WHY was PLANET COASTER such a BIG DEAL? 

Accessibility is necessary… I hope they don’t complicate coaster building because then only experts can enjoy playing.

I have played all the parts of RTC and I still have them in my closet. Unfortunately I completely missed Planet Coaster but I want to play it. Luckily I came across Planet Zoo through the Lady and ended up with you that way.

Its funny you said Planet Coaster was not the perfect game by any means, I've always felt it was as close to perfect as I've seen a game ever achieve. This is my opinion, take it for what it's worth. The graphics were solid, the themes were fun to work with, the soundtrack was absolute money and the creativity it unleashed almost has no upper limit. You can spend months crafting a dark ride if that's your thing or build yourself a park and spend countless hours just watching the guests enjoy what you've created and tweaking your rides, scenery, whatever. And everything you did, was easily and instantly shareable with the whole world. Not a second I ever spent in that game felt wasted, and that's a rare thing for a studio to accomplish. Planco 2 will be a monument to the genre, I can't wait.

Growing up with RCT1 being the first ever game i played (got it as a X-mas gift in 1999) and playing that over and over again and then jumping on to RCT2, RCT3 - i was blow away with you could do in Planet coaster, you had so much freedom not being forced by a grid but could place rides just where you wanted and so much more - i can't wait to see what the next chapter will bring for us players. Also big thanks for all your awesome videos 😀

Planet Coaster ended up being the game I dreamed about existing when I was a teenager playing RCT1 and 2.

Huh planet coaster 1 has great grapgics in my opinion! I have no problems if planco2 looks the same... Performance is more important than "people have teeth"

On the music, at Frontier Expo (2017) I met a lovely couple who used the music for their wedding, I immediately told them where Jim Guthrie was sat in the hallway as I had just spoken to him. I hope they got the chance to tell him that.

Planet Coaster for me has always been more than just a game - it's been a family. I've met some of my closest friends, as well as just some of the loveliest and most accepting people I've ever stumbled across, because of this game. The memories and experiences Planco has created I wouldn't trade for anyone or anything.

I forgot how much I loved that initial Planco Trailer with the peep designing his park.

Rudi: I completely agree with you: additions to the game were superbly added, and all the game additions you mention were cleverly designed as well.

I absolutely love Roller Coaster Tycoon, but the theme park building genre actually began with "Theme Park" by Bullfrog productions in 1994. RCT borrowed a lot of mechanics from that game.

I played Planet Coaster for about an hour before giving up on the atrocious path/coaster building controls and snapping. Immediately downloaded Open RCT2. Fortunately I only paid 8 dollars for Planet Coaster so I'm not mad while I wait to see how Planet Coaster 2 is.

0:30 I think the Start was Theme Park, released 1994 from Bullfrog Productions. I also find it interesting that the Cobra Engine logo is very reminiscent of the old Bullfrog logo ;)

I am old enough to remember when the first RCT game out. I purchased it and every game after that until RCT3. I even remember downloading all the custom content for RCT3. Planet coaster was a big surprise for me when it was first announced. That excitement I felt back then returned when they announced PC2. I can’t wait I’m so excited for the possibilities!

I would even go further back. I had a Panasonic 3DO when they came out and one of my favorite games was Theme Park. Everyone loved that game. This idea that there was something bad about Planet Coaster is bonkers to me. I am almost 50 and I started playing video games at the age of 2. My grandmas brother-in-law, my great uncle had the original video game, and controller. There was only one controller, so to play tennis against him, one of us had to use wires to play. You took two wires that were hooked up to the Oscilloscope. Depending on how you moved the wires. It was so long ago I don't remember the details. But I think you started with them close together, and if you moved one wire in a direction slowly it would go in that direction. If you went fast it did another thing. And, if you touched them it did something else. I haven't watched the video yet, but the main reason I write what I think before watching is to make sure bias doesn't set in. I want to use my thoughts first, so I cannot be swayed by the videos thoughts. If that makes sense. And, then I watch the video to see how we compare on thoughts. I think people would have been amused if Planet Coaster was half as good. Meaning somewhere in the middle of RCT3 and Planet Coaster and people would still have loved it. Frontier always seems to go hard.

