Brendgen acknowledged how much the tool helped the project. This fan-made tool allowed creators to further customize their parks by raising and removing certain limits, adding new hacks, and improving building controls. One of the biggest breakthroughs in the park’s development life came within the last few years when OpenRCT2 was released.

“It turned out so well with the giant coaster that just barely tops the trees and jumps from one island to another.”Īrrr you ready to ride the coaster? (opens in new tab) “My favorite is definitely the pirate area,” says Brendgen.

There's an icy mountaintop zone, an area based on Tron, and even part of the map dedicated to a pristine parking lot. In the Mars section, guests are treated to a rocky and red terrain, along with a completely indoor coaster. The Middle Ages area has a log flume weaving between an ancient forest and a roller coaster that loops through castles. Soon each section was a distinct location that gave organization to this giant undertaking. This was no small task.Īs the park began to grow, sections began to take form as themed areas. It was more like a picture or an art.” After completing every scenario and objective in the game, Brendgen took on the ultimate challenge: completely filling an entire map. “Later on, I don't think it was a game anymore to me. “At first I liked the gameplay very much,” says Brendgen as he reminisced on playing RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 for the first time. Many of the roller coasters in his park were either based or named on existing ones he already experienced living in Germany.

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