'Tycoon' games

[kyng]

Has anyone here ever played any of the 'Tycoon' series of business simulation games? 

I've played quite a few of these myself; I think this is the full list: 

• Railroad Tycoon (2 and 3): RRT2 is one of my favourite games of all time: even though it's over 20 years old now, I still come back to it sometimes . I haven't played RRT3 in a while, though: it was good, but never quite replaced RRT2 in my heart. 
• RollerCoaster Tycoon (1, 2 and 3): I played the heck out of the first two games, and I still go back to RCT2 every now and then. Once again, I thought RCT3 was good, but it never managed to get me to put down RCT2. 
• Zoo Tycoon 2. I only played this a bit; it was mostly my sister who was into this. 
• Monopoly Tycoon. I only played this once or twice . 

I should also give a shout-out to Marcel Vos: an excellent RCT2 YouTuber, who has created some crazy contraptions in the game. Most famously, he's built a roller coaster that takes 12 years to complete a circuit :



So, who else has played these?

[lordroel]

Mar 8, 2019 20:52:30 GMT kyng said:

Has anyone here ever played any of the 'Tycoon' series of business simulation games? 

I've played quite a few of these myself; I think this is the full list: 

• Railroad Tycoon (2 and 3): RRT2 is one of my favourite games of all time: even though it's over 20 years old now, I still come back to it sometimes . I haven't played RRT3 in a while, though: it was good, but never quite replaced RRT2 in my heart. 
• RollerCoaster Tycoon (1, 2 and 3): I played the heck out of the first two games, and I still go back to RCT2 every now and then. Once again, I thought RCT3 was good, but it never managed to get me to put down RCT2. 
• Zoo Tycoon 2. I only played this a bit; it was mostly my sister who was into this. 
• Monopoly Tycoon. I only played this once or twice . 

I should also give a shout-out to Marcel Vos: an excellent RCT2 YouTuber, who has created some crazy contraptions in the game. Most famously, he's built a roller coaster that takes 12 years to complete a circuit :



So, who else has played these?

That brings back some memories, have played it a lot, if i am correct i still have RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 somewhere in one of my game boxes.

[kyng]

Yeah, I still have all three of the games. I never play RCT1 any more, though, since RCT2 is basically just a better version of it .

[lordroel]

Mar 16, 2019 13:58:44 GMT kyng said:

Yeah, I still have all three of the games. I never play RCT1 any more, though, since RCT2 is basically just a better version of it .

Loved to play the Tycoon 3 as it allowed you to create your own music for fireworks if i remember correctly.

[kyng]

Yeah, I remember that. I didn't use the fireworks very often, though: I never got the hang of making a decent show .

Of course, RCT2 had 'fireworks' of its own - in the form of crashed trains and dead guests .

[lordroel]

Mar 24, 2019 0:11:00 GMT kyng said:

Yeah, I remember that. I didn't use the fireworks very often, though: I never got the hang of making a decent show .

Of course, RCT2 had 'fireworks' of its own - in the form of crashed trains and dead guests .

Have you ever build something like this, i never have not do i think i have the patience to do so.

[kyng]

Mar 24, 2019 8:04:16 GMT lordroel said:

Mar 24, 2019 0:11:00 GMT kyng said:

Yeah, I remember that. I didn't use the fireworks very often, though: I never got the hang of making a decent show .

Of course, RCT2 had 'fireworks' of its own - in the form of crashed trains and dead guests .

Have you ever build something like this, i never have not do i think i have the patience to do so.

Nope, definitely don't have the patience for that!

[lordroel]

Mar 31, 2019 1:27:55 GMT kyng said:

Mar 24, 2019 8:04:16 GMT lordroel said:

Have you ever build something like this, i never have not do i think i have the patience to do so.

Nope, definitely don't have the patience for that!

Neither do i.

[kyng]

In the opening post, I shared "12 Years of Suffering": a roller coaster which takes 12 real-life years to complete.

That was impressive; however, Marcel has found a way to improve on it.

Get ready for "45 Years in Hell":

[lordroel]

Aug 3, 2019 20:37:58 GMT kyng said:

In the opening post, I shared "12 Years of Suffering": a roller coaster which takes 12 real-life years to complete.

That was impressive; however, Marcel has found a way to improve on it.

Get ready for "45 Years in Hell":

That is fun to have a kid say, i want to go on this ride.

[kyng]

Aug 3, 2019 20:49:15 GMT lordroel said:

Aug 3, 2019 20:37:58 GMT kyng said:

In the opening post, I shared "12 Years of Suffering": a roller coaster which takes 12 real-life years to complete.

That was impressive; however, Marcel has found a way to improve on it.

Get ready for "45 Years in Hell":

That is fun to have a kid say, i want to go on this ride.

I hope the kid enjoys it: they won't be a kid by the time they get off. 

I just hope Marcel hired a mechanic. Because, if the coaster breaks down, it could take even longer than 45 years!!!

[lordroel]

Aug 3, 2019 20:52:04 GMT kyng said:

Aug 3, 2019 20:49:15 GMT lordroel said:

That is fun to have a kid say, i want to go on this ride.

I hope the kid enjoys it: they won't be a kid by the time they get off. 

I just hope Marcel hired a mechanic. Because, if the coaster breaks down, it could take even longer than 45 years!!!

The price to ride that coaster must be very high, also waiting 45 years in a line so you can ride 45 years is truly a dedication to going to a amusement park.

[kyng]

Aug 3, 2019 20:53:44 GMT lordroel said:

Aug 3, 2019 20:52:04 GMT kyng said:

I hope the kid enjoys it: they won't be a kid by the time they get off. 

I just hope Marcel hired a mechanic. Because, if the coaster breaks down, it could take even longer than 45 years!!!

The price to ride that coaster must be very high, also waiting 45 years in a line so you can ride 45 years is truly a dedication to going to a amusement park.

I don't think I'd ride that coaster if you paid me . At the very least, you'd have to pay guests what they would have earned had they worked for those 45 years. 

The minimum wage for over-25s in the UK is £8.21 per hour. If you assume that each person works 240 days a year, and 8 hours per day, then 45 years of that would be (8.21 * 8 * 240 * 45) = £709,344. 

So, yeah. If someone's going to pay me £700,000 to spend 45 years in Hell, then I'll consider it...

[lordroel]

Aug 10, 2019 23:01:32 GMT kyng said:

Aug 3, 2019 20:53:44 GMT lordroel said:

The price to ride that coaster must be very high, also waiting 45 years in a line so you can ride 45 years is truly a dedication to going to a amusement park.

I don't think I'd ride that coaster if you paid me . At the very least, you'd have to pay guests what they would have earned had they worked for those 45 years. 

The minimum wage for over-25s in the UK is £8.21 per hour. If you assume that each person works 240 days a year, and 8 hours per day, then 45 years of that would be (8.21 * 8 * 240 * 45) = £709,344. 

So, yeah. If someone's going to pay me £700,000 to spend 45 years in Hell, then I'll consider it...

But you then have to pay, breakfast, lunch and dinner and such things as well.

Not a Tycoon version, but a modern take on ridding so many years on a coaster.

[kyng]

If you thought "45 Years in Hell" was fun, then how about exploding mini golf?