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An outstanding and exciting finale to the RCT3 series, what can we say about Wild! except that it was, well ... Wild! although mildly similar to Zoo Tycoon, in response to such comparisons we were informed by Frontier that that they were in fact inspired by Busch Gardens and Disney Safari Adventure. Atari believed that in addition to the animals, Zoo Tycoon players might want to expand their horizons with the wildest coasters ever designed and the new amusement park features presented in Wild! |
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Eight new coaster types, expansions to existing coasters, and several new flat ride types came with Wild! Safari and prehistoric orientated, the most startling addition were the more than twenty species of animals. Guests could view capricious, stunningly rendered creatures that moved, congregated, and interacted ultra- |
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Wild! combined rides and enclosures together in a meaningful way with an elephant transport ride, a safari train track, and Jurassic Park- |
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This expansion also brought us the ability to sell healthy animals from which to gain park income. Additionally we could rescue animals for later release to earn huge publicity boosts which usually drew more crowds into our parks than advertising campaigns. There was also dart cam for escaped animals and animal cam allowing us to see our park as our animals did. |
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Having said that, the Wild! expansion was not only about animals. Although Soaked! is considered the water expansion, Wild! brought us waterfalls and the Waterfall Designer. Also introduced were five new stalls that sold themed merchandise, and there was additional scenery - |
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Billboard scenery had been added onto which we could place our own images. At the time we could brand our billboards over the internet with real, family- |
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Interim |
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Hugely discussed on the internet before the demo arrived, it did seem slightly beyond the realm of possibility that Frontier could ultimately develop a game including all the features being talked about. With the release of Vanilla, Soaked!, Gold, Wild! and then Platinum, on each of the release dates promised we discovered that it was possible to hold the package containing each installation CD in our hands and, with forecast having become reality, experience for ourselves the possibilities as assured by Atari. |
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Publications such as Game Spot and Computer Gaming World judged RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 as the true sequel to the original game, stating that RCT3 offered a substantial graphics overhaul while breaking new ground. Wild! even beat out one of the Sims expansions as Expansion Pack of the Year. |
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The First Ten Years |
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RCT3 fans care more deeply about this game than the average gamer fan. Forums and fan sites abounded with opportunities to share custom content, observations, critique, and appraisals. Both expansion packs were very innovative in their own ways and each offered new levels of fun and excitement. Because Atari kept the essential gameplay true to our RCT experience loyal RCT3 players embraced the new ideas that came along with RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 and it's expansions. Few other games have had such steadfast supporters holding this level of interest. And for good reason ... |
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In the ensuing decade RCT3 racked up the following review accolades: |
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1Up.com |
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Computer Gaming World |
four stars |
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Game Informer |
8.75 out of 10 |
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GameSpot |
7.8/10 |
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GameSpy |
3/5 |
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Imagine Games Network |
8.5/10 |
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PC Zone |
79/100 |
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TouchArcade |
four stars |
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Interestingly, Game Rankings has given RCT3 an aggregate score of 84.5 while MetaCritic has aggregate scored it at 81%. |
