RollerCoaster Tycoon® Deluxe

So this is a review of the soundtrack which I bought along with the game! Don't get me wrong; RCT is an amazing game. I played it extensively; the first time, my progress through the scenarios would be obstructed by the release of RCT2. The second and third times, by getting a new OS which it didn't run on. Now there are several alternative coaster games, successors, which I might play instead. But what's even more amazing is the soundtrack of "fairground" style music. The main RCT theme is probably the greatest work of Allister Brimble, and quite likely the most famous. I used to load the game and leave the title screen running just to listen to it. I kept wanting to quit out of the gameplay just to hear the theme music again. The other tracks by Allister Brimble (with different themes to go with different theme park "concepts" like Space, Spooky, etc.,) are also so lovely that I would build rides and watch them just to listen to the music. The 11 Merry-Go-Round tunes are equally excellent. No other rollercoaster game has ever approached the quality of this music. Although I've bought the game at least twice before, this time I wanted a nice clean "album" copy of the soundtrack, to listen to while doing other things. The price is cheap for a music album, so I bought the GOG copy just for the clean copy of the *gorgeous* Allister Brimble soundtrack, which does not seem to be sold elsewhere (and I certainly want to give the creators royalties for it). I recommend buying the game for the soundtrack even if you don't have time to play the game! :-)

THE best sim/city/park builder ever made. For me, that is. It has never been surpassed, not even with several sequels. I always enjoyed the 2D style, before the half-assed 3D entries in the series. This is just pure park-building bliss, and if you enjoy any kind of building-sim game (CMS), you will very likely enjoy this. It's not overly complicated like SimCity, but absolutely not without depth or strategy. I always found this to be the perfect balance for me.

This game is probably one of the best games ever made. The intense financial management is the most complicated of any game I have ever played. The ability to build your own parks and rides makes for some a fun, entertaining, and challenging gameplay, as well as countless memories. The graphics might put some people off, but I find them charming and nostalgic. Chris Sawyer is a genius. This game is a must have for any simulation fan.

I owned this game when it originally came out and it's one of the few games I ALWAYS go back to time and time again! Brilliant learning curve! Awesome resource management and simply the best atmosphere of any game of this sub-genre. Awesome!

Few games reach this level. A simple to grasp game with much play involved. Can run on a half potato. Seriously, this was a low bar game when it came out in 1999. It will just run. Hours of time can be spent fiddling with this and that and you still want to go back and just that one more minute thing kicks in and you are now another 6 hours past the time you were going to quit. Saves are easy and quick. You can go back and retry yet another hair brained idea different than the one you just tried. The lovely graphics need nothing. The animations are exactly what is needed, no more, no less. A stress free no pressure environment without explosions and shooting. Try it for a change of pace if nothing else. Chris Sawyer's ne plus ultra magnum opus.