RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Demo

I can't even get the game to startup.

RCT3.EXE has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

this is a lot of fun .. i'll definitely be buying the game.

i found it hard to build a custom coaster in the demo park though, as the space was so tight/limited. i guess that was probably intentional, but it was frustrating.

http://www.filerush.com/download.php?target=RCT3_Demo.exe

not that I'm going to download it... just as a favor to the poor sob's who want it.... *cough*

beh.. how do you build entrance/exits for the rollercoasters you build?? It was automatic in RCT1&2 when you completed the coaster prompted you to place them. I didnt get that option and don't see anywhere to place them.

wtf

hmm. i can't build any underground sections, what gives?

the old rct games made "auto tunnels" as soon as you went into a section of the ground at a good angle.
basically you'd lower the ground on the steep parts and have the track enter the ground on flat piece and you were good to go.

now i can't build there >:(

Bleh, I still can't run it on my machine at home, but I tried it out over at my parents house. It's basically the same game, but in 3d with a 'coaster cam' that let's you ride all the attractions.

I'll be buying this one for sure.

okay, this is f'n awesome


SOLD

mini-review:
I think this game is going to be really great. My prediction is that, for most people, the game will be truly as enjoyable as the original, but only once the average computer matches or exceeds what is considered today's highest spec computer.

The game runs pretty well on my 2200XP/Radeon 9800 pro/512 mb PC, but there is sluggishness especially in coaster cam mode, and when the park paths begin to fill with many peeps.

As we all know, the original game only rendered park guests as tiny sprites, so thousands of them could be on screen at a time, and using the game's menus and navigating the park was pleasant. RCT3's guests are 3d animated models, and although low in polygon count, are exponentially more complex than the guests in RCT 1 and 2. The game just feels like more of a chore to please guests when the the more of them you get, the more they eat up your framerate.

RCT3 runs pretty well with many guests, but this is mostly a processor limited feature, and my concern is that most people won't get to experience the busy theme park feel that the original had, until our computers catch up.

The game is still enjoyable, but there are slowdowns and hitches that can be distracting. This is all of course expected.

My other issue is the menu system. The menu is made up of little blue circle buttons that really take some getting used to.

It would be great if the selected sidebar menu item was indented or highlighted to show which menu you opened, so that you could easily find it and click it again to close it's windows. I have no problems with the menus that these buttons open, just with how they are opened and closed.

The original games had simple rectangular windows with familiar 'close' buttons in the top-right corner, and simple title bars. In RCT3, the close buttons are located down the side of some menus, and are tiny blue circles with 'X's (floating separately from the menu that it closes). This isn't a huge problem, but it causes you to navigate slower because of our habit of looking for the close button in the top right corner of the window.

Basically the whole GUI takes getting used to, and this is understandable, for the most part it's done well. But I found that some GUI design ideas used in RCT 1 and 2 were more efficient and usable than RCT3's when doing the same tasks. I think people will have to adjust to the task of building rides, and even placing paths and waiting queues, just based on the option's placement in the GUI.

Luckily my two problems with this game are going to be solved with time. Computers will catch up to the game's graphics demands, and we'll get used to the in-game GUI.

Everything else is great.

time limited demo's are the most annoying thing a developer can do and only guarantees that I won't try their game. kthxgg!

waaaaaahh... anybody having trouble scrolling around the screen with the keyboard? it works fine with the mouse but with the WASD keys it lurches and is painfully slow.

I couldn't get people to get on my trains, I tried putting paths leading to and from the stations, but they just didn't seem to connect properly for some reason.

still no torrent?

I played with it for a few minutes and it looks like it might not suck. But the blue panda makes me cry, and why not support 1280x1024 which is the resolution that every 17" LCD in the world runs at?

The water is purty

system requirements?

Very cool game, had fun with it in the little time that I played. Graphics are awesome, cranked up everything and it still ran like butter. Ride cams are a very cool addition and done very well.

My only complaint is with the placement of the quit button in the tutorial I kept having the urge to hit it thinking it was continue, and unfortunately there isnt a confirmation prompt.

Tempted to try this.... Also expecting the 45 minute limit to be broken rather quickly. ;)

i played it. I think the game is good enough - i remember playing theme park back then and this seems to be at least as good - graphics are alright, although it runs a little choppy for me. the on board cam is awesome!

i guess i just don't like these type of games anymore, but for fans of the genre this should be the shiat

This seems pretty good. The transition to 3D seems pretty well done so far.. Wish I had longer to play though.. =(

Oh man I am all over this.

that tilted screenshot makes me nausceous :(

not bad! Runs smooth. People look pretty good. Lot's of cool little interactions going on (paying handing money for rides, turnstyle gates opening)

*waits for a 45 mintue crack fix*

holy crow, a 15 minute minimum wait in the middle of the day? damn university kids ;)

What happened to the LA and Seattle Fileshack servers?

wt... damnit i just got to work. =(

dammit! too many good games coming out!

how the hell am i going to fit this in between rome: total war, football manager 2005, half-life 2, etc etc?

Please don't suck, please don't suck, please don't suck!

I will report back...