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    The Story of RollerCoaster Tycoon | Noclip Greatest Hits

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    2 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2021–2026

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    37:04 · 592K views · May 2, 2021

    A Noclip Greatest Hits documentary on the legacy of RollerCoaster Tycoon, covering its original design, Chris Sawyer and the OpenRCT2 community that keeps it alive.

    HN recommends it as a detailed RCT documentary in threads on the game's optimization and design legacy.

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    3 comments from Hacker News

    1. @HelloUsernameMar 2026· in “The gold standard of optimization: A look under the hood of RollerCoaster Tycoon”

      Fun read, thx! I'd also recommend more about RCT: "Interview with RollerCoaster Tycoon's Creator, Chris Sawyer (2024)" [LINK] "Rollercoaster Tycoon (Or, MicroProse's Last Hurrah)" [LINK] "RollerCoaster Tycoon at 25: 'It's mind-blowing how it inspired me'" [LINK] "RollerCoaster Tycoon was the last of its kind [video]" [LINK] "The Story of RollerCoaster Tycoon" this video

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    2. @DavidPiperDec 2024· in “RollerCoaster Tycoon was the last of its kind [video]”

      Folks may also like the noclip documentary on RollerCoaster Tycoon: this video . It goes into more detail, particularly about what happened after RCT2, and has some perspectives from people in the OpenRCT2 community.

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    3. @markedathomeSep 2021· in “Sid Meier and the meaning of ‘Civilization’”

      Noclip did a documentary[1] on RCT and successor games, and tried to interview Chris. The response passed through his representative is stated in the 2nd to last segment (The Legacy of RCT at 30m55) in the video. [1] this video

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