The $10,000 Micro-Park

[@RoboCrash]

I remember as a young lad, I made a slide type ride that had about a 50% mortality rate. Guests LOVED it and it did not stop them from riding it.

[@KF-hf4nt]

I demand to know what you called it

[@illkissyourightnow]

@@KF-hf4nt “The Slip & Die”

[@lampaddict7885]

ah yes, action park

[@9trogenta13]

I'd try that slide.

[@johnmartinez7440]

How exactly did that work? If guests die on a ride it's automatically closed, and many refuse to ride it even if repaired and re-opened.

[@MandRproductions]

I cannot express how much I enjoyed the "they queued for squares" joke as someone who played this as a kid. Incredible video.

[@addie7794]

Yup, subscribing after “queued for squares”

[@kyleyuen245]

Didn't expect you here

[@stevenmcsteven6693]

Cringe.

[@philiphunt-bull5817]

Joke?

[@gorgolyt]

Because the queues... are made of squares..?

[@ambiguousamphibian]

This game is old enough to drink

[@airpods3198]

Pour some whiskey on that hard drive, the games earned it!🙏

[@matsv201]

This game is old enough to run for office... well some offices

[@cartergreer8913]

Please tell me the name of the bossa nova song it’s driving me crazy

[@JeDDy-Dypaly]

You know who else is old enough to drink…

[@NecromancerFan]

You aren't.

[@Jose-pi7kv]

"It goes up, and then down.... an instant success" I felt that

[@markymark3668]

The year is 2022 and I still occasionally bootup Rollercoaster Tycoon or Age of Empires 2 just to get that kick of childhood nostalgia

[@monsieurwhite337]

Diablo 1

[@camramaster]

Age of Mythology and Lego Chess

[@TCLG6x6]

due to my aging pc these 2 are the only games i can play for 20 hours straight

[@106640guy]

Gotto get me that prerendered sprite look

[@thewrighter206]

Based age of empires 2 player

[@Vailskibum]

I've felt every kind of emotion to feel in these 10 minutes and 2 seconds

[@arirejtman]

10 minutes and 3 seconds. XD

[@invisiblejay]

Murderous rage is my favorite feeling

[@ciphergacha9100]

@@invisiblejay wow, same

[@airpods3198]

This man turns crude video games and the English language into an awe inspiring art form, and I am impressed. Every. Single. Time. Keep it up man

[@fdm-monster]

Couldnt have put it better myself

[@Cookieofdoom]

I hate to listen to that British dude with that meme icon... This guy is much more grounded..

[@the_seeker.entity9206]

@@Cookieofdoom I love them both as they both offer different styles of content but AA is such a chill guy that I can’t help but love him

[@redactedc1928]

This.

[@TheOriginalPoon]

The only thing this video was missing was “hello” Kills me every time

[@haachamachama7]

1:30 I like that maze... you could literally just turn right twice after entering and win, but the guest AI in Rollercoaster Tycoon is hilarious lol

[@googiegress]

"Hush now Martha, I read a book and I got it right here, says you can always beat a maze by holding onto the left-hand wall and just walking all the way through it. I'm of a mind to show this fancy CITY fair that there is not one way that exists under the sun to fool a REAL salt of the earth feller like me." Meanwhile Martha turned right twice, and knowing her husband would be engaged for some time, has set herself to feeling up a clown.

[@jayst]

Chris Sawyer is one the greatest and most inspirational game creators and programmers of all time. I have been playing OpenTTD (Transportation Tycoon Deluxe) non stop for the last few weeks. The polish and love he puts into his games is something you don’t see almost anywhere else with only a few games that match in my opinion

[@SmokePudding]

Me and my friends had a big OpenTTD wave and it was so much fun. Lovely game, it coming to Steam (for free, mind you) was so good

[@dmacpher]

And a masochist :p

[@Quartapple]

The amount of depth he puts into his games (TTD, RCT) strictly remains unparalleled even today, in my opinion. Those games show their age in very small areas (ex: you simply have to know that ride values deprecate over time [although I suppose you could just surmise that through logic]), but they still stand as timeless classics. Chris Sawyer, as a developer, was truly ahead of his time, putting in so much extra unasked for (yet still greatly appreciated) effort into making his games so lively.

[@jayst]

@@Quartapple 100% agree. He is truly the Superman of game creation and programming. It’s incredibly inspiring. The only game I can think of that has the same sort of magic and panache as a Chris Sawyer game is Factorio from Wube

[@f1shyspace]

Reading all these comments prasing him without anyone saying anything about what makes him the greatest confuses me

[@doodlebug7]

Going to this park in real life would give me a panic attack. Building a park this beautiful and complex in a game would give me an overwhelming sense of pride.