If planet coaster is a huge game now imagine on the sequel👀

I think the reason PlanCo took off so fast was because RCT World failed so hard. I'm not saying PlanCo would have never been popular if RCT World was good, i'm just saying it would have taken a bit longer to get popular if it had competition.

The huge lack of kiddie rides shouldn’t have existed in Planet Coaster it better not in 2

Planet Coaster is one of the best games of all time in my opinion. It's strength is in the freedom it allows users to have when designing. So many games are afraid to give players this level of creative freedom. If Planet Coaster 2 doesn't expand on that (and it looks like it will based on the dev sessions so far), the PC1 will remain king of theme park builders until dethroned.

I grew up with RCT 3 and absolutely loved Planet Coaster. Didn't know that number 2 is coming out. The only downside I have is that Planet Coaster the base game is fine, but if you want to have the full experience you need to buy a lot of the extra content packs which is a lot of money eventually. It's not something I would not buy a game for, but it's definitely something that's in my mind when buying a game like this.

I hope that for PlanCo 2 they increase the park size by a lot to me the park size was so small

I also agree about the soundtrack. My phone ring tone has been the PC theme since the game came out. Its also the music that plays as my phone alarm every morning.

I am a huge geek when it comes to building coasters. I spent up to 20 hours on building a single realistic coaster because I calculate the alteration rate of angles etc. No theming. I would really love to see even more options in PlanCo2 for geeks. However the game should also make it easier for casuals to build a coaster. So please more way more real existing prebuild coaster, 50 for example. I want coasters like Toutatis and Voltron etc. Also more prebuild elements such as multiple kinds of airtime hills and other elements for example a stengel dive. Also more options to modifiy that prebuild element. More prebuild elements and coasters would benefit geeks and casuals. Imagine being able to install all your favorite coasters in one park... Anyway PlanCo2 will be fantastic!

I just hope Planet Coaster 2 will not be a second Cities Skylines 2. Especially because I need a reason to buy a new Game with less Content (all DLC stuff in the first game) when I already have a great Game with tons of content (PC1) But otherwise, with the waterparks there is already so much new Content, I just cant think of this to be a bad Game or game lacking with content.

The game was just amazing. And it ended up changing my life, giving me friends and even a relationship. ❤

I admit that quite often I put on headphones to play my own music/listen to podcasts but the PlanCo soundtrack is just such a nice mix of relaxation and excitement.

Seeing this, and being a JWE1 and JWE2 player, this video highlights just what a shockingly poor job Frontier have done on the JWE games. It really infuriates me that something as simple as Guests using benches is not a thing in JWE2...

I would argue Theme Park by Bullfrog (1994) is the grandfather to them all. 🙂 Though RCT was a marked step up indeed.

I just played on console for the first time. I was having a blast until the game said the park was almost at the limit. I hadn’t even filled half the park. After spending hours and hours on it to be limited was a killjoy. I don’t really feel like going back.

I really hope they let you add vertical loops to standard wooden coasters like you could in rct3. That way it'll be easier to build coasters like Son of Beast

Wow, I didnt know how many little details were in guest interactions. I never watched guests for more than a little bit at a time. I hope they include this much care in PC2

lol god bless the people who do piece by piece builds on console and upload them to the marketplace- they are the TRUE MVPS!🎉

I loved the game but hated that performance would suck when you had a big park

I still remember VERY well playing Rollercoaster Tycoon on my gramps' computer. And it was so great seeing the same concept but pushed to its limit. I followed the development of PC1 for a very long time and honestly when I saw the announcement of PC2 I got really really hyped more than I ever should have.

well you know me rudi as we have met but honestly as a fan of the original RCT games they got me hooked on themepark games and well i mean RCTW nah didnt come close to this game and honestly even when PC2 comes out i will still go back and play this because this is where for me i got alot of time spent i mean i have over 1300hrs in the game including back in the alpha stages the game came a long way since then but it needed better optimisation espcially when larger guest numbers in parks but still holds a special place for me ok granted wasnt a great builder of rides and shops but i did what ever came in to my mind gave me the fun and enjoyment but i think as well the soundtrack fits this game so well, still listen to it but i cant wait to see how PC2 has evolved from this to what it will be, but i just hope that some past mistakes with this game have been addressed and that it will run alot better when we have alot going on in parks, but RCT, RCT2, RCT3 + expanaions and PC will be and are classics

