RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC, 1999)

As an active seller (kalidascope_eyes) and buyer of many eBay seller's products 10+ years, I naturally was looking for PC games for my 2 boys, ages 8 & 9, who would live on the computer playing on-line games if I allowed it!

My concern with their playing on-line games is the limited control I have as a parent. Even though my boys are very good at following my rules (no violent games, no games with blood, no games with guns, etc), I recently caught my 8 year old playing an on-line game with explicit sexual content which I definitely did not approve of!

As a result of the reasons mentioned as well as others, I decided to provide them with games that were age appropriate and fun. Roller Coaster Tycoon was the perfect choice!

My children LOVE playing the game without realizing that it does actually teach them about many things. They must read directions and figure things out for themselves since I always insist they try to work out any problem on their own first. So they learn problem solving skills, they can play the game together and teach each other as well as learn how to help others and be fair and respectful to each other. They also learn how much fun to actually build something from the ground up and take pride in what they accomplish.

I highly recommend Roller Coaster Tycoon for any children in the 10 year old price range. It is also a lot of fun for adults to play with or without their children!

This is probably one of the most addictive PC games I've ever played- like Computer Crack! How many amusement parks have you been to where something wasn't right? Here's your chance to create your own!
Build coasters, or use pre-made ones, or download them from the official website. Add those dinky favorites like the Merry Go Round and Ferris Wheel. Place shops and bathrooms, choose a theme and create scenery-filled areas.
Your guests may be happy 'This park is very tidy', or they may be unhappy 'I'm not paying that much for a hot dog', or they may exit a ride and puke. If your guests are happy, they spend lots of money.
If you're kind, you'll pay your employees well, create lush gardens and fun rides.If you're a bit masochistic, you can drown people or create fiery coaster crashes.
The concept and basic gameplay are fantastic for a first game. The graphics are so-so, but improve greatly throughout the series. Since you can pick up a 'gold' version which incleds two expansions for about $12, this is the cheapest crack ever.

I am a HUGE fan of RCT and I love the original version and all of its expansions!!! If your a beginner you can start out by taking a tutorial to learn how to play. Once you beat Forest Frontiers (1st level) your eyes are literally glued to the screen. This game features a lot of scenarios and if you beat them all you unlock Mega Park!!!!! This game features the original roller coaster like the steel coaster and wooden coaster. You can launch the steel coaster off the track and blow it up. It has lots of cool cheats you can use. You click on the info button in a guests screen and you notified about every thing he does!!! You can name the guests, put them in holes, and drown them!!! If you are a fan of roller coaster then you must buy this game.
After you beat the original version you have to get Corkscrew Follies and Loopy Landscapes. This offers new themes, music for rides, and all sorts of new exciting things. If you buy the Deluxe version then you get to build roller coasters that other fans have made. Thanks for viewing my guide!!!

I like the game since the first time I saw it. The game's graphic is good, soft, fun, attractive, cute, and nicely done. We can build a theme park as good as we want. Sometimes if you go to a real theme park, you probably would say, "This rollercoaster must be very crowded if they put it over there" or "What does this snack kiosk doing here?" or maybe "If only I was the owner, I could make this theme park the best ever" or some comments like that. Well, you can! This game allows you to make your own best theme park. This game has almost everything you could find in the real theme park. You could build an observatory tower, a most scary roller coaster, a haunted house, restaurants, kiosks, souvenir kiosks, etc. You could add fountains everywhere to make you park even more beautiful and there's a lot of sceneries and plants in the game. You must bring out your handymans to prevent guests from vomitting, put up security guards in your park, entertain your guests while waiting in the line and cheer up your guests if they are not happy, etc.

My sister, her husband, and her kids have been playing this game until now, that was after I showed them how to play, and they said that its easy to play the game and they got a lot of fun. Its a good game for a family. You can find and do a lot of things in this game. Go ahead, try it yourself, and lets see how you like the game ^-^

A great classic game in a small package that delivers your best bang for buck. This game came out when I was in middle school and it was tough back then, but now that I'm older the game is much easier. To make it more fun you can definitely make your own monstrous roller coasters and create your own parks. There's tons of levels but it gets old quick.