Roller coaster

Roller coaster is an object/thing that appears in 46 games

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Usually featured in titles that involve building of theme parks. Also can be a non-used structure in some titles.

The roller coaster has become notable in video games that allow you to interact with it. Common examples of this include the RollerCoaster Tycoon and Theme Park franchises. The building of a roller coaster in video games can be simple or very advanced. There are often pre-built roller coasters that you can simply place down and be done instantly. However, the more advanced player, may want to opt to build their own roller coaster - from scratch.

Building

RollerCoaster Tycoon

Often, when building a roller coaster in a video game, you can choose various elements and options. Elements can be loops, corkscrews, barrel rolls etc. Various options can be tweaked such as the chain lift speed, the launch speed (not available on all roller coasters) and brake speeds. It should be noted that this is not standard in some titles. Some titles may have a less sophisticated model of building a roller coaster, which can limit the player and make it seem unrealistic.

As in titles such as RollerCoaster Tycoon, Theme Park and Thrillville - you can paint the roller coaster in different colors. Some players may want the roller coaster to match the color scheme of their park. Often, you are allowed to pain different parts of the track and the cars too. Once a roller coaster is completed, it is usually tested for safety purposes and can then be opened to the public (or 'peeps' as they are called in RollerCoaster Tycoon). In order to lead people to the roller coaster, a queue path can usually be built and scenery added around the roller coaster, to make it more appealing.

Use a 'stable structure'

There are many video games that have a roller coaster as part of the environmental features. Often, the player cannot interact with the roller coaster. It may be idle, in motion but there may not be any specific coding for it to be interacted with. A good example of a this is in Hitman: Blood Money - an abandoned roller coaster is seen early on in the game, which assists the environment. Titles such as L.A. Rush have a roller coaster included to match their real life counterparts.

Types

There are two types of roller coaster that are popular across the world today:

Steel roller coaster
Wooden roller coaster

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Name	Platforms	Developer
Roller Coaster Funfare	PS2
Rollercoaster World	PS2
CarnEvil	ARC	Midway Games
Scribblenauts released on Sept. 15, 2009	DS	5th Cell Media
LittleBigPlanet released on Oct. 27, 2008	PS3	Media Molecule
Grand Theft Auto IV released on April 29, 2008	X360, PC, PS3	Rockstar North, Rockstar Toronto
Thrillville: Off the Rails released on Oct. 16, 2007	PSN, PC, WII, PS2, PSP, X360	Frontier Developments Ltd.
Project Gotham Racing 4 released on Oct. 2, 2007	X360	Bizarre Creations
Elebits released on Dec. 12, 2006	WII	Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Thrillville released on Nov. 21, 2006	PS2, PSP, XBOX	Frontier Developments Ltd.