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Rollercoaster Tycoon on new 13 Macbook Pro and Air?

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Smoke Bomb

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Hi everyone. Just bought my first Mac (entry level Macbook Pro 13" Sandy Bridge i5) 2 months ago and love it. My gf bought her first Mac 4 months ago (Macbook Air 13" base model) and we're both wondering how Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum Edition will run on our computers.

I've always been a console gamer, so pardon my ignorance on the subject of computer gaming. I know neither of our Macs are gaming powerhouses, but considering the age of the game, though it might run well on newer machines. Here are the specs:

Mine:

13-inch: 2.3 GHz

* 2.3GHz dual-core
Intel Core i5
* 4GB 1333MHz
* 320GB 5400-rpm1
* Intel HD Graphics 3000

Hers:

13-inch : 128GB

* 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 2GB memory
* 128GB flash storage1
* NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics

Thanks for helping a noob computer gamer out. 😀
 
Smoke Bomb said:
Hi everyone. Just bought my first Mac (entry level Macbook Pro 13" Sandy Bridge i5) 2 months ago and love it. My gf bought her first Mac 4 months ago (Macbook Air 13" base model) and we're both wondering how Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum Edition will run on our computers.

I've always been a console gamer, so pardon my ignorance on the subject of computer gaming. I know neither of our Macs are gaming powerhouses, but considering the age of the game, though it might run well on newer machines. Here are the specs:

Mine:

13-inch: 2.3 GHz

* 2.3GHz dual-core
Intel Core i5
* 4GB 1333MHz
* 320GB 5400-rpm1
* Intel HD Graphics 3000

Hers:

13-inch : 128GB

* 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 2GB memory
* 128GB flash storage1
* NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics

Thanks for helping a noob computer gamer out. 😀
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Both of the computers will kill RollerCoaster Tycoon. Don't worry, mainly when power becomes an issue is Flight Simulators and FPS games. The Pro is much stronger, if you want a Macbook Air, wait for the refresh should be in the next couple of months and will be truly worth it.
 
RCT 3 is ANCIENT. Don't worry, it'll run - in fact I think you might have issues running it on W7 because it's so old.

Oh 2004. Wow I thought it was older than that lol. Still, 7 years was quite a ways back hehe. I used to be addicted to Roller Coaster Tycoon (that is, the original one) - sooo many hours of entertainment. I can still remember all of the music lol.
 
JoeG4 said:
RCT 3 is ANCIENT. Don't worry, it'll run - in fact I think you might have issues running it on W7 because it's so old.

Oh 2004. Wow I thought it was older than that lol. Still, 7 years was quite a ways back hehe. I used to be addicted to Roller Coaster Tycoon (that is, the original one) - sooo many hours of entertainment. I can still remember all of the music lol.
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I think the OP meant the Mac version, which is probably quite new.
 
I have had no issues running Roller Coater Tycoon 3 Platinum on my 2011 13" MacBook Pro.

I still prefer RCT or RCT 2 over the version 3 though.
 
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