RollerCoaster Tycoon

[Pinballwiz45b]

You may have heard that RCT1 and RCT2 came onto Steam a month back. I've had RCT1 for a long time, and rebought simply because of added content (and that my CD copy won't work properly on this computer!). That aside, I can't believe I became much better at designing these rides! Here's one:

 

[Captain B. Zarre]

Good work!

So apparantly there was also a RCT4 released for mobile platforms. The bad news was that it was a FarmVille ripoff like practically every other iOS sim in existence.

 

[fenderbendr]

Good work!

So apparantly there was also a RCT4 released for mobile platforms. The bad news was that it was a FarmVille ripoff like practically every other iOS sim in existence.

There's also a new PC version coming later this year apparently. Hopefully it's better than the new iOS one, which is awful.

 

[brakel]

I've never used Steam but I may need to check it out for this. My daughter and I spent a lot of time playing with the first Rollercoaster Tycoon for the PC. I'd design them and then she'd "ride" them and edit them. That was like fifteen years ago. Yikes.

 

[Richard B]

I've never used Steam but I may need to check it out for this. My daughter and I spent a lot of time playing with the first Rollercoaster Tycoon for the PC. I'd design them and then she'd "ride" them and edit them. That was like fifteen years ago. Yikes.

March 31st (April 12th Europe), 1999. I bought it for my little brother (about 10 years old) back then, and it was too complicated for me to do, but he liked it and bought some of the later installments and expansion packs.

 

[superballs]

Good work!

So apparantly there was also a RCT4 released for mobile platforms. The bad news was that it was a FarmVille ripoff like practically every other iOS sim in existence.

Mobile version is atrocious. Atari promised that the pc version is supposed to be what fans have been asking for and a full fledged and proper pc game.

I've never used Steam but I may need to check it out for this. My daughter and I spent a lot of time playing with the first Rollercoaster Tycoon for the PC. I'd design them and then she'd "ride" them and edit them. That was like fifteen years ago. Yikes.

All 3 games are available at gog.com as well and sometimes for an unbelievable price.

This series mercilessly slaughtered hours of my life and I was nearly fired once because I forgot to show up for work for 2 days while playing it.

I was quitting anyway and it wasn't much later so I wouldn't have cared bit still.

I love all three games and this series is a testament that a well designed game can be fun 14 years later

 

[DrainoBraino]

Yes great game! I love building death coasters.

 

[Kolchak357]

Everytime I click on this thread I think it will be news about the RollerCoaster Tycoon pin.
You got me again

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

RCT1 and 2 are both on sale on Steam!

RCT1 is $3: http://store.steampowered.com/app/285310/

RCT2 is $5: http://store.steampowered.com/app/285330/

 

[brakel]

I loaded Rollercoaster Tycoon from my original disc onto my laptop and have been playing around with it. Still fun! What was the game where you could build a rollercoaster and then ride it from a first person perspective? Was this something added to RC 2 or a completely different game?

 

[Dedpop]

Everytime I click on this thread I think it will be news about the RollerCoaster Tycoon pin.
You got me again

Same.

 

[Pinballwiz45b]

I loaded Rollercoaster Tycoon from my original disc onto my laptop and have been playing around with it. Still fun! What was the game where you could build a rollercoaster and then ride it from a first person perspective? Was this something added to RC 2 or a completely different game?

It was the third game, RCT3.

 

[danivempire]

I loaded Rollercoaster Tycoon from my original disc onto my laptop and have been playing around with it. Still fun! What was the game where you could build a rollercoaster and then ride it from a first person perspective? Was this something added to RC 2 or a completely different game?

You were able to do it also on theme park, at least on the pc version.

 

[brakel]

You were able to do it also on theme park, at least on the pc version.

Yes. I think my daughter and I are combining our memories of Rollercoaster Tycoon and Sim Theme Park.

 

[Biff]

Yes we know "Sim Theme Park" as "Theme Park World". Only US & Brazil had a different title.
That's the second part. I used to play the original Theme Park on the PC.
I think first person view rides came later, part 2 or 3.
Part 3, "Theme Park Inc" was also known as "SimCoaster" in the US. In Europe & Australia "Theme Park Manager".

 

[brakel]

My daughter and I had to think about it for a long time but we remembered that we played "Coaster" on the PC. It was a DOS game that was really ahead of its time. Wire frame design without any kind of scenery. All the tech went into the rollercoaster. Once you designed it then you could ride it in first person. If the coaster crashed it would show the car going off the rails.

 

[TNT]

Really want to see this table.