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In June 2015 Frontier CEO David Braben reported that the game had sold "more than 10 million copies.” |
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Recently |
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Frontier Developments released RollerCoaster Tycoon Complete Edition in September of 2020 through its Publishing Division, Frontier Foundry. It was a re- |
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Today ..... |
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With all the tools, utilities, and custom content now available for our game, except for wishing ourselves unrealistically powerful computers enabling gargantuan parks, and secretly wondering what it would be like to have the few missing features that never quite made it into the game, there’s not much more we could want with RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 – after all, with average yearly sales of a million copies in the decade since its release, 10 million people can’t be wrong. |
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The Microsoft Windows release, created for installation on Windows XP, has almost seamlessly carried over into Windows Vista, Windows 7, and onto later platforms. At the start, RCT3 and its expansions scaled quite nicely between high- |
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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 brought new meaning to the word "expansion." When we compare the features that were blueprinted into the game to those that were actually published with it and take into account the time limits as forecast for its release in various stages, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was the highest in game development excellence and achievement. It offered us the opportunity to be management, guests, and staff in a theme park we ourselves had built to our very own specifications, and enabled us to do this with a supremely equipped park building toolbox. RCT3 allowed us to bring our dream parks to life and to take park building into a seemingly limitless number of directions while we explored and achieved that. |
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Whether it’s building that dream park, forming & painting terrain that looks like it’s been photographed, carefully crafting that death defying coaster, creating custom scenery that makes our mouths water, or thrilling forum members with our screenshots, although for pretty much the same reasons most of us looked forward to the release of RCT3 in its various stages, with so much on offer in this beautifully aged PC game each of us gets something different out of playing it. |
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Although in the past few years a few RCT4- |
Viewing Full-Sized Images On This Website |
Effective Park Design: The Best Start For Your Park, Page 2 |
Master Maps And Guest AI, Page 2 |
Guest Generation, Park Capacity, And Peep Factory, Page 2 |
Setting Up And Switching Your Park Entrance, Page 2 |
Theming Our Stalls & Facilities, Page 2 |
Our VIP Blue Book, Page 2 |
Our VIP Blue Book, Page 3 |
Our VIP Blue Book, Page 4: Spot The VIP's |
Volitionist's RCT3 Animal Care Guide, Page 2 |
Volitionist's RCT3 Animal Care Guide, Page 3 |
Volitionist's RCT3 Animal Care Guide, Page 4 |
How To Unlock All Campaign Scenarios, Page 2 |
The Care And Feeding of Custom Downloads, Page 2 |
The Care And Feeding of Custom Downloads, Page 3 |
The Care And Feeding of Custom Downloads, Page 4 |
RCT3 Cheats & Unlockables, Page 2 |
Options.txt Flags, Page 2 |
Options.txt Flags, Page 3 |
RCT3 Keyboard & Mouse Controls: Advanced |
RCT3 Keyboard & Mouse Controls: Freelook |
RCT3 Keyboard & Mouse Controls: Isometric |
RCT3 Keyboard & Mouse Controls: Normal |
Guests Departing The Station But Not Returning |
Guests Knocked Over |
People Spilling Down Stairs |
Lost Staff |
ReAppearing Invisible Vendors |
Park File Thumbnails |
RCT3 Freezes |
Earthquakes and Plumbing |
The Importer |
SketchUp |
Reviewing RCT3’s History, Page 2 |
Chris Sawyer, Page 2 |
Showcase!: Fall 2020, TNS Pool Paths & TNS Pool Terrain, Page 2 |
Showcase!: Fall 2020, TNS Pool Paths & TNS Pool Terrain, Page 3 |
Showcase!: Fall 2020, TNS Pool Paths & TNS Pool Terrain, Page 4 |
Showcase: Spring 2019 - DasMatze's Fences & Railings, Page 2 |
Showcase: Spring 2019 - DasMatze's Fences & Railings, Page 3 |
Showcase: Spring 2019 - DasMatze's Fences & Railings, Page 4 |
Showcase: Fall 2018 - L-33/Lee, Page 2 |
Showcase: Fall 2018 - L-33/Lee, Page 3 |
Showcase: Fall 2018 - L-33/Lee, Page 4 |
Showcase: Spring 2018 - Spez Mies Wall Set, Page 2 |
Showcase: Winter 2017 - Mr. Sion's Tiki Bar, Page 2 |
Showcase: Fall 2017 - Polynesian Panic, Page 2 |