[@tanicus]

"a kaleidoscoping blood clot of psychedelic wonderment" dude, your turns of phrase are incredible. you tell such compelling narratives in relatively short amounts of time. without a doubt one of the highest quality channels on youtube :)

[@footygoodness]

How does he do it

[@cosmologicalturtle9528]

@@footygoodness Probably an English degree. In which case he’s lucky to have become a KZbinr.

[@craino308]

Aneurysm of Serotonin!

[@Rainbow-Dash]

You have to watch the Zero to Hero series in Project Zomboid it's back to back word dopamine of AA

[@dntthe88]

He's like Aesop Rock to me. Very eloquent and I didn't understand a thing

[@TheKarsten90]

"Life is a labyrinthian maze of anxiety and financial planning" Man this quote hit a little too close to home

[@PhlyDaily]

What a well edited and amazing video. youll be at 2 mill before you know it!

[@kartushkaportato8301]

odd seeing you here, great videos btw

[@ambiguousamphibian]

Maybe we'll match on War Thunder one of these days ;)

[@SuperBKDK]

@@ambiguousamphibian Brrrrrrrrt

[@SchizoidApollo]

Phly commenting on an Ambiguous video. What realm have I found myself in?

[@tsayon13]

AmphybianDaily

[@Hatchmatic]

There's just something magical about your cadence, I feel like I could listen to you talk about anything.

[@-Terzetto]

The guy just oozes storytelling prowess with every word he says.

[@LickerOfAnuses]

It's easy if you take your time, which with a video you can chill for as long as you'd like.

[@stevenmcsteven6693]

Cringe.

[@rugalprohibido]

Yeah! It's pretty fun to listen to him speak while drawing or something lol

[@fpcooper95]

I discovered this channel days ago and I already have a bunch of the playlists saved 😂👏🏾

[@realgod1002]

This is Rollercoaster Tycoon ASMR. at this point

[@KillerRedVine]

I remember getting this game at our elementary schools book fair in 99. I ordered it in the catalog we got in class, and was stoked to pick it up in the library a few weeks later. Still have that orginal disk.

[@citricdemon]

The scripts you write are lexically interesting and remain so for the duration of the video. You pair good scripts with excellent editing and good audio.

[@realrunningdog_5812]

this perfectly describes how I feel about these videos. The voice combined with its the almost documentary like yet lively tone and script

[@tcmkiev]

@M improv can be scripted.

[@corpsefoot758]

Amen. It’s just layered enough, while not sounding like he juiced a thesaurus

[@corpsefoot758]

@M You realize he can just collect a bunch of raw footage first, and then write a script for it all afterwards, right

[@seymour47]

@@corpsefoot758 Pretty sure that was sarcasm.

[@JonoSSD]

I remember stumbling upon the perfect coaster design as a kid, one that helped me cheese my way out of most challenges from the first 3 Rollercoaster Tycoon games: the small looping coaster. Powered launch, a single loop, then all the way up with a twist. Cheap to build, quick to queue, can fit anywhere, high excitement and intensity but low nausea. It was always a guarantee of quick profit and guest increase.

[@tigerstripey4885]

We all loved the cheap powered launch coaster bro, sorry to say that you was not the only one. It was a clear money spinner, a sort of cheat if you will. No other type of ride compared, once you realised that the most profitable rides, were always roller coasters and that was the fastest of its category.

[@JonoSSD]

@@tigerstripey4885 I know it's no secret, but as a 12 year old, when the internet was a lot more barren than it is today, discovering the design by myself was cool.

[@BlueLightningHawk]

Imagine an amusement park with that many attractions only being valued at 10 grand lol.

[@autonomous2010]

Heh. With inflation when this game came out, that would be 17K nowadays but still... 17K is the cost of a used car now.

[@MikehMike01]

that was before Biden’s inflation

[@minimaster0328]

@@MikehMike01 did you not read atonomous's comment or do you not know biden has been in office for 2 years now, a slight increase compared to 5 months i can still buy a new civic for the price of this park

[@MikehMike01]

@@minimaster0328 you upset Biden ruined the economy

[@kristoffer3000]

@@MikehMike01 It's not "Biden's" inflation, it's just capitalism. Inflation is fantastic for the rich so obviously Biden isn't gonna help it working class, he doesn't work for you.

[@mist8k]

Gawwwd I've got to start playing this game again.

[@ambiguousamphibian]

No better time than 2022 :)

[@thefrog101]

Take it from me, a specific amphibian, nothing brings me more joy than to see a video pop up by ambiguousamphibian

[@stevenmcsteven6693]

Cringe.

[@placeandthink8728]

I see it as a perfectly good themed comment

[@stevenmcsteven6693]

@@placeandthink8728 Cringe

[@ppaawwll]

@@stevenmcsteven6693 YOURE cringe.

[@stevenmcsteven6693]

@@ppaawwll Cringe

[@Sirenhound]

I like how the maze is solvable by literally walking around the small hedge to your right.

