My favorite part about RCT was watching the individual guests. If you stalk one of them for long enough, eventually you'll see the thought "I feel like someone's watching me." appear.

Gabi: "RCT was programmed by a single man" Me: Damm he was really good Gabi: "He did all the code in Assembly" Me: He... he... he is a god amongst men.

I like how Gabi just randomly decides to put on a cowboy hat halfway through the video.

He also made Locomotion, which was released in 2004 and I am so close to beating but the last scenarios are very difficult

Gabi is out here exploiting my weakness: watching people passionately talk about their interests even if I don't know anything about it

One thing Gabi missed or only hinted on, The timelessness of RCT is also in large part due to it being built in assembly. It's ridiculously difficult to play a LOT of old pc games. The fact that you can boot up RCT or RCT2 on modern machines is again a testament to how well it's built.

I’m so grateful for ORCT2 for keeping this amazing game alive!

Xennial here. Interesting that you mentioned RCT predating The Sims, because RCT was actually a relative latecomer to the construction-management simulation genre of computer games that originally began with Utopia (1982) by Intellivision and then popularized by SimCity (1989) from Maxis (Will Wright). Simulation games then branched out into multiple sub-genres, including city-building games (Caesar, The Settlers, the Anno series), business/economy simulation games (Theme Park, Capitalism, Railroad Tycoon), and government/politics simulation games (Tropico, Civilization). Many of these games ran on MS-DOS or older Macintosh machines. The Sims, however, was part of the larger Sim game series (incl. SimCity2000, SimEarth, SimPark, SimLife, SimFarm, SimCoaster, SimGolf, to name a few) that applied the notion of a virtual dollhouse to the simulation genre, a relatively novel idea for gaming in Y2K.

The explanation of Assembly at 5:15 offers a really great intuition of what a nightmare it must have been to singlehandedly create these two games.

glad you touched on the fact RCT was written in assembly, seriously crazy technical achievement

As a programmer, I really appreciated you going into the actually development of the game. You did a good job covering the topic ❤ You make programming sound somewhat cool (RARE)

As someone who has a degree in Computer Science, I know just enough about Assembly to know that’s a madlad move to build your game in.

is nobody gonna say anything about gabi keeping peanut butter in the fridge??

Ah. A woman of culture.

Some of my earliest childhood memories were watching my Dad play Railroad and Rollercoaster Tycoon. Then when I was in 5th grade he pirated RCT along with all of the Sims games (1,2, and the BRAND NEW 3) on to my computer. He was the best, RIP Dad and thank you for getting me into the life simulation genre

Gabi not only making a whole video about one of my favorite games of all time, but also including a clip from Call me Kevin in said video, is the real compound medication I've been needing all along!

Chris Sawyer is the Tame Impala of video game development, he’s just one guy

I still play RCT to this day, and the carousel music is still fire

The stylistic art and isometric veiw made that game so beautiful to play. So satisfying and allowed you to make parks that looked simply beautiful.

a callmekevin cameo in a gabi belle video was unexpected but appreciated lol

cereal was literally how I got to play RCT, thank you cereal. I recall there being another disney game included that I played.

Chris Sawyer did go on to make Chris Sawyer's Locomotion released in 2004 again in assembly, and then took a long break until being involved in mobile ports of Transport and Rollercoaster Tycoon games in 2013-2016 (although he wasn't the sole developer on the mobile ports). Btw I'm pretty sure if this video was made ten years ago, the one press image and his cameo on the Transport Tycoon box art would have been the only two pictures of him on the internet. Very super private person.

The music the carousel plays is literally etched into my brain, so much nostalgia from playing this game

When you forget to finish a roller coaster and accidentally green light it endangering your guest’s lives… But then you realize the lines to different places will get shorter

"I wanna get off Mr.Bones wild ride"

Damn, gabi. That was absolutely hilarious. I was already a huge fan of your style of comedy, but now you've made an RCT video, too? Hell yeah. Thanks for the OpenRCT2 shout-out!

I have seen like 10 other videos about roller coaster tycoon but I feel like your editing style / jokes / delivery / whatever always make them worth it. Thankssss for another great one

Rollercoaster Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon were my JAM when I was younger

Gabi Explains Computer Science is my new favorite channel

RCT is my childhood, and I am so happy to be providing back to that with code, pixelart, music and soundfx for OpenRCT2. The community is not massive but definitely very active. Thanks for putting a light on it!

My cousin gave me the disc for my 10th birthday in 2000 and I still have it. Thank you Gabi, this video made me smile.

