Reflecting back on one of my favorite video games of all time, the unique memories that went along with it, and why RollerCoaster Tycoon is still worth playing!
I LOOOOOOOOVED roller coaster tycoon and ploughed so many hours into it, just hearing little sound bites of it brings me right back to that care free time. I think everyone was guilty of creating a few "accidents". I recently got Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 to share the experience with my daughter. She liked it but didn't take to it the same way I had as a kid because she just has so many other games to choose from these days, and the game has to be played on the laptop which we barely ever fire up - spoilt for choice in comparison to the 2000s!
That is definitely true too about being spoilt for choice haha! I would definitely just choose RollerCoaster Tycoon back then because it was often the best game I had to play, all while not having many others! But, I'm super glad I had it! There's so many nowadays to choose from, but RCT3 does stand out as being pretty fun too!
RollerCoaster Tycoon was certainly a wonderful care-free game, and it's one that I'm glad you loved as well!
You've helped me remember similar memories, both real life and video games form, that match to yours in different ways.
My version of Six Flags Over Texas was called Oakwood in South Wales. I would go to that theme park almost every summer as a child when visiting my grandparents. It had Europe's largest wooden rollercoaster called Megaphobia which felt amazing to ride. Sadly it closed a couple of years ago, which really disappointed me
And while I didn't play Rollercoaster Tycoon, I did play Theme Park. It was probably a bit more basic in terms of ride creation, but I still had fun tormenting the guests - like upping the salt levels in the fries, increasing the ice in the drinks, placing only a single toilet in the park, then watching all the guests vomit after going to craziest ride ever! Oops.
So while not exactly the same, I'm with you all the way with what you described, great to read!
That's awesome, thanks for sharing! I just looked up that Theme Park game and I've never seen that one before, that's really cool! I had another one called Sim Theme Park on the PS1, but it didn't even remotely compare to RollerCoaster Tycoon!
It's neat to hear about your experiences with Oakwood, and I'm sorry to hear that it closed down. I watched a few videos on Megaphobia and that looked amazing, such a shame that it all got shut down! It looked pretty similar to and reminded me of the wooden rollercoaster called The Texas Giant in Six Flags — just a nice classic, wooden rollercoaster! They redid it a few years back, but I loved the old classic design to it (despite how painful it was to ride sometimes 😆)! Here's a video in case you might be interested:
The first RollerCoaster Tycoon also had some "Real" parks that were recreated in the game, which I remember being Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Alton Towers, which were fun to load up! The second game included some more, including Six Flags Over Texas and many more!
Thanks for sharing, and thanks for reading Peter! I greatly appreciate it 🙌
Loved this, I can feel your memories! I was a Theme Park girlie, I never quite settled with Rollercoaster Tycoon, but always wanted to. I might track it down and give it a go…
Thanks so much! It's definitely worth a go if you feel like giving it a try! Usually, Steam has the RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe version for a decent price, and that's the one I went with nowadays and it runs good on my machine!
It's a super fun game, and one that I look back on with many wonderful memories!
Thanks for sharing, and thanks very much Amy for reading 🙌
I recently repurchased this game and shared it with my children. It's still one of my favorite games of all time and they enjoyed it just as much as I did growing up. Thank you for writing this.
I LOOOOOOOOVED roller coaster tycoon and ploughed so many hours into it, just hearing little sound bites of it brings me right back to that care free time. I think everyone was guilty of creating a few "accidents". I recently got Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 to share the experience with my daughter. She liked it but didn't take to it the same way I had as a kid because she just has so many other games to choose from these days, and the game has to be played on the laptop which we barely ever fire up - spoilt for choice in comparison to the 2000s!
Haha, thanks so much for sharing!
That is definitely true too about being spoilt for choice haha! I would definitely just choose RollerCoaster Tycoon back then because it was often the best game I had to play, all while not having many others! But, I'm super glad I had it! There's so many nowadays to choose from, but RCT3 does stand out as being pretty fun too!
RollerCoaster Tycoon was certainly a wonderful care-free game, and it's one that I'm glad you loved as well!
Thanks so much for reading and for sharing 🙌
You've helped me remember similar memories, both real life and video games form, that match to yours in different ways.
My version of Six Flags Over Texas was called Oakwood in South Wales. I would go to that theme park almost every summer as a child when visiting my grandparents. It had Europe's largest wooden rollercoaster called Megaphobia which felt amazing to ride. Sadly it closed a couple of years ago, which really disappointed me
And while I didn't play Rollercoaster Tycoon, I did play Theme Park. It was probably a bit more basic in terms of ride creation, but I still had fun tormenting the guests - like upping the salt levels in the fries, increasing the ice in the drinks, placing only a single toilet in the park, then watching all the guests vomit after going to craziest ride ever! Oops.
So while not exactly the same, I'm with you all the way with what you described, great to read!
That's awesome, thanks for sharing! I just looked up that Theme Park game and I've never seen that one before, that's really cool! I had another one called Sim Theme Park on the PS1, but it didn't even remotely compare to RollerCoaster Tycoon!
It's neat to hear about your experiences with Oakwood, and I'm sorry to hear that it closed down. I watched a few videos on Megaphobia and that looked amazing, such a shame that it all got shut down! It looked pretty similar to and reminded me of the wooden rollercoaster called The Texas Giant in Six Flags — just a nice classic, wooden rollercoaster! They redid it a few years back, but I loved the old classic design to it (despite how painful it was to ride sometimes 😆)! Here's a video in case you might be interested:
https://youtu.be/JPrWZ-d2WvQ?si=JR9WP4iH1Uz85cyG
The first RollerCoaster Tycoon also had some "Real" parks that were recreated in the game, which I remember being Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Alton Towers, which were fun to load up! The second game included some more, including Six Flags Over Texas and many more!
Thanks for sharing, and thanks for reading Peter! I greatly appreciate it 🙌
Loved this, I can feel your memories! I was a Theme Park girlie, I never quite settled with Rollercoaster Tycoon, but always wanted to. I might track it down and give it a go…
Thanks so much! It's definitely worth a go if you feel like giving it a try! Usually, Steam has the RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe version for a decent price, and that's the one I went with nowadays and it runs good on my machine!
It's a super fun game, and one that I look back on with many wonderful memories!
Thanks for sharing, and thanks very much Amy for reading 🙌
I recently repurchased this game and shared it with my children. It's still one of my favorite games of all time and they enjoyed it just as much as I did growing up. Thank you for writing this.
Thank you so much Matt, I appreciate it! And that's awesome, I hope they enjoy it for years to come!
Thank you for sharing, and thank you so much for reading 🙌