[@dagamerzz23]

AA's writing is always eloquent and superb. Each video is a treat.

[@GoronTico]

He almost dropped the ball with some heavily edited videos a couple of months back, but im glad he realized his mistake

[@Absolute.Virtue]

One of the best games ever made. Can't believe there are people insane enough to code an entire game in assembly. The devs took masochism to another level.

[@soaringspoon]

I have struggled to feel any nostalgia for much of my childhood throughout my adult life. Most entertainment of my childhood give me no nostalgic feelings whatsoever. But man this video and the Sim City 4 one both have hit my nostalgia bone like no other. And its strange as I have watched videos on RCT or SC4 in my 20s before but its specifically how you play/write your videos that just sends me back. Thank you.

[@LickerOfAnuses]

Damn ngl, I wish I could forget nostalgia altogether, it can seductively start making you think about the past a bit too much especially if you're having a bad day.

[@leftyfourguns]

50+ tons of steel and earth balanced precipitously above a hedge maze full of happy children is definitely the kind of carny fantasy RollerCoast Tycoon was made for.

[@psikomonkie9636]

You can hold shift while initially placing rides to adjust the height instead of raising/lowering the ground.

[@calculus3661]

Fucking 10 years and just now I learned that. Fuck man. I always ended up with rides with super high supports. Looked stupid as hell.

[@ajthompson5686]

Only in RCT2, you can't do that in 1.

[@psikomonkie9636]

@@ajthompson5686 oh fuck, you're right, this isn't OpenRCT........

[@ArkayeCh]

RC2 and OpenTTD are what I imagine the 'perfect game' to be. Fun, infinitely replayable, accessible to any audience and just made to work. I think Chris Sawyer is a programmer-first, designer-second. Playing his games always makes me feel like I'm looking into an intricate music box of mechanics and tools. He gives you everything you need to build what you want and the code is made to function just for that purpose.

[@juidius]

These old games let us be so creative, I will always love these isometric early 2000's late 90's titles... they were really a product of their time... a time of near perfection that seemed to be limited only by technical capabilities.

[@tigerstripey4885]

It's not in developers interest to create the perfect games, they will be out of work if they do this, hence these days we get loot boxes and intentional half finished, buggy products with decent graphics and cut scenes, this is to present the illusion that they are nowhere near perfecting game development. Sports simulations for example, if they created the perfect sports game, no further editions will be required, the user could just mod the heck out of it until infinity, losing companies billions.

[@informitas0117]

Art is dead, and our spending habits and corporate greed killed it.

[@FerrousPrime]

@@informitas0117 art, isnt dead. every once in a while, we get a work of art. Halo Reach, Jedi Fallen Order, God of War PS4, MWII's campaign

[@canuck2444]

This brings back some memories. I loved putting a no entry sign in at the entrance to trap people in.

[@Solidrum]

The amazing thing about RCT is it still looks good to this day in my opinion. But maybe that's because I grew up playing it with an unknown amount of time sunk into it.

[@saquoiafighter]

That's might be the biggest advantage sprite-animated games have over modern gaming: since the sprites can't look realistic, they instead emulate the concept (in this case, of patrons and park workers). Once the player doesn't factor realism/level of graphic fidelity, the game hinges on execution of its core functions. To put it in another perspective, there isn't any jarring moment of outdated-ness graphics because the players have already accepted that games won't look great. IMO, this is why games such as SimCity, StarCraft, Age of Empire/Mythologies, the various Tycoon games and more are still around to this day, while many 2010s games are already forgotten by the community.

[@nittayoshifumi8252]

Stylized games barely age

[@I_AM_BAYTOR]

That's why Wind Waker looks better than any "realistic" Zelda.

[@Timmeh7o7]

"Thanks to my Patrons, none of whom were harmed in the making of this video, until next time." Taken a different way, that's ominous! I wonder which patrons will 'volunteer' to test your rides next time...

[@MarcoGlory]

'Thanks to my patreons, none of whom were harmed in the creation of this video... until next time.' I can't wait for the next one.

[@lightlayagajoie5739]

wait a minute...

[@codesymphony]

It's not a threat. It's a promise :)

[@HowToChangeName]

I love your narration From "raising the ground" while literally doing it, to "a lot of breathing room" while displaying cramped Kowloon of amusement park

[@Baron20k]

This is exactly the content I hope to see everytime your name shows up in my subscription list. Your ability to wax poetic over these games and tie it all together into a short yet compelling narrative is unparalleled - thank you for all the work!

[@tisyfish]

If you havnt checked out his rimworld ice sheet series i suggest you do. Pure art.

[@spider0804]

Watching your video immediately had several others in my recommended. "The Sims 1, Starting with $0..." was top of the list. The algorithm shines upon you.

[@stJules]

"Adding yellow balloons to default blue" - I see what you did there and I've liked it.

