Bullfrog - Theme Park

pauLAW · 23 Jun 2011 at 09:30

Going all the way back to 94 with this one!

Im playing the megadrive version of the game on my mobile! Its a blast from the past and I love this game!

Im hoping that a couple of you old skool gamers might remember this game and answer a question on something that's driving me mad!

I have built my park, and my handyman staff all seem to congregate in the top right area of the park...leaving the front end of the park in a right mess! Now.....I know I can pick them up and drop them but they always end up going back to the same spot! am I doing something wrong?

Its a real, random shot in the dark posting this and its unlikely anyone will remember but its got to be worth a try!

Cheers!

daz · 23 Jun 2011 at 09:32

Are you paying the handymen enough? They get lazy if you don't pay them enough.

pauLAW · 23 Jun 2011 at 09:34

daz said:
Are you paying the handymen enough? They get lazy if you don't pay them enough.

Just giving them the pay increases that come from the negotiations? would this not be enough? its a good point tho....

Twentyone · 23 Jun 2011 at 09:36

I don't know a solution to your problem but damn I used to love that game

Maybe it's glitched and there is something to clean up there that they can't get to for some reason.

pauLAW · 23 Jun 2011 at 09:38

Twentyone said:
I don't know a solution to your problem but damn I used to love that game

Maybe it's glitched and there is something to clean up there that they can't get to for some reason.

I was thinking that its a glitch but its nothing to do with any rubbish they cannot get to, this has happend on both parks I have built

Patch? I think not

Twentyone · 23 Jun 2011 at 09:51

Better write to Bullfrog

Oh wait.
(Bring back Theme Hospital!)

Is it only after you have completed or nearly completed a park that it happens or is it from the start?

Virt · 23 Jun 2011 at 09:56

LOVED playing this game on my Jaguar!

I seem to remember being able to set particular areas for the staff to patrol. Is that a possibility in your version?

fewfe3 · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:02

I think you used to be able to assign areas for them to patrol. how i used to love this game.

theme hospital is also legendary

Virt · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:09

fewfe3 said:
I think you used to be able to assign areas for them to patrol. how i used to love this game.

theme hospital is also legendary

If only it were possible for Sony to release Theme Park / Theme Hospital on the PSN!

(Don't have an Xbox, so don't care about that

)

sean1984 · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:11

put loads of salt on your fries! makes the punters buy more drinks!

Twentyone · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:12

Virt said:
If only it were possible for Sony to release Theme Park / Theme Hospital on the PSN!

You can

I have definitely seen both of them on there.

I got Theme Hospital on my laptop with a couple of mods. Works like a charm but I would love a new game with better graphics and not so many restrictions on rooms/items etc.

pauLAW · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:15

Virt said:
If only it were possible for Sony to release Theme Park / Theme Hospital on the PSN!

Ermmm they have?

Twentyone....its happening once I have been playing the park for a while, when I have built right up to the very top, it happens only when the park gets bigger

Virt · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:16

Twentyone said:
You can I have definitely seen both of them on there.

pauLAW said:
Ermmm they have?

Now that's put a smile on my face.

FNG · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:16

You can (or could in the original) mark out areas for them to patrol. They are lazy once the park gets big. You can do this for all wandering employees. You can also fire the lazy ones....

pauLAW · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:33

FNG said:
You can (or could in the original) mark out areas for them to patrol. They are lazy once the park gets big. You can do this for all wandering employees. You can also fire the lazy ones....

Yeah I cant seem to assign them a path in this version, its the mega drive version I dont think you could do it in this one.

I have just sacked the lot! hired a new bunch of handymen......they better not head for that top corner! :mad:

PiKe · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:34

If you're going to play an emulated version, why not play the proper Amiga one?

dannyjo22 · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:43

Ah yeah I played this start to finish the last time I went on holiday. You can assign paths on the DS version. Negotiations are also gimped on that version. You push your hand forward all the way then bring it back in stages. More often than not you can give them a pay cut.

You start off as though you are offering them a fortune then keep pulling back and forward until you end up giving them next to nothing.

pauLAW · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:43

PiKe said:
If you're going to play an emulated version, why not play the proper Amiga one?

Because im using a megadrive emulator on my xperia PLAY......not really sure what difference its going to make by playing the Amiga version?

My re-hired staff all headed for the top right! whipping time!

PiKe · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:48

pauLAW said:
Because im using a megadrive emulator on my xperia PLAY......not really sure what difference its going to make by playing the Amiga version?

My re-hired staff all headed for the top right! whipping time!

Handymen will work right for a start, and you'll be able to set paths for them.

pauLAW · 23 Jun 2011 at 10:53

PiKe said:
Handymen will work right for a start, and you'll be able to set paths for them.

I will have to look into an emulator for this but at the minute im stuck with what I got.....basically the game has a glitch and I cant do anything about it