FANTASYLORE'S PROFILE

Updating information here, from what I know/be told, 2k/2k3 was actually made in Delphi(PASCAL) rather than C++. Also Java/JavaScript and Ruby would have all been rather new at the time of RPG Maker 2000 development, they all got public releases in around 1995, while RPG Maker 2000 released in mid 2000.

Rpg maker technically has its origins in 1988 with Mamirin for the PC8801(a computer that had initially come out in 81) but it didn't go by RPG maker til the PC98 era with RPG Tsukuru Dante 98(the 98 part being name for the PC it was on not the year it came out which was 92, similar with RPG maker 95 except being named after the OS and releasing in 97)

So if your going for the whole series(including its predecessors, then you'll be looking back towards 1988 with games made on Mamirin, although you'd probably have more luck with the later MSX2 versions named RPG Construction Set Tool: Dante/Dante2 that came out not long before the Maker that's widely considered the first in series(the 98 one). The MSX is also easier to emulate than the PC98 and 98 aswell, I actually managed yo get a copy of Dante2 running in the past.

Tbh is so many different makers out there that never got a translation let alone a English PC release, in fact there were 6 versions between 88 and 92, with two in 88, one in 90 and three in 92 alone(why they needed to release two in the same year on the same platform(98) no less beats me lol.)
For those curious, there is a video here that showcases each one(I believe they got them all, well up to FES at least it's a6 year old video) https://youtu.be/2HLkixR3qNc?si=92FvJyZ2Z4HTQKRw