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88-512: RollerCoaster Tycoon is a 1999 construction and management simulation video game developed by Chris Sawyer and published by Hasbro Interactive . It was released for Windows and was later ported to the Xbox by Frontier Developments in 2003. It is the first game in the RollerCoaster Tycoon series . RollerCoaster Tycoon received two expansion packs : Added Attractions (released in

176-555: A 'pure' economic simulation may be Capitalism , the goal of which is to build an industrial and financial empire. At a smaller and more concrete scale, a business simulation may put the player in charge of a business or commercial facility, designing its layouts, hiring staff, and implementing policies to manage the flow of customers and orders as the business grows. Such business simulations include Theme Hospital , Sim Tower , and Game Dev Story . One popular area for these simulations has included theme park management, including

264-403: A board game in 1959, which was one of the first games to be played via e-mail . Sports management games have the player as the owner or team manager of a sports team, and guides decisions related to training, player selection, and other facets of the team as they progress through a season, ideally guiding the team towards a championship title. In some games, the management facets are layered atop

352-677: A board of trustees from the community. The north side of the town is dominated by the Dunblane Hydro Hotel, currently owned by the Hilton Hotel Group and operated under the Doubletree brand. The Victorian building sits in wooded grounds on the top of a steep and wide grass slope. Dating from the late 19th century, it has been redeveloped and extended several times but still retains its main building relatively intact. It originally housed extensive spa and therapeutic bath facilities (like

440-445: A city from the ground up and then manage it, with challenges such as balancing a budget and maintaining popular opinion, and was considered a sophisticated simulation of city planning when it was released. It appealed to a wide audience in part because it was not a typical high-speed, violent game, and was notable for shunning a traditional win-or-lose game paradigm. SimCity has spawned numerous successful sequels and spinoffs, and

528-459: A long-term success in the United States. GameSpot 's Trey Walker noted in late 2001 that it had "appeared in the top 10 [weekly sales] lists almost continuously" during its first two years of release. Domestically, it sold another 749,749 units and earned $ 20.32 million from January through October 2000, according to PC Data . These numbers rose to 1.25 million units ($ 32.99 million) by the end of

616-456: A name like the Vominator. And then when the kids start lining up for those $ 5 tickets, you'll be ready to start saving up for your next ridiculous extravaganza." Game Revolution 's Ben Silverman highlighted the game's graphical style: "The nature of the game just doesn't call for fancy graphics, and thankfully things run smoothly. The detail level is very cool, from the green-faced nauseous guest to

704-521: A nation. These games may include geopolitical situations (involving the formation and execution of foreign policy), the creation of domestic political policies, or the simulation of political campaigns. Early examples from the Cold War era include Balance of Power , Crisis in the Kremlin , Conflict: Middle East Political Simulator . An early example of online play was Diplomacy , originally published as

792-408: A player's sense of creativity and desire for control. As such, many CMSs have no victory condition, although players can always lose by bankrupting themselves of resources. These games emphasize growth, and the player must successfully manage their economy in order to construct larger creations and gain further creative power. Unlike other genres, construction and management simulations seldom offer

880-469: A progression in storyline, and the level design is a simple space where the player can build. Some games offer pre-built scenarios, which include victory conditions such as reaching a level of wealth, or surviving worsening conditions. But success in one scenario seldom affects another scenario, and players can usually try them in any order. Because the player must manage a complex internal economy, construction and management simulations frequently make use of

968-616: A real life activity, since the player is usually more involved in detailed decisions than a real manager or administrator. Players usually have two types of tools at their disposal: tools for building and tools for managing. Construction mechanisms in CMSs tend to be one of two types: plan-and-build where the construction is completed gradually, or purchase and place where the construction appears immediately. Random disasters can also create new construction challenges, and some games impose constraints on how things must be constructed. But usually

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1056-480: A region or nation, which often will include managing the transport of goods between various destinations in addition to other business decisions. Examples include Transport Tycoon , Railroad Tycoon , and the A-Train series. Business and tycoon games need not present realistic business settings, as long as the player is tasked with managing a facility with economic factors. Dungeon Keeper and Evil Genius have