I've only just found your videos thirty minutes ago thanks to the algorithm RNG and you're quickly becoming my favorite KZfaq creator. Subbed.

I had to learn a decent amount of Assembly and I still have nightmares. After that learning the basics of the other languages was almost a cake walk. It was like the difference between learning a language like English when you can already speak German compared to going from German to Korean. Not that intuitive but also not Impossible but also not that pleasant even if you like this shit like I do. This guy programming this all by himself is fucking amazing. I still occasionally play RCT1 & 2 and they are still bloody amazing today

Well really if you want to go even further back, Sim City was the first of this kinda omniscient, chill, planning and destroying game. Great video as always, Gabi!

Gabi watching Kevin makes me happy today 🥰

The kid yelling "Dora!" Drove me nuts.

I remember that one time I made a log ride called "the shitlog" and it plummeted to a drop off of death. Fun!

“Zillenial” That’s the first time I’ve heard that term, and I’m so happy you introduced me to it.

As someone who grew up on RCT, this was a great video! Earned my subscription😁👍🏼

After my first year of high school, my mom had me (forced) volunteer to go for a month-long STEM and coding program at the NJIT in Newark...some of it was HELL (learning the coding, video gaming programming, even SAT prep bit) but the rest was nice (making new friends, going on interesting field trips, even a few parties). I got a few certificates from the program, and while I never intend to pursue this kind of career, I respect people who actually are good at this and want to accomplish having a career like that.

Apparently one of the craziest things with Rollercoaster Tycoon is that it was almost entirely made in assembly just so that the game could accurately compute the people and economy efficiently enough to be played. It’s apparently pretty optimized in that respect. Edit: Just saw that this was mentioned in the vid. Posted this before then oop

as a comp sci nerd person, your explanation of programming was pretty great! Thank you for doing it well and not making progammer me want to jump off a cliff in Minecraft!

seeing you use call me kevin’s clips in this is wild! the crossover i never knew i wanted but desperately need

This game was one of my favorites as a kid. I had no idea a community of folks were still playing it today. Thanks for the segment on it. Awesome points to you!

I literally SQUEALED and almost threw my phone when I saw this uploaded, I am SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS

Rollercoaster Tycoon is legit one of my absolute favorite games of all time. I have it on steam (and all the sequels), but I also have my original disc copy of the game. I actually have multiple disc copies of the game and of the rest of the series. I recently got a copy of the 3rd game that has a REALLY nice physical manual with it. I also have multiple copies of Zoo Tycoon. ....I also have Mall Tycoon but I think that one was made by completely different people.

Gabi, thank you for this video. Transport Tycoon & Rollercoaster Tycoon were my two favorite games of all time! I always felt like I was the only one still playing them. Just discovered your channel, and love your presentation.

this was a really interesting video! I love hearing people rant about things they like and learning new things especially when it comes to games. there are just a lot of things to explore when it comes to the development, bugs, and unused content that's just fascinating. I can't imagine how tough it is to code in assembly that man really had dedication.

I genuinely think it's insane for any developer to be against modding. Like, a healthy modding community is the main thing that can turn a good game into something immortal. I'm certain that if Microsoft or Mojang were to ever drop support for Minecraft, it would still continue to live on forever through projects similar to OpenRCT2.

My favorite fact about it is that it was coded in assembly, which is almost making a game in binary

Why are your vids so consistently good 😭 I cannot handle this, it's too good

Really enjoying your infotainment series. And you talk about topics that I already enjoy! Been playing RCT on and off for 20 years, certainly thanks to OpenRCT

Using Linkus and Kevin clips to illustrate speedrunning and modding is so cool! Love all these creators' content for different reasons, so cool to see all of their content in the one video here. Thanks Gabi, great video and really enjoying this format lately!

I redownloaded RCT after not touching it for a decade, and I can confirm it still slaps.

Been on a kick getting back into RCT, and I've had a LOT of RCT and TS1 content popping up in my feed. This was such a great video!

I'm so surprised Zoo Tycoon wasn't made by the same person. ZT was my absolute favorite game as a child, and I still play it. It was educational and fun. I'm a zoologist now and Zoo Tycoon was a big reason for that. Anyway, thanks! This was a cool video!

Dude, I was literally just deciding what to watch and I was like hey Gabbi probably got something good and I was scrolling through your channel to find a video I haven’t seen before and you angel came in clutch with the perfect timing thank you for saving me from being alone with my own thoughts

rct2 was such a major game of my childhood, its a CRIMINALLY underrated game

Subbed out of a random video suggestion a couple months ago, but your channel is becoming one of my favs

You bring back so many good memories. Thank you Gabi for the awesome video!!!! Always funny and upbeat!😊❤

I love videos like this, where people just rant about stuff they like. Excellent

Can't remember the last time I was this excited to see a new upload. I have such great memories playing RTC (particularly sending the rollercoasters off the tracks and watching them explode).

