Why Roller Coaster Tycoon is a Game Development Masterpiece
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Published 2022-09-28
Let's take a look at the insane technical accomplishment of Roller Coaster Tycoon and why this nostalgic game alone may make Chris Sawyer, its creator, the GOD of Game Programming.
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All Comments (21)
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- makes 4 near technically perfect absolute bangers - quits - refuses to elaborate
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Put it this way if you arent familiar with programming. This madman was making a working tesla car with stick, stones and ooga booga cavemen language.
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I used to play this as a kid, and now I’m a rollercoaster engineer. You could say it had quite the effect on me
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Over 20 years later and I'm still playing this game. It's one of the best casual games ever made.
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This man is a legend. It was really hard to just make a basic calculator in assembly, i can’t imagine creating physics like that in asm. Creating games in Java or C++ doesn’t get anywhere near the complexity of what he did
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Chris Sawyer wrote the whole game in Assembly?! That's hardcore
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its hard to overstate what a positive influence this game had. as a kid i took it for granted but growing older i truly appreciate its magic
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I already knew he coded it alone using assembly, but I didn't release he insisted on no microtransactions in the mobile port. He's a even bigger legend than I thought!
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The level of detail in RCT is remarkable. I mean, even the weight of guests is taken into account for coasters. Love the mobile port - so nice to play RCT in the train.
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I don´t think people understand how deep this game goes. He made somewhat realistic g-forces for roller coasters which gave you penalties if their lateral Gs, positive or negative vertical Gs are too high. For example if you build an unbanked turn following a big drop the game somehow knows that the lateral Gs are over 6 and you get a penalty which means people are less likely to ride it. If you do too much crazy stuff the guests will say "this ride looks to dangerous" and they wont use or pay for it.
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Remember: unoptimized software requires many updates, while perfect software requires no updates.
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Chris, If you ever read this. Just know that you had a tremendous impact on my life by creating RCT. My favorite game of all time. I still play it often. I can't even imagine the amount of work that you put into it. I never knew it was just one person who created such a masterpiece. That is really amazing. At some my lowest points in life, I fell back on RCT for comfort. It really helped me. Thanks.
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I literally still have a burned disc with "rollercoaster tycoon" written on it in the sloppy handwriting of someone i don't even know. a hand-me-down of a re-gift. One of my most treasured possessions.
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I can still hear the guests voices in my head. This man's creation is a core memory of mine. What a legend.
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I owe this man so flippin much. His creativity and vision in game design not only shaped my childhood but also inspired my journey in life, leaving an indelible mark on who I have become.
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This game was so fun. Me and my brothers would spend hours on it. I remember building so many dumb rollercoasters just to see how it would run. A lot of NPC died, but I was willing to make that sacrifice.
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I got this game in a cereal box at age 5, and still play it once in a while today at age 28. Thank you for 23 years of fun Chris
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Damn so much respect for that guy, i have been studying assembly language currently in college and to think that RCT is built from asm still blows my mind wow
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Throughout 7 years of my childhood I have played Rollercoaster tycoon. Everything in it impressed me, from vomiting guests to breaking their balloons to their cute umbrellas. Everything about that game was soothing and calm for my childhood. Thank you sir. Thank you for making my childhood beautiful.
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I used to play Roller Coaster Tycoon, and now my life is a roller coaster.