1144-466: A roller coaster-based simulation, giving him a partial excuse to continue visiting theme parks to "research" roller coaster rides. The game was to be called White Knuckle for the majority of the game's development. However, to follow the tradition of the Tycoon titles, the game was renamed accordingly. The game was developed in a small village near Dunblane over the course of two years. Sawyer wrote 99% of

1232-488: A sequel. Some of the revenue he earned from Transport Tycoon he used towards travelling in Europe and the United States, which included visits to theme parks with roller coasters. Though Sawyer said he had hated roller coasters before, he became fond of them through these trips, and since has become a roller coaster enthusiast and had ridden on at least 700 coasters. From these trips, Sawyer decided to follow Transport Tycoon with

1320-706: A small group of young local boys and their parents raised money to build a skatepark in the Laighills. The skatepark was completed on 23 February 2007 and has already been visited by Death skateboard team and by the Vans UK Tour. The town is served by Dunblane railway station , which has regular services to Stirling , Perth , Glasgow and Edinburgh . It is also a stop on the Caledonian Sleeper from Inverness , and several other long-distance trains to Aberdeen , Dundee, Inverness, and even London. Formerly, Dunblane station

1408-400: A structure will cost resources, but this is often done at no cost or with partial recovery of resources spent on its construction. CMSs are usually single player games, as competition would force players to eschew creativity in favor of efficiency, and a race to accumulate resources. They typically have a free-form construction mode where players can build up as they see fit, which appeals to

1496-409: A subgenre of CMS games where the player acts as a city-planner or leader. Players normally look at the city from a point of view high in the sky, to grow and manage a simulated city. Players are only allowed to control building placement and city management features such as salaries and work priorities, while actual building is done by game citizens who are non-playable characters. The SimCity series,

1584-424: A subset of CMSs that simulate a business or some other economy, with the goal for the player to help make the business financially successful. Some business games typically involve more management than construction, allowing the player to invest in virtual stock markets or similar trade systems. Rather than investing in physical buildings, construction can be abstract, such as purchasing stocks. The closest example of

1672-494: A successful hydropathic establishment (see photo below). The nave of the cathedral was re-roofed between 1889 and 1893, with new furnishings provided by Robert Rowand Anderson . Since the early 1970s the town has grown extensively and is now regarded as a highly sought-after commuter town due to its excellent road and rail links and good schools. Dunblane is close to the University of Stirling 's campus at Bridge of Allan , and

1760-506: A swimming pool. The school has not had a library since 2011. The school has consistently performed well academically. In 2013, the school was listed in the top ten performing schools of Scotland relating to academic achievement, with well over three quarters of its roll progressing to higher education . In 2019, the school was named as Scotland's second best performing state school as 76% of school leavers had achieved five or more highers in 2018. Dunblane High's uniform has been, since 2010,

1848-436: A very long time and be very frustrating at first, and players would have to pay too much cash to tasks such as changing land levels, re-positioning trees and build walkways, while they design their rollercoaster. However, once players mastered doing so, "You'll get a lot of pride out of designing some crazy, twisting corkscrew that winds in and out of lakes and hot dog stands, painting it bright neon pink and orange, and giving it

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1936-460: A ward with Bridge of Allan in council elections. Dunblane is often referred to as a city , due to the presence of Dunblane Cathedral . However, this status was never officially recognised. Dunblane currently has two supermarkets, a Tesco (opened in 1996) and a M&S Foodhall (opened in 2009). Among other shops, the High Street has two independent butchers. Over the course of 6 years,

2024-530: A white shirt with black trousers or skirt, " Blu Tack " blue knitwear and a royal blue blazer (or a black blazer with light blue braiding for S6). Ties vary by year group. The houses are Ramoyle (red), Sheriffmuir (yellow) and Kilbryde (blue). Queen Victoria School is a co-educational boarding school for children of those in the British Armed Forces , and is managed and funded by the Ministry of Defence . It