Hall of Fame: Belgabor's Invisible Doodads |
Hall of Fame: Spice's Invisible Pool CS |
Hall of Fame: GTT's Hedge Maze |
Hall of Fame: GTT's Glas Labyrinth |
Hall of Fame: Joey's Park CleanUp |
Hall of Fame: GTT's Hedge Maze, Page 2 |
My Adventures In SketchUp |
CSO's I Have Imported |
TexMod Customized Add-Ins |
My Parks |
Videos |
Screenshots |
Advertisement Land |
Intrepid: A Revolution In Design |
Structure And Ride Supports Set |
CSO Study: GTT’s Hedge Maze |
Wonderland Themed Playing Card Railings |
Architectural Chess |
Mini Chess |
Planters 'n' Fountains Set |
Intrepid: A Revolution In Design, Page 2 |
Intrepid: A Revolution In Design, Page 3 |
Intrepid: A Revolution In Design, Page 4 |
Structure And Ride Supports Set, Page 2 |
Café, Update 1 |
Path Add-Ons, Update 1 |
Planters And Pool Fencing, Page 2 |
Landscaping And Park Grounds, Page 2 |
Walls, Tunnels, And Fences, Page 2 |
Decking, Stairs, And Balustrades Set, Page 2 |
Decking, Stairs, And Balustrades Set, Page 3 |
CFR & CTR CSO's, Page 2 |
CFR & CTR CSO's, Page 3 |
CFR & CTR CSO's, Update 1, Page 1 |
CFR & CTR CSO's, Update 1, Page 2 |
TexMod Tutorial |
My TexMod Skies |
TexMod MakeOvers For My Park |
TexMod MakeOvers For My Park, Page 2 |
Vanguard West |
Vanguard West: Financial Report |
Hillside On The Lake |
Hillside On The Lake: Financial Summary |
A Woodland Clearing |
Vanguard West, Page 2 |
Vanguard West, Page 3 |
Vanguard West, Page 4 |
Vanguard West, Page 5 |
Vanguard West, Page 6 |
Vanguard West: Financial Report, Page 2 |
Vanguard West: Financial Report, Page 3 |
Hillside On The Lake, Page 2 |
Hillside On The Lake, Page 3 |
Hillside On The Lake, Page 4 |
Hillside On The Lake, Page 5 |
Hillside On The Lake, Page 6 |
Hillside On The Lake: Financial Summary, Page 2 |
Hillside On The Lake: Financial Summary, Page 3 |
Hillside On The Lake: Financial Summary, Page 4 |
Hillside On The Lake: Financial Summary, Page 5 |
A Woodland Clearing, Page 2 |
Screenshots, Page 2 |
Screenshots, Page 3 |
Screenshots, Page 4 |
Screenshots, Page 5 |
Advertisement Land, Page 2 |
Collaborations - Custom Content |
Collaborations - Parks |
L-33's POE Building 4 Set |
RCT2 Wonderland Themed CSO's |
The Crüe |
L-33's POE Building 4 Set, Page 2 |
RCT2 Wonderland Themed CSO's, Page 2 |
POE Building 4 Set Presentation Park |
POE Building 4 Set Presentation Park, Page 2 |
POE Building 4 Set Presentation Park, Page 3 |
POE Building 4 Set Presentation Park, Page 4 |
POE Building 4 Set Presentation Park, Page 5 |
How To Use Park CleanUp, Page 2 |
How To Use Park CleanUp, Page 3 |
Park Admission, Ride Pricing, And EI&N, Page 2 |
Maximizing Your Small Park's Real Estate, Page 2 |
Park Shuttle Configurations, Page 2 |
Elevated Coaster Stations And Access Options, Page 2 |
Suspended Pools And Guest Access Options, Page 2 |
Terrain Painting - Artistry In Landscaping, Page 2 |
Terrain Painting - Artistry In Landscaping, Page 3 |
How To Build A Great Park, Page 2 |
Optimize Your System And Enhance Your Gaming Experience, Page 2 |
Custom Scenery |
TexMod ReTexture Packs |
Miscellaneous |
Parks, Scenarios, & Sandboxes |
Coasters, Rides, & Attractions |
Structure And Ride Supports - Original Concrete |
Structure And Ride Supports - Hewn Brick |
RCT2 Wonderland Themed Set |
RCT2 Revival Crüe Chess |
FTA's Invisible Stall With Invisible Vendor |
RCT3 Launch Screen Slideshow Template |
Dark Ride Enclosure Toppers |
RCT3 FAQ |
Reviewing RCT3’s History |
Reviewing RCT3’s History, Page 2 |
Effective Park Design: The Best Start For Your Park, Page 2 |
Master Maps And Guest AI, Page 2 |
Guest Generation, Park Capacity, And Peep Factory, Page 2 |
Setting Up And Switching Your Park Entrance, Page 2 |
Theming Our Stalls & Facilities, Page 2 |
Our VIP Blue Book, Page 2 |
Our VIP Blue Book, Page 3 |
Our VIP Blue Book, Page 4: Spot The VIP's |
Volitionist's RCT3 Animal Care Guide, Page 2 |
Volitionist's RCT3 Animal Care Guide, Page 3 |
Volitionist's RCT3 Animal Care Guide, Page 4 |
How To Unlock All Campaign Scenarios, Page 2 |
The Care And Feeding of Custom Downloads, Page 2 |
The Care And Feeding of Custom Downloads, Page 3 |
The Care And Feeding of Custom Downloads, Page 4 |
RCT3 Cheats & Unlockables, Page 2 |
Options.txt Flags, Page 2 |
Options.txt Flags, Page 3 |
RCT3 Keyboard & Mouse Controls: Advanced |
RCT3 Keyboard & Mouse Controls: Freelook |
RCT3 Keyboard & Mouse Controls: Isometric |
RCT3 Keyboard & Mouse Controls: Normal |
Guests Departing The Station But Not Returning |
Guests Knocked Over |
People Spilling Down Stairs |
Lost Staff |
ReAppearing Invisible Vendors |
Park File Thumbnails |
RCT3 Freezes |
Earthquakes and Plumbing |
The Importer |
SketchUp |
Reviewing RCT3’s History, Page 2 |
Chris Sawyer, Page 2 |
Reviewing RCT3’s History, Page 2 |