RollerCoaster Tycoon (series)

RollerCoaster Tycoon
Logo from the first game. Other games use a similar logo.
Genres	Construction and management simulation
Developers	Chris Sawyer Productions (1999–2002) Frontier Developments (2003–2004) n-Space (2012) On5 (2014) Nvizzio Creations (2016)
Publishers	Primary Infogrames (1999–2002) Atari, Inc. (2003–present) Other RCTO Productions (2016)
Creators	Chris Sawyer
Platform of origin	Microsoft Windows

RollerCoaster Tycoon is a series of video games that simulate amusement park management. Each game in the series challenges players with open-ended amusement park management and development, and allowing players to construct and customize their own unique roller coasters.

RollerCoaster Tycoon was developed by Scottish designer and programmer Chris Sawyer, artist Simon Foster and composer Allister Brimble, with assistance from various leading figures from the real-world roller coaster and theme park industry. It was published by Hasbro Interactive (which was sold to Infogrames, and is now known as Atari). The game was a sleeper hit.

The series currently contains three PC installments (plus expansion packs), a Nintendo 3DS installment, and a mobile installment. The fourth PC installment, RollerCoaster Tycoon World, is currently out of early access.

RollerCoaster Tycoon was released for Microsoft Windows on 31 March 1999 and was later ported to the Xbox game console. The game was developed by MicroProse and Chris Sawyer and published by Hasbro Interactive.

RollerCoaster Tycoon received two expansion packs: Added Attractions (released in the US as Corkscrew Follies) in 1999, and Loopy Landscapes in 2000. Two special editions were released: RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold/Totally RollerCoaster in 2002, which contained the original game, Corkscrew Follies, and Loopy Landscapes; and RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe in 2003, which contained the content in Gold plus more designs for the different customizable rides.