<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
is	O
a	O
construction	B-Application
and	I-Application
management	I-Application
simulation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Bullfrog	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
designs	O
and	O
operates	O
an	O
amusement	O
park	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
making	O
money	O
and	O
creating	O
theme	B-Application
parks	I-Application
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
Japanese	O
localisation	O
(	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
normal	O
Japanese	O
releases	O
)	O
,	O
Shin	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
and	O
remakes	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
and	O
2011	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
is	O
Bullfrog	O
's	O
thematic	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
followed	O
:	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
known	O
as	O
Sim	B-Application
Theme	I-Application
Park	I-Application
in	O
some	O
territories	O
)	O
and	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
Inc	I-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
SimCoaster	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
thirty	O
attractions	O
,	O
ranging	O
in	O
complexity	O
from	O
the	O
bouncy	B-Language
castle	I-Language
and	O
tree	O
house	O
to	O
more	O
complicated	O
and	O
expensive	O
rides	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
and	O
Ferris	O
wheel	O
are	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
rides	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
roller	B-Device
coasters	I-Device
,	O
require	O
a	O
track	O
to	O
be	O
laid	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ride	O
complement	O
varies	O
between	O
platforms	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
mediaeval	O
and	O
dolphin	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
offers	O
three	O
levels	O
of	O
simulation	O
:	O
the	O
higher	O
difficulties	O
requiring	O
more	O
management	O
of	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
logistics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cash	O
awards	O
may	O
be	O
earned	O
for	O
doing	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
trophies	O
may	O
be	O
awarded	O
for	O
achievements	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
longest	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
park	O
's	O
value	O
and	O
available	O
money	O
so	O
that	O
it	O
can	O
be	O
sold	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
lot	O
purchased	O
from	O
another	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
versions	O
feature	O
different	O
settings	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Molyneux	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
because	O
he	O
felt	O
the	O
business	O
genre	O
was	O
worth	O
pursuing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
is	O
a	O
game	O
he	O
had	O
always	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
mistakes	O
of	O
his	O
earlier	O
business	O
simulation	O
game	O
,	O
The	O
Entrepreneur	O
:	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
business	O
simulation	O
game	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
fun	O
so	O
that	O
people	O
would	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
he	O
explained	O
that	O
the	O
primary	O
reason	O
he	O
created	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
was	O
because	O
he	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
dream	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
enable	O
players	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
desired	O
depth	O
:	O
simply	O
having	O
fun	O
creating	O
a	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
,	O
or	O
making	O
all	O
the	O
business	O
decisions	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
was	O
originally	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
play	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
nephew	O
who	O
had	O
inherited	O
a	O
fortune	O
from	O
his	O
aunt	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
spent	O
only	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
and	O
most	O
profitable	O
theme	B-Application
park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
were	O
drawn	O
and	O
modelled	O
using	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
travelled	O
the	O
world	O
visiting	O
theme	B-Application
parks	I-Application
and	O
taking	O
notes	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
sampled	O
from	O
real	O
parks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
took	O
roughly	O
a	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
animation	O
editor	O
was	O
improved	O
by	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospitals	I-Application
designer	O
and	O
producer	O
Mark	O
Webley	O
,	O
who	O
dubbed	O
it	O
The	O
Complex	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
Molyneux	O
was	O
developing	O
both	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
and	O
Magic	B-Application
Carpet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
15	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
extremely	O
popular	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
85	O
thousand	O
copies	O
within	O
weeks	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
did	O
not	O
sell	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
;	O
Molyneux	O
hypothesised	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
too	O
childish	O
for	O
American	O
audiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
instalment	O
in	O
Bullfrog	O
's	O
Designer	O
Series	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
use	O
Theme	B-Application
Parks	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
for	O
each	O
instalment	O
to	O
have	O
three	O
simulation	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Krisalis	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
port	O
features	O
CD	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Domark	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bullfrog	O
developed	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
mostly	O
complete	O
by	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
ports	O
include	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
CD32	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Healey	O
handled	O
the	O
graphics	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamers	O
Gary	O
