Game Editor 1.4.1 is taking its time I see, Skydereign's been way too quite even his deviantart, github and steam accounts appear to be quiet...
As for the Game Maker, I guess I have just become biased towards anything GM for
Obvious reasons, but I have observed that its more up to beat with modern computers as you say, though I cringe because
onece upon a time we had the better tool or at least an equal tool.
Why did Game Editor fail? It doesn't make sense to me...
Anyways I've been looking beyone game editor myself venturing into JavaScript and even attempting to learn C outside the context of GE to perhaps one day learning C++ and fixing GE.
Even if its impossible to save the original Game Editor I've been wondering if it were possible to create a new program in its likeness but better kind of like how
Grafx2 was made in the likeness of
Delux Paint.
The reason I still use GE is because I have a strange attachment and because I've never been able to harness it's full potential and I have an aching feeling of missing out. Maybe I'm too emotional...
I suppose you kinda made the decision to use GM out of practicality and I guess that's best, Good luck out there...