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A Great Compilation!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 62 / 65
Date: December 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have not bought the Gold Compilation, but I have bought all three games separately, and I can safely say that this is a great deal. Overall, I think I've spent about $90 on the game and two expansion packs, so this is much better.

The game itself is great. It makes the leap into the 3D realm flawlessly without sacrificing the gameplay that made the original RCT's so fantastic! All the quirky things from the original RCT3 have been fixed in these expansion packs, and the ability to make water parks and animal exhibits is great. Of course, don't get me started on the HUUUUUUGE assortment of flat rides and roller coasters. They are enough to keep you busy for hours.

Unfortunately, the game is a huge strain on your computer system. I have a 1.6Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM, and a 128 GeForce FX Video Card, and still, the park gets really choppy as it grows to include more rides and people. I wouldn't buy this game unless your computer's specs are similar to mine. I previously played it on a 256MB computer with the same video card, and it was awful. So yes, the game does use up a lot of memory, but if you are lucky enough to have an above average computer, then you should have no problem running the game. Enjoy!

Endless fun until your PC runs out of memory

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: July 20, 2006
Author: Amazon User

RCT3 (I own the single disc versions) is one of the most addictive simulations especially for theme park afficionados.

Riding your own rides finally gave the game what it lacked until version 2. So, they combined all the best ideas from all those theme park simulations and put it in a (too?) big pot where you can help yourself - until your PC crashes. The game ist mostly stable but do not use too much particle effects like smoke, fog, fire and especially keep a low profile on these cool laser shows. When the laser shows run, your PC runs down (mine is a 3.2 GHz Intel machine with 2 GB RAM and a 256 MB ATI Radeon X600 graphics board, usually enough power for most of the games, but RCT3 obviously requires more to maintain the fun.)

It's logical, though: the more details you add to a park, the more fun it is, but the faster you will find yourself with a frame-by-frame stop-and-go disaster and possibly at last with a frozen screen. Best advice: regularly save your game even if it takes some time.

Anyway: I cannot remember having played more hours with a single game other than RCT3. And I am no longer a kid, but going on 50. It is BIG FUN!

A sequel worthy of the Rollercoaster Tycoon name

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: July 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I got this along with the expansion pack Wild and it is amazing. You can pretty much build any kind of park whether themed or not, and most if not all types of rides youd see at a carnival are in the game. The game includes 4 themes on top of the generic theme which basicly is not a theme at all(it can fit into any area of the park themed or not without the visitors complaining) The other themes are western, sci fi, adventure,and horror and they each contain a small amount of rides, shops, and animatronics which you can use to make a horror park(themed "moving" robotic scenary), though there are much more generic rides than themed so its much easier to just make a generic park.

all the old rides from the first game return and ,much ,much more. Not only this but you can ride them and it is actually a decent experience when you are riding them unlike in the old games Sim theme park and Sim Coaster. You finally can ride your own coasters! Not only this but you can add stuff like Shark attacks, dinosaur attacks, and volcano eruptions to be qued when whatever ride you want goes over a certain track segment. These animatronics can be used on most rollercoasters, water rides, and even monorails.

There are plenty more rides including a new ride type called junior rides for the kids that are now in the game (in a group with their parents, everytype of person is grouped now and go on rides together usually)but there are almost TOO many rollercoasters, I am a completionist and when there are probably 60+ types of rollercoasters, tons of smaller rides, and I want to build a water park on top of this. This isn't like the previous game you can't research every ride and place them all for the most part you have to decide what you want before hand. Themed? Waterpark? Waterpark/amusementpark combo? Generic? or(in the case of the wild expansion pack)Zoo?

