Theme Park - A Classic!

Hi there blog fans, was just looking through my classic blog posts and thought I’d post this one about one of my favourite games, Theme Park. Hope you enjoy this; I have many articles like this one in my blog vault. Things I have written for other blogs that haven’t gone anywhere so hopefully you will enjoy!

Everyone at some time has had a go at the legendary Theme Park. I have fond memories of playing the original SNES version and thinking how amazing it was. Quite why, I'm not sure. The game's premise is perhaps the dullest thing in the world but somehow it works. You become involved in the happenings of your park and begin to enjoy watching that virtual money roll in.

I discovered the PC version shortly after and discovered a whole new world of shares, ordering supplies and striking up financial deals to make yourself successful. Let's be honest though, I reckon most of us just stuck it in sandbox mode and let the game do all the work while we loved watching the people go in and out. The music was one of the selling points for the game as far as I am concerned. It portrays a dreamy idealised world where everything is about the theme park and not much else. Tell that to the guy who programmed the dreary end sequence, which appears if you become bankrupt, which frankly ruins the mood of the game and is quite disturbing for a young person to see!

So if your a newbie to this whole thing, let me explain what this game is about. Basically you start a park then you buy rides, shops etc to go in your park. You can also add landscaping and workers to work in your park. You then try and make money with this to move onto the next park. You sell your park via auction in which your competitors bid on your park. If you've played Theme Hospital, you'll get what this game is all about. At the end of each year, they assess how much you have earned and your standing within the theme park community.

So whether you remember playing this as a kid, or you've never seen it before in your life, give it a try. But be warned, it can become very addictive. Also, if you own a PS3, you can download the PS1 version, which is quite close to the PC version of the game!

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