Playing RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 Today
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
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Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, this video is a playthrough of Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 today, how does it hold up? Is it nostalgia? Or does it really stand the test of time? This is part 2 of a 3 part series on the channel where I will play Rollercoaster Tycoon 3, Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, and Rollercoaster Tycoon 1. This video even has Rollercoaster Tycoon 2. Next up will be the original Rollercoaster Tycoon!
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So let's settle a debate...Are you Team RCT3? Or are you RCT2? 🎢
RCT3 for me
@@TheBrownBearTherian same 😎
RCT3 at the time, without a doubt. Beautiful 3D Parks and onrides!
But RCT2 aged way better.
That's actually a very fitting way to describe these two games in my opinion!
@@GianniTheodoor which makes sense rct3 was a big step up into 3d when we probably weren’t ready for it technology wise yet but I commend the game for that where rct2 just stayed the way it was knowing it couldn’t be more and done that well if that makes sense I love both games and I agree rct2 aged way better but I still prefer rct3
There's an Open Source port of this game. It's called OpenRCT2.
And fun fact, Allister Brimble, whose theme you hear at the menu, composed a new theme for ORCT2.
Ok, that is really cool. I've been meaning to look back at this game again since completing my RCT series on the channel. After playing RCT1 it made me appreciate 2 a lot more.
@@TytarOpenRCT2 also supports RCT1.
does openrtc2 work for the steam version?
@@Ahz-bw6guno but is free the only thing you need is RCT2 or RCT1
@@Ahz-bw6gu Yes! If you have RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 installed, ORCT2 will find the install directory and use them to run. You can also import RollerCoaster Tycoon (1) content.
I did play RCT3 more but I still had a great time with RCT2 back in the days. I used to be so lost though since I was like 6 or something.
Music in this game is beautiful too.
Great video once again!
That's so cool!! thanks for sharing your story 🙂 The music and sound design in 2 is definitely superior. That's saying a lot since 3 tugs at my nostalgia strings. Im glad you enjoyed the video 🙂
Damn you mentioned Zoo Tycoon for 1 second and now I have so many awesome memories unlocked!
Still looks gorgeous
Absolutely agree on that one!
When I was a kid I loved watching my brother play the roller coaster tycoon games (I was never allowed to join haha) :) Its so hard buildning roller coasters but a tip is: 1. You cannot turn when going to fast because of the lateral G:s, so tip is doing a drop, going up again (to a height just under the height from the drop) then turn. 2. After a drop you can always go up again without support as long as it is under the height of the drop. And 3, you can double click (or right click I dont remember) on the piece you want to edit so you do not need to go back and forth. and 4 you can go under ground you just need to experiment with the height of the land relative to the piece of rail going towards the ground until you can build. I hope that made sense and will make roller coaster 1 a little bit easier :)
Ulrika, you are a life saver. I am SO going to apply these tips for the next game. ☺️ Sorry about your brother not letting you play while growing up!! haha! I hope you've been able to play since then 😀
To skip from one part of a ride to the other without pressing that button a thousand times, right click where you want to construct the coaster
Also the reason why you coaster wasn’t going up the chain is because the coaster type is an inverted vertical shuttle. It suppose to go backwards so you have to build from the opposite side of the station.
I really appreciate you letting me know that. People also are telling me to check out OpenRCT, would you recommend it?
@@Tytar you’re welcome. Once you start playing it more you’ll get use to all the coaster configurations. And hell yeah I recommend it!! There’s cheats/modifiers, custom rides, night/day mode, graphics are updated! Also the “build your own six flags park” is basically sandbox but it still requires to make money. The first park to have the sandbox title is “arid heights in rct1.”
I’m an avid RCT2 player, and I’m about to try RCT3 for the first time. I imagine my experience will look something like this 😆
Oh it definitely will. haha. If you want to watch the RCT3 coverage to get an idea how it works that video is public too. Regardless, let me know how your rct3 playthrough goes.
