Theme Park DS! "IT GUARANTEES PLEASURE!"

LewieP

Edit -

Boxart revealed

famitsu scan

I for one loved the origional game, (I had it on the saturn no less) and am psyched for this DS version -

cubed3 wrote:

A have revealed some shots of the upcoming Theme Park simulator for DS, bringing back the classic franchise for a chance to build and run an amusement park on the move.

The game is based on the 1999 classic from EA, Theme Park World, where players would design their own parks complete with various different attractions, food and more - the aim building and maintaining a succesful park, keeping customers happy and coming back for more.

Cubed3.com

so, EA...microtransactions - have to buy rides with points, you get real world fines if peopel sustain injuries in your park? what will they think of...

shrouded

This is excellent news. I've been hoping they would drop Theme Park or Theme Hospital on the DS since I first saw one. Man, same of the comments at the linked site are painful, though.

3) irfman
Please tell this is for the GBA cause im not really buying thats for the DS.

I think there may be something wrong with me, because I actually understood that without having to slow down or reread it.[/quote]

Firebrand

Are Nintendo going to force the developers to remove the restrooms this time too?

TheGreat2nd

Looks awesome. Never tried the original Theme Park World, but hopefully it's as good as Rollercoaster Tycoon.
The only other theme park sort of game on the DS is Zoo Tycoon... though this game might be better.

Sterica

Crossing my fingers for Theme Hospital. For whatever reason, I didn't enjoy Park nearly as much.

Eteric

There's also a train sim out now, I believe.

SUPERSUGA

When I first heard this I was excited, but then I remembered when I re-installed TP a few years back. After playing Rollercoaster Tycoon I really don't think TP ages well at all. I can't see myself buying this unfortunately

darleysam

i... think i'm going to cry.

I never figured out how to/if you can own multiple parks. I want to build a world-crushing empire.

Rizzi

I enjoyed Theme Park.. It was a nice game.
I'll probably end up with this.

ToadTheMushroom

Theme Hospital is vastly superior. Though this bodes well for a future release.

darleysam

yes, if this means we get Theme Hospital sometime in the future, then all is very, very good

Tube

As long as it's the original and not the super retardo versions, this is cool. I wish I could get Theme Park working on my PC.

Sterica

Cardboard Tube wrote:

As long as it's the original and not the super retardo versions, this is cool. I wish I could get Theme Park working on my PC.

Uh, could you explain the "super retardo" versions? Now I'm worried.

Tube

Theme Park World and Inc.

Sterica

I mean, what exactly makes them inferior?

Tube

They were dumbed down horribly. This looks like the original though so I wouldn't worry.

LewieP

Cardboard Tube wrote:

They were dumbed down horribly. This looks like the original though so I wouldn't worry.

I think, based on the screenshots, its a new game, heavilly influenced by the origional, and with some assets taken directly from the origional.

Almost a remake of the orgional.

cemetery man

So is this the same as Sim ThemePark? If so that game rocked. That and RCT

Death_Claw

I sure hope they do this right, followed by Theme Hospital.

That said this seems the topic to ask, any info on a Sim City DS launch outside of Japan? It is supposed to be out on Japan this winter, but I haven´t found any info other than the announcement.

darleysam

LewieP, sorry to be an arse, but 'original' only has the one 'o'

LewieP

darleysam wrote:

LewieP, sorry to be an arse, but 'original' only has the one 'o'

I'm dyslexic, I will misspell things from time to time.

darleysam

well, now i feel bad

Yay Theme Park..

UncleSporky

Holy crap, must buy. I played this on Genesis so much. Now I feel bad for buying Zoo Tycoon DS. It wasn't a terrible game, but it was quite buggy and much less fun than Theme Park ever was.

Zephos

man, the DS needs more tycoon games, i'm a zoo tycoon nut and loved the DS version, and this is right up my alley as well, i honestly think the controls are very forthcomming for these types of games.

Edit: Dinopark Tycoon, plz.

apotheos

...why do the rollercoasters look like total shit in those shots? Is that how the original Theme Park looked? (RollerCoaster Tycoon fan myself, see)

FireWeasel

Yes! HELL yes!