2112-447: A windowed interface. In contrast to genres such as action games, CMS players are given computer-like controls such as pull-down menus and buttons. Players may also understand the game economy through graphs and other analytic tools. This often includes advisers that warn players of problems and describe current needs. As such, CMS games have some of the most complex interfaces of any game type. These games can be quite popular even without

2200-530: Is a bit stunned by the sales success of RollerCoaster Tycoon, myself included. I always believed in the game concept myself, but I hadn't expected it to have so much widespread appeal among game players of all types." RollerCoaster Tycoon also received a "Gold" award from the Verband der Unterhaltungssoftware Deutschland (VUD) by the end of August 1999, for sales of at least 100,000 units across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. RollerCoaster Tycoon proceeded to become

2288-514: Is a popular location for academics. On 13 March 1996 local man Thomas Hamilton shot dead 16 children and their teacher, Gwen Mayor, in Dunblane Primary School's gymnasium before killing himself . He used his licensed weapons and ammunition. There is a memorial to the 17 victims in the local cemetery and a cenotaph in the cathedral. There are also stained-glass windows in Church of

2376-461: Is a purpose-built youth, family, arts, sports and community centre. It was built after a community vote chose that option for money from a consolidation of several funds which were created in the aftermath of the 1996 tragedy. It opened in 2004 and receives no state finance, relying on user revenue and fundraising. It is run by the Dunblane Youth and Sports Centre Trust (Charity No. SC027397), with

2464-538: Is credited with inventing the city-building subgenre. SimCity also led to several other successful games in the same mold such as SimTower and SimFarm , and launched its designer Will Wright into a position as one of the most influential people in the game industry. These games influenced the eventual release of the Tycoon series of games, which are also an important part of the genre. Several more specific genres have developed over time. City-building games are

2552-455: Is fed mainly by pupils from Dunblane's three primary schools. The school is in the south west of Dunblane, on Old Doune Road. The current building was completed in November 2007, later being formally opened by Jamie Murray . It was constructed on the playing fields of the previous 1970s structure, the old campus being sold for residential development and the playing fields moved to the other side of

2640-466: Is noted for its organ. Further fragments of medieval woodwork from the cathedral are displayed in the town's museum , formerly the Cathedral Museum, situated nearby. Though still used as a parish church, the building is in the care of Historic Scotland . To the south of the cathedral are some stone vaults of medieval origin, which are the only remaining fragment of the bishop's palace . Adjacent to

2728-569: Is the 2nd largest primary school in Stirling Council with 395 students. In 1996, the school's gym was the scene of the Dunblane massacre . The school reopened within days, and the old gym was quickly demolished and replaced with an extension at the other end of the building. The former gym site became a memorial garden. Dunblane Primary's uniform consists of blue polo shirts and red jumpers (except Primary 7, whose jumpers are black). The colour of

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2816-639: The Caesar series, and Cities: Skylines series are examples of city-building games that have found commercial and cultural success. Colony management games are similar to city-building games, but based on the player starting a colony in an isolated location with limited resources, and thus are required to collect and combine resources from the local area to build out their colony, in contrast to city-building games where resources are only limited by available city finances. These games utilize construction and management extensively, with incredible detail in more aspects of

2904-516: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms series from 1986 and Bandit Kings of Ancient China in 1989. That same year, Capcom released a simulation game of their own, Destiny of an Emperor , also based on Chinese history . Utopia had a notable influence on SimCity in 1989, which is considered the first highly successful construction and management simulation. The game allows players to build

2992-576: The Central Belt , including Glasgow and Edinburgh . Dunblane is built on the banks of the Allan Water (or River Allan), a tributary of the River Forth . Dunblane Cathedral is its most prominent landmark. Dunblane had a population of 8,114 at the 2001 census , which grew to 8,811 at the 2011 census ; both of these figures were computed according to the 2010 definition of the locality. In mid-2016 it

