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Okay, nitpick time. Your story about the game is surely wrong. Rollercoaster Tycoon was developed for Windows 95/98. Perhaps you meant it's a later version of
by AimHere 10y ago
Okay, nitpick time. Your story about the game is surely wrong. Rollercoaster Tycoon was developed for Windows 95/98.
Perhaps you meant it's a later version of Windows, or the game's spiritual predecessor, Theme Park, which ran in DOS.
- Maxious 10y agoThis seems to mention the virtual memory but not any specific game https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20160328-00/?p=93204 https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20160328-00/?p=...
- brynedwards 10y agoProbably SimCity, there's a bit about Microsoft adding a workaround for a bug in the game in this article http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000054.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000054.html Edit: Maybe not this since it's unrelated to virtual memory but it's along the same lines, going to some lengths to keep software compatible
- chillacy 10y agoYou're right that's the story I was thinking of. I didn't remember all the details though, I guess I knew some old version of windows, some simulation game, and something involving memory. Turns out the actual details got mixed up in my head!
- Nr7 10y agoCould've been Transport Tycoon (Deluxe) which was the previous game from the developer of RCT
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