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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592K views · 5 years ago · documentary · historical

A noclip documentary on RollerCoaster Tycoon and the games that followed it. It covers the creation of the game, what happened after RCT2, and the legacy kept alive by the OpenRCT2 community.

HN people recommend it as the more detailed history of RCT, going beyond the original game to its aftermath and community.

“Folks may also like the noclip documentary on RollerCoaster Tycoon”
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4 comments from Hacker News

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@HelloUsername2026 · 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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@HelloUsername2025 · in “Interview with RollerCoaster Tycoon's Creator, Chris Sawyer (2024)”
I also recommend about RCT reading/watching: link link link ▶ this video
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@DavidPiper2024 · 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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@markedathome2021 · 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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