I'm just going to post this here in the hopes that people will read this and understand one thing. Currently, Game Maker games cannot be run in a browser, or on an operating system other than Windows. So yes, a GM game can be run on a Macintosh running BootCamp (dual boot).

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Game Maker runs on the Windows platform, versions 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP (and later). It does require a DirectX 8 or higher compatible graphics card with at least 16MB of video memory (preferably 32 MB or more). Also a DirectX 8 or higher compatible sound card is required. DirectX version 8.0 or later is required (not included; you can download it at the Microsoft DirectX page).

Game Maker games cannot go onto a Playstation 2, Gamecube, Nintendo DS, Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, or any other system.

A Game Maker game cannot be played on these systems for the following reasons:

* Game Maker games hardware requirements:

Many of the modern handhelds do not meet the system recommendation of over 32MB of video memory. So what happens if somebody did make a system that had the hardware portion of supporting Game Maker?

* Game Maker games requires DirectX:

DirectX is a Microsoft product. Microsoft will probably never allow one of their products to be used on a Sony Playstation 2.

* Game Maker games requires Microsoft Windows:

True, you can get Windows on game systems, but that involves modding and usually using WINE (Google it) and Linux. The Xbox can indeed run Windows, but that requires modifications to the machine, which may cause damage to it. In that case, you've just converted your PS2/XBox/et. al. to a computer/mini-computer.

* Game Maker games in Browsers:

Game Maker games cannot be played without downloading the game. Whenever you view something on the internet, you are downloading it. So thus, asking "How can I make a game you can play without downloading it?" is futile. Using GM to make a game to play in a browser is impossible. The only programming language that allows you to do so is Java, and if you really want to say it, Flash. G-Java, as of now, is a work in progress, and chances are, will not be completed to the full extent that most people are expecting. In addition, there is G-Flash, which is even more crippled than G-Java.