Most people feel it is far more casual and less tycoon than rct2. But good for casual park building
I'm joining this party! love the RT series, just got RT3 for this reason. I'm a new sub for you now! Keep it up!
aww thanks so much!! I'm happy you're here! We have the best crowd here on CZcams in my opinion! 😁
You need to use banking/roll in turns to reduce lateral g's, as you can see in the pre-built coasters too. If you click bank/roll left, the game will automatically select one of the left turning sections for you.
And as others pointed out, yes, you can go underground with roller coasters, you just need to elevate the tile of ground where the rails would touch down, so it hits a vertical part, which will then change to a tunnel entrance. If you build the tunnel entrance, the game will then switch to underground view and you can continue building.
As a kid I used to mess around doing the same as you did in the RCT3 video (going from as high as possible to as low as possible) just to find out what is the maximum speed of a rollercoaster can go. I recommend Corkscrew Roller Coaster when trying this, because as far as I remember, that was the tallest type I could build.
I'm not sure though if you have unlimited money cheat enabled, and you raise the ground below the supports, then how high can the roller-coasters be built, or does it change the maximum height.
I only played RCT 1, but given the fact that the UI is basically the same here in RCT2, I'm sure these all apply here too.
I love comments like yours. They honestly teach me so much after the fact that I wish I knew this stuff when I had been playing the game. 🤣 It might help others learn too! I found when I played RCT1 I ended up learning quite a lot as I played the game. I almost wonder if I should have played 1 first over 2! I did things in an unorthodox way
thankyou for this video, I had nostalgia watching it!:)
You're welcome. :) I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
This game gives me a vibe of Zoo Tycoon 1.
They did come out at similar times! This was the golden age of the tycoon games, there were tons just like this at the time!
@@Tytar Yes, I know that they came out at similar times, I thought that it is from Blue Fang.
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I see where you come from. As someone who grew up playing RCT1&2, RCT3 just didn’t “feel” like a continuation of the RCT series but you could say that it was a decent theme park tycoon game on its own. It was, again, hard to believe that you, who plays lots of old games on your channel haven’t played RCT before, but I could see that it was indeed your first time playing it by seeing you struggle with building roads lol. I’m almost sure that you already know this but there’s an user-created open source implementation of RCT2 called OpenRCT2 which is constantly being patched and maintained by the active user community. It fixes almost every issue of RCT2 coming from it being an old game and almost every RCT2 content creator plays on that version, so you better check it out! (It even supports multiplayer) In this sense you could say that RCT2 not only holds up but also thrives in 2023!
I do find it strange too that I never played RCT1/2. I grew up on The Sims, Sim Theme Park, Diablo 2, Warcraft 3, WoW, Sim City, Age of Mythology, among others. Rct3 was the only entry I had ever played. But I can for sure see the appeal in RCT2. I actually have heard about OpenRCT2! I contemplated trying it out over RCT2 but I wanted to be sure I was authentic to the original title for the video! The game is older but definitely doesnt mean worse. For instance, I prefer the original Zoo Tycoon over Zoo Tycoon 2. Truth be told, I bet RCT2 would be better in my eyes if I had more time to get familiar with it. But its graphics aged like fine wine, that's for sure. And for being 2D, it's coaster building is next level
To go underground you need to dig a hole first ;)
Underground can only be built if you go 90 degrees straight down into the ground or by building into that dirt section you see on the sides of land whenever you raise or lower it. Would also say something about the curved turns to not have tons of lateral gs but others already did.
Yea this is very true, when I attempted to play this I was definitely inexperienced. I learned a lot from the comments section to be honest!
I donno why - but watching you play this has infuriating, affects on me. I have been playing roller coaster tycoon since the first one came out and it was released for free and cereal boxes. When the second one came out my mom immediately bought it for me. Fast forward to six months ago I re-purchased, roller coaster, tycoon off of steam for $12. Although my very first version was literally the cost of a box of cereal in the early 2000s, $12 for the complete second game is still a pretty big steal. Seeing you not use the arrow to build paths and just like block pathing is infuriating. 😂😂😂
I can absolutely see why it was infuriating 🤣🤣 I have games that Ive played since I was a kid, and if I saw someone being as clunky as me while playing it Id get pissed even if I was enjoying watching them play it! 🤣 I will say, I did learn a lot more after doing my RCT1 episode. Thanks for sharing your story by the way!
this one had me on a chokehold when we first got a computer couldnt wait to get home from school to play (and lowkey still does to this day🤣) i remember playing the 3rd one some years after losing the disk for this one and only liked the part where you can ride the rides but went STRAIGHT BACK to this one once i found it online lol
2 is definitely a solid entry!! Most people I've talked to said 3 was better if they started with that game first, whereas people that played 2 usually prefer it over 3. :)
4:27 This is a jank of rct 1 and 2, Openrct2 make it a lot better for this situation.
