05-16-2004, 12:03 AM
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Pentium(r) III 733 MHz Processor
128 MB RAM
250 MB hard drive space
32MB video card with hardware T&L (Such as nVidia GeForce2 or higher or any ATI Radeon)
The original RCT game had a low minimum spec and as such was able to successfully appeal to a very wide audience, many of whom who do not necessarily choose to stay on the bleeding edge of PC technology. Equally, that game could make even high-end PCs struggle if the player put a whole bunch of content in a large park. Similarly with the new 3D release, we have tried to ensure that the game can be enjoyed by as many people as possible on a wide range of PCs. Our minimum spec is pretty low compared to other 3D PC games, especially ones targeted at 'core gamers'. We have worked very hard at keeping the performance up on low spec machines, as well as making the game visually very attractive on all machines without necessarily relying on very performance-hungry graphical techniques. So our intention is that players will be able to enjoy the game on the minimum spec machine, but to experience the game looking & running at its absolute best higher end PCs / graphics cards will inevitably be needed. Even though the individual components of RCT3 can be quite simple, the sheer complexity of the game including the number of people, rides moving in real time, and other special effects, makes it an impressive technological and artistic achievement compared to other games that may use more polygons on each component, but offer nothing like the richness and diversity of RCT3. And yes, with the ability to build large parks that are rich in animated content, have literally thousands of truly individual park guests all interacting with the park and each other, AND ride the most intense Rollercoaster rides your imagination can conjure up you will still be able to make even the top spec systems struggle if you really want to!
| Excerpt taken from http://www.rollercoastertycoon2.com/
Also, we are talking about it here: http://www.thrillnetwork.com/stories_view.php/185
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