- This game _is_ my childhood. Spent countless hours one summer doing every scenario, learning all the little easter eggs (Michael Schumacher on the Go karts anyone?).
The spirit of this game lives on now in OpenRCT2 [1] - which brings the game into the modern age and is backwards compatible with all the scenarios from the original. It even features multiplayer park building.
[1] https://openrct2.io/
- Chris Sawyer is my hero. I spent countless hours on his games when I was a child, and maybe that's the reason why I've became a programmer.
I'm sad that Chris Sawyer is such a reserved person, his public appearances are super rare [1] and he has no internet presence, except for a website that hasn't been updated in ages [2].
I wish he had a blog where he shared how he made his games.
[1] One of the few: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU73g72NTHc
[2] https://chrissawyergames.com/
by HippoBaro
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- > It actually took a lot longer to re-write the game in C++ than it took me to write the original machine code version 20 years earlier.
Is the most interesting quote IMO. I often feel like productivity has gone down significantly in recent years, despite tooling and computers being more numerous/sophisticated/fast.
- Nice interview! I didn't realize there was inspiration from Theme Park [1], a game from Demis Hassabis (DeepMind).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_Park_(video_game)
by indigoabstract
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- > it just sort of grew gradually and I felt it was better spending my time working on something that was fun to work on even if at the time it looked like there was no possibility of it becoming commercially worthwhile.
The indie ethos, before it was even a thing (or in the very early stages).
- If you enjoy these types of stories from video game industry veterans, I recommend the My Perfect Console podcast.
https://www.myperfectconsole.com/
- RCT was great. My favorite RCT successor is Planet Coaster, it's basically a modern 3D version of RCT with great graphics, ride cam, and the same general vibe.
- I print RCT 'rollercoaster coasters' out of my kitchen for Etsy. Free Dynamite Dunes candles this year because we ordered too many (write in that you want one).
https://bansostudio.etsy.com
- RCT2 is my favorite game of all-time, bar none. It is an absolute joy to play (via OpenRCT2, it should be said) all of these years later.
It's a masterpiece and Chris Sawyer is a genius.
by HelloUsername
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- I also recommend about RCT reading/watching:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44758842
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39792034
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42346463
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts4BD8AqD9g
- Parkitect feels like the spiritual successor to me.
https://www.themeparkitect.com/
- Chris Sawyer's work known to me is mainy Transport Tycoon and TT Deluxe (which are now implemented in opensource repository, and I think it even has its own free graphics by now. But the original graphics, and MOSTLY music is great, you can even listen to it, remastered with live instruments on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSFsrmLhC00
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