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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Graphics broken on Snow Leopard

Written by HE from Sunderland

Sep 3, 2009

The resource map is unreadable and trying to display the readme causes the game to become unresponsive--you have to use a Apple-Q to exit.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Works Great!

Written by MT from Barrington

Aug 5, 2009

I switched from a Window XP computer to a iMac OS X and the graphics are way better!! The only time when the graphics start to get bad is when you zoom in really really close. It only stutters we when you have about 100 trains and you are in a crowed area up close to a train. We you zoom out sometimes the ground turn's gray but only a split second. Another thing is the tracks are 2-D instead of 3-D but it does not really bother me, and most of the time i am looking at the trains and not the tracks. Over all if your looking to by this game i would recommend it.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Great Game

Written by JB from Fairfield

Jun 5, 2009

I am running this great game on a MacBook 2.2GHz intel Core 2 Duo. OS 10.5.x and it runs great. I love the dynamics of the economy and the progress of technology as the years go by. I recommend this game who likes Sim City. Although you are not building a city, you are still balancing budgets and supporting many cities with the services your locomotive company offers them.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Great Fun all around

Written by EJ from Tulsa

May 10, 2009

I have to admit, while this game seemed a bit odd right out of the gates (I've never played a RR tycoon game), I caught on rather quickly and found this to be enormously fun! The mechanics are great, the economy is a bit tricky to figure out but you can get the hang of it, and so far the game is without any snags! The only minor thing is where the terrain will flash grey at some levels of zooming, but a quick menu change or zooming in to another level will fix it immediately!

My favorite part of the game so far is working the stock market. Maybe it's the financial side of the game I enjoy so much! The much HARDER part however, is figuring out just how to get the right goods to the right place without them walking their way there on their own (land convoys run by AI), or getting it sent to the wrong station (happens if you have "any freight" selected on trains). While that seems like quite a pain, that is the kind of railroad mastery you need to be able to pull off to get the gold medals, leaving you with plenty of replay value!

(I haven't played the multiplayer yet, so I can't comment on that.)

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

This Game Was Awesome

Written by CH from Bainbridge Island

Mar 22, 2009

I loved this game. Our New iMac is so much better at graphics than our old Windows 98 computer and it really brings out the best in Railroad Tycoon 3.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Great!

Written by SG from Riverside

Dec 27, 2008

I'm very glad I switched from PC to Mac (specifically because of games) The gameplay was amazing and I would like to warn all laptop users not to get this game, it does not install on Macbooks or iBooks in my experience this game will only install on the iMacs

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

This is a Great Game But...

Written by GD from Libertyville

Aug 30, 2008

Well it's quite different from Railroad Tycoon 2, but for the most part it is a good buy. It runs fine a my MacBook Pro with Leopard Installed.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Waste of money and time

Written by VL from APO

Aug 21, 2008

Well, this is my first exposure to any off-the-shelf software for Mac and I can't say I'm pleased. The game won't install at all. I've read the other reviews/tips with no success. Perhaps I'm just not installing it correctly as this is my first Mac install. but it sure makes me think twice about the two grand I dumped into this MacBook Pro after switching from PC... Can't say I've ever had a piece of software that failed to load on my Gateway.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

cant even play the game

Written by CO from Santa Ana

Jun 12, 2008

i bought the game seeing how it had great comments. i even read the one negative comment. well i have to agree with him. i load the game, watch the preview movie, and then the screen goes gray. i can hear the music but dont know why i'm clicking or viewing. i've emailed the MacSoft game support, but they're useless. They replied once, and sent them my system information, and now a month later i've yet to hear from them. i've been let down.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

very good game on a fast mac

Written by TK from New York

Feb 11, 2008

i am very excited! i got a new imac for holidays (2.8 intel) and my railroad tycoon works like a charm. i ran out of space on hard drive and old imac (17" imac) was too slow. very stable. only very infrequently have i had a crash or a glitch. beautiful graphics. i have not tried the multi player feature.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

graphic

Written by PL from Quebec

Nov 17, 2007

realy good graphic and a lot of possibility
in the space and in the time
perfect
pol

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Won't Install

Written by DW from OSHAWA

Oct 21, 2007

LIke GG, I bought the game and it won't install. Support is useless. Game is useless. At least the box is nice. One star is too much. Apple says avoid comments about support. Why? Because it's true? Garbage.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

I can't stop playing it.

Written by MM from Dayton

Sep 19, 2007

I wasn't expecting much for an under $20 game. But how wrong I was.

In this sim you are a railroad Tycoon starting your own railroad from scratch. You have your business to keep track of which consists of laying tracks, buying trains, setting up routes, maintenance, buying other businesses, your companies stock price, issuing bonds and more. But you also have your personal finances and stock purchases to keep track of. The goal of the game is to create a successful railroad company and get yourself rich in the process.

I’m usually not into simulation type games, but this one is fun and addictive! Great graphics too.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Awesome!!!

Written by GT from Vienna

Jul 5, 2007

This is the best game at the best price! It's very addictive; I'm hooked. The one thing is that I can't figure out how to edit the trains color, looks, etc. and place cities in map editor, but I STILL give it a 5-star!

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Chuff Chuff Chuffed

Written by MF from New York

May 15, 2007

Magnificent game that is truly engrossing. Gorgeous graphics and all consuming game play. The real world economic system here adds real depth to the game. My favourite game of all time!

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Disappointed

Written by GG from Dulles

Nov 23, 2006

I bought this to play with my train-crazy son. Unfortunately, the game won't install, but rather shows an error when reading the install disc. The customer support site (for the PC version -- Mac version online support is practically nonexistant) indicated this is a common problem. I tried copying the files to the hard drive and installing from there, same error. My guess is the disc's bad. I know these things happen, but it's not a sign of good quality control. Now I get to send it back.

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

the best game ever

Written by SS from Marion

Jul 20, 2006

it is the best game ever if you co not have it buy it now so lean with it rock with it

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Railroad Tycoon 3 - for Mac

Great game!

Written by BD from Palmerton

May 23, 2006

This was my first "real" game for my MacG4. WOW!! Once I figured it out, I was hooked. It is very addicting and challenges me every time I play it. The graphics are superb and it has a fine soundtrack also. You do need a good amount of ram, (i have 1gig and 450Prossesor) so close down other apps, before starting, because as you build up amount of trains, businesses, people etc. It does suck up ram. Surprising amount of fun for such a low price.!!

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