Itch
Itch is a 2D game framework written in Python, using PyGame. It was inspired by Scratch.
Modern computers are so much more powerful since the last time I tried writing a game, and now you don't have to spend all of your time optimising code to achieve a decent frame rate. Instead, you can concentrate on game play, which makes writing game fun again, and the games turn out much better too.
While I'm writing Itch, I've been writing an Itch powered game too : Thrust.
A big "Thank You" to Matthew for introducing me to Scratch, and showing me his Scratch games. He's the next-gen games designer!