<s>
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
themed	O
around	O
amusement	O
parks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Chris	O
Sawyer	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
by	O
Infogrames	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
received	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
:	O
Added	O
Attractions	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
as	O
Corkscrew	B-Application
Follies	I-Application
)	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
Loopy	B-Application
Landscapes	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
special	O
editions	O
were	O
released	O
:	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
Gold/Totally	O
Roller	B-Device
Coaster	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Added	O
Attractions/Corkscrew	O
Follies	O
,	O
and	O
Loopy	B-Application
Landscapes	I-Application
;	O
and	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
in	O
2003	O
,	O
which	O
contained	O
the	O
content	O
in	O
Gold	O
plus	O
more	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
different	O
customizable	O
rides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
dozens	O
of	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
types	O
and	O
can	O
also	O
build	O
log	O
flumes	O
,	O
carousels	O
,	O
bumper	O
cars	O
,	O
haunted	O
houses	O
,	O
go-karts	O
,	O
Ferris	O
wheels	O
,	O
and	O
swinging	O
ships	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
rides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
building	O
their	O
own	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
designs	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
rides	O
by	O
laying	O
out	O
individual	O
track	O
pieces	O
,	O
choosing	O
the	O
direction	O
,	O
height	O
,	O
and	O
steepness	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
such	O
elements	O
as	O
zero-g	O
rolls	O
,	O
corkscrews	O
,	O
vertical	O
loops	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
on-ride	B-Algorithm
photos	I-Algorithm
,	O
using	O
a	O
tile-based	O
construction	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
21	O
scenarios	O
included	O
with	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
30	O
more	O
in	O
the	O
Corkscrew	B-Application
Follies	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
and	O
another	O
30	O
in	O
the	O
Loopy	B-Application
Landscapes	I-Application
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
totaling	O
to	O
81	O
scenarios	O
if	O
the	O
whole	O
set	O
is	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
'	O
Katie	O
's	O
Dreamland	O
 '	O
(	O
Katie	O
's	O
World	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
Version	O
)	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Lightwater	O
Valley	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
that	O
park	O
's	O
signature	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
(	O
The	O
Storm	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alton	O
Towers	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Loopy	B-Application
Landscapes	I-Application
expansion	O
with	O
Heide	O
Park	O
and	O
Blackpool	O
Pleasure	O
Beach	O
and	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
scenarios	O
are	O
also	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
edition	O
of	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
contained	O
Blackpool	O
Pleasure	O
Beach	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Fort	O
Anachronism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scottish	O
game	O
designer	O
Chris	O
Sawyer	O
released	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
in	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
spent	O
time	O
to	O
consider	O
what	O
to	O
do	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
revenue	O
he	O
earned	O
from	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
he	O
used	O
towards	O
travelling	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
visits	O
to	O
theme	O
parks	O
with	O
roller	B-Device
coasters	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Sawyer	O
said	O
he	O
had	O
hated	O
roller	B-Device
coasters	I-Device
before	O
,	O
he	O
became	O
fond	O
of	O
them	O
through	O
these	O
trips	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
has	O
become	O
a	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
enthusiast	O
and	O
had	O
ridden	O
on	O
at	O
least	O
700	O
coasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
these	O
trips	O
,	O
Sawyer	O
decided	O
to	O
follow	O
Transport	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
with	O
a	O
roller	O
coaster-based	O
simulation	O
,	O
giving	O
him	O
a	O
partial	O
excuse	O
to	O
continue	O
visiting	O
theme	O
parks	O
to	O
"	O
research	O
"	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
rides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sawyer	O
wrote	O
99%	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
for	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
in	O
assembly	B-Language
code	I-Language
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Macro	I-Application
Assembler	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
remaining	O
one	O
percent	O
written	O
in	O
C	B-Language
.	O
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
designed	O
by	O
artist	O
Simon	O
Foster	O
using	O
several	O
3D	O
modeling	O
,	O
rendering	O
,	O
and	O
paint	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Sawyer	O
used	O
family	O
and	O
friends	O
to	O
help	O
playtest	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
turned	O
to	O
Hasbro	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
to	O
help	O
complete	O
more	O
extensive	O
bug-testing	O
and	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Roller	B-Application
Coaster	I-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
that	O
each	O
include	O
new	O
rides	O
,	O
facilities	O
,	O
and	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
pack	O
,	O
Added	O
Attractions	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Corkscrew	B-Application
Follies	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
pack	O
,	O
Loopy	B-Application
Landscapes	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2001	O
,	O
Infogrames	O
Europe	O
released	O
a	O
compilation	O
called	O
Totally	O
RollerCoaster	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
Loopy	B-Application
Landscapes	I-Application
pack	O
on	O
separate	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
both	O
expansions	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
box	O
,	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
Gold	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2003	O
as	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
which	O
included	O
all	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
Gold	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deluxe	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
these	O
versions	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
European	O
language	O
localizations	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
previously	O
available	O
as	O
separate	O
retail	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
Frontier	O
Developments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
Alan	O
Dunkin	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
another	O
fun	O
management	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
from	O
the	O
mind	O
of	O
Chris	O
Sawyer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Eng	O
Walk	O
of	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
,	O
who	O
graded	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
A	O
,	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
Quite	O
literally	O
,	O
the	O
thrill	O
ride	O
of	O
the	O
summer	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
number	O
68	O
on	O
their	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
100	O
greatest	O
videogames	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
port	O
received	O
mixed	O
ratings	O
due	O
to	O
very	O
little	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
exclusive	O
features	O
are	O
no	O
menu	O
buttons	O
(	O
they	O
were	O
accessed	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
X	O
and	O
B	O
buttons	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
magnifying	O
glass	O
cursor	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
toggled	O
by	O
clicking	O
the	O
left	O
thumbstick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
1999	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
editors	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
superb	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
virtually	O
guaranteed	O
to	O
put	O
a	O
smile	O
on	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
jaded	O
gamer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
and	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
their	O
"	O
Best	O
Real-Time	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
went	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Age	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kings	I-Application
and	O
Homeworld	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
publication	O
's	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
"	O
revived	O
the	O
theme	O
park	O
subgenre	O
with	O
its	O
rock-solid	O
design	O
and	O
addicting	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
18	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Sawyer	O
said	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
everyone	O
is	O
a	O
bit	O
stunned	O
by	O
the	O
sales	O
success	O
of	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
,	O
myself	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
also	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
August	O
1999	O
,	O
for	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
proceeded	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
long-term	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
numbers	O
rose	O
to	O
1.25	O
million	O
units	O
(	O
$32.99	O
million	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
second-biggest	O
computer	O
game	O
seller	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoons	I-Application
success	O
continued	O
in	O
2001	O
:	O
it	O
placed	O
again	O
at	O
#2	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
behind	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
and	O
earned	O
$21.9	O
million	O
with	O
953,953	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2002	O
,	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
four	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
sequels	O
would	O
follow	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
packs	O
:	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
RollerCoaster	B-Device
Tycoon	I-Device
3D	I-Device
,	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
4	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
and	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
found	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
were	O
included	O
in	O
RollerCoaster	B-Application
Tycoon	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
