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OpenRCT2: Open-source implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new features

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Re: OpenRCT2: Open-source implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new features

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Post by MichaelCollins »

TylerE wrote: post #47
Doxin wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the lines from the original meme is "I want to get off Mr. Bones' wild ride.", but "Mr. Bones says: The ride never ends!" also features which the parent comment is probably referring to. If you're going to confidently state someone is misquoting something you should probably make sure they are quoting what you think they are quoting.

The second formation doesn’t exist in the game

> On March 26th, 2012, an anonymous 4chan user started a thread in the /v/ (video games) board, which included several screen captures from the amusement park management simulation game Roller Coaster Tycoon 2. The images showed a 30,696 foot roller coaster track with 38 riders that took four years of in-game time to complete. The original poster (OP) provided greentext descriptions of the images, explaining that passengers were constantly yelling “I want to get off Mr. Bones Wild Ride.” After the coaster ended, the passengers walked down a large path leading to another entrance to the ride, where they were greeted by an installation of a skeleton with a top hat and a sign reading “The ride never ends.”

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mr-bones-wild-ride

Re: OpenRCT2: Open-source implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new features

#52

Post by Asooka »

capableweb wrote: post #24
Gigachad wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The way they have been working on this has been interesting. Rather than a from scratch approach, they started with the original game and over time replaced component by component the original game bits with open source replacements.

That sounds like that wouldn't hold up in court, it's not a "white room" implementation by any means. I hope it won't be tested though. Contrast that to OpenTTD or OpenRA where they (AFAIK) re-implemented the engine while still having the same approach of re-using the main games assets. Edit: taking a look at the source code, I don't think what you're saying is actually true. RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 was written entire…

I looked at the source a few years back and saw more than a few functions that looked like the result of decompiling machine code to C. I didn't spend much time trying to see if that's true or not, but in the end it doesn't seem to matter. Still, if you like the game, you should keep a local fork of the repository, just in case.

Re: OpenRCT2: Open-source implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new features

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Post by smcl »

irusensei wrote: post #17

At work I say "the ride never ends" everytime some ongoing issue or everyday shenanigan happens. My colleagues kinda interpreted that as something I say but they have no idea its a reference to Mr Bones Wild ride which is RCT2 meme.

There's another thing that was inspired by this. There's a really creative gamer/streamer/creator called "Daniels" who made a sort of troll level in Garry's Mod, a theme park which looked spectacular but had an infuriating and impossible process to enter. Inside the park had various pitfalls and traps to further infuriate participants. This sounds a little bit cruel but it's really fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ZrKehQ_xc

Re: OpenRCT2: Open-source implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new features

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Post by TylerE »

MichaelCollins wrote: post #51
TylerE wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The second formation doesn’t exist in the game

> On March 26th, 2012, an anonymous 4chan user started a thread in the /v/ (video games) board, which included several screen captures from the amusement park management simulation game Roller Coaster Tycoon 2. The images showed a 30,696 foot roller coaster track with 38 riders that took four years of in-game time to complete. The original poster (OP) provided greentext descriptions of the images, explaining that pas…

Ty hats user created content, not part of the game. “I want to get off” is an actual thing that guests think in-game and is displayed in various dialogs.

Re: OpenRCT2: Open-source implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with new features

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Post by irusensei »

TylerE wrote: post #47
Doxin wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One of the lines from the original meme is "I want to get off Mr. Bones' wild ride.", but "Mr. Bones says: The ride never ends!" also features which the parent comment is probably referring to. If you're going to confidently state someone is misquoting something you should probably make sure they are quoting what you think they are quoting.

The second formation doesn’t exist in the game

Well its a meme. Good memes are created by general community. Like Sanic which doesn't exist in the game its referring to.
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