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This is a known software issue for which Atari does not offer a solution. It is very rewarding to zoom way in and watch the little parkgoers meander, ride, buy your souveneirs, and have fun. HOWEVER -- the original releases of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 (RCT3) were released with copy protection, requiring a CD key for initial installation and the actual CD to play. and Wild).
Having never played any games within the Roller Coaster Tycoon series before, I have to say that this game is a lot of fun - and addicting. This also applies to software patches for RCT3 which apply the bug-fixes and interface tweaks without adding extra content - recent printings of RCT3 (including direct-download versions) are not compatable with patches.If you know you will never be interested in the expansion content and/or the bug and interface fixes, then the plain-vanilla RCT3 will work just find for you. Recent printings of this game DO NOT have this same copy protection (so you don't need the CD in the computer to play) and are shipped with no printed manual or CD key; however, the expansion packs ARE NOT compatible with these newer versions and will even render the original title unplayable if installed (the computer will perpetually ask to "insert RCT3 CD" on attempting to play and will not recognize the newer RCT3 CD as a legitimate copy). You can building your own park from the ground up and control every little aspect from the colors on the rides, background music (you can use your own MP3s or WMAs), how much ketchup to put on the hamburgers, prices, etc.
as well, which add large amounts of added content and also fix numerous bugs and interface issues that were present in the original release. If there is any possibility that you will be interested in patched content or expansion content (which is considerable and greatly adds to the original game), then a better purchase would be Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Platinum, which seamlessly integrates both of the expansion packs and all of the software patches, error-free. - a real treat for the obsessively-inclined. Being able to "ride" your own rides is a nice touch.A caveat emptor for anyone who is considering purchasing this game at this point: if you play this game and enjoy it, then you will almost certainly be interested in purchasing the expansion packs (Soaked.
She loved it for one week. Huge disappointment. bought this for my daughter and it worked for one week and then it stopped downloading. Found out that this is a major problem with RCT3.
GREAT GAME and we are addicted. The graphice are not real in detail up close, however the movements and reactions are very realistic. The rides are very accurate and detailed.
If you've ever wanted to build your own amusement park, this is the game. You can play the game with senarios that challenge you or you can play in the Sandbox Mode. This game is AWSOME.
The sandbox allows you to go nuts without challenges, Carte Blanche to build the Ultimate Theme Park YOUR WAY. FIVE ***** ALL THE WAY. You can design and build YOUR own Roller Coaster rides.
You have full control of park operations, YOU DA MAN.
Find a copy online, or maybe you already own it, I don't care. One of the things I liked about RCT and RCT2 was that when there was a problem, like, I don't have enough guests, you think, "Hmm. This time around, not so much. Here, they're just handing you a ride. They cheered and laughed like little kids- they were even cute when they threw up. If having 3D graphics means elminiatingevery last piece of cute roundness on the characters and turning them into something that looks like it came out of "Yu-Gi-Oh", then keep them 2D. While the team at Atari could have spent time improving the graphics, or fixing bugs, or making the gameplay more fun, they made sure that you could decide how many pickles go on your hamburgers. If you are a fan of RCT2 or 1, don't bother with number 3.To somebody new to the series, maybe RCT3 will feel great.
I didn't have any problem with the graphics.Another thing missing is the creativity. If the theme doesn't match with your park, too bad that's the only way to get it.Not to mention the Park Advisor guy. In the game, you can customize the sandwhiches sold in your shops.That's right folks. Now it's the Park Advisor, saying "Nobody is coming to your park because there aren't enough plants." You add plants, and Guests come in, but you don't feel like you've accomplished anything.But at least the makers of the game managed to do one thing. In RCT3, every ride and stall is either themed "Basic", "Sci-Fi", "Scary","Wild West" or "Adventure". But if you've played 1 or 2, you'll notice that with all the new features, that the game lacks a few things. Things like cuteness. I care about how my park looks, and how fun the game is, and whether or not I can even look at the faces of my "Peeps" without cringing.So if you're looking for the game "SimSandwhich", this is the right game for you.
what am I missing.". Basically, his job is to tell you what you already know from the message bar and by using your brain. If I wanted myride to be scary, I would use scary scenery. If not, then play RCT2.
I don't care about the number of stupid ice cubes in the diet cola. Just don't waste your money funding Atari to make more simple sequels to a wonderful and hours-and-days-and-weeks-of-fun game. What the heck. In the originals, "Guests" were guests, and they were small and round and cute.
When you find out and Guests start pouring in by the hundreds, you feel proud of your achievement. If I wanted it kid friendly, I'd surround it with giant candy canes. Your cute soft little "Guests" have turned into angular, jagged, and obnoxious "Peeps". Now, in RCT1 & 2, the rides were all rides, and if I wanted it to be a certain way I would use certain scenery.
i don't spend much time on it but when i do, i thoroughly enjoy all the new options up from rct 2 (and 1 even).its not hard to adjust to after the old ones, just takes a few minutes of clicking around and playin around
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