Atari Launches Investment Campaign to bring Rollercoaster Tycoon to Nintendo Switch
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Every time I see a game where the in-game currency has a plus sign next to it I completely tune the game out."all new game"
lets look at their alpha footage shall we?
Yes sir, looks like a completely new game indeed :P
This sounds like a sound investment. I made bank off Project Cars with my measly investment. I totally see this succeeding assuming they don't get tons of backers
As a kid who literally grew up with Atari and got into technology because of them, it really hurts to see how low the brand has fallen over the years.
Give me the original and 2 instead, current Atari is garbage and I their output is equal garbage. So I doubt this will turn out decent.
Ice and ice cold!
This is hilarious. Atari completely botched the RollerCoster Tycoon franchise, unfortunately :(
Everybody should look at this and see the last RCT game they released
Everybody should look at this and see the last RCT game they released
It's a gamble. I would take it, I think they can deliver a product and the game fits right into the Switch audience and lends itself perfectly to undocked play. But investment is only open to US investors unfortunately.
It's not a kickstarter, you get your share of the profits (if there are any).
Based on their 'schedule' of it coming out this year if founded...doesn't give me much confidence it'll be completely new and more like a rework of touch or something. The game hasn't started development and is January, they put from 10k to 1.07 MILLION for funding, that is a huge in between O_O I highly doubt if they reach 10K they start development. At most at half a million. So probably by late march they might start to work on it (assuming they get a good amount in two months).
Yeah, doesn't seem like a sound investment O_O
Yeah, doesn't seem like a sound investment O_O
I have two problems with this project:
- The developer has a rocky track record and since this is an "all-new game" instead of a port, that's something to worry about; it unnecessarily increases risk.
- Since the total development budget is $1M (out of $2M), it's not a AAA project, but what the real scope is of the project and how they're gonna monetise it is still very vague...
If it was a port of RCT Classic, I would've invested immediately.
- The developer has a rocky track record and since this is an "all-new game" instead of a port, that's something to worry about; it unnecessarily increases risk.
- Since the total development budget is $1M (out of $2M), it's not a AAA project, but what the real scope is of the project and how they're gonna monetise it is still very vague...
If it was a port of RCT Classic, I would've invested immediately.
Every investment is a gamble, but I don't think Atari has the track record to justify betting on them to return your investment. As a potential investor I would want to see detail on the finanicals and break even point for my investment before I would even consider dumping a dollar into a free to play game.
It's like they looked at how Project CARS was funded and decided to ignore all of it.
Especially the part where they were told by the financial authorities in the UK that this sort of thing was a no go without jumping through some hoops.
I am willing to bet Atari haven't done their level homework, so invest at your peril.
Especially the part where they were told by the financial authorities in the UK that this sort of thing was a no go without jumping through some hoops.
I am willing to bet Atari haven't done their level homework, so invest at your peril.
Yeah, I get that. But these tiers are hilarious nonetheless. Why not give everyone who pledges a digital code for the game(if it comes out).
At some point somebody had to decide that 25% off is enough.
I love the CG people in the back of the video, A+ stuff
Also,
"I mean the whole black part must be the screen, right? Bezel? What's that?" - the person who edited this video, probably
Also,
"I mean the whole black part must be the screen, right? Bezel? What's that?" - the person who edited this video, probably
omg, this is hilarious. Reminds me of the first video for RollerCoaster Tycoon World
There is a financial document but since I can't invest I am not that interested to comb through 50 pages.
Haha, yeah if you put it that way you are right.
wow this is kinda pathetic. also:
- All investors: Atari Game Partners will host an Investors site online, and you will have the option to have your name listed on that page;
- At least $750: Investor perk as outlined above, and a discount of 25% off the street price of the game at launch valid for a purchase of 1 unit of RollerCoaster Tycoon Switch;
- At least $1,500: Both of the above perks, and one free copy of the regular edition of the book "The Art of Atari"!
so for 750 more, you get THE REGULAR EDITION of some book?
