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Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic was developed by Chris Sawyer, who did the first two games, and then left the games industry for decades, partially because of a d
by vanderZwan 9y ago
Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic was developed by Chris Sawyer, who did the first two games, and then left the games industry for decades, partially because of a disgust with the shift towards violence[0][1]. So in a way, Roller Coaster Tycoon Classic is the first "canon" Roller Coaster Tycoon sequel after the first two games.
Also, the first game was almost completely written in assembly[2]. I don't think one can pull that off without having some really high coding standards, so I'm not surprised that the game runs really well!
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RollerCoaster_Tycoon_Classic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RollerCoaster_Tycoon_Classic (note that it also has just been released on Microsoft Windows and macOS on September 28)
[1] http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-03-a-big-interview-with-chris-sawyer-the-creator-of-rollercoaster-tycoon http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-03-a-big-interview...
[2] http://www.chrissawyergames.com/faq3.htm http://www.chrissawyergames.com/faq3.htm
- colejohnson66 9y agoI kindof wish he’d release the source code
- vanderZwan 9y agoI mean... given it's already assembly it should be easier than normal to reverse-engineer it, no? Or do you think there's lots of nasty low-level hacks in there that will be harder to decipher?
- transpostmeta 9y agoThe assembly code might well have been created with lots of macros.
- colejohnson66 9y agoI've tried disassembling the version of RCT 1 that's on Steam, and the program starts by, IIRC, decrypting the other parts of the executable before jumping into it.
- vanderZwan 9y agoSteam uses DRM, does it not? So it could be that, and in that case, perhaps the GOG version gives better results, since they claim to be DRM free. https://www.gog.com/game/rollercoaster_tycoon_deluxe https://www.gog.com/game/rollercoaster_tycoon_deluxe
- colejohnson66 9y agoAs far as I know, the version on Steam is the same as what came on the discs with the only modifications being some patches for compatibility. There were also no references to Steam's DRM anywhere