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Posted March 24, 2014
Little pixel people, great entertainment!

Theme Park, a classic, complex, and colorful amusement park management sim from Bullfrog Productions, is available 50% off for Windows and Mac OS X on GOG.com. That's only $2.99 for the next 24 hours!

[url=http://www.gog.com/game/theme_park][/url]Put more salt in the popcorn and raise the price of soda: this is how big bucks are made in Theme Park, a classic amusement park management game from Bullfrog Productions. Yes, snacks play a big role in your business, but let's not forget about all the amazing rides and attractions you can build to make your little pixel visitors happy. Give them roller coasters, ferris wheels, love boats, haunted houses, and bouncy castles and they'll keep coming back for more. This amazing classic offers you the option to manage every little detail of your park's design and economy, to make it the best--and the most profitable--in the world. With colorful graphics, surprisingly deep mechanics, and tons of light-hearted humor, Theme Park is sure to entertain you for many carefree hours.

Get into the business of entertaining the pixelfolk and design the greatest money-machine in Theme Park, for only $2.99 on GOG.com. The Classic Gem Promo 50% discount offer lasts until Tuesday, March 25, at 10:59AM GMT.
Posted March 24, 2014
HORZA
Posted March 24, 2014
I wonder if Powermonger & Hi-Octane will ever get here...
Posted March 24, 2014
Nice!
Posted March 24, 2014
Great. Loved this game when it was first released.
Posted March 24, 2014
Heh, YES!. On my wishlist since release day.

BTW it's the first time I see game's first promo is classic gem promo :-P
Posted March 24, 2014
The game hasn't aged very well except for its visual style. The user interface is awful, and micromanagement of staff and stocks is unrewarding in the sense that it only makes you avoid bankruptcy instead of yielding nice benefits for doing it well. It's a nice concept, but like most Bullfrog titles, it sounds better than it is.
Posted March 24, 2014
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Crosmando: I wonder if Powermonger & Hi-Octane will ever get here...
I was wondering about Theme Park Inc. and Theme Park World too...
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Selderij: The game hasn't aged very well except for its visual style. The user interface is awful, and micromanagement of staff and stocks is unrewarding in the sense that it only makes you avoid bankruptcy instead of yielding nice benefits for doing it well. It's a nice concept, but like most Bullfrog titles, it sounds better than it is.
Heh apparently there's a management trick of making the snacks almost free but REALLY salty and the drink really expensive - bit of an exploit, really
Post edited March 24, 2014 by Fever_Discordia
Posted March 24, 2014
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Crosmando: I wonder if Powermonger...
For what it's worth (not much, maybe), I tweeted Jeff Skalski about that, encouraging him that having the Populous games doesn't mean we shouldn't have Powermonger...
Posted March 24, 2014
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Crosmando: I wonder if Powermonger & Hi-Octane will ever get here...
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Fever_Discordia: I was wondering about Theme Park Inc. and Theme Park World too...
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Selderij: The game hasn't aged very well except for its visual style. The user interface is awful, and micromanagement of staff and stocks is unrewarding in the sense that it only makes you avoid bankruptcy instead of yielding nice benefits for doing it well. It's a nice concept, but like most Bullfrog titles, it sounds better than it is.
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Fever_Discordia: Heh apparently there's a management trick of making the snacks almost free but REALLY salty and the drink really expensive - bit of an exploit, really
thanks for spoiling it for people who havent played it :/
Posted March 24, 2014
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Niggles: thanks for spoiling it for people who havent played it :/
You did see this, right?
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GOG.com: Put more salt in the popcorn and raise the price of soda: this is how big bucks are made in Theme Park
Posted March 24, 2014
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Selderij: The game hasn't aged very well except for its visual style. The user interface is awful, and micromanagement of staff and stocks is unrewarding in the sense that it only makes you avoid bankruptcy instead of yielding nice benefits for doing it well. It's a nice concept, but like most Bullfrog titles, it sounds better than it is.
To be fair, as far small-scale managerial simulations go (stuff like Hospitals, Theme Parks) Bullfrog has yet to be outdone well over a decade later. Prison Architect might end up dethroning it though.
Posted March 24, 2014
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Fever_Discordia: I was wondering about Theme Park Inc. and Theme Park World too...

Heh apparently there's a management trick of making the snacks almost free but REALLY salty and the drink really expensive - bit of an exploit, really
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Niggles: thanks for spoiling it for people who havent played it :/
Do strategy tips count as spoilers now then? I guess you mean because it kind of breaks the game? Sorry to anyone who feels I've spoiled anything, but I guess its like the Komani Code - just because you know the game takes it, doesn't mean you have to use it...
Posted March 24, 2014
It's hardly a big secret, given that it's

1) pretty much how real theme parks operate

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2) explicitly hinted at on the very first page of the manual:
"the food was good but the salty fries soon had us all thirsty so it was out with the wallet again for a few colas and ice creams"
Posted March 24, 2014
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Niggles: thanks for spoiling it for people who havent played it :/
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JMich: You did see this, right?
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GOG.com: Put more salt in the popcorn and raise the price of soda: this is how big bucks are made in Theme Park
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JMich:
LOL well *I* obviously didn't! Duh! *facepalm*
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