Whitta	O
was	O
highly	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
he	O
eulogised	O
the	O
fun	O
factor	O
and	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
was	O
named	O
as	O
the	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
June	O
1994	O
Game	O
of	O
The	O
Month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
was	O
noted	O
by	O
critics	O
as	O
having	O
problems	O
such	O
as	O
slowdown	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
save	O
option	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
liked	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
is	O
great	O
fun	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
conversion	O
had	O
confusing	O
menus	O
and	O
dithered	O
text	O
which	O
is	O
excessively	O
difficult	O
to	O
read	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
echoed	O
these	O
criticisms	O
and	O
further	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
suffers	O
from	O
frustrating	O
slowdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
summarised	O
that	O
"	O
Ocean	O
did	O
n't	O
work	O
hard	O
enough	O
to	O
make	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
look	O
and	O
sound	O
good	O
on	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
took	O
the	O
reverse	O
position	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
conversion	O
"	O
is	O
seamless	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
was	O
mediocre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Funs	O
main	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
Jaguar	B-Device
version	O
was	O
its	O
inability	O
to	O
save	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
noted	O
as	O
being	O
mostly	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sam	O
Hickman	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
retaining	O
the	O
original	O
intro	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
speech	O
samples	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
(	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
most	O
previous	O
console	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
reviewer	O
from	O
the	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
criticised	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
mouse	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
reviewer	O
held	O
a	O
similar	O
opinion	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Hickman	O
by	O
commending	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
for	O
being	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
applauded	O
the	O
addictive	O
simulation	O
gaming	O
of	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
SimCity	B-Application
with	O
a	O
playful	O
spirit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
reviewer	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
save	O
function	O
and	O
variety	O
of	O
entertainers	O
as	O
major	O
improvements	O
over	O
that	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
simple	O
interface	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
infectious	O
gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
realistic	O
business	O
fundamentals	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
"	O
near-perfect	O
"	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
was	O
commendable	O
but	O
unexciting	O
,	O
and	O
expressed	O
regret	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
upgrades	O
or	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
a	O
terse	O
joint	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
You	O
decide	O
every	O
detail	O
,	O
right	O
down	O
to	O
the	O
roller	B-Device
coaster	I-Device
's	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
complex	O
Megadrive	B-Operating_System
game	O
ever	O
created	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
eulogised	O
playability	O
and	O
longevity	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
behaviour	O
of	O
the	O
handymen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
praised	O
the	O
addictiveness	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
colourful	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
visuals	O
were	O
likewise	O
commended	O
by	O
Jeuxvideo.com	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
British	O
humour	O
was	O
complimented	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Mega	O
Fun	O
compared	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
had	O
better	O
controls	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
creating	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Maximum	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
is	O
probably	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
sim	O
games	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
cute	O
,	O
but	O
we	O
're	O
waiting	O
for	O
3DO	B-Device
's	O
Transport	O
Tycoon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
believed	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
think	O
of	O
it	O
when	O
they	O
visit	O
Disneyland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
appeared	O
jointly	O
with	O
Theme	B-Application
Hospital	I-Application
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
was	O
inducted	O
into	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
36th	O
on	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
rated	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
6th	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Saturn	B-Device
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
remake	O
of	O
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
April	O
1997	O
by	O
Electronic	B-Application
Arts	I-Application
Victor	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
by	O
EA	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
platform	O
,	O
and	O
bonus	O
rides/shops	O
exclusive	O
to	O
certain	O
properties	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
tea	O
room	O
themed	O
on	O
an	O
AEC	O
Routemaster	O
bus	O
for	O
England	O
,	O
Japanese	O
dojo-style	O
bouncy	B-Language
castle	I-Language
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
a	O
Coliseum-themed	O
pizza	O
parlour	O
for	O
Italy	O
,	O
a	O
La	O
Sagrada	O
Familia-themed	O
paella	O
restaurant	O
for	O
Spain	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remake	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
DOS	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theme	B-Application
Park	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
