

Most importantly it has an updated runtime (RPG_RT.exe file) that ditches the outdated DirectDraw rendering in favor of GDI.

Largely the same as RPG Maker 2000, with a few critical updates. RPG Maker 2003 is the successor to RPG Maker 2000. Finally saw an official and legal English release in 2015, which contains some bugfixes and improvements.

Originally Japanese only, it exploded in popularity after being illegally translated to English by Don Miguel, who had previously translated RPG Maker 95.Supports MP3, WAV, and MIDI sound files.Restricted to front-view, Dragon Quest-style battles.RPG Maker 2000 is the successor to RPG Maker 95.
