RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe - Leafy Lake (1999/2003) [WINDOWS]

RollerCoaster Tycoon is a construction and management simulation video game that simulates amusement park management. Developed by MicroProse and Chris Sawyer and published by Hasbro Interactive, the game was released for Microsoft Windows on March 31, 1999 and was later ported to the Xbox game console. It is the first game in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series.

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Starting from scratch, build a theme park around a large lake.

This is a fairly large park, consisting of two areas: A big lake near the entrance, and some hills at the far end. Although there is land available to buy, it is very expensive and should only be required if you want to play longer than 3 years.

You start Leafy Lake off with a huge plot of land and a $10,000 loan from the bank, out of a possible $50,000. If you're confident of your money management skills, feel free to build two roller coasters in addition to some gentle, thrill and water rides. Otherwise, building one big roller coaster, such as the Mischief or Exterminator, should be good enough. If you are planning on building two roller coasters, you can build one on the lake itself, and another one to the top of the map, where there is a large cleared area. Coaster building issues aside, this is more or less a fairly straightforward and easy scenario that tests your skill in handling a huge sum of money more than your ability to build a park that can attract guests.

Guests: 500; Rating: 600;
Date: October 31, Year 3.
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RollerCoaster Tycoon has received two expansion packs: Added Attractions (released in the US as Corkscrew Follies) in 1999, and Loopy Landscapes in 2000. Two special editions were released: RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold/Totally RollerCoaster in 2002, which contained the original game, Added Attractions/Corkscrew Follies, and Loopy Landscapes; and RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe in 2003, which contained the content in Gold plus more designs for the different customizable rides.

There were two expansion packs released for the original RollerCoaster Tycoon game. The first was Added Attractions (known as Corkscrew Follies in the United States), which added additional scenarios, rides, facilities, and themes of scenery.

The second expansion pack, Loopy Landscapes added much of the same, but also introduced a wider variety of scenario objectives beyond the park value or visitor number criteria used previously. For example, the player might now be expected to build a set number of roller coasters above a minimum excitement rating, or achieve a certain amount of income from ride tickets. Other scenarios allowed the player an unlimited amount of money to build the park and to hire staff, with failure occurring if the park rating dropped below a fixed minimum.