And to make the paths goes up, you need to click on the 2nd option of the path tab (bottom-right will be able to build bridges, more straight-fowards and if it goes underground, tunnels.
I appreciate the clarification there! I've been told OpenRCT2 does things a lot more smoothly than RCT2 and 1
That sound when the controls for Merry Go Round fail & the music speed becomes ridiculous!
oh really?? I didnt know that was a thing! Ill have to look at the game again and see if I can hear it
I remember playing this game in the computer lab and we’d get in trouble for just playing games. WHY HAVE IT ON THE COMPUTER IF WE COULDNT PLAY IT?!
Oh my gosh I totally forgot about that!! I always wondered the same thing too!! We'd have 1 day a year where we'd do computer lab and play Oregon Trail, or Rollercoaster Tycoon, some games like that. It was the best day ever!
At 14:10, to launch a roller-coaster from the start, you have to change the operation mode in the settings menu of the rollercoaster, so it doesn't expect the trains to come back to the start making a full circle. There, you can type in the speed you want the roller-coaster to be launched. I always used maximum speed, and watch how the trains flied, poor passengers died, and my park rating collapsed :D
This function is only supported in a few types of rollercoasters, I think the inverted type you used before doesn't have it.
I was seriously so confused on why it wasn't working!! I see all these youtubers doing stuff and for some reason I can't do it. Thanks for clarifying what the problem was. lol I wish I could've seen your park where the ratings died. I wanted to see something like that myself but as we see in this video, that didn't happen 🤣
Coaster design is quite in depth. It goes over thr very basics in the tutorial. In general you will run into problems with lateral g s and inversions. If you turn too quickly you will get crushed to the sise irl. There are hidden requirements per coaster, usually # of drops, min highest drop and length but you will usually get it if you build a decently long coaster. Look up marcel vis why your coasters suck.
I used to play this all the time as a kid and I still love it. It definitely took me a long time to figure out all the controls like lifting roads and putting in water but it is still tons of fun. i remember it took me the longest time to build a building bc the controls were confusing but they’re actually simple when you know what to do lol
I was having a SERIOUSLY hard time. lol. But just like you said, when you know how to do it, I'm sure it's super simple. I see these CZcamsrs doing all of this crazy stuff and I'm just like, I can't even build a dang road properly. 😂
the way you were making the coasters with no banks hurt my soul a little lol
forgive me, I am a rookie haha😂
Nice to see you experience RCT2. I am more familiar with the first game than any of its sequels. Ive played RCT2 for an hour compared to the thousands of hours I put in the original. I have no experience playing the third game. It’s cool to have different opinions. Nice to see you stick to your guns!
Thanks my friend!! Being honest about how I feel about this stuff means more to me than anything else. You've played Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 a lot it sounds like, anything I should know about? I'm eager to dive into that one now!
@@Tytar To get your rollercoaster to go underground, you need to lower the ground level. It’s in that same tool that raised the land you can lower it. I believe you can increase the land area you wish to rise/lower, The saves a lot of time than just doing it tile by tile. Especially since when you wish to put a track anywhere it will show you where it will go and how many tiles that will take up.
You only need to rise/lower the land when your coaster enters/exits the underground. Once you initially reach underground, you don’t have to worry about lowering the land until you’re ready to come out. The game will automatically make a tunnel when your track is straight. So if you want to send your guest to Hell (aka dropping to the lowest of the low) you can do that. It takes some planning but as long as the track is straight underground the game will make a tunnel.
