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After the rampant success of 'God sims' like Civilisation and Sim City in the early 90s, strategy games began to splinter into increasingly obscure sub-genres. One of the biggest was theme park construction, and while Theme Park (1994) was a pleasant enough log flume it was Rollercoaster Tycoon that delivered 'Nemesis' levels of realism and [...]
Gaming Greats – Rollercoaster Tycoon (1999)
pimg srchttpwww.stuff.tvProductImages220610618bli.jpg width440 height330ppAfter the rampant success of God sims like Civilisation and Sim City in the early 90s, strategy games began to splinter into increasingly obscure subgenres. One of the biggest was theme park construction, and while Theme Park 1994 was a pleasant enough log flume it was Rollercoaster Tycoon that delivered Nemesis levels of realism and fun.brbrLike any great strategy puzzler, Rollercoaster Tycoons appeal lied a highly sophisticated game engine. Theme Park had charming cartoon humour, but the follow up to Transport Tycoon featured realworld physics that made building the perfect corkscrew a real labour of love. There were even nods of approval from the theme park industry, echoing football boss validation of Championship Manager. brbrPerfecting the layout of dozens of coaster types was the games draw, but you ignored less daring guests at your peril. A good variety of log flumes, gokart tracks and carousels were essential if you were to garner parkwide approval and unlock the next scenario. Only highly skilled designers would make it to the promised land of Mega Park. ppimg srchttpwww.stuff.tvProductImages220600cd4bli.jpg width440 height330brbrPut in those painstaking hours, though, and you were rewarded with time to indulge in a whiteknuckle masterpiece. Tweaking the height and steepness, adding corkscrews, doing test runs and garnishing with onride photo stations could take a player realworld hours. But hearing guests delighted screams and watching them trot off to rejoin the queue was up there with seeing the emergence of your first Sim City skyscraper.nbspnbsp brbrAnd the series is far from dead. Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 may have arrived back in 2004, but Atari revealed in September 2010 that its thinking hard about a fourth installment. Stop thinking and start building, we say Stuff Worlds team of tiny mechanics and entertainers are itching to come out of retirement.nbsp ppimg srchttpwww.stuff.tvProductImages220620c7dbli.jpg width440 height330nbspppbOther gaming greats bppa hrefhttpstuff.tvblogsgamingarchive20100416gaminggreatselite1984.aspxElite 1984appa hrefhttpstuff.tvblogsgamingarchive20100412gaminggreatsmetalgearsolid1998.aspxMetal Gear Solid 1998 appa hrefhttpstuff.tvblogsgamingarchive20100223gaminggreatssensiblesoccer1992.aspxSensible Soccer 1992 appa hrefhttpstuff.tvblogsgamingarchive20100217gaminggreatsfinalfantasyvii1997.aspxFinal Fantasy VII 1997 appa hrefhttpstuff.tvblogsgamingarchive20100929gaminggreatsthesecretofmonkeyisland1990.aspxThe Secret of Monkey Island 1990 appa hrefhttpstuff.tvblogsgamingarchive20100921gaminggreatssonicthehedgehog1991.aspxSonic the Hedgehog 1991 abrpimg srchttpstuff.tvaggbug.aspxPostID60769 width1 height1View full post on a hrefhttpstuff.tvblogsgamingarchive20110121gaminggreats160rollercoastertycoon1999.aspxStuff.tv All blogsa
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