Even after the limitations known now, as shown later by what was improved in Planet Zoo, it still had good enough customization back then. Right now, knowing which improvements will be taken from Planet Zoo (mainly panel pieces instead of grid walls exclusively), I have good faith that building will be smoother and more comfortable than in both

I stalked PC from the donation days and wanted to buy a turnstile plaque so bad. I was so poor. I finally got money enough to buy a real computer earlier this year >sadness< and I'm having a blast getting my Planet Coaster on. Pathing is disgusting. So many ideas get pushed aside for something else because the paths can't get done to work. I hear paths in P Zoo are better but , still, something has to give. I'm starting to build in grids and connect my square Plaza areas to the next Plaza area with organic shaped paths...which is horrible.

Planco did what it set out to do, and it did well against its limitations and somewhat poorly timed development with the shift in available technology being pushed back that the devs were betting on being available. I rely like its stylised 'gamey' appearance and how it freed up terrain better and how much freedom there was to make dark rides - as much as they were let down by the dated lighting engine, and the whole devs being fans is clear as it seems like they had so much fun designing and detailing the rides but in the process robbed fans of that joy with verry set themes for the flat rides and little chance to alter them to fit a different theme. however the door for a sequel has been left wide open and it is about time for the new lighting engine, pathing system, resizable props and detailable rides, and it is the right time for a renaissance in the community that it'll fly off the shelves, the King is Dead, Long live the King

i love that this game uses the same engine as rct3. obviously with 12 yrs of development but at its core its still the game i grew up with.

I think the big thing you missed that made PlanCo such a treasure was the community. I don't even think the community understands, and I think what I'm about to post is going to be hard to hear for so many. ~ The community started so innocently and built momentum into this grandiose world of sharing, collaborating, and encouraging one another. We all participated in critiquing and teaching new ideas, testing boundaries, and maintaining the peace by utilizing competitions and stuff to help keep the cool. Unfortunately, however, the community went quite sour with so many cliques, egos that became leaders of the community (and favored by Frontier), and refusal to resolve conflicts or see differing psychological skills and abilities. The community saw the game as an escape from reality, and any negativity on any level was immediately outcasted, which is ironic because reality is unescapable in that sense: humans have emotions, and the toxic masculinity among countless other biases warped the community into communities until there was only individuals. With Planet Zoo, the community hoped that something could be restored, but the Zoo community has a very different outlook (not negative, just different), and I don't think I ever really saw a zoo community unite the way the PlanCo community united. In fact, many of the PlanCo uniqueness and creativeness was tossed aside as toxic because it wasn't realistic to a zoo, and those players vanished like silent victims of a serial killer. Yes, of course there are still realms of love and prosperity in both communities, but the energy and unwritten structure still outcasts so many people from accomplishing or feeling they are a part of something. Some of that is due to how massive a community has gotten taking away the authenticity of checking in on friends or whatnot, and some of that is hurt and betrayal from the unresolved trauma that past communities provided - the victimization, the outcasting, the lying or twisting of realities due to biased perceptions and games of "telephone". I see the hype and hope of community once again with the announcement of PC2. I love it, and I too sorely hope that unity can be found once again. But I also know (from training and personal experience) that this is gravely unlikely. The best we can hope for is to find that one friend that can round up a crew to feel united with, and that saddens me more than anything. If maybe we could try to be vulnerable and share our weaknesses in the celebratory style we did in the past, if maybe we could be more empathetic and less proud, and if maybe we could put a pause on judging "weird" people, but try to get to know them (cycling back to the vulnerability) so we can understand their perspective and how they fit into the community, maybe we would get just barely back to the beginnings again. But history has shown that it's bound to repeat itself, so I say those words with fear in my heart rather than hope. Who knows, maybe a new voice will rise to the challenge and help the community become one again. I don't think it could ever be one of the "celebrities" on Twitch or RU-vid as they unfortunately have the tainted chance of privilege to burden their image; but I would hope that whoever rises to that challenge can succeed and be welcomed openly and willfully by all: community, outcasts, and "celebrities" alike. ~ Yes, I know that is some very hard truth to hear. And it's easy to attack and jump the gun pointing out this is my perspective: that is fair. However, note, that you, too, have felt those same feelings community, perhaps even been the "perpetrator" accidentally or purposefully. We have a lot of healing to do, and it starts with each one of us willingly seeking out the help to change and improve -- not perfect, but improve. Let's celebrate our "f***ups" and mistakes by being open and loving. Let's stop reaching only for perfection and outcasting imperfections, when the imperfections, like the glitches of these games have become some of the best bits of code to our DNA.

