What's left to know?
RollerCoaster Tycoon has proven to be a great hit in many countries throughout the world. However, with such a large amount of people playing the game there are still some things that you won't know. So, read on and discover som interesting facts about RollerCoaster Tycoon.
Number 1
RollerCoaster Tycoon contains some 38,365 individual bitmap graphics and that doesn't include the extra graphics used in the add-on pack!
Number 2
Name a guest "Chris Sawyer" and watch what happens!
Number 3
During the game's development, the first test of the observation tower resulted in the viewing platform shooting straight off the top of the tower and crashing onto a hillside!
Number 4
The rides in the 'Diamond Heights' scenario are all named after characters in a children's play called 'Indiana Jane & The Doppelganger Diamond' written by the game's creator, Chris Sawyer, in 1997.
Number 5
A roller coaster can be constructed entirely underground by first starting construction above ground, tunnelling underground, then removing the track above ground.
Number 6
Some of RollerCoaster Tycoon's sound effects were recorded on location at Lightwater Valley theme park in North Yorkshire, England.
Number 7
RollerCoaster Tycoon's creator, Chris Sawyer, spent several days ill in bed after riding one particular roller coaster 39 times!
Number 8
Up until 1996, the game's creator, Chris Sawyer, hated riding roller coasters, but now loves them so much that he spends all his spare time riding them.
©1999, Chris Sawyer. All Rights Reserved
©1999 Hasbro Interactive,Inc.