With the expansion pack Soaked that is included in gold you also can build pools, a new aspect to the game. These can be pretty entertaining to build and the water affects are breathtaking. When you build a pool complex people charge to enter and the more complex you get (more pools and water rides in it) the more you can charge. Soaked also includes some new thrill rides and rollercoasters, and two new themes, neither have rides, or shops assosiated with them but just scenary. The new thrill rides are all under generic but most look like they could fit under some kind of theme so its surprising they arn't listed as such. For example there is an octopus ride, it isn't water based but it still looks like it could fit into the atlantis theme. A new rollercoaster that stands out is this one which people can ride and drop water on people below them, it is unique and looks like it would be fun in real life. You can now build waterfalls, jumping fountains, and water guns for people to use to squirt other people. There is also a new transport ride that can take people around the water without a track to multiple stations and dolphin and killer whale shows which are really entertaining and you can choreograph yourself, and even sink it with the new lasers and water jets you can use with the expansion pack on top of the fireworks.

If you are looking for a sequel worthy of the rollercoaster tycoon name then you will not be disappointed, while this game doesn't make the original or 2nd (which was basicly the same as the first, what a rip off) obselete as they are fun in their own right and the way you manage your park in them is ever so slightly different it improves on them and goes into new grounds especially with the two expansion packs (one which you already have once you buy this)

Good Game, but Has lots of glitches

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: June 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is very fun, it has a coaster cam, new rides, good 3D, but it won't work on even some of the most powerfull home Computers, wait until atari has fixed the game glitches , until then , make sure thatyou check the requirements on the box so that you know if it will work on your computer.

*Update* If Your Computer will not play the game try increasing your paging file. In this game I made the Top Thrill Dragster, and lots of other real coasters. This is a fun game.

Great new game for RCT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I got this as a Christmas present and I'm glad it was given to me, because it's fun. I was hoping they would make the new Rollercoaster Tycoon have a 3D effect. I like the new scenarios in this game. I also like the fact that you're able to see what it's like to ride the rides. They even have more features for the peeps and your workers.

The only issue I have with it is when it goes into night mode, it slows down. So when I don't have anything to do I just zoom out to make the game process faster. I have the recommended amount of processor speed, but oh well that's how it is with new 3D simulated games, always need a better computer.

A great buy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: February 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

RCT 3 GOLD is a great deal! It comes with the original RCT 3 and the SOAKED expansion pack. In the game you can build rides of every kind,food and drink carts,pools and even fireworks,laser and water jet displays! You can also set them to you own music. The game also lets you build custom rollarcoasters(and other rides) and peeps (people in the game). So why not try making your own family and friends?

Overall this game deffinitly deserves a five-star rating!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: April 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My husband and I bought the Gold Package and the Wild Expansion. This is our first time playing the Roller Coaster Tycoons and we are hooked. We caught ourselves thinking about what else to add to our parks. The worst part of this game is that you can't stop playing. My husband and I now have to route the times we get the computer because we both want to play all the time. I love this game! Oh yeah... If you are running Windows XP make sure you have at least 512MB of RAM or the game will crash.

Great game, RAM monster

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: July 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 is a great game. Although after owning rollercoaster 1 and 2 the interface is radically different. It's a fun game with many rides from the pre-existing versions as well as MANY new rides to the rollercoaster tycoon series. I would recommend it as a gift, although it does eat RAM as it is a simulation game. Occasionally, the FPS will get kinda low if using a middle class GPU. This game almost requires a video card, on-board video is not powerful enough if you actually want to enjoy the 3-D enviroment. A great game, is kinda demanding, but if your system is up-to-date, you will definately be entertained.

Addictive and Educational!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: January 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The game can be addictive! It is very fun, and entertaining for the entire family. My 8 and 9 year old love it! Believe it or not, it gives them an idea of what running a business is like, sort of--it's more than just fun and games. You can check you gains, losses, you can check charts and trends, how much to charge for a soft drink, for food, and for rides, etc.

A Kids Review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a great product. This is my first tycoon buy, but I think it takes a little too long to load. The sandbox mode is lots of fun. If you want Wild get the Platuim Edition. The 3-D graphics are a good addition and the ride the ride is pretty fun. Lots of my friends want this game, and they say it's much better than the older, previous versions.

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