Watching this video made me feel nostalgic even though I never played this game☺ Can't wait to try Planet Coaster 2!

i first played rct3 mobile and tpt2 (roblox), and i found planet coaster's building system to be lightyears ahead of rct3. only reason tpt2 is decently good is its advanced build, and the fact that its free.

PlanCo is probably already the best park builder game, and PlanCo 2 will only enhance that experience, I hope they never get rid of the PlanCo series like the RCT series. Btw 120th like :D

I was more of a Thrillville guy being on the xbox (which was obviously no where near as good or creatively free as RCT)

I know PC2 is coming out, but I think I’m just gonna sit on PC. Why? Well, I’m on console and my park cap is at 4k. I can’t get much bigger than Dollywood before I start having GOOD rides, with empty lines. PC by itself is already great. I get to scratch that coaster building itch and run a park and see how “my coasters” would be received. It is fun asf, and makes me respect the coasters I ride more. As I struggle to build a good coaster longer than the Voyage. Anyway, not gonna drop $60 on a new game. Is the park guest cap is increased, maybe I will.

I want to know if the roller coaster type from the first generation will be reintroduced in the second generation DLC, or if the roller coaster type from the first generation will be completely abandoned?🤔

Beautiful love letter to the game and its dev team 💙

Wow, only 1 year after RCT3 they had 2 new rollercoaster games! 1:32

I think Planet Coaster is a great game and I have so many hours spent in it. I don't think it's such a classic as RCT2 though. RCT2 is played until today and is a real cult classic. When PC2 comes out, I don't think people will play much of PC1 anymore. I still love PC1 with all my heart. It is fantastic and great. But I don't think in 10 years people will still play PC1.

It still is

I really cannot understand the criticism on the graphics of PlanCo1, where some of the most enjoyed games in the world ever are just pixels and blocks. Your game can look photoreal and amazing with terrabytes of textures and the best shaders: if it's a shit game, it will always remain a shit game.

My first game was Sim Theme Park!

I can't afford a ps5 Xbox or pc ill be joining yall in pc2 when my wallet gets deeper 😞

No mention of SimTheme Park 😢

Ghost busters is lit though

Today i play RCT1 on my iPad, so hard i need PC2^^

Hallo lieber rudi... Ich liebe ihre videos... Könnten sie bitte,bitte die neuigkeiten zu planet coaster 2 in deutsch rausbringen?biiittteeee

nice video Rudi

Not huge into the Planet Coaster soundtrack I will always love rct3

The people look a little odd in my opinion but they are better than Roller Coaster Tycoon World. Planet Coaster 2 people look a little nicer though so far

Planet Coaster on PS5 was absolute garbage. You could only build one rollercoaster and if it wasn't a big one, you might be able to build a path to it. That's about it.

it was cool because ea didnt get a cent.

The nonsense answer most will provide you with: "because it's so damn good and came from the original developers". The real answer to this question would be that the game was (and still is) heavily marketed through social media (e.g. RU-vid) and most people are truly blind to all its design flaws. Management, pathing, User Interface and the overall user experience in general are just poorly implemented. The game is solely focused on decoration and frills instead of actual gameplay and missions to conquer, which used to be the staple of RCT 1, 2 and 3.

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