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{{Info Box RCT
|title = RollerCoaster Tycoon
|image = <
RCT3_macOS_US_boxart.jpg|macOS (NA)
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|developer = [[Frontier Developments]]
|publisher = '''Microsoft Windows'''<br/>
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Aspyr Media<br/>
'''iOS'''<br/>
Frontier Developments<br/>
'''Nintendo Switch'''<br/>
Frontier Foundry
|producer = Jonny Watts
|designer =
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EU: November 25, 2005<br/>
'''iOS'''<br/>
WW: August 12, 2015<br/>
'''Nintendo switch'''<br/>
WW:September 24, 2020
|genre = Construction and management simulation
|modes = Single-player
|platforms = Microsoft Windows, macOS, iOS, Nintendo switch
}}'''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3''' (abbreviated as '''RCT3''') is the third installment of the [[RollerCoaster Tycoon (series)|RollerCoaster Tycoon series]]. The gameplay is based on managing amusement parks and building [[roller coaster]]s. The player must build rides, paths, food stalls, and scenery to attract [[Guests and Staff|guests]] to their park and fulfill a set of objectives.
''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3'', first released on October 26, 2004, is the first game in the series to use 3-dimensional graphics, as opposed to the 2-dimensional isometric view of the first two games. Players can now view their park at any angle, which helps players build in crowded areas. Players can also "Ride the Rides" (main sales argument), which allows the player to simulate riding most of the attractions in the park from a first-person perspective. Some players disliked the quality of the new graphics.
The game spawned two expansion packs including ''[[Soaked!]]'' that allows the user to build water parks and ''[[Wild!]]'' that allows the user to build zoo exhibits. Additionally, the game received several compiled releases featuring its expansion packs including ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Gold!]]'' that included ''Soaked!'', ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Gold Edition]]'' in the United Kingdom that included ''Wild!'', and ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum!]]'' that included both expansion packs.
On August 12, 2015, an iOS version of ''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3'' was released, compatible with all 64-bit iOS devices, including iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, and iPod touch 6th generation. However, it only included the game base and the expansion packs were not included.
''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum!'' was added to the Steam and GoG but was delisted on May 7, 2018 due to a lawsuit between Atari and Frontier with Frontier not receiving royalty payment from Atari for the digital sales of ''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum!''<ref>[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/05/07/atari-pulls-roller-coaster-tycoon-3-from-steam-after-lawsuit.aspx], [https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-takes-rollercoaster-tycoon-3-off-steam/], [https://hardcoregamer.com/2018/05/07/atari-pulls-roller-coaster-tycoon-3-from-steam-delists-it-from-gog/298454/]</ref> After Frontier owned the rights to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, they re-released the game as ''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition]]'' on September 24, 2020 for Window, macOS, and Nintendo Switch.
==Attractions [[File:Attractions_RCT3_Icon.png]]==
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==Shops & Facilities [[File:Shops & Facilities_RCT3_Icon.png|link=Special:FilePath/Shops_&_Facilities_RCT3_Icon.png]]==
===Food [[File:Food Stalls RCT3 Icon.png|link=Special:FilePath/Food_Stalls_RCT3_Icon.png]]===
{|
|{{RideboxRCT3|Bison Burgers}}
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===Drink [[File:Drink Stalls RCT3 Icon.png|link=Special:FilePath/Drink_Stalls_RCT3_Icon.png]]===
{|
|{{RideboxRCT3|Coconut Drinks}}
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===Stalls [[File:Souvenir Stalls RCT3 Icon.png|link=Special:FilePath/Souvenir_Stalls_RCT3_Icon.png]]===
{|
|{{RideboxRCT3|Accessories}}
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===Facilities [[File:Facilities RCT3 Icon.png|link=Special:FilePath/Facilities_RCT3_Icon.png]]===
{|
|{{RideboxRCT3|A.T.M.}}
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*Sloped sections (of various angles)
Roller coasters have more flexibility
*Curved and sloped sections
*Inversions
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*Brakes
The sections can be built by double
The game has been criticized by some for not allowing for even more precise control over the track, while others criticized it for being too complex.
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==='''Terraforming'''===
[[File:Wooden_Coaster_RCT3_Terraformed.png|thumb|250px|An example of a terraformed space in ''RollerCoaster Tycoon 3''.]]
The land editing in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is substantially improved from the two previous games. Instead of tiles that are edited by the corners and are limited to a single angle, the tiles can be positioned at any angle, which allows for more realistic landforms, such as mountains, craters, mesas, valleys, and canyons.
In addition to the flexibility of the land tiles, there are numerous tools that make
Land can also be textured, with different types of grasses, rocks, sand, and ice. The sub-surface textures can also be changed to differing types of rock.
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==See also==
*[[RCT3 Cheats#RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Cheats|RCT3 Cheats]]
*''[[Soaked!]]''
*''[[Wild!]]''
*''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Gold!]]'' - Includes the base game and ''Soaked!''
*''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Gold Edition]]'' - Includes the base game and ''Wild!''
*''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum!]]'' - Includes the base game and both expansion packs
*''[[RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition]]'' - Includes the base game and both expansion packs
==External links==
* [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rollercoaster-tycoon-3/id1008692660 App Store (iOS)]
==References==
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[[Category:RollerCoaster Tycoon Games]]
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