I loved the crap out of Theme Park and always saw it as vastly superior to the Rollercoaster Tycoon series.

Man, this is fantastic news.

fireside

apotheos wrote:

...why do the rollercoasters look like total shit in those shots? Is that how the original Theme Park looked? (RollerCoaster Tycoon fan myself, see)

Yes. The game came out in 94; I don't think you'll find anything that looks good compared to RollerCoaster Tycoon.

UncleSporky

Plus this game didn't have a big emphasis on coasters and building them. Most rides were just buildings you placed and let them do their thing, adjusting speed/capacity/price and repairing when they started smoking. You could build coasters and slides, but you had limited pieces to work with and they took up more space than they were worth.

thunderclump

UncleSporky wrote:

Plus this game didn't have a big emphasis on coasters and building them. Most rides were just buildings you placed and let them do their thing, adjusting speed/capacity/price and repairing when they started smoking. You could build coasters and slides, but you had limited pieces to work with and they took up more space than they were worth.

Earlier I was trying to explain this in a post but gave up, well done.

The coasters aren't the be all end all, it's more about tactical placement of normal rides and of course, spiking the coffee with extra caffeine.

Olivaw

the only problem I had with Theme Park was I would build huge parks and no one would visit the rides in the back for some reason.

But I still loved it and I will still love this.

thunderclump

Olivaw wrote:

the only problem I had with Theme Park was I would build huge parks and no one would visit the rides in the back for some reason.

But I still loved it and I will still love this.

That's probably a problem real theme parks face.

UncleSporky

On the Genesis one I gave Hook-a-Duck a 100% chance of winning a prize, gave out the cheapest prizes and charged the maximum amount. It broke the game because it was still really popular, the little advice clown kept coming up saying "I think you should raise the price of your Hook-a-Duck by $476" even though it was at max. And it screwed me in the end because the little people had no money left to spend at the park so they just went around complaining.

EDIT: Yeah, this game had pathing problems too. I'd get four or five grounds workers and then notice my paths were covered with trash, only to find the jackasses combing the same streets over and over in the corner. :x I got so mad at those guys.

Target Practice

I remember playing Theme Park (or something vaguely similar) on the Apple II at school. Or maybe they were the 8086s.

Anyway. Looks interesting, but the visuals are... less than inspiring.

fireside

thunderclump wrote:

UncleSporky wrote:

Plus this game didn't have a big emphasis on coasters and building them. Most rides were just buildings you placed and let them do their thing, adjusting speed/capacity/price and repairing when they started smoking. You could build coasters and slides, but you had limited pieces to work with and they took up more space than they were worth.

Earlier I was trying to explain this in a post but gave up, well done.

The coasters aren't the be all end all, it's more about tactical placement of normal rides and of course, spiking the coffee with extra caffeine.

No no, it was about making the french fries really salty and putting the most ice in the soda.

Death_Claw

UncleSporky wrote:

EDIT: Yeah, this game had pathing problems too. I'd get four or five grounds workers and then notice my paths were covered with trash, only to find the jackasses combing the same streets over and over in the corner. :x I got so mad at those guys.

I always had at least one dedicated to the problem areas, near food shops and rides that people pucked after, besides the others without a work area defined.

Oh and cheap fries with lots of salt for cheap close to abusively priced soda FTW...

edit: Damn you fireside for beating me on the salty fries...

homeobocks

I would trap people in with hedge fences. They would be all alone - with a food booth to keep the money flowing.

SuctionRed

"It can only eat one person at a time, which guarantees pleasure."

:winky:

Olivaw

SuctionRed wrote:

"It can only eat one person at a time, which guarantees pleasure."

:winky:

I can't believe it took two whole pages for someone to make that joke.

TheGreat2nd

Olivaw wrote:

SuctionRed wrote:

"It can only eat one person at a time, which guarantees pleasure."

:winky:

I can't believe it took two whole pages for someone to make that joke.

I didn't even notice it until you brought it up.

Zodiac Brave

YES

Pent

I'm in love.