OpenRCT2

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OpenRCT2
Developer(s) OpenRCT2 Team
Initial release7 December 2014;9 years ago (2014-12-07)
Stable release
0.4.10 [1] / 2 April 2024;30 days ago (2024-04-02)
Repository https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2/
Written in C, C++
Operating system Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS, OpenBSD, Android
Platform x86, x64, ARM
Available in20 languages
Type Construction and management simulation
License GNU GPLv3
Website https://openrct2.io/

OpenRCT2 is a construction and management simulation video game that simulates amusement park management. It is a free and open-source re-implementation and expansion of the 2002 video game RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 . [2] In order to create an accurate clone of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, the game was incrementally written in the platform independent C programming language. [3] In addition to various gameplay changes, the developers fixed a number of bugs and issues that were in the original game. [4]

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Gameplay

As a re-implementation, OpenRCT2 requires a copy of the original game or the "Classic" re-release to already be installed on the computer. [5] The gameplay of OpenRCT2 is, by nature of the project, very similar to the original RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game upon which it is based. However, the re-implementation features a number of changes: [6]

Development

Development of the game was started on April 2, 2014, by Ted "IntelOrca" John, and was continued by 250 other contributors. [11] [12]

In 2019, the game was brought to custom firmware Nintendo Switch systems by modder rsn8887 as a homebrew game, including touchscreen support. [2]

A major update in 2022 allowed the game to use RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic (an official port of the original games) as a base install path. [13]

OpenRCT2 Main Theme by Allister Brimble

In May 2023, Allister Brimble, who had created the themes for the first two games in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series, composed a new theme song for OpenRCT2. [14] Commissioned by the YouTuber Deurklink, the song was paid for by his Patreon subscribers, in what he said was a community-funded effort. [15] The theme was added to a game in a September 2023 update, which also added new main menu backgrounds selected through a contest. The same update also allowed for camera and UI frame rates to be unlocked from the previous 40 Hz limit. [16]

Reception

PC Gamer praised the increased scope for creativity with the new toolset, adding: "you can build the park of your dreams with coasters that no sane person who values their intestines would think about riding. It’s a great way to return to such a wonderful classic PC game." [6] Vice noted that OpenRCT2 "allows players much greater freedom in what they are able to build." [10] Kotaku Australia pointed out that OpenRCT2 allows RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 to run on modern systems "just fine", and features multiplayer support, weakening the incentive to purchase the later released RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic . [17]

In 2020, Nerdist suggested OpenRCT2 among other stress-relieving games to play during the COVID-19 pandemic. [18]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "v0.4.10 - "You don't reheat cakes"". github.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Walker, Alex (7 May 2019). "Open Source RollerCoaster Tycoon Hits The Switch". Kotaku Australia . Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Scheltens, Gijs (12 June 2015). "Open source-project moderniseert RollerCoaster Tycoon 2". gamer.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Maaz, Wajeeh (21 August 2018). "This Is the Most Intense 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' Coaster You Can Possibly Build". Motherboard . Archived from the original on 23 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "OpenRCT2 - Getting Started". openrct2.io.
  6. 1 2 Lucas, Daniella (23 July 2018). "Returning to RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new tools". PC Gamer . No. 319. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020.
  7. ↑ Gach, Ethan (6 May 2017). "Player Spends A Decade Polishing Epic Theme Park In Rollercoaster Tycoon 2". Kotaku . Archived from the original on 12 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme". 11 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Koczwara, Michael (30 May 2017). "After a decade of construction, this RollerCoaster Tycoon megapark is finally finished". PC Gamer . Archived from the original on 6 March 2020.
  10. 1 2 Truong, Kevin (6 August 2020). "This 'RollerCoaster Tycoon' Maze Takes Trillions of Years to Complete". Waypoint . Archived from the original on 29 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "About". OpenRCT2. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Luckerson, Victor (1 April 2019). "Time Is a Flat Ferris Wheel: The Enduring Legacy of 'RollerCoaster Tycoon'". The Ringer. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 game engine OpenRCT2 gets another big upgrade". 12 October 2022.
  14. ↑ Allister Brimble [@AllisterBrimble] (14 May 2023). "I was pretty excited to be asked by the OpenRCT2 community who have created an open source version of Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 to make a brand new title theme for the game.. My third main tune in the series of games! Coming soon here! https://youtube.com/watch?v=NkvaRXyJOTM #openRCT2 #Rollercoastertycoon #videogames #retrogames" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Yarwood, Jack (15 May 2023). "Original RollerCoaster Tycoon Composer Creating New Theme For Fan Project". Time Extension . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme". 11 September 2023.
  17. ↑ Walker, Alex (27 September 2017). "I'm Not Sure Rollercoaster Tycoon Needs That Much RAM". Kotaku Australia . Archived from the original on 23 April 2018.
  18. ↑ Tremaine, Morgan (19 March 2020). "6 Relaxing Video Games to Ease Your Stress". Nerdist . Archived from the original on 2 January 2021.
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