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RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 is completely updated and redesigned to take the RCT series to all-new heights. Featuring incredible 3D graphics and the all new Coaster Cam™, you can now see your park from any angle and ride the rides you build. From street level to blimp, see your park pulse with fun and excitement like never before!
With all new night mode, you can view your park at night from all angles. You may know what your park looks like during the day, but at night, the lights turn on, and it shows your park in a whole new light.
Expansion packs RCT3: Soaked! and RCT3: Wild! added many exciting new features - namely water parks and animal habitats - as well as countless additional rides and coasters. And, now that the RCT3 developers have effectively abandoned the game, the community has taken over, offering all sorts of new innovations, from custom scenery, to custom flat rides, and even custom coaster types.
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Experience incredible new 3D graphics
- Ride the Rides with the all new Coaster Cam™
- Build your rides and coasters easier with the enhanced user interface
- Light up the night with the new park lighting system
- View your park from any angle with complete camera control
- See breathtaking park vistas including realistic sunsets, moonlight, weather patterns and more...
A huge array of diverse guests — everyone is unique!
- Create your own family members and friends and add them to your park
- Respond to the individual likes and dislikes of kids, teens and adults
- See fully animated individuals (including facial expressions!) exhibit intelligent behavior, both individually and as a crowd
- Watch them get into a fight - or kiss - and see what they are thinking. These peeps are amazingly realistic!
More Rides and Attractions!
- Create pyrotechnic wonders with the new Fireworks MixMaster - check out our RCT3 Cheats page to find out a way to create your own fireworks for your show!
- Build your dream park with unlimited funds in 'Sandbox' mode
- Add music to rides and fireworks shows from your own mp3 and wma library
- Includes many “New-to-RollerCoaster Tycoon” rides and attractions
- Design your park with 5 fun themes: Generic, Spooky, Western, Adventure and Sci-fi
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Processor:
Pentium® III 733 MHz or compatible (Pentium® 4 1.2 GHz or compatible recommended)
RAM:
128 MB RAM; 256 MB for XP (256 MB; 384 MB for XP recommended)
Hard Drive:
600 MB free
CD-ROM Drive:
4X CD-ROM or faster (8X or faster recommended)
Video Card:
Any ATI Radeon™ or GeForce™ 2 with 32MB or higher; or other video card with 32MB and hardware T&L (ATI Radeon™ 64 MB SDR or GeForce™ 2 Pro or other video card with 64 MB or more memory and hardware T&L recommended) *
Sound:
Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible 16-bit sound card *
DirectX®:
DirectX® version 9 (included) or higher
* Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 9.0 or higher.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 has been removed from digital stores.
The popular sim was removed from the likes of GOG and Steam without explanation from publisher Atari (we've asked Atari for comment).
A spokesperson for GOG told Eurogamer it pulled the game 'due to expiring licensing rights', and stressed it'll talk with 'new distribution rights holders' to bring the game back as soon as possible.
Here's the GOG statement in full:
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'Due to expiring licensing rights, we were asked to remove the product from our catalog for the time being. We'll be in talks with new distribution rights holders to hopefully bring the game back as soon as possible.'
So, why would Atari's licensing rights to RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 expire? It may have something to do with a lawsuit between Atari and RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 developer Frontier, which we reported on back in January 2017.
Frontier claimed it was owed $2.2m in royalties by Atari over RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, which came out in 2004. Frontier said it amended its contract for RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 after Atari went bankrupt in 2013, and 'another website', perhaps SteamSpy, revealed higher sales figures than previously thought. So, Frontier worked out it should have received $3.37m in royalties from Atari, but got only $1.17m. And, Frontier said, Atari delayed when it was asked for an audit of its sales report.
In a statement to Eurogamer issued in January 2017, Frontier confirmed the action.
'We can confirm Frontier is currently pursuing a complaint against Atari,' chief operating officer David Walsh said.
'We have attempted to resolve this issue without legal action since April 2016. We have so far been denied our contractual right to audit by Atari, and we are unfortunately left with no other way to resolve our concerns. We are unable to offer any further comment while the matter is subject to due legal process.'
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Frontier declined to comment when contacted by Eurogamer this morning, but the wording of GOG's statement, which mentions 'new distribution rights holders', is worth a closer look. Could Frontier have wrestled control of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 from Atari as part of a settlement? If so, perhaps it intends to re-launch the game itself - even though it clashes somewhat with Frontier's own - and excellent - Planet Coaster.
The RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise is not owned by Atari, but by designer Chris Sawyer, who created the first two much-loved games in the series (check out our big interview with Chris Sawyer for more). Sawyer owns the RollerCoaster Tycoon IP and trademarks, and licenses to Atari the rights to create and market new RollerCoaster Tycoon games.
Back in 2007, Atari and Sawyer were embroiled in a lawsuit that involved Frontier. It was said that Frontier had developed an enhanced version of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, which it intended to license to a third-party purchaser. Atari claimed Sawyer was in breach of contract by assisting Frontier in this, and sued Sawyer for damages. The dispute ended with an out of court settlement.