3080-457: The Loopy Landscapes expansion pack, totaling 81 scenarios if the whole set is installed. Successfully completing a scenario will unlock the next one. Additionally, Mega Park is unlocked when all 21 scenarios are completed. This scenario has no objective (except "Have Fun!"), but allows the player to build on nearly the entire map, and eventually has all attractions available to build. This is

3168-428: The Xbox was also released in 2003, which was handled by Frontier Developments and was published by Infogrames Interactive . The port was mainly the same as the original PC version and included both expansion packs, with controls adapted for a controller. GameSpot 's Alan Dunkin called it "another fun management simulation from the mind of Chris Sawyer." His praises included the custom naming of everything in

3256-538: The historical simulation game Nobunaga's Ambition , where the player takes the role of the historical figure Oda Nobunaga and must conquer, unify and manage the nation of Japan. It combines number crunching, Japanese history , and grand strategy simulation , including elements such as raising taxes and giving rice to prefectures . Nobunaga's Ambition went on to define and set the standard for most console simulation games, and has had many sequels, while Koei continued to create other simulation games since, including

3344-415: The tower defense genre and Shapez.io , which has adopted the minimalistic art style of the .io browser games . Other games involve rebuilding industry and maintaining sufficient food resources for your labour force in a post-apocalyptic world, such as Captain of Industry . A government simulation or political simulation is a game that attempts to simulate the government and politics of all or part of

3432-650: The Holy Rude, St Blanes and Lecropt tempering the Children and their Teacher. The funds raised in the aftermath of the tragedy were used to build a new community centre (the Dunblane Centre). Following the incident, the government passed legislation banning ownership of all handguns —firearms under 60 centimetres (23.6 in) in overall length, in the United Kingdom. Tennis players Jamie Murray and Andy Murray were in

3520-514: The US as Corkscrew Follies ) in 1999, and Loopy Landscapes in 2000. Two special editions were released: RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold / Totally Roller Coaster in 2002, which contained the original game, Added Attractions / Corkscrew Follies , and Loopy Landscapes ; and RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe in 2003, which contained the content in Gold plus more designs for the different customizable rides. The premise of

3608-665: The X and B buttons) and a magnifying glass cursor that can be toggled by clicking the left thumbstick. RollerCoaster Tycoon won Computer Games Strategy Plus ' s 1999 "Strategy Game of the Year" award, and the editors hailed it as "a superb game that's virtually guaranteed to put a smile on the face of even the most jaded gamer." PC Gamer US and CNET Gamecenter nominated the game for their "Best Real-Time Strategy Game" awards, but these went to Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Homeworld , respectively. The former publication's editors wrote that RollerCoaster Tycoon "revived

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3696-730: The act of construction is quite simple, and the main challenge of a CMS is obtaining the resources required to complete construction. Players must manage resources within a growing economy, where resources are produced, consumed, and exchanged. Resources are drawn from a source, such as money from a bank, or gold from a mine. Some CMSs allow players to convert resources from one type to another, such as fermenting sugar into rum. Common resources include money, people, and building materials. Resources are utilized in one of two ways: either construction, where players build or buy things to serve some purpose, or maintenance, where players must make ongoing payments to prevent loss or decay. Sometimes demolishing

3784-535: The actual sports simulation, as in the case of Electronic Arts' FIFA or Madden NFL series, so that players can also play within the games as one of the athletes on the field, as well as manage the team through a season. Other sports management games, such as the Football Manager series, do not give player direct control on the actual sports matches, but may allow the player, as the team manager, to influence how they are played out, or otherwise simply simulate

3872-474: The bypass. The current building includes some theatre facilities, a fitness suite, a dance studio, several pupil lounges, and an all weather sports pitch that was originally built for the old building. The building was the first Public-Private Partnership school project in the Stirling Council area. Complaints were made that it had inadequate catering facilities, and was the only Stirling school built without

3960-581: The cathedral is relatively modest in scale, but its refined architecture is much admired, as is its setting overlooking the valley of the Allan Water. After the Reformation , the nave of the cathedral was abandoned and soon became roofless and used for burials. The choir was retained as the parish church . In 1715, the Battle of Sherriffmuir was fought on land very close to Dunblane. Many combatants were billeted in

