LogFAQs > #967504628

Breathe a sigh of relief, because I do have this on the list:

#31 Rollercoaster Tycoon

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/0/9/AABIPnAADl4p.jpg

This one's hard to write about, because I love everything about the game. But I'll pick 3 things:

1. It's a technological marvel. I can't believe it was programmed by ~1 person, with basically no programming language. The complexity of the game design, of the people being simulated, of the rendering, it all fills me with awe. I still can't quite figure out how the roller coasters are drawn to the screen, my brain just breaks.

2. It's one of my favorite looking games ever. Everything you make looks neat and perfect. It's because of the strict adherence to the grid, that you don't have to waste energy aligning things in your park, they just all fit. I love just scrolling around a park, just staring at it. I LOVE GRIDS.

3. All the little hidden mechanics and tools that took me years to find and play with. My favorite example is polling all the people in your park to see what they're thinking--it creates a histogram for you of the most common thoughts, e.g. "This path is disgusting", or "I want to get off Mr. Bones' Wild Ride". And then you can click on that to get a heat map of WHERE people are saying that. Super cool, and useful as hell.

BEST LEVEL: Arid Heights: infinite money, BUT if your park rating goes below 800 you lose. One of the most unique missions, and also super fun. Half my time spent in RCT, was probably in this level (from an expansion I think right?).