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Post by kyng on Mar 8, 2019 20:52:30 GMT
Has anyone here ever played any of the 'Tycoon' series of business simulation games? I've played quite a few of these myself; I think this is the full list: - Railroad Tycoon (2 and 3): RRT2 is one of my favourite games of all time: even though it's over 20 years old now, I still come back to it sometimes
 . I haven't played RRT3 in a while, though: it was good, but never quite replaced RRT2 in my heart. - RollerCoaster Tycoon (1, 2 and 3): I played the heck out of the first two games, and I still go back to RCT2 every now and then. Once again, I thought RCT3 was good, but it never managed to get me to put down RCT2.
- Zoo Tycoon 2. I only played this a bit; it was mostly my sister who was into this.
- Monopoly Tycoon. I only played this once or twice .
I should also give a shout-out to Marcel Vos: an excellent RCT2 YouTuber, who has created some crazy contraptions in the game. Most famously, he's built a roller coaster that takes 12 years to complete a circuit  :
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Post by lordroel on Mar 8, 2019 23:48:02 GMT
Has anyone here ever played any of the 'Tycoon' series of business simulation games? I've played quite a few of these myself; I think this is the full list: - Railroad Tycoon (2 and 3): RRT2 is one of my favourite games of all time: even though it's over 20 years old now, I still come back to it sometimes . I haven't played RRT3 in a while, though: it was good, but never quite replaced RRT2 in my heart.
- RollerCoaster Tycoon (1, 2 and 3): I played the heck out of the first two games, and I still go back to RCT2 every now and then. Once again, I thought RCT3 was good, but it never managed to get me to put down RCT2.
- Zoo Tycoon 2. I only played this a bit; it was mostly my sister who was into this.
- Monopoly Tycoon. I only played this once or twice .
I should also give a shout-out to Marcel Vos: an excellent RCT2 YouTuber, who has created some crazy contraptions in the game. Most famously, he's built a roller coaster that takes 12 years to complete a circuit :
So, who else has played these?That brings back some memories, have played it a lot, if i am correct i still have RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 somewhere in one of my game boxes. |
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Post by kyng on Mar 16, 2019 13:58:44 GMT
Yeah, I still have all three of the games. I never play RCT1 any more, though, since RCT2 is basically just a better version of it . |
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Post by lordroel on Mar 16, 2019 15:31:46 GMT
Yeah, I still have all three of the games. I never play RCT1 any more, though, since RCT2 is basically just a better version of it . Loved to play the Tycoon 3 as it allowed you to create your own music for fireworks if i remember correctly. |
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Post by kyng on Mar 24, 2019 0:11:00 GMT
Yeah, I remember that. I didn't use the fireworks very often, though: I never got the hang of making a decent show  . Of course, RCT2 had 'fireworks' of its own - in the form of crashed trains and dead guests  . |
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Post by lordroel on Mar 24, 2019 8:04:16 GMT
Yeah, I remember that. I didn't use the fireworks very often, though: I never got the hang of making a decent show . Of course, RCT2 had 'fireworks' of its own - in the form of crashed trains and dead guests . Have you ever build something like this, i never have not do i think i have the patience to do so. |
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Post by kyng on Mar 31, 2019 1:27:55 GMT
Yeah, I remember that. I didn't use the fireworks very often, though: I never got the hang of making a decent show . Of course, RCT2 had 'fireworks' of its own - in the form of crashed trains and dead guests . Have you ever build something like this, i never have not do i think i have the patience to do so. Nope, definitely don't have the patience for that! |
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Post by lordroel on Mar 31, 2019 7:46:53 GMT
Have you ever build something like this, i never have not do i think i have the patience to do so. Nope, definitely don't have the patience for that! Neither do i. |
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Post by kyng on Aug 3, 2019 20:37:58 GMT
In the opening post, I shared "12 Years of Suffering": a roller coaster which takes 12 real-life years to complete.
That was impressive; however, Marcel has found a way to improve on it.
Get ready for "45 Years in Hell":
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Post by lordroel on Aug 3, 2019 20:49:15 GMT
In the opening post, I shared "12 Years of Suffering": a roller coaster which takes 12 real-life years to complete. That was impressive; however, Marcel has found a way to improve on it. Get ready for "45 Years in Hell": That is fun to have a kid say, i want to go on this ride. |
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Post by kyng on Aug 3, 2019 20:52:04 GMT
In the opening post, I shared "12 Years of Suffering": a roller coaster which takes 12 real-life years to complete. That was impressive; however, Marcel has found a way to improve on it. Get ready for "45 Years in Hell": That is fun to have a kid say, i want to go on this ride. I hope the kid enjoys it: they won't be a kid by the time they get off. I just hope Marcel hired a mechanic. Because, if the coaster breaks down, it could take even longer than 45 years!!! |
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Post by lordroel on Aug 3, 2019 20:53:44 GMT
That is fun to have a kid say, i want to go on this ride. I hope the kid enjoys it: they won't be a kid by the time they get off. I just hope Marcel hired a mechanic. Because, if the coaster breaks down, it could take even longer than 45 years!!! The price to ride that coaster must be very high, also waiting 45 years in a line so you can ride 45 years is truly a dedication to going to a amusement park. |
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Post by kyng on Aug 10, 2019 23:01:32 GMT
I hope the kid enjoys it: they won't be a kid by the time they get off. I just hope Marcel hired a mechanic. Because, if the coaster breaks down, it could take even longer than 45 years!!! The price to ride that coaster must be very high, also waiting 45 years in a line so you can ride 45 years is truly a dedication to going to a amusement park. I don't think I'd ride that coaster if you paid me . At the very least, you'd have to pay guests what they would have earned had they worked for those 45 years. The minimum wage for over-25s in the UK is £8.21 per hour. If you assume that each person works 240 days a year, and 8 hours per day, then 45 years of that would be (8.21 * 8 * 240 * 45) = £709,344. So, yeah. If someone's going to pay me £700,000 to spend 45 years in Hell, then I'll consider it... |
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Post by lordroel on Aug 11, 2019 8:16:48 GMT
The price to ride that coaster must be very high, also waiting 45 years in a line so you can ride 45 years is truly a dedication to going to a amusement park. I don't think I'd ride that coaster if you paid me . At the very least, you'd have to pay guests what they would have earned had they worked for those 45 years. The minimum wage for over-25s in the UK is £8.21 per hour. If you assume that each person works 240 days a year, and 8 hours per day, then 45 years of that would be (8.21 * 8 * 240 * 45) = £709,344. So, yeah. If someone's going to pay me £700,000 to spend 45 years in Hell, then I'll consider it... But you then have to pay, breakfast, lunch and dinner and such things as well. Not a Tycoon version, but a modern take on ridding so many years on a coaster. |
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Post by kyng on Sept 1, 2019 0:42:16 GMT
If you thought "45 Years in Hell" was fun, then how about exploding mini golf?
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. I haven't played RRT3 in a while, though: it was good, but never quite replaced RRT2 in my heart. 
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