4048-453: The cathedral, Scottish Churches House was (from the 1960s until its closure in 2011) a centre for ecumenical study and the former headquarters for Action of Churches Together in Scotland . It now operates as a hotel, featuring a medieval chapel in the grounds. The old town centre retains a number of historic buildings in addition to the cathedral, including the 17th century Leighton Library ,

4136-453: The centre of Dunblane, but a bypass was completed in 1991 and the old road became the B8033. The rapid expansion of the town has led to a large increase in local car usage, resulting in considerable parking problems. Dunblane Cathedral is remarkable in having retained more of its late-medieval choir stalls than any other Scottish church building (except King's College Chapel , Aberdeen), and also

4224-544: The closest to a "sandbox" park, except the player does not have an unlimited amount of money to work with, only a $ 50,000 loan. Some scenarios are based on real parks. For example, 'Katie's Dreamland' (Katie's World in the US Version) is based on Lightwater Valley , complete with that park's signature The Ultimate roller coaster (The Storm). There were two official scenarios that were available for download on Hasbro's website: Fort Anachronism and Alton Towers . Alton Towers

4312-568: The code for RollerCoaster Tycoon in x86 assembly language for the Microsoft Macro Assembler , with the remaining one percent written in C . The graphics were designed by artist Simon Foster using several 3D modeling, rendering, and paint programs. Initially, Sawyer used family and friends to help playtest the game, and then turned to Hasbro, the publisher, to help complete more extensive bug-testing and feedback. For his efforts, Sawyer made around $ 30 million in royalties. The Xbox port

4400-460: The construction and management simulation genre. Utopia put players in charge of an island, allowing them to control its entire military and economy. The population had to be kept happy, and the military had to be strong enough to thwart attacks from rebels and pirates. This game required complex thought in an era where most games were about reflexes. The game sold fairly well, and it had an influence on games of all genres. In 1983, Koei released

4488-463: The cult of Blán possibly came there with settlers from what is now Argyll in later centuries. The earliest spellings of the name Dunblane are of the form Dul Blaan , the first element being a Pictish word for 'water meadow, haugh' which was borrowed into Scottish Gaelic . There are parallels to Dul Blaan in such Scottish place-names as Dalserf , Dalmarnock and Dalpatrick, all of which commemorate saints. The earliest evidence for Christianity on

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4576-449: The early titles Theme Park and RollerCoaster Tycoon , which not only give the player the ability to manage the park but plan out and test the rides. Other niche business simulations include PC Building Simulator , which lets the player manage a small business dedicated towards building custom PCs and troubleshooting computer errors. These games also may deal at a somewhat larger scale involving managing business elements across

4664-545: The game an A, called it "Quite literally, the thrill ride of the summer", and in 2003, the magazine ranked RollerCoaster Tycoon number 68 on their list of the "100 greatest videogames". Aaron Curtis of Los Angeles Times praised the game, saying that it is "simple enough to enjoy right out of the box but sophisticated enough to keep even the most obsessive park planner happy for weeks." The Xbox port received mixed ratings due to very little improvement. The only exclusive features are no menu buttons (they were accessed by holding

4752-554: The game is to complete a series of preset scenarios by successfully building and maintaining amusement parks through business ownership as a theme park entrepreneur. Players can choose from dozens of roller coaster types and can also build log flumes , carousels , bumper cars , haunted houses , go-karts , Ferris wheels , and swinging ships , among other rides. The player may hire handymen to sweep paths, empty garbage cans, water flowers and mow lawns; mechanics to inspect and fix rides; security guards to prevent vandalism within

4840-604: The game than other simulation genres. They may also feature combat against hostile entities of the remote environment, typically not a feature of other subgenres, and often require the player to consider fortifications, so this genre may be named "base building games" The colony management genre has fewer titles compared to the other subgenres due to the niche market. Notable titles include Dwarf Fortress , Rimworld (which takes inspiration from Dwarf Fortress ), Oxygen Not Included , Frostpunk , and Surviving Mars . Business simulation games, also known as tycoon games, are

