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Posted: Dec 5th 2006 6:32PM (Unverified) said

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I loved this game! In 1995...

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 6:33PM bgribin said

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I loved this one also - it'll be interesting to see how it turns out.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 6:53PM Windmill said

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Hey I'm excited! I hope its actually good, theme park world was AWESOME!

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 7:57PM (Unverified) said

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I think it's kinda cool. Always loved Sim games and will likely buy this one when it comes out. Unless it tanks in reviews like Zoo Tycoon did.

However, for full-on motion stirring, what I'd really like to see is a port of Rollercoaster Tycoon.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 7:33PM (Unverified) said

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holy crap, this was one of my favorite games back in the day. this might even be enough to get me to buy a ds!

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 7:36PM dosed150 said

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i remember trying to play this on a modern computer everything moves so fast its quite funny but then the bus zooms past and never stops so its impossible

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 3:46AM (Unverified) said

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Ahh... EA, when it wasn't evil.

Now hurry up and give us M.U.L.E.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 6:57PM Mr Chan said

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I got this game as a gift back in the day, and then it wouldn't run due to some weird DOS crap. I sure don't miss those days!

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 8:26AM whatnewmobilecom said

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I'm very much looking forward to this but how about a makeover - this looks EXACTLY like a 10-year-old port!

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 7:01PM CaptainHairy said

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If it was Theme Hospital, then I would probably be camped outside EA's HQ already with some sort of ballistic persuasion device, begging and threatening them to take my money.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 7:02PM emmzee said

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I was also a fan of this back in the 'day ... but even I would be somewhat hesitant to shell out more $$$ just to play it on my DS. Hopefully it'll end up being more than just a generic port ... it'd be awesome if they added an "enhanced" more or something with a bunch of new rides, buildings, characters, etc. That'd make it worth buying for sure.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 7:20PM Sub said

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Civilization II on the DS. We need it.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 7:26PM HelghanSuperSniper said

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It's EA, it's another port, it's another pass. EA may be one of the biggest developers in the world but they are one of the worst for original content and quality product.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 7:27PM (Unverified) said

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port M.U.L.E. from the C64 !! upgraded with cell shading!!

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 8:01PM (Unverified) said

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The EA we have today is not the EA we had over ten years ago.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 11:07PM millertime83 said

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one of my favorite games ever

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 8:45PM hungarianhc said

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Hmmm I dunno this could be pretty fun to play in the palm of my hand on a long flight

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 9:34PM Tye El Czar said

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Woah, oy. EA has a Japanese studio?!

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 10:49PM (Unverified) said

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This is one of my favorite games of all time. Seriously. I played for hours and hours and hours at a time.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 9:50PM (Unverified) said

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This is no generic sim, this is Bullfrog's and Peter Molyneux's epic Theme Park. I loved this game so much as a kid, and i had it for the genesis. This is a 12 year old game much worthy of a port.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 10:01PM (Unverified) said

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My sisters lived and breathed Theme Park when it was released on Sega Saturn. When I tell them about this, they will be proud owners of a DS.

I'm kinda excited myself. Those games were designed from the ground up for a point and click interface. They totally need to port Command & Conquer, Starcraft, and ScummVM games.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 10:12PM (Unverified) said

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id hit it.

Posted: Dec 5th 2006 11:13PM (Unverified) said

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Geriatric sim?!

Pagans!

As a previous poster said, if this came bundled with Theme Hospital, I'd break down EA's doors and steal the prototype. Those 2 games were awesome in the way that few games are. Stupid DOS emulation.

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 12:22AM Bridget said

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Wait, EA is bringing SimCity to the DS? Cool! I'm glad to see a sim game, even if it's the ancient one, on the system. Let's hope it will turn out better than SimCity 2000 did on the Advance.

Theme Park was a very interesting game and intriguing to note how much RollerCoaster Tycoon borrowed from it. I liked Theme Park's open-ended goals a lot better than Tycoon's "scenario-driven" gameplay. But, at the same time, Theme Park certainly had some show-stopping issues. The worst part was spending a fortune on a ride only to learn that a dumb little NPC was stuck under it and now you had to destroy your ride to "save them." User will not be held responsible for actions of dumb NPCs!

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 2:10AM (Unverified) said

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I loved Theme Park. I have the PC version and the Genesis Version. Still play them today. (Mainly the Windows Version)

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 7:14AM (Unverified) said

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This is one of the best games from the past, probably what spawned the rollercoaster tycoon series and all other theme parks sims around today. It was one of the excellent Bulffrog games from Peter Molyneux (Created Lionhead Studios - Black & White 1/2, Fable, Movies).

I'd love to see his other games such as Theme Hospital and Dungeon keeper make an appearence on the DS.

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 4:54AM (Unverified) said

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Good old Bull Frog!

I remeber this being one of the first games i played on the PC back in the day and i spent hours and hours just creating the most massive and symetrical park i could, 10 years later i found a copy for £1.00 and thought, hey why not!? but to no avail! XP & 12 year old DOS programs dont mix, So i will be really happy when this comes out for the DS and will be a sure purchase to re-live my childhood gaming years mopping up kids sick and throwing them off rollercoasters!

James
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Posted: Dec 6th 2006 8:30AM baby sea tuna said

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"i remember trying to play this on a modern computer everything moves so fast its quite funny but then the bus zooms past and never stops so its impossible"

Yeah, kinda like this sentence. How about throwing a little punctuation in there? You know...for the kids?

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 8:37AM (Unverified) said

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I'm glad that games like this are coming out, it lets you play your old favorite games on a mobile platform and thats just great.

And whislt I may not be getting excited about theme park, I am very much excited about the other retro title.. The Settlers, I loved that game, and am glad to see it come to the DS.

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 9:23AM (Unverified) said

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"Anyone stirred by the motion?"

No. Because it's EA, it'll be buggy and they'll charge $50 for it.

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 10:47AM Bentzero said

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Finally a game my wife will play on the DS

Posted: Dec 6th 2006 4:00PM (Unverified) said

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Theme Park may have been flawed (the "person trapped underneath ride" issue being the biggest one I remember), but it's pretty freaking great and a good match for the DS.

So the conversion list from the glory days of PC gaming is down to CivII, Railroad Tycoon (c'mon, the RRT2 engine would be ideal for the DS), Master of Orion and some sort of early-era RTS.

Oh, and the king-daddy of all those... X-COM.

- Sven

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