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Anyways, I wrote abuot Dinky Park, a scenario from Rollercoaster Tycoon. It may not attract you at first but I think the ideas of the map applies to all the games out there.
Analysis: Dinky Park from Rollercoaster Tycoon (Good design)
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Analysis: Dinky Park from Rollercoaster Tycoon (Good design)
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Re: Analysis: Dinky Park from Rollercoaster Tycoon (Good design)
Nice write up. I remember when I first started playing the game I hated Dinky Park but once I understood what it was about I had a lot of fun cramming as much stuff in as I could. I like what you wrote about terraces, I always liked to have my parks being built into hills as it provided so many more opportunities for creativity.
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Re: Analysis: Dinky Park from Rollercoaster Tycoon (Good design)
I have to say, I didn't really think too much of it back in the day but it really surprised me when I played it again. I expected it to be a cramfest but it's actually quite interesting.
And yes, mountains are fun! When I play on a sandbox I spend half of my time making huge artificial ones
And yes, mountains are fun! When I play on a sandbox I spend half of my time making huge artificial ones

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