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rollercoaster tycoon 3 is actually really good, just like an updated version of the old ones, really good fun.
Best theme Park Based game?
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I loved making my fries really salty and then put a drinks stand right next to the fries stand...
Best way is to place it at the far end of the park so they spend money on the rides while on the quest to quench their thirst
- worked for me anywayM,
themepark is now available as a free title on the abandonware site as its so old
*searches* *downloads*
Theme park was awsome in its day, buts theres no frame limiter, forgot if it was the pentium 2 or 3 it ran too fast on but its gonna run at WARP SPEED especially on a modern pc 
RCT 1 and 2 were great too, didn't like RCT3 it was too 'different' for me
especially on a modern pc RCT 1 and 2 were great too, didn't like RCT3 it was too 'different' for me
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rollercoaster tycoon 1 was always me favourite
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Theme Park was *rubbish* looking back at it.
RCT2 I think was the peak - RCT3 was good if you got the expansion that let you build tunnels, but it never quite captured RCT2. RCT1 was almost as good as 2, but the sequel added just enough to make it better, without spoiling things.
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RCT 2 + expansions was/is the best IMO. Not many enhancements over RCT 1, but the biggest, and most important, was support of higher resolution, allowing you to see a lot more of your park withough zooming all the way out.
I have RCT 3 and expansions. I have enjoyed it, and created some massive parks in sandbox mode, as well as going through the challenges. Some of the things you can do are fantastic, but everything takes so much longer due to it being fully 3D. Even the simplest tasks can be time consuming. In RCT 2, you could just jump straight in, and it was relatively simple.
Oh, and RCT 3 can be a system hog, especially when you have thousands of peeps in your park. I remember it brought my P4 + GF6800 to its knees
I have RCT 3 and expansions. I have enjoyed it, and created some massive parks in sandbox mode, as well as going through the challenges. Some of the things you can do are fantastic, but everything takes so much longer due to it being fully 3D. Even the simplest tasks can be time consuming. In RCT 2, you could just jump straight in, and it was relatively simple.
Oh, and RCT 3 can be a system hog, especially when you have thousands of peeps in your park. I remember it brought my P4 + GF6800 to its knees
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RC2 is my personal fav.
Have to agree with lewism tho, tycoon games don't cut it in 3d
Have to agree with lewism tho, tycoon games don't cut it in 3d
Didn't have that much of a problem with RCT3 though I'll admit, it can be a bit fiddly to place or remove things precisely in 3D.
Things I didn't like was that I could never work out how the finances for the shops and stalls worked. They gave you figures for profitabilty per hour but as far as I could make out, this didn't seem to correspond to the game world at all.
Also, despite people moaning about being hungry, they seem extremely reluctant to actually visit any of the food stalls despite pricing them reasonably. Would have been nice to develop this side a bit more and include things like side-stalls/arcades etc for that authentic feel.
The staff aspect seemed weak as well, no wage negotiations like in Theme Park, just spend $100 training them up to full and no unhappiness or lost productivity ever!!
Things I didn't like was that I could never work out how the finances for the shops and stalls worked. They gave you figures for profitabilty per hour but as far as I could make out, this didn't seem to correspond to the game world at all.
Also, despite people moaning about being hungry, they seem extremely reluctant to actually visit any of the food stalls despite pricing them reasonably. Would have been nice to develop this side a bit more and include things like side-stalls/arcades etc for that authentic feel.
The staff aspect seemed weak as well, no wage negotiations like in Theme Park, just spend $100 training them up to full and no unhappiness or lost productivity ever!!