Also if you clicked on the amount of guest you have on the bottom, a menu will pop-up that shows what every guest is thinking. You can organize this and group together the ones that are thinking the same thing. Some are happy while others are mad. I like to send the mad ones swimming if you know what I mean. Everyone should be happy that they are paying $20 for a dirty bathroom. Some parks don’t care about the guest and have employee only bathrooms. In my park everybody is allowed to use the bathroom even if they work for me for a small fee. Gotta pay those water bills!
I don't know how I didn't see the notification for your comment! Thank you for this! $20 for a dirty bathroom. Lol.
If you can find them somewhere you should do the SeaWorld Tycoon games and Maximum GForce Coasters
Thats a great idea!! Ive never heard of those, Im especially curious about the SeaWorld Tycoon games
@@Tytar they’re pretty good Maximum GForce Coasters is like an early version of the two No Limits games
When you said let's a go, I was drinking water, and you made me swallow the water very weirdly.
I am so sorry but hopefully it made you laugh in a good way lol
If you didn’t have to use the first two games of the RCT Franchise to use OpenRCT2 I’d play it
you only need the 2nd rct to be able to play OpenRCT2, rct1 is an extra.
I loved that they had the real life Six Flags parks in this game
I know I didnt mention that too much in the video (if at all) But I thought that was neat too!
I just hated it when some of the six flags parks didn't have the other recreated rides batman the ride and riddlers revenge I was so broken for that!
Why the hell are you still not on OpenRCT2 is beyond me...
I never got to play any of the RollerCoaster Tycoon games, but they seem very funny. This one seems to have that charm that other games like The Sims 1 have
I agree! I think thats part of why there's a general sentiment in the rollercoaster tycoon community that 1 and 2 are better as well. I could definitely feel the charm. 3 felt more "to the point" whereas 2 has felt more nuanced and definitely has more spirit
Any other games where you'd want "just everything" all at once instead of progression and rewards?
Hi Runar! I'm not sure if I understand your question, what do you mean?
I’m late to the party and I’m sure you’ve probably figured it out by now but your custom coaster was getting such high G’s because you didn’t bank any of your turns. Lol Imagine pulling a sharp turn at 70 miles an hour. It would do some damage to the body. Same principle here. I will say it was funny watching you try to troubleshoot the issue. Solution: Remove inversions and add more turns that’ll give someone whiplash. 😂 Also going underground is possible. But unlike RCT3 where it happened automatically, you have to get the shovel tool and dig at the section of ground you want to move.
Oh yea most definitely I learned! But I still appreciate the explanation! I still didn't quite have the hang of it in RCT1, but I did learn a lot more after playing that one too. Getting used to making realistic coasters was challenging at first but much easier for me now!
The fries stand is backwards, guests won't be able to buy fries. Turn the shops around so they face the paths. Right click to select the piece of track you want to edit
Yea...Im definitely new at this. You can tell 😆 Thanks for the tips. Im going to take them into RCT1. Do you know if it's right-click to select track part on RCT1?
@@Tytar I was going to mention the above comment too. I do believe it’s the same right click to select the part of the track in the first title.
@@MrFunnyHandsInYourPants Im definitely going to take the lessons into the next playthrough. lol I was having a hard time with this one
Why not OpenRCT2? It combines both 1 and 2 into one game, if you have both installed. Just don't forget to go through the settings menu to make the game more comfortable for you.
Yea I heard about openrct2 after doing this series actually! I'm wanting to play it some more because rct1 and 2 gave me a great appreciation for these games.
I have a very good story memory to comment on here!
So around the early part of 2010s when i still had the original rct2 then had all rct1 scenarios for rct2 then ended up with openrct2!
I was with my sister at some times and we had two small pitbull puppies that i miss very so much! I was selected handfuls of scenarios editing turning them into real life inspiration parks like Bumbly Beach to Blackpool Pleasure Beach Evergreen Gardens to Busch Gardens Tampa and Megaworld Park to Cedar Point/Magic Mountain and many others intoost usa states i picked for fun! As my sister got into some of my parks ti mess with me and to help me some! And right where we had the circus rides in our parks the music animals and crowd playing! Our two small pitbull puppies were barking when the seals in yhe circus went arf arf arf arf arf along with and i giggled fainted so much and was very happy at that time being!
I will never ever forget that greatest moment I ever had
Rct for life!