4928-399: The games' results based on the team's composition set by the player. Dunblane Dunblane ( / d ʌ n ˈ b l eɪ n / , Scottish Gaelic : Dùn Bhlàthain ) is a town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire . It is a commuter town , with many residents making use of good transport links to much of

5016-525: The genre. Other games in the genre range from city-building games like Caesar (since 1992), The Settlers (since 1993), the Anno series (since 1998), mixed business/politics/building games like Tropico (since 2001), pure business simulation games like Capitalism , and niche simulations like Theme Park . CMSs are often called "simulation games" for short. Although games can simulate many activities from vehicles to sports , players usually deduce

5104-399: The incumbency of the first rector of St Mary's Episcopal Church , Canon Henry Malcolm. It was renovated and extended in 1997. St Mary's had two teachers until the 1970s. There are now four classes covering the seven primary years, plus a nursery class. The St Mary's uniform consists of blue polo shirts and green jumpers. The houses are Cromlix, Keir, Kilbryde and Kippenross. Newton Primary

5192-546: The kind of simulation from the title of the game. Economics play a primary role in construction and management simulations, because they allow players to build things while operating within economic constraints. Some games may challenge the player to explore or recognize patterns, but the majority of the game challenges are economic in that they focus upon growth. These games are based in a setting where an economy can be built and managed, usually some kind of community, institution, or empire. The player's role seldom corresponds to

5280-460: The latest graphics. The player in a CMS is usually omnipresent, and does not have an avatar. As such, the player is usually given an isometric perspective of the world, or a free-roaming camera from an aerial viewpoint for modern 3D games. The game world often contains units and people who respond to the players' actions, but are seldom given direct orders. The Sumerian Game (1964), a text-based early mainframe game designed by Mabel Addis ,

5368-399: The marquee scrolling the name of the ride at the entrance." He also praised the endless amount of possibilities in designing rollercoaster rides, as well as the huge amount of specific detail, such as the location of a food stall, the player should and can focus on of their park, with the only slight criticisms being the "sloppy" interface. Gary Eng Walk of Entertainment Weekly , who graded

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5456-438: The most notable online business simulations are Virtonomics and IndustryPlayer . A subset of life simulation games incorporate elements of business simulation games, but which the player-character has an active role in the game's world and often tasked with activities similar to real-life functions in a business as to keep the business going. These life simulation games deemphasize the business and management elements though

5544-490: The oldest private library in Scotland open to the public (on selected days in summer). A well-preserved late medieval town-house nearby (which was probably built as the manse of the Dean of the medieval cathedral) houses a local history museum (open in the summer; free entry). A modern extension has recently been completed within its interior courtyard to provide additional exhibition space and allow disabled access. The Dunblane Centre

5632-509: The option of building their own roller coaster designs as well as other rides by laying out individual track pieces, choosing the direction, height, and steepness, and adding such elements as zero-g rolls , corkscrews , vertical loops , and even on-ride photos , using a tile-based construction system. There are 21 scenarios included with RollerCoaster Tycoon , as well as 30 more in the Corkscrew Follies expansion pack, and another 30 in

5720-479: The other Scottish "Hydros", such as Crieff and Peebles). There are currently around two thousand pupils in schools in Dunblane. Dunblane Primary School is on Doune Road, on the western side of Dunblane. The school has a large playing field (with a basketball court), regularly used for extra-curricular activities and by local clubs. A council-run nursery is attached to the school, in a separate building. As of 2022, it

5808-457: The other two primary schools in Dunblane, it also has an attached nursery. Newton Primary's uniform consists of white polo shirts and royal blue jumpers. For Primary 7's the uniform is slightly different, instead consisting of white polo shirts and a Darker Navy blue jumper. In 2019 the head teacher of Newton Primary died, since then they have built a memorial building in remembrance. Dunblane High School has roughly 1000 pupils and 60 teachers and

