Pick your jaws up off the floor, Rollercoaster Tycoon stans, because I had to do the same thing.
Atari just announced the upcoming release of Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 for Playstation 4|5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. Mark your calendar, put it in your planner, type it into your palm pilot, the release date for the new platforms is set for March 20th.
Now that we've gotten past the logistics, let's talk about the game and features...
This is the same game we've come to love on the other platforms, Windows PC and Mac via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG, and for the Nintendo Switch. If you haven't seen or played that, allow me to introduce you. RCT3 has the same amusement park development themes we've loved since the classic days, but has since launched into current day by enhancing the visuals and eliminating the pixels (although who didn't love the pixelated vomit on the walkways?!).
Gone are the days of watching your coasters from a birds eye view, with RCT3 you have the opportunity to POV the coasters as they run with the CoasterCam. There's also the opportunity to park plan so granular, you even get to develop your own firework show and coordinate it to music.
If you've got what it takes to singlehandedly manage amusement parks - or if you just enjoy clicking on the guests and seeing what they think about your genius - then go ahead and watch the trailer and daydream about visiting the parks like I do... It's literally how I've spent my entire winter thus far.
