Question 1

On which year was the inaugural eponymous title released ?

Accepted Answer

1999

Question 2

How many scenarii (levels/maps) were available on the retail version of the initial Roller Coaster Tycoon game ?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 3

Talking about the secret level : What's its name ?

Accepted Answer

Mega Park

Question 4

What's the setting of the very first Roller Coaster Tycoon scenario ?

Accepted Answer

a forest clearing - Forest Frontiers is a small clearing in the middle of a large forest, with a very easy objective that never appears again afterwards. Both this and this scenario's index being 00, do hint towards Forest Frontiers being a tutorial level.

Question 5

There was a sandbox mode in Roller Coaster Tycoon.

Accepted Answer

false The scenarii available were the only maps playable. Players who wanted to play sandbox had to connect to the internet in order to download an empty flat map scenario with the "Have Fun" objective and millions of cash.

Question 6

Which of these scenery themes WAS NOT available in the original retail version of Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical Theming - Mechanical Theming was made available in the original retail version of Roller Coaster Tycoon 2.

Question 7

Which of these classic RCT rides did not receive steep drops until recently, in OpenRCT2 ?

Accepted Answer

Log Flume  - Despite the sprites for the log aren't made yet, the steep drops - a certerpoint feature to the IRL log flume ride - were added only recently within classical RCT.

Question 8

Which of these doesn't exist yet ?

Accepted Answer

a Roller Coaster Tycoon tabletop role playing game - despite offering a lot of scenario opportunities, there hasn't been a single official Roller Coaster Tycoon role play game made yet.

Question 9

in which coding language was the initial RollerCoaster Tycoon programmed ?

Accepted Answer

x86 - Chris Sawyer single-handedly wrote 99% of the whole program in x86 Assembly, then the remainng % in C: . RCT2 was a transfer of most in C: , and current-day OpenRCT2 is an attempt to port everything out of both in order to further expand the game's possibilities.

Question 10

Which of these four thrill rides WAS NOT available in the original release version of Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

Accepted Answer

Enterprise - The Enterprise is one of the "Added Attractions", along with the B&M Coaster type, the Ghost Train, the double-decker carousel and the Splash Boats.

Question 11

On which year was Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 released ?

Accepted Answer

2002 - released on October 2002, the second opus faced initial criticism for seeming more like a bare upgrade of RCT1 with upgraded limits, than a brand new game. But time ultimately turned the favor towards the title which now is the base of OpenRCT, making Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 the only game of the franchise still regularly updated to this day.

Question 12

On which year was Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 released ?

Accepted Answer

2004 - Released on November the 5th, 2004, Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 was the first foray of the franchise into 3D graphics and 1st person coaster rideability, allowing people to finally ride the emblematic coasters and visit the parks of the first two games. Despite being successful in itself, it still got eclipsed by RCT2 on the 2D market and Planet Coaster on the 3D market.

Question 13

How many add-ons were released for EACH of the first three opera of the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise ?

Accepted Answer

two add-ons each - RCT1 had "Added Attractions" and "Loopy Landscapes", RCT2 had "Wacky Worlds" & "Time Twister", RCT3 had "Soaked" and "Wild" : Two add-ons each.

Question 14

What did Roller Coaster Tycoon sound designer Allistair Brimble do, about 20 years after the release of Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 ?

Accepted Answer

compose the main theme for OpenRCT2 - Allistair Brimble, who composed the main menu theme fanfares for both RCT1 & 2, came back to compose a third fanfare for OpenRCT2, the open-source remake of Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, about 20 years after RCT2.

Question 15

Of which roller coaster type are "Fizzly", "Exterminator" , "Shuttle Loop" and "Turbine" prebuilt templates ?

Accepted Answer

Steel Roller Coaster

Question 16

Which of these elements has NEVER been available in classic Roller Coaster Tycoon  (1, 2, Open and Classic) ?

Accepted Answer

wide turns on go-karts - all three elements were added in December 2024, but wide turns for the go-karts are still on the drawing board at this point.

Question 17

Which of these scenrio objectives does NOT exist in classic Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

Accepted Answer

Sell x burgers by the end of year y - Curiously -and despite the number of items sold always being counted and stored- , there has never been a sales-related objective within the first two games.

Question 18

Apart from PC, on which video game console was Roller Coaster Tycoon ported ?

Accepted Answer

Microsoft Xbox - The game was ported on Xbox due to the console's system being close to Windows PCs. Despite the controls difficulty (menus are accessed by holding a button, moving an analog stick in one direction, then releasing the button), the game worked smoothly thanks to the hard drive allowing hundreds of saves. It, however, failed to meet sales expectations.

Question 19

Which of these mascot's outfits doesn't yet exist in RCT2 ?

Accepted Answer

Robot costume - Despite being a mechanical theming and techno music available, there hasn't been a single attempt at creating a robot costume for the entertainers yet.

