RollerCoaster Tycoon® Deluxe

Every few years I keep coming back to paying this classic masterpiece. Even though RCT2 has it's perks I would still prefer this version thanks to it's mechanics and overall atmosphere.

I played some years ago on my old PC with a CRT monitor. I bought it recently on GOG. It runs well today on my Windows 10 PC. The resolution is OK on my 1920x1080 monitor. I have run into just a few bugs. One is a guest getting stuck in a queue when a roller coaster is shut down for a mechanical problem. He blocks the maintenance guy from entering to fix the ride. It took some doing to figure out how to clear the problem without deleting the ride. Another is that some of the preloaded roller coasters make it impossible place the entrance and exit doors because the tracks are blocking them. Why include them? Beginners may get stuck on this while figuring out how to modify the coaster. I think a ride that comes already set up should work without needed mods. I'm also having some problems with the research settings. It's not clear now if the research is going on. Other than these issues, it runs quite well. The user interface is fairly intuitive. It's easy for a beginner to pick up. It's a fun game. I didn't take me long to get 1000+ guests in my park and it's still growing.

I think I am nostalgia blind but this game has so much charm and is funner for me then any of the triple A roller coaster type games made nowadays for 30-50$. The music from the marry go round is pure nostalgia, and I only learned today while playing it that you can have different in game music playing for roller coasters. totally fun. and only six dollars. I wish all old games were free to buy like this- so you know people wouldn't try to uh *cough* emulate them when given no other choice other then to forever forget these classics.

Rollercoaster tycoon, being the first of the fortunate saga, is still fun and good playing still today. Sure, compared to its successor, in some part of it is a little rough around the edges, but ,still, it does provide a little of managerial challenges (not that much difficult, though).

One of the best games ever, full of history and an example of great coding and game development. 10/10