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[ed boy]

It's time to nostalgia, and nostalgia hard.



It's time to play some Roller Coaster Tycoon Deluxe.

This is a let's play of the scenarios in the original Roller Coaster Tycoon, with the Loopy Landscapes and Corkscrew Follies expansions. I'll be taking suggestions of what rides to build and what designs to follow. I'll be posting updates every few in-game months (The current plan is six months, but that could be revised up or down). The scenarios tend to last between one and three years, with a few exceptions (such as the first one, only lasting six months). I'll try to post updates fairly often (i.e. at least every other day).

Spoiler: a few comments about this LP (click to show/hide)

-If multiple things are suggested, and I can't afford them all, then usually (but not always) the cheaper one will be selected.
-I'll try to be designing the parks so they're somewhat aesthetically pleasing, instead of pure efficiency
-If you suggest a design, suggest a name to go with it. I don't like having a park full of 'swinging ship 1' and 'roller coaster 2'
-I'll try not to re-use roller coaster designs in multiple scenarios.
-If you want to suggest a design, Then either describe it in depth, post a picture, or upload a track design. You can also choose the colour scheme and the music to be played, if you want.
-I won't be acceping rides that are designed to kill off the guests. The park has to be functional.

[ed boy]

Forest Frontiers

Spoiler: Forest Frontiers introduction (click to show/hide)

So this is the soon to be grad theme park, Forest Frontiers!

This being the first scenario, our targets aren't very hard to achieve. Similarly, We've got less than one in-game year to achieve them.

The park is pretty bare, with not much going on, so let's build some rides! Unfortunately, we don't have the biggest selection available.

So what'll it be? Play it safe and build a few of the gentler rides? Or build big and risk it all? The choice is yours, Bay12!

[EuchreJack]

-I won't be acceping rides that are designed to kill off the guests. The park has to be functional.

Awh, that cuts down on half the ideas!

Go big or go home!

[AustralianWinter]

RISK EVERYTHING MORE MAGMA

[ivanthe8th]

I require a very compact steel coaster.

Immediately out of the station, begin a powered, curving section that goes as high as the game allows. Then have a single, twisting, extremely steep drop that deposits riders right back at the station.

Call it Premature Ejection a.k.a. The Biggest Disappointment

[EuchreJack]

That doesn't sound disappointing.  Steep, curving downhills are fun!

Now if you told the customers the ride was over at the peak, that would be a disappointment!

[ansontan2000]

Oh god the nostalgia

[Sirus]

Shuttle Loops. Shuttle Loops everywhere. They're cheap for a roller coaster, go through customers quickly, and they're exciting enough that lots of people will pay large amounts of money for them. You literally cannot go wrong with a shuttle loop.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Oh god the nostalgia

Also may I suggest a wooden rollercoaster, for shits and giggles? If not, make one of the swinging boat rides. Those always seem popular.

[EuchreJack]

Swinging boat ride right next to the burger stand.  Restrooms and trashcans on the other side of the park.   

[ed boy]

I require a very compact steel coaster.

Immediately out of the station, begin a powered, curving section that goes as high as the game allows. Then have a single, twisting, extremely steep drop that deposits riders right back at the station.

Call it Premature Ejection a.k.a. The Biggest Disappointment

We don't have steel, only mini steel and wooden. I'll probably go for wooden instead of mini steel, as those can go higher.

Shuttle Loops. Shuttle Loops everywhere. They're cheap for a roller coaster, go through customers quickly, and they're exciting enough that lots of people will pay large amounts of money for them. You literally cannot go wrong with a shuttle loop.

There do exist a few cheap, very profitable ride designs that you can plop down in any park and make a killing. I don't want to do that though, I don't like having every park look the same.

[Remalle]

Oh man this game.  MY CHILDHOOD.
I say you build a merry-go-round first.  Can't go wrong with one, and it's the game's source of BGM to boot!

I always like to charge a tiny amount for my rides and a good amount for my park entrance fee.  Generally 20 cents for the gentlest rides, 50 cents for the less gentle/thrill rides, and a dollar or three for the roller coasters and go karts seemed to work well, along with a few bucks for each kind of food and drink (and ten cents to go to the bathroom like a proper miser).  Then you charge more and more money for the entrance fee every time someone says it's cheap, and combine that with selling balloons and umbrellas for ridiculous prices, and you'll be rolling in money.

[Sirus]

Umbrellas have always been a good money source for me, mostly because just about everyone buys one. You can charge a rather high amount and get away with it, because the alternative is getting soaked in random rainstorms.

Also, relevant:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Digital Hellhound]

Man, this brings back memories. I never owned this game, but I've gotta reinstall Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 ASAP.

[ivanthe8th]

I require a very compact steel coaster.

Immediately out of the station, begin a powered, curving section that goes as high as the game allows. Then have a single, twisting, extremely steep drop that deposits riders right back at the station.

Call it Premature Ejection a.k.a. The Biggest Disappointment

We don't have steel, only mini steel and wooden. I'll probably go for wooden instead of mini steel, as those can go higher.

I meant mini steel. Can't recall the real names after all these years. Anyway the design won't work with wooden.