RollerCoaster Tycoon

RollerCoaster Tycoon (or RCT for short) was the first of the RollerCoaster Tycoons.



= History =

RollerCoaster Tycoon started out in 1996 as a planned sequal to Chris Sawyer's Transport Tycoon. This proposed sequal was soon abandoned and the code of the game was modified to handle roller coasters. By this time, the ex-sequal's name was "White Knuckle". Even when Hasbro became involved, the name was still "White Knuckle". After Hasbro bought Microprose however the "Tycoon" name was too good an opportunity to pass up, even for a name like "White Knuckle". Microprose's Railroad Tycoon had done so well, Hasbro hoped the same would happen for White Knuckle. The name was then changed from White Knuckle to RollerCoaster Tycoon.

U.S. Release Date: March 31, 1999.

= Attractions List =

These attractions premiered in the originat RCT(before the expansion packs)

Transport Rides
Miniature Rail Road

Monorail

Chair Lift

Gentle Rides
Haunted House

Ferris Wheel

Hedge Maze

Observation Tower

Car Ride

Spiral Slide

Bumper Cars

Space Rings

Roller Coasters
Wooden Roller Coaster

Wooden Crazy Rodent Roller Coaster

Steel Mini Roller Coaster

Mine Train Roller Coaster

Steel Roller Coaster

Standup Steel Roller Coaster

Steel Corkscrew Roller Coaster

Suspended Roller Coaster

Inverted Roller Coaster

Suspended Single-Rail Roller Coaster

Single-Rail Roller Coaster

Bobsled Roller Coaster

Reverse Whoa Belly Roller Coaster

Vertical Roller Coaster

Thrill Rides
Scrambled Eggs

Whoa Belly

Swinging Ship

Go Karts

Swinging Inverted Ship

Motion Simulator

3D Cinema

Gravitron

Water Rides
Water Slide

Log Flume

River Rapids

Boat Hire

Shops & Stalls
Ice Cream Stall

Fry Stall

Pizza Stall

Burger Bar

Drink Stall

Cotton Candy Stall

Popcorn Stall

Balloon Stall

Souvenir Stall

Information Kiosk

Bathroom

= Scenario List =

Forest Frontiers

Dynamite Dunes

Leafy Lake

Diamond Heights

Evergreen Gardens

Bumbly Beach

Trinity Islands

Katies Dreamland

Pokey Park

Aqua Park/White Water Park

Millenium Mines

Karts & Coasters

Mels World

Mystic Mountain

Pacific Pyramids

Crumbly Woods

Paradise Pier

Lightning Peaks

Ivory Towers

Rainbow Valley

Thunder Rock

Real Parks
Alton Towers

Fort Anachronism

= Expansion Packs =

Corkscrew Follies/Added Attractions

Loopy Landscapes

= System Requirements =

Pentium 90 MHz (Pentium 200 MHz recommended)

Windows 95 or 98

16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended)

50 MB hard drive space (180 MB recommended)

4x CD-ROM (8x recommended)

1 MB SVGA video card (4 MB recommended)

Windows 95-compatible soundcard

DirectX 5.0 (included)

Mouse

= Credits =

Development
Design: Chris Sawyer

Programming: Chris Sawyer

Graphics: Simon Foster

Sound: Allister Brimble

Music: Allister Brimble

Additional Programming: FISH UK Ltd., Joe Booth, Nick Tuckett

Representation: Jacqui Lyons (Marjacq Ltd.)

Manual: Alkis Alkiviades, Timothy Beggs, Anton Lorton, John Possidente

Layout: Louis Saekow Design

Thanks to: Robb Alvey, Katie Brayshaw, Karen Cumming, Justin Garavanovis, European Coaster Club, Neil Jackson, Victoria Maclean, Martin Sawyer, Elizabeth Slater, Paul Slater, Graham Turner, Ruth Turner, John Wardley, Melanie Warn, Jim Wills (for help with research and game testing)

Hasbro Interactive
President: Tom Dusenberry

Producer: Thomas J. Zahorik

Executive Producer: Michael S. Glosecki

Operations and Special Projects Manager: Tracy Kureta

V.P. Research and Development Worldwide: Tony Parks

V.P. Product Development Worldwide: Kevin Gillespie

Senior V.P. Global Business Development: Barry Jafrato

Director of New Business: John Sutyak

European Project Coordinator: Richard Alexander

Quality Assurance Director: Michael Craighead

Manager of Technical Services: Tony Moreira

European Technical Services Manager: Roger Carpenter

IS Tech: Bill Colby

IS Support: Mike Constantis, Yaw Diabah

Test Supervisor: Kurt Boutin

Lead Tester, Europe: Stuart Thody

Testing: Andy Mazurek, Dan McJilton, Mark Higgins, Jennifer Kaczor, David Sauvageau, Kathy Steel, Neall Campbell, Darryl Shaw, Wayne Gardener, Christine Fisher, Tom Jannssen, Labyrynth Productions Ltd.

Testing at A.Q.: Fran Katsimpiris, Jon Grimes, Jason Clary, Adam Coleman, Jake Grimshaw, Dennis Ivitchev, Frank Kirchner

Vice President of Marketing: John Hurlbut

Product Manager: Steve Arthur

Directors of Marketing: Gail L. Steiner, Richard Cleveland, Tom Nichols

Public Relations Director: Dana Henry

Worldwide Marketing and Sales: Kate Webster, Mary Miller, Tracey Bunce, Zoe Tremlett, Liz Morgan, Oliverier Salomon, Jean-Michel Coletti, Torsten Opperman, Thomas Jaepel, Jochen Quast, Matt Carroll

Director of Creative Services: Steve Webster

Art Director: Steve Martin

European Art Director: Steve Cross

Creative Services Manager: Kathryn Lynch

Graphic Designer: Jennifer Brackett

Editorial Specialist: Elizabeth Mackney

Website Support: James Sheahan

Localisation: Sam Baker, Anton Lorton, Ulrich Mühl, Jinglebell, SDL Polylang International

Operations and Manufacturing: Richard Lever, Judy Hawley

Administrative Support: Sarah Perry, Kellie Rice

V.P. of Finance: Ron Parkinson

Legal and Finance: Donna Mahan, Bruce Kelly, Linda Ferros, Donna Fuchs, Janet Oakes, Lisa Hung, Alka Patel, Melanie McDonnell

Special Thanks: Chris Down, Louise McTighe