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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Great But need the right mac

Written by AW from Mahwah

Aug 26, 2009

I just got a macbook pro 13inch 1 mouth ago (2.25Ghz, 2 GB ram) this game worked great after i downloaded the patch. Also you have to turn off the shadows in the game menu. If you dont it will freeze up. Also i fixed the random quits of the game by downloading a fan control on my macbook and turning the fans up high, which helps it alot. Over all this game is awesome and i recommend this to anyone who has the same mac.

21 of 23 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Good Overall with one Major Glitch

Written by RG

Jul 22, 2009

I am running this game on a white MacBook with 2gb's of RAM. After adjusting the graphic settings slightly, I have had a good experience with this game. The only problem I have is that there is no solution for the Island Hoping scenario which means I can't unlock the last two scenarios. Not being able to finish the game is a little bit of a bummer, but I enjoy all the other aspects of the game.

16 of 22 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

3D ruined it..

Written by JY from Fair Lawn

Jul 10, 2009

i loved the first two games. they were amazing and very easy to pick up and play. RCT3 is just not user friendly. there is too much going on; and the 3D nature of the game ruins the quality and graphics.

while it is awesome to ride your own rides, [no question on the effectiveness of that addition. that is the reason for the 2nd star.] the gameplay is sacrificed. i would play the first two over the third any day.

the old 2D style was better, in my opinion, and the controls were easier. RCT3 takes a lot of getting used to for [what i feel is] half the pay-off; or less.

i just could not get into this one. i tried, but it's just not the best thing that happened to the roller coaster tycoon series..

plus, the graphics were not good enough to be a 3D game. they were choppy and had a very "out-dated" look to them; like a game from 95'.

the first two need to be remastered for mac. if they remade the first two with slightly better graphics and released them for macs, they would have two MUCH better games than RCT3.. the game was just not up to par in any way.

unfortunate when you look at the success of the first two..
:/

37 of 56 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Amazing

Written by RB from Wyoming

Jul 2, 2009

I used to have this game on a Dell PC. It was sooooooo slow and sluggish I couldn't stand it. I am absolutely amazed to see how fast and crisp this game is on a Mac! I recommend having a good Mac (ex. MacBook Pro), however, to run this game because it can be pretty rough on a slow system.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

WAIT TILL THEY FIX IT

Written by CC from Garden City

Jun 16, 2009

This game would be so much fun if it would stop freezing. It is painful to play. How can they charge $50 for a game that doesn't work properly. PLEASE HURRY AND FIX THE BUGS

15 of 21 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Great Game!

Written by JL from Maywood

Apr 1, 2009

This game is great and have not looked back. Infinite choices when it comes to making roller coasters, many choices for just regular rides and all-around just a great game. Many people have a problem running this game, i found that out too, but through minor tweaks it works great. Just turn off shadows in the game options.

24 of 29 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Too Slow!

Written by BW from Fredericton

Mar 6, 2009

This game would be super exciting, except for the problem of how slow it is! I purchased my imac just a year ago and still have plenty of free space after installing this game. Yet, it still takes eternity to get anything built. The main problem was building foot paths and roller coasters. I spent literally 15 minutes trying to build a foot path that only required five pieces. The game is also very different from the original games and takes some time to get used to. Overall, if the game was going to run this slow for you, them I don't recomend purchasing this game. For me it was definitely not worth the price plus shipping and tax. If you really are going to by this game, I would look into it more and be sure that the game will run properly before you spend 50 dollars.

26 of 42 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Too many issues!

Written by BL from Auburn

Jan 18, 2009

Having played the original Roller Coaster Tycoon on a PC, I was exited to try this game on my mac. I have had nothing but problems since I bought it. While the game can be fun for short periods of time, it often crashes or freezes (so be sure to save your progress often if you are playing!). Some of the scenarios have a particular ride or scenery item that causes the game to freeze if I try to build it (it is different depending on the scenario I am playing). When the game does freeze, I am unable to force quit the program...I have to turn the computer off and back on. I also attempted to install the Soaked expansion pack and can no longer open the game at all. Since I have a fairly new Macbook that more than meets the minimum requirements, I am attributing the games' issues to the software and not the computer.

27 of 46 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Good, But Not Perfect.

Written by MP

Dec 31, 2008

What puzzles me is that why did they take away some graphics and features from the PC version? And any expansion packs other than "Soaked!"? Reflective water, drips of water on the screen in wet areas, and shadows while building don't show like in the PC version. Sometimes while I'm building a roller coaster it quits and returns back to my desktop. And with shadows turned ON, with the cheat "D Lean" flying camera feature, no shadows appear. Hopefully the expansion "Wild!" will be available for purchase with these graphic problems solved to make the game more enjoyable and realistic. But those are the things that I personally want to vanish. Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 is virtually the greatest game for simulation and creativity and I loved the game's series since the first Roller Coaster Tycoon! Please continue this legendary game for the Mac!

14 of 20 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Good game.

Written by AP from Sleepy Hollow

Dec 29, 2008

Lots of fun to play,in both sandbox and career.Works badly on Intel computers running tiger.

11 of 16 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

SLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Written by DP from Quesnel

Dec 18, 2008

I have a new mac book 2.4 and this game freezes up, is very sluggish and the patch
did not do anything for it. Save your money!!!

15 of 29 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Too slow

Written by SW from Carlsbad

Jul 22, 2008

Way to slow and creaky. Not sure what happened to the game. I have a power pc G5 and it bogs down on the graphics. It's not even fun playing the game any more.

21 of 43 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Fun to play but it lags.

Written by EM from Nepean

Jul 22, 2008

Got my new iMac with 4GB ram and thought the machine would have no problem handling the 3D. I was wrong. It's choppy and a little frustrating to play. If anyone has any ideas to fix this problem I would love to hear it. Otherwise, it's still a fun game...you just need to be patient.

28 of 38 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

LOVE IT!!

Written by CW from La Crescenta

May 31, 2008

I have a mac mini, and it works FINE!!! I LOVE IT!! What you need to do if it is sluggish is get the universal patch for it. You can just download it for free on the apple website. You may need to uninstall rct3, but it is so worth it!

65 of 84 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Slow

Written by MM from marietta

Mar 28, 2008

Got a brand new Mac, 2.8 gHz, 4 GB RAM. This game lags for nearly a minute with any move I try to make. It's horrible and frustrating. Maybe I will later decide its worth it, but I highly doubt that.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

love the older rct's

Written by NN from stow

Mar 18, 2008

I used to play all of the older rct's and loved them....so naturally rct3 was a no brainer for mac.....wrong!! It worked one time and that was it. Crash Crash Crash.....49.99 wasted....

69 of 135 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Great game, but sluggish

Written by KM from Lake Tapps

Jan 1, 2008

RCT is still a great series, but this Mac port should ran a lot faster. It's still okay to play, but disappointingly slow on my 1.6Ghz PowerPC and also (maybe more) on my 2.16Ghz Intel, both with 1GB ram. I still think it was worth buying.

169 of 315 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Dont understand?

Written by BD

Dec 5, 2007

I just got a brand new mac and this game still will not run right. Ive downloaded the patch i think its the updated patch? 2006 i think......Does it automatically go into RCT3 after i download the patch. I couldn't tell a difference with the patch.. Help Has anyone had a slow gm and fixed it with a patch or is it useless!?! Looks fun just can't play it.

143 of 252 people found this useful