5896-434: The park and position-accurate, real-life sound effects. However, he disliked the limited speed of the game, reasoning that "when you're trying to manage your newest amusement park, time is ticking by, perhaps faster than you'd like." He also criticized the limited amount of scenarios and the player not being able to make their own. IGN 's Jason Bates also called it a fun game. He wrote that making custom rides could take

5984-449: The park; and entertainers to entertain the guests. The geography and landscaping of the park can be modified, allowing the player to lower/raise terrain and add water to improve the park's attractiveness, as well as to allow rides to fit into their surroundings more easily. Players must also balance the needs of the visitors by strategically placing food stalls , concession stands, bathrooms , and information kiosks . The player also has

6072-575: The player as an evil overlord managing and expanding their base of henchmen from forces of good with limited resources and economies, for example. Active development of Internet technologies and the growth of the Internet audience in recent years gave a powerful impetus to the development of the industry of online games, and in particular, online business simulations. There are many varieties of online business simulations—browser-based and downloadable, single-player and multiplayer, real-time and turn-based. Among

6160-688: The player is challenged to make products in a cost-effective manner by establishing production lines to compete with other virtual competitors, such as in Big Pharma and Good Company . Other factory simulators are based on open-world survival games, with the goal to build enough parts from raw materials found in the world while fending off hostiles to be able to escape or achieve a very large-scale production target, such as in Factorio , Satisfactory , and Dyson Sphere Program . Other examples of this genre are Mindustry that combines factory simulation with

6248-596: The player often still needs to make decisions on purchases and how they manage their time in game to be successful. Examples of such games include The Sims series, the Story of Seasons series, the Animal Crossing series, and Stardew Valley . Factory simulation or optimization games typically involve the efficient conversion of resources into products through a combination of a labor workforce and automated systems. Some of these are closer to business simulations, where

6336-455: The school at the time of the massacre. The town was a royal burgh and part of Perthshire until the 1975 abolition of Scottish counties , from which point it became part of Stirling District in Central Region . In 1994, the regions were themselves abolished and Dunblane's only local authority became Stirling Council . Dunblane also has an active community council. Until 1983, Dunblane

6424-531: The school logo on jumpers varies by house. The houses are named after local castles; Airthrey (red), Doune (blue), Drummond (yellow) and Kilbryde (green). St Mary's is the oldest and smallest primary school in Dunblane, located near the middle of the town. It has been on its current site in Smithy Loan (near the Fourways roundabout) since 1850. St Mary's was established as a church school for poor children under

6512-399: The site are two cross-slabs of the 10th to 11th centuries which are preserved in the cathedral. Incorporated into the later medieval building, but originally free-standing, is an 11th-century bell-tower, whose height was increased in the 15th century. The nave and aisleless choir date from the 13th century. Dunblane did not have a rich or extensive medieval diocese (37 parishes), and so

6600-458: The theme park subgenre with its rock-solid design and addicting play." RollerCoaster Tycoon was also nominated for "Computer Game of the Year" and " Computer Strategy Game of the Year " during the AIAS ' 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards ; both awards ultimately went to Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings . During the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards , the expansion Loopy Landscapes

6688-573: The town before the battle. Dunblane Railway Station opened in 1848 as a stop on the Scottish Central Railway 's Stirling to Perth line, and later served as a junction with another line to Callander that eventually reached Oban. This line was axed with the Beeching cuts , closing in 1965. During the boom years of the Hydropathy movement in the 19th century, Dunblane was the location of

6776-415: The week of August 29 – September 4, as well as taking the number-two spot again for the month of September. On January 18, 2000, RollerCoaster Tycoon was announced the best-selling PC game of 1999. Its sales in the United States totaled 719,535 units that year, for revenues of $ 19.6 million—the third-highest gross for 1999. Chris Sawyer said in response to the commercial success of the game, "I think everyone