I spent a lot of hours on Roller Coaster Tycoon. When I saw you covered this I gasped in utter excitement. I am so thrilled to watch this.

RCT is my favorite game of all time, and OpenRCT2 is an excellent addition that keeps me coming back to this game ever since I got the original on CD in a cereal box like 20yrs ago

I have 165 hours in roller coaster tycoon three and I have no shame. This was the start of something beautiful.

I love Transport Tycoon Deluxe: I cannot believe my fave KZfaqr talking about my favourite game! just like OpenRCT, Open Transport Tycoon Deluxe (OpenTTD) is a ground-up reworking of the original game, with a dedicated fan base playing multiplayer, developing the code base, modding and extending the game etc!! Love the vid Gabi!

This is the video where I subscribed. Loved this series, and your knowledge of coding is very impressive! Loved the video!

Thank you for having the courage to make this video. Nobody else has guts like you. I loved this video!! ❤❤

I’m not really a fan of these types of games but you got me ready to rethink it all and open a rollercoaster park

Only psychos put p.b in the fridge

This game was my absolute favorite as a kid. I've never seen your channel before, but after just this one video, you've already got me subscribed!

This video was peak content, I grew up playing the original zoo tycoon but always wanted to try rollercoaster tycoon! I had no idea the creator was a tech wizard. Massive props to him and massive props to you for covering the development so thoroughly!

My husband and I still play it daily and we’re nearly 32.

Had to rewind to watch the coaster fly off the rails just made me who I am today

Just discovered your channel. Your stuff is super neat! Excited to see more.

im not sure why youtube recommended your channel, but it did about a week ago, after watching a few of your videos i subscribed few days later..just had to comment and say i absolutely love your style and humor, keep up the amazing work, i look forward to the videos you continue to make

So glad you made this video, used to play the hell out of RCT 1&2

I bought RCT2 at a book fair for $6.99 and it’s a strong contender for my favorite game ever, take that $70 AAA slogfests

The crossover I did not expect to see, Linkus7 and gabi belle! Amazing video as always

I missed out on this video a year late. Love you Gabs! Thanks for being you! ❤️❤️❤️

omg this has been one of my favorites games of all time how did i not know ONE GUY made it?! great vid gabi thanks

Losing my silly goofy mind over the love for Callmekevin

banger video! you did a great job explaining assembly, the pb&j analogy was perfect

Video timing is brilliant. I've been in an RCT mood lately. A, Roller Coaster Roll, if you will. You now randomly popped up in my recommendations, and this video is good stuff. I'll definitely check out your other work!

Ohhh the sweet sweet memories of making death coasters.

To this day, crowd noises anywhere remind me of this game. Good crowded times.

OMG! That ending was hilarious! 😂 Great Job Gabi!!

OMG Best Video Game video ever! Thanks for creating!

Do you have a background in computer science?? You explained the CS of the game so well, bravo

That as transition, that was gold. Just pure bliss.

man, i learned so much about RCT from this video--fantastic research and great presentation!! cannot believe it was made by 1 guy in Assembly; also--your explanation of Assembly versus modern coding systems was so easy to follow and legit taught me a lot!

Holy shit this unlocked deep memories your channel is a gift

Hell yes. I loved this game as a kid and during lockdown I got back into it an obsessive amount. I would even play when I was supposed to be teaching online classes lol

Being a rollercoaster enthusiast myself it makes me so happy a relatively large commentary youtuber made a video about a relatively niche hobby

This game always makes me think of my mom. She showed me this when I was like 4 around it's release era. I gotta thank her for my love of gaming to this day. Vivid memories of this game and Super Mario RPG that I'm so glad to still have. This was a good video looking at a game that I honestly still play had to get it on steam for nostalgia sake.

Probably the best description of Assembly I've ever heard. In my engineering classes we used to remind each other RCT was built in assembly to give us the motivation to complete our CS assignments.

As someone who is technologically challenged, I really appreciate your coding examples that even I could understand. Super interesting. Oh, and I love this game, it’s the best 😍

GABI WHY IS YOUR HYPOTHETICAL PEANUT BUTTER IN THE FRIDGE

I loved the Brutalmoose-style editing with you over the greenscreen. Hope to see this more often.

literally not even lying when i say that your uploads brighten up my day 😤