoyo games is the most suitable game shareing website for game maker as they are the owners of the game maker brand.
Any game maker can create a ninja game. Most choose not to.
try going to www.yoyogames.com and download "game maker"