GDC 2018 has finally come to an end, but we're still getting plenty of interesting bits of information that bubbled to the surface during the big show in San Francisco. That includes some hands-off footage of Rollercoaster Tycoon for Nintendo Switch, a new version from publisher Atari (and developer Nvizzio Creations). This is said to be built from the ground up for Switch and not a straight port.
It's been confirmed that the Switch version will combine the mobile accessibility of Rollercoaster Tycoon Touch and the deeper mechanics of the PC versions that made the franchise a hit back in the late '90s and early '00s. The footage below shows off the game's Sandbox mode, but there's also a lengthy campaign and a series of scenarios to keep you building on the go.
Are you interested in Rollercoaster Tycoon on Switch, or does the recent controversy surrounding its crowdfunding campaign put you off? Be sure to share your take below...
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I hope this works out well. I loved the first two Roller Coaster Tycoons.
I wanna launch my customers into orbit, dangit!
This looks like something nice to pass the time while waiting to get off of Mr Bones' Wild Ride.
Keep that grid system as it is and we might have something here.
I don't want to get my hopes up at all but I'm slowly becoming more and more cautiously optimistic. I'm not expecting the same refinement as the original Sawyer entries but something enjoyable and entertaining at least.
It actually looks decent! Perhaps a good investment after all.
Well it's running better than world. so that is good ^^
Looks good! Looking forward to it if they can keep the controls tight and the campaign mode motivating.
Looks awful. Can’t imagine this game with totally flat playing field. Joke of a cash in. Slow news day.
Looks a lot more promising than I expected. I'll keep an eye on this!
Someone needs to reboot Theme Hospital for Switch. Or apply the same sort of treatment Stardew Valley did to the farming sim!
The first game was practically made by 1 person. Chris Sawyer wrote 99% of the code in Assembler, no one do that anymore. Talk about optimisation: the entire game is running in optimised code.
@AlexOlney me too. I am starting to warm up myself to it. But after the 3DS port and Rollercoaster World release I am very cautious about it.
I really hope Rollercoaster Tycoon can return to its form. I hold the series very closely to my heart
looks bad. i'll keep on playing open rct2
@ottospooky that and Dungeon Keeper please.
This looks better than I figured it would. Still cautious af tho.
@ottospooky : "Doctor needed in slack tongue clinic."
This looks good so far. I absolutely hate the business model in the f2p version so this is nice to see
I'm cautiously optimistic about this one. I've only played the first two entries, so the bar is set a bit high for me.
@Grandpa_Pixel: I've heard that 3DS port was quite bad. Glad I missed out on it.
@AlexOlney
Agreed the Sawyer Roller Coaster Tycoons were the only good ones. I hope that Atari can at least be inspired and learn from the originals.
I hope this game turns out well, I want to like it.
Oh, this looks so much better than I would have expected it to.
@AlexOlney is it weird whenever I see you comment I read it in your voice?
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