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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!

13 of 19 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.

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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.

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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.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Good game

Written by SG from brooklyn

Jul 1, 2007

Its a really good game. It crashed once but is now working like a charm. Its easy to learn and fun to play. The only problem is that it cost $50.00!!! Thats 2x the amount of the PC version.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Fun game, but issues.

Written by SJ from Sarnia

Mar 20, 2007

This is a fun game but as mentioned if you want to use the higher graphic settings it is quite demanding.

Hopefully the Canada Apple store will carry the Soaked expansion pack for Mac that is now in other countries.

I'd buy the expansion in a second from the apple store if they carried it and didn't mark up the price so much compared to competitors.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Great but....

Written by RH from Milwaukie

Mar 10, 2007

I have a 2gig macbook.
The game runs just fine.
I installed the patch before playing it and that seemed to help alot. However, it does crash. I save alot so it doesn't kill the game. Its just not as fun to play knowing that its going to end with out you knowing. I really hope apple or the creaters re-think the patch and make a better one. The game itself is great. I think even though they went 3-D it still feels just like the older RCT's. Its worth it if they fix the crashes.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

fun game

Written by RC from Elk Grove

Feb 21, 2007

Very fun game, BUT I hate the fact that I spent 50 dollars for this game and it is SOOOOOOOO FREAKIN SLOW. I love this game but it's just toooo slow. grrrrrr!!!

43 of 70 people found this useful

RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Crashes

Written by JO from CRYSTAL CITY

Feb 5, 2007

So i bought this game and it runs great on my macbook pro. When you turn off shadows it runs perfect. i have a 2.16 gig laptop. So i downloaded the patch and my computer has an "error" every ten min and shuts off. very freaking annoying. awesome game, very bad problem they need to fix soon otherwise im sending it back!

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

It does work on Intel Macs

Written by SC from sierraville

Dec 30, 2006

Allright, after reading several reviews...was very skeptical, but once I saw the new Universal patch had been released, I tried it. Glad I did. I have an intel macbook 1.5mb 2.0ghz which was able to handle most of the game features reasonably well. It would slow down when there were several rides and it was "night", so I just kept things to "daytime" when I could. The game will still quit unexpectedly every now and then, but not to the point where it makes the game unplayable...just gotta save quite a bit. - these two reasons are why I gave it a four star instead of a 5, cause the game is very fun and can spend hours creating whole themeparks from scratch or with some guidance. Otherwise, "insidemacgames" has a pretty accurate view as well. Hope this helps

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

ADDICTING!!!!

Written by OJ from Austin

Nov 23, 2006

the most addicting game EVER i dont know how many daysive wasted playing this game. although i wish it was a bit more challenging cant wait till 4 comes out, As for the crashes....... I went to the aspyr website and doloaded the update since then the game runs as smooth as any PC game ive ever had

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Decent

Written by SM from Saginaw

Oct 8, 2006

Id love to give it five stars, because its a great game if you LOVE rollercoasters like I do. I love the in-ride camera, and its fun to make rides with friends....

The reason I gave it 4 stars is because as soon as you get a big park going, it lags very badly. I use a MacMini with 1GB of RAM and it ran fine but once you get more than 10 rides up it lags like none other.

Overall, great game.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

very good game, but crashes often

Written by LB from Manhattan

Jun 5, 2006

The game is very addicting and the graphics are awesome but it crashes a frequently on my 1,6 Ghz imac G5. Don't buy this game if you don't have a fast computer!!

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Can't kill people?

Written by GP from Miami Springs

Mar 3, 2006

The only dissapointments I have with this game are that the people don't always ride your rides and they just loiter around the majority of the time. Also, being slightly sadistic as I can be, you don't get to kill the people with roller coasters that lead to nowhere or into the middle of a lake. In RCT 1 &2 I would always enjoy when the disclaimer on the bottom would beep at you saying your roller coaster blew up or guest so and so has drowned. In RCT 3, the roller coaster will blow up and yet the people magically jump off the ride and float back down to safety. So I just decided to build enormous plateaus, pick people up, place them on top and watch their confusion. But besides these factors it's a pretty cool game.

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Totally addicting, small learning curve, processor hog

Written by RG from Cumming

Jan 9, 2006

I had the original RCT for PC. Consider that the tricycle, and RCT 3 the race car. A magificent leap forward without losing the joy at the heart of this series. However, it's not without its occasional flat tire...

After you get over the learning curve - which is high if you're using a laptop (no extended keyboard) and a single click mouse - the game is utterly addictive. It challenges both sides of your brain: create the perfect park and still run it wisely. Very fun while still challenging.

The program seems to overtake OSX, meaning it automatically changes your display settings and you cannot switch to another application. Very annoying - goodby multi-tasking. Consequently, there is no clock, battery indicator, drop down menus, etc. The lack of clock, while very frustrating, is a stroke of marketing genius. Just like a casino or supermarket, you lose track of time and keep playing for hours at a time.

CPU HOG: The game is so intricate that it swallows your CPU resources. In fact, it uses so much processing power that my new 1.67Ghz Powerbook with 2GB of RAM seems sluggish for the task and runs red-hot. Seriously - it nearly burned me. It will drain the battery in about 20 minutes or less. Not a great game away from a power outlet.

I thought the Reccomended Computer Specifications for the game were unrealistically high - until I played it! Don't go near this game with an older, slower computer. You need at least a top-of-the-line Powerbook with max RAM to run the game with any satisfaction, and a fast G5 to really enjoy its potential.

In all, if you've got the hardware and the time, you'll love it. Anything less: beware!

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RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

Good, but a tad late

Written by JM from Charlotte

Jan 9, 2006

It is great playing this game on my powerbook after enjoying the previous enstallment in the series on a PC. There seem to be no glitches so far, except it can become a bit slow when your park becomes rather large. Compared to the previous version, I would say that there is definitely an overall improvement with gameplay with a few exceptions--
-The terrain is a bit funky sometimes with the new 3d graphics.
-Path construction is a real pain (especailly with the weird terrain).
-and, You cannot have rides, paths, or anything go underground.

These are the only things that bug me with the new version. Otherwise, I like it alot. However, it is funny seeing this as a game that has been out for PC for a while, and I feel like I am getting incredibly ripped off paying $50 for it. But, if you like the series and Macs, buy it.

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