

It also launched a wave of competitors, from Microsoft’s Zoo Tycoon to the latest takeoff, SeaWorld Adventure Parks Tycoon.

While there were earlier games built around the idea of constructing roller coasters or theme parks, Sawyer brilliantly merged the two ideas into an addictively simple game that sold a gazillion copies.

When Chris Sawyer and MicroProse published RollerCoaster Tycoon in 1999, virtually no one could have imagined the impact it would have.