6864-1007: The year, which made it the second-biggest computer game seller of 2000, behind The Sims . RollerCoaster Tycoon ' s success continued in 2001: it placed again at #2 for the year, behind The Sims , and earned $ 21.9 million with 953,953 sales. By July 2002, RollerCoaster Tycoon had sold over four million copies. Several sequels would follow RollerCoaster Tycoon and its expansion packs: RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 , RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 , RollerCoaster Tycoon 3D , RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile and RollerCoaster Tycoon World . Features found in this game, along with RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 , were included in RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic in 2017. Several user-created rollercoasters received media attention after footage of them were posted on various imageboards and social media . Construction and management simulation SimCity (1989) represents an early example of success in

6952-611: Was also the junction for services over the scenically attractive route to Doune, Callander and Crianlarich, where the line joined the still extant line from Glasgow to Oban. The route to Oban via the popular Callander line closed in 1965. As of 2022, Dunblane is the northernmost electrified station on the British railway network. Dunblane is the point at which the M9 motorway ends and joins the A9 dual carriageway north towards Perth. The A9 formerly went through

7040-519: Was an economic simulation game based on the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash . It was adapted into The Sumer Game , a later version of which was called Hamurabi , a relatively simple text-only game originally written for the DEC PDP-8 in which the player controlled the economy of a city-state. Utopia was released in 1982 for the Intellivision , and is credited as the game that spawned

7128-497: Was estimated that the population had grown to 9,410. The most popular theory for the derivation of the name "Dunblane" is that it means "fort of Blane", commemorating Saint Blane (or Blán in Old Irish ), an early Christian saint who lived probably in the late 6th century. His main seat was originally Kingarth on the Isle of Bute . He or his followers may have founded a church at Dunblane;

7216-496: Was handled by Frontier Developments , who would later go on to develop RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 . The game was first released in North America on March 22, 1999. Two expansion packs were released for Roller Coaster Tycoon that each include new rides, facilities, and scenarios. The first pack, Added Attractions , known in North America as Corkscrew Follies , was released in November 1999. The second pack, Loopy Landscapes ,

7304-472: Was included with the Loopy Landscapes expansion with Heide Park and Blackpool Pleasure Beach and was updated to take advantage of the new game components. Both scenarios are also included as part of RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe . The UK edition of RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe contained Blackpool Pleasure Beach in place of Fort Anachronism. Scottish game designer Chris Sawyer released Transport Tycoon in 1994, and spent time to consider what to do for

7392-465: Was nominated for the " PC Simulation ", "PC Game of the Year", and " Game of the Year " awards; the first award went to MechWarrior 4: Vengeance , while the latter two went to Diablo II . According to PC Data, it was the third-best-selling PC game on the week of July 25, 1999, and rose to number two the next week. It was the second-best-selling PC title that same month, and was the third-best-selling of August of that year. It returned to number two on

7480-547: Was opened in 1996. The name of the school comes from Newton Farm, which goes back as far as the Charter of 1655 when Oliver Cromwell confirmed James Pearson of Kippenross as the owner. The streets that encircle the school, Newton Crescent and Ochiltree (named after the Bishop of Dunblane from 1429 to 1447), are reflected in the logo of the school, which includes a tractor and a celtic cross . Around 440 pupils attend Newton Primary. Like

7568-757: Was part of the Kinross and Western Perthshire constituency of the UK parliament, being represented by predominantly Unionist (and Conservative ) MPs. After 1983, it became part of the Stirling constituency , and since then has been represented by Conservative, Labour and SNP MPs. In the Scottish Parliament , Dunblane is part of the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency and the Mid Scotland and Fife region. It shares

7656-477: Was released by Infogrames in North America. It was re-released in 2003 as RollerCoaster Tycoon Deluxe , which included all the contents of Gold on a single disc. Deluxe was later released on digital distribution platforms such as GOG.com and Steam and in July 2014, these versions were updated to include European language localizations, which were previously available as separate retail versions. A version for

7744-547: Was released in September 2000. The pack does not require Added Attractions to be played, as the disc already includes all the content from the expansion. In September 2001, Infogrames Europe released a compilation called Totally RollerCoaster , which included the base game and the Loopy Landscapes pack on separate discs. In 2002, a compilation of the base game and both expansions in a single box, RollerCoaster Tycoon Gold

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