- All investors: Atari Game Partners will host an Investors site online, and you will have the option to have your name listed on that page;
- At least $750: Investor perk as outlined above, and a discount of 25% off the street price of the game at launch valid for a purchase of 1 unit of RollerCoaster Tycoon Switch;
- At least $1,500: Both of the above perks, and one free copy of the regular edition of the book "The Art of Atari"!
so for 750 more, you get THE REGULAR EDITION of some book?
i'm confused about this website. when they say invest, do you then make money off the game? as in, do you get a percentage of the money the game makes?
I can't wait for them to say the interest on the Switch isn't there because they can't fund this horrible idea. Like seriously piss off with this, if you want some success on the Switch, just port RCT Classic with some minor joycon control features for TV Mode, charge $10-$15, much better success. This is modern Atari though, so logical decisions aren't on the table.
It's not that confusing really, you get a share of the profits in the end. It's an investment.
The other edition is a signed one; that's the only difference I believe. It's a really nice book, but you can get it from amazon for like $23 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524101036/?tag=era0f0-20
that makes sense. but then i wonder if people can trust them to be transparent about how much money they made.
I have it and gladly recommend it to all retro-gamer fans, but it's definitely not worth $1,500.
They have to be, or they go to Jail. It hasn't stopped companies in the past, but yeah I hear you.
also,
I am not entirely sure how to feel about this. I kind of don't like this type of crowdfunding. On the other hand this is investment based so you can get a monetary return.
Then again it's RCT which was such an important game for me bear 20 years ago as a college sophomore. It really helped me get through some down time and alone time by giving me a creative outlet and one of the first gaming communities to join.
I am not saying anyone should find this. I'd love a game of this style on the go, but I am not sure Atari are really good stewards of this license.
I guess I just need to buy Planet Coaster to get my fix
The demon wearing Atari's decomposing skin strikes again. This has got to be the worst pitch I've ever seen, it's hilariously off-base
I am guessing the reason they had to mark up the minimum investment amount to $250, is due to the lack of money after their bankruptcy. Am I right or wrong?
wow this is kinda pathetic. also:
- All investors: Atari Game Partners will host an Investors site online, and you will have the option to have your name listed on that page;
- At least $750: Investor perk as outlined above, and a discount of 25% off the street price of the game at launch valid for a purchase of 1 unit of RollerCoaster Tycoon Switch;
- At least $1,500: Both of the above perks, and one free copy of the regular edition of the book "The Art of Atari"!
so for 750 more, you get THE REGULAR EDITION of some book?
And you don't even get a copy of the game, just a 25% discount. It really looks like a cheap joke.
I guess they really are out of basic game development funding. They probably put too much eggs in their Atari Box basket.
LMFAO how this entire pitch is just pretending the existence of Roller Coaster Tycoon World, the devs last and insultingly horrible piece of shit entry in this franchise, away
Anyone who invests into this is a freakin' fool
Anyone who invests into this is a freakin' fool
Ctrl+F "Chris Sawyer"
No results.
Nope. This is a cash grab and an entirely terrible idea.
Roller Coaster Tycoon without Chris Sawyer is just greed and theft.
If you want to fund the REAL Roller Coaster Tycoons:
(Sadly STILL published by Atari)
Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/683900/RollerCoaster_Tycoon_Classic/
Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atari.mobile.rctc&hl=en
These are ACTIVELY developed games that combine RCT1 and RCT2 together. This is the game you know and love, updated with some new UI.
No results.
Nope. This is a cash grab and an entirely terrible idea.
Roller Coaster Tycoon without Chris Sawyer is just greed and theft.
If you want to fund the REAL Roller Coaster Tycoons:
(Sadly STILL published by Atari)
Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/683900/RollerCoaster_Tycoon_Classic/
Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atari.mobile.rctc&hl=en
These are ACTIVELY developed games that combine RCT1 and RCT2 together. This is the game you know and love, updated with some new UI.
I wouldn't mind Parkitect or Planet Coaster on the Switch.
Nothing from this sham of an operation, though.
Nothing from this sham of an operation, though.