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The best sim game ever has finally come to PC!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 104 / 115
Date: December 10, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This addicting game is a best seller and for a good reason. This fun (and sometimes funny) game requires a lot of free time, a strategic brain, and a good imagination.

RCT has a very user-friendly interface. It is easy to roam around your park, create and maintain rides, hire staff (janitors, mechanics, security guards, and entertainers), keep the park clean, and much more. Even if you're new to this game, a quick overlook at the game's features will get you going. But even a quick look won't satisfy you with this very addicting game. I can guarantee that you'll want to play this all day and night.

Creating your own ride is very fun. Make all the drops, vertical loops, etc. you want. But be careful to keep within the budget range! Sounds hard? It gets harder as it unlocks more parks as you complete scenarios. But no matter how hard or frustrating it is, it will get more fun as you research more rides and attractions as time passes.

So if you're trying to beat the park objective, keep within budget range, create the best roller coaster, keep your guests happy, or just play for fun, you'll agree from the minute you get into the game that the best sim game ever has finally come to PC!

The expansion pack is a great addition to a great game. Be sure to include the Corkscrew Follies addition with your order.

So Addicting It Should Be Illegal!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 91 / 100
Date: November 29, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Have you ever gone to an amusement park and thought you could make the rides just a little bit better, at least in your imagination? Well folks, here's your chance. Especially if you have any love for rollercoasters. A little warning though, when I first bought the game I stayed up until 5:00 in the morning playing it so if you buy this game for your kids you might want to monitor how long they play. You are set up as the budding Theme Park tycoon and your initial goal is to attract a certain amount of guests to your park with a certain level of customer satisfaction (your park is rated by each guest and the computer keeps track). If you start from scratch (the funnest way to play, hands down) you will get frustrated. Your rollercoasters that you design most likely won't work exactly as you plan, but it's ok you can fix it. If you are looking for a family oriented, non-stop fun PC game look no further than Roller Coaster Tycoon!

One of the most addictive games ever created!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 47 / 48
Date: December 02, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. Buy it, but make sure you have a lot of free time set aside when you start to play it, because time will fly. This game is the most addictive game I've ever played, and I used to think I spent way too much time playing Sim City.

The game gives you several different scenarios in which you have to develop amusement parks that are profitable and attract guests. As you invest in R&D, more rides and food stands are available for you to use. Build your own coasters or use versions provided by the game. You also have to hire mechanics, handymen, security guards, and entertainers (people in panda bear, elephant, or tiger costumes).

The expansion pack is something you'll want to pick up as well, as it gives you access to more rides and scenarios. Creating new coasters and water slides is a blast, but so is the challenge of developing a profitable park!

Even an old man loves this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 46 / 46
Date: November 30, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I've been a gamer for years, but lately I've found that a lot of new games are just retread of old games with better graphics and sound. Or they simply just suck -- e.g. Mech Warrior 3. Roller Coaster Tycoon (RCT) certainly isn't that. I found the game, addictive, exciting and fun. The first time I booted it up I was planning on just figuring it out for a couple of minutes. To my surprise, I played for about 4 hours straight. I was so immersed that I completely lost track of time and space.

I think that the most interesting part of the game is how deep the game is and how many different variable one has to keep track of while building and running an amusement park. Also, I found it very challanging as I tried to update my park from kiddie rides to the more exciting rollercoasters. Finally, you can monitor the thoughts and actions of your customers and modify your park to respond to their needs.

This game is a blast!

Most Addicting Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 34 / 34
Date: December 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This is one of those games, you say you're only going to play for 15 minutes, and the next time you look at the clock, 2 hours have gone by. This game is great, you actually get to build your own theme park, name the rides, the park, decide how much money you want to charge, what rides you want to have, how much staff you want to hire, paint the rides, run an advertising promotion for the park, just about everything. The thing that makes this game addicting is you may build a park, it does well, but then you think "But if I just put this roller coaster here, or added this it could be even better" So then you go back and play again. This game could never get boring. I have friends who love games like "Doom" and more thriller type games, and Still love this one. I'd really recommend adding this to any computer game selection.

Absolutely the best computer game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: January 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I am not given to strong statements, but in this case I will make an exception---THE BEST GAME EVER! It's very easy to get started, will run on "slower" computers, and once you get into it, you can't get out! You get totally lost in the world you create---it's so much fun making rides and then watching people enjoy them! I love the way you can pick a certain person to watch, and see what rides they pick, the way you have SO much control over designing rides, the ease of making coasters, although they can be quite fancy, basically I love everything about this game. I am not a "gamer" but I got so hooked on this it was almost scary!

Eerily Amazing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: February 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Once I got started on this game I couldn't stop. It feels so real and you get so into it. I love it, and seriously recommend it. If you love this game, get the expansion pack to complete your addiction...

For those of you who are thinking about buying it, I'll explain. When playing this, you become the manager of an amusement park. You can build silly little carnival rides or death defying rollercoasters. You can build monorails and ice cream stalls. It is very like real life, as well: If a ride is too boring, people skip it, or if a roller coaster is too freaky or too nauseating, they'll skip that too. Umbrellas sell better when it is raining. These little details make it hard to remember it's just a game.

About the little people: Some people have certain preferences about their type of ride. To know what someone likes, you can give them a name, track them, even read their thoughts and vital stats.

The one thing extremely unrealistic is this. Watch a person come into the park. Wait a "year" in the game. Then check the box that tells you how long he's been in there. It'll claim he has only been there three hours, or whatever. Also, all the people are guys, with the same haircut and face. That kinda bothered me but in the grand scheme of this game I didn't really think about it.

Hope this was helpful!

It's all good!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 06, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is a game for everyone who is into business games. It's a lot of fun and very addictive. Be prepared to stay up late to play this game, you can't turn it off.

Only a little, but still great

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I have only played this game for a few minuets at my friends house, but I think it is great. I espicially like the fact that you can build roller-coasters manually.

A computer masterpiece

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is to much fun for words. It is addictive. It is a great game because you find out how to run a theme park. It is also sure to like this game.

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