I personally think that you have a much greater feeling making a fighting game or any other game from scratch. Of course, that's why I now use DarkBasic (SARCASM). Game makers are cool, but the personal reward and achievement possibilities are limited. The difference between DarkBasic, and some Fighter-Game-Maker is that some programming is required with DarkBasic. Just my 2 cents on the topic...
"Power, precision, and don't forget about speed. If you practice everyday with these things in mind... you begin to develope A FIGHTING MODE." - Fist of Legend (Jet Li)