Oh my gosh I love that story!! Haha thanks so much for sharing it! It's great how games can bring back nostalgia in so many ways
i never played this game and was so confused too 😂😂😂
I know right?! Like it's fun when it's working for you but if you're a noobie and dont want to do a tutorial, good luck! haha
RCT Classic all the way
If only Planet Coaster had weather. Hope we get a second game
Seriously?? No weather?! To think Im covering that game soon too!!
I remember this game
Its a good one 🙂
RCT1 and 2 are games that will be playable forever. Not so much rct3. 3d graphics age bad
I miss this game. I don’t like the new ones. The old ones were amazing.
I totally agree! The old ones were where it's at. RCT2 grew on me a lot after I visited RCT1 (the upload I did after this one)
I grew up with the first two games and even i prefer the 3rd one and the 3rd being my fav in the series i just love 3 customisation so much and the fact you could import RCT 1 and 2s rides into it and add your own music etc the list goes on the only thing i think the other two have over the 3rd is the graphics but even then when you build a night park in 3 all the colourful lights the game is gorgeous and i dont lke the music as much in 3 but you can just add the music from RCT 1 and 2 into it and bam problem solved RCT 1 will always have a special place in my heart but with all the improvements 3 did 3 just nocks it out of the park but yeah i know tgis is a minority thing on this but yeah i grew up with the orginals and even i love 3 the most 1 and 3 being my favs in the series
See, I was wondering about that! It's so weird in 2 that you can only pick to pay for rides vs your park! And I agree with pretty much everything you said. 3 may not feel like a spiritual successor to 1&2, but feature-wise it feels like a decent game. But I find that interesting that you like 1&3 so much! What do you like about 1?
@@Tytar huge fan of your videos btw :3 and aye its honestly why i couldn't get into 2 as much as i found it really frustrating like i love the game as its like 1 with extras but that csn only choose ether one or the other for prices just made it feel so limiting for me and found i was struggling more and it just made it less enjoyable for me to the point i just went back to 1 cause near the same game i dont get the extras that 2 had but at least it gets rid of that big frustration that i had with 2 and honestly if 2 didn't have that change i would have personally loved that one more than 1 but cause of that change it honestly put me off and why i prefer 1 to this day over 2 cause of that change but with 3 it brings it back so i can pay for both and get the added benefits what 2 brought and then sum which is why 3 is my all time favourite out of the 3 games if im feeling nostalgic and want to get old school ill always go straight back to the first one rather than 2 all because of that one change it sucks really and even now the only reason i own 2 is just so i can use open RCT and use that to play RCT 1 on a modern systems but thats it
I can see why you prefer 1 over 2! Ill keep these things in mind when revisiting the original 🙂 Im really glad you're enjoying the content too. What drives me to make it is reading comments from people that have a great time watching it. So Im glad you're here 🙂
@@Tytar aye ^_^ and even the first one they kinda ruined with the Roller Coaster Tycoon classic edition its the first game with 2 fixes but they also brought the whole can only pay for entry or rides system into it and it sucks for me but super glade you can buy the original as that will be my go to for some classic RCT but yeah 3 all the way for me ^^
And Thank you for taking your time to read my comments and reply to them :) i also did subscribe and i do plan to in the future join your patreon to help support love your content and this do they hold up today videos are up there as my favs of yours very enjoyable keep up the awesome work :)
@@TheBrownBearTherian awww!! Thank you! Your support means so much to me. Even if you arent able to join the Patreon, Im happy you're here! But of course, I would be thrilled if you could join the Patreon crew. 🙂 Just know, Im grateful for any form of support, even if you're just enjoying the content for free! Thanks for the words of encouragement. I have some great uploads lined up, as well as shorts and livestreams too. 🙂 Im very excited to look at RCT1!
RCT2 ALWAYS 🎉
I can see why you love RCT2 Victoria. :) It's really something great!
does openrtc2 work on the steam version of rtc???
That's a very good question..I'm not actually sure! Hopefully someone knowledgeable on RCT2 can reply here to let you know.
i don't care about graphics i go by game play
thats a good thing to go by! gameplay is a lot better than graphics