Question 20

All monthes of the year are playable in Roller Coaster Tycoon.

Accepted Answer

false January, February, November and December aren't playable, as this mimics most real-life theme parks tendencies to close during the cold season.

Question 21

Upon booting vanilla Roller Coaster Tycoon, which park is the very first one to show up on the main menu ?

Accepted Answer

Diamond Heights - Despite Haunted Harbor being the first one to pop up once Added Attractions is installed, Diamond Heights is the first one to pop up on vanilla RCT1.

Question 22

How many types of staff members are manageable in Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

Accepted Answer

Four - Cleaning Staff, Maintenance Staff, Security Staff and Mascots are the four types of staff playable in RCT1 & 2. The park inspector and shop clerks join in from RCT3 onwards.

Question 23

What was the name of this Disneyland-inspired four-quadrants empty theme park in RCT1 ?

Accepted Answer

Magic Quarters

Question 24

It was possible to cheat for money in Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 without using trainers or save game modifiers.

Accepted Answer

true By using the new stacking feature (which became a staple in the genre) to stack multiple flat blocks on top of each other then having a tracked ride go through, players could use the game's scenery demolition refund policy to gain money by building tracks, then delete them for easy money.

Question 25

What's the title for the default main theme in vanilla Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 ?

Accepted Answer

Summer Air - Above the Clouds comes from Planet Coaster, while both others are themed music themes. Summer Air is the one set by default upon installation of the game.

Question 26

Which of these names IS NOT the name of a wooden roller coaster in the original Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

Accepted Answer

Shimmy - Shimmy is the modified RCT2 version of Mischief including the added features from RCT2, such as control sections for two stops, sloped curves and such. But it's the RCT2 name of RCT1's Mischief.

Question 27

What's next in the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise ?

Accepted Answer

None - The franchise has died with the cataclysmic sales of Roller Coaster Tycoon World and the stratospheric sales of rival Planet Coaster, Frontier's product following their departure from the RCT4 project.

Question 28

Roller Coaster Tycoon 4 Mobile killed the franchise.

Accepted Answer

true Its very poor fan reception led Frontier to switch apart from Atari and instead develop their own Tycoon game, which eventually became Planet Coaster, the franchise killer.

Question 29

Excluding all side scenarios (real parks, Fort Anachronism and coaster challenges), what's the final scenario in Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

Accepted Answer

Micro Park - called SC99 in the game files, Micro Park is the final scenario of the RCT official scenario list. It featured a unique challenge : make profit on a 15*15 map, which is the smallest possible size in the original game.

Roller Coaster Tycoon Quiz

2) How many scenarii (levels/maps) were available on the retail version of the initial Roller Coaster Tycoon game ?

3) Talking about the secret level : What's its name ?

4) What's the setting of the very first Roller Coaster Tycoon scenario ?

5) There was a sandbox mode in Roller Coaster Tycoon.

6) Which of these scenery themes WAS NOT available in the original retail version of Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

7) Which of these classic RCT rides did not receive steep drops until recently, in OpenRCT2 ?

8) Which of these doesn't exist yet ?

9) in which coding language was the initial RollerCoaster Tycoon programmed ?

10) Which of these four thrill rides WAS NOT available in the original release version of Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

11) On which year was Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 released ?

12) On which year was Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 released ?

13) Which of these four Intamin roller coaster types is the very last one added to Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 ?

14) How many add-ons were released for EACH of the first three opera of the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise ?

15) What did Roller Coaster Tycoon sound designer Allistair Brimble do, about 20 years after the release of Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 ?

16) Of which roller coaster type are "Fizzly", "Exterminator" , "Shuttle Loop" and "Turbine" prebuilt templates ?

17) Which of these elements has NEVER been available in classic Roller Coaster Tycoon (1, 2, Open and Classic) ?

18) Which of these scenrio objectives does NOT exist in classic Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

19) Apart from PC, on which video game console was Roller Coaster Tycoon ported ?

20) Which of these mascot's outfits doesn't yet exist in RCT2 ?

21) All monthes of the year are playable in Roller Coaster Tycoon.

22) Upon booting vanilla Roller Coaster Tycoon, which park is the very first one to show up on the main menu ?

23) How many types of staff members are manageable in Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

24) What was the name of this Disneyland-inspired four-quadrants empty theme park in RCT1 ?

25) It was possible to cheat for money in Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 without using trainers or save game modifiers.

26) What's the title for the default main theme in vanilla Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 ?

27) Which of these names IS NOT the name of a wooden roller coaster in the original Roller Coaster Tycoon ?

28) What's next in the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise ?

29) Roller Coaster Tycoon 4 Mobile killed the franchise.

30) Excluding all side scenarios (real parks, Fort Anachronism and coaster challenges), what's the final scenario in Roller Coaster Tycoon ?