[@Reverieru]

This was so subtle I almost omitted this. This is one of those obscure details that will be lost within next few years.

[@leku200]

Pls explain thx

[@Reverieru]

@@leku200 ukraine

[@f1shyspace]

What if he just thought it looked nice that way?

[@erinzaharris2162]

@@f1shyspace later he added green and red but didn't explicitly mention it. Could still mean nothing

[@dannykowlick6285]

"Unprofitable mound of dirt" is a banger of a line.

[@BarackLesnar]

That's what my boss calls me

[@wereedbooks]

Beautiful poetry for one of my most favorite games of all time. Thank you for showcasing your grey matter for us in such splendorous fashion!

[@ethernicagape3163]

RCT2 guests are the most coriaceous and brave attraction park guests from all the times. They can walk hours and hours whitout taking pause, they can walk miles away just to buy a drink or go to the toilet, they are ready to spend days in the park alone whitout any socialization, can wait for a ride for a couple of hours, they go in roller coaster during thunderstorms, but never let them alone for a swimming. XD

[@rejkk]

The fact that this is still my favourite game ever, and that I replayed it all in a truly worrying amount, tells you everything you need to know about it. Modern simulators are just not the same.

[@Guardian-of-Light137]

This was WAY more interesting than I thought it would be. Bravo once again. Creativity at it's finest.

[@AspenBrightsoul]

Ohhhhh this is either going to be magical or absolutely horrifying.

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

Turns out it was both.

[@tietscho]

Roller Coaster Tycoon, Stronghold and Red Alert 2 - The best RTS games ever made

[@davidoberle9023]

Who would have thought that Roller Coaster Tycoon would be the back drop for such beautiful prose?

[@HazmatFTW]

You don't just make videos - you make art. This video was a nostalgic tingle in the most delicate part of my childhood. Thank you.

[@WertySensei]

My favorite part of the park is the part that goes up then down. They need more rides like that one. Genius.

[@RiffZifnab]

"A particularly special thanks to my Patrions, none of whom were harmed in the creation of this video, until next time." Uh oh.

[@elrictraver8275]

Wow, I'm left somewhat speechless at the wonder of this video, which could be the greatest video about any challenge in RCT of all time. Thank you for this bewildering journey to pc game days past, thank you.

[@iNcog_AoE]

sometimes I wonder if a google AI writes these amazing scripts. no humans could ever be this eloquent

[@Wet-Milk]

trust me, AI can not match this typew of writing, you can tell it comes from his heart

[@brentschmogbert]

@@Wet-Milk /whoosh

[@jeremywilson7164]

I got RCT from a box of lucky charms when I was a kid and i loved the game. The fact that i got it for a box of cereal is a crazy deal now

[@bigpapanacho4033]

I want this guy to read me books at night.

[@loveshankme]

"Leaping Lizards" has entered my lexicon of things to say when surprised lol

[@cptnemo_]

00:18 wow, that is very impressive

[@glamses4061]

I realized that I like your content so much because it's always about challenging yourself and breaking through adversity. Stoically, you never let yourself stagnate and pursue new heights. When these new heights are reached, it's always satisfying.

[@RobinDuckett]

I loved RCT so much, I used to run a website where you could download mods and levels. This is awesome!

[@WasatchWind]

I bet you're probably into OpenRCT2

[@BuckScrotumn]

4:55 to 5:25 sums up the entire roller coaster tycoon series.

[@Zapdos0145]

roller coaster tycoon is absolutely a timeless classic, one of the greats that were lost to time like sim city replaced by their modern alternatives…

[@brandonmunsen6035]

Not lost to time if you are smart enough to keep these gems

[@ThisismineIguess]

The zoomout into the single, lone balloon popping in the ether was cool.

[@Ally-Oop]

Woah. I hope someone hires you as a scriptwriter or narrator or something. Really impressive stuff, sweeping and glorious, with a good voice to boot.

[@gagebass2449]

The pure joy and nostalgia I had while watching this is indescribable.

[@TheWross1]

RCT2 is easily one of my top 3 games of all time! Happy to see a video for 90’s RCT

[@Uruk4y]

This is probably one of your best videos. The verbal rollercoaster is impressive and exciting...The simple and clear editing... I felt sad when it ended, thinking that I would never get the same feeling riding it again.

[@DiscipleDojo]

This was a masterpiece of writing and line delivery. Well done, frog.

[@0000ndy]

You doesn't have to raise ground if you want to build higher. Just press shift. Took me like 20 years to figure it out.

[@richardmoore5347]

AA talking about blood clots, while I'm here thinking "your park is starting to look an awful lot like haemoglobin..."

[@Szaam]

"How could a hedge maze support a merry-go-round, which itself is supporting an enormous phallic skydrop, extending hundreds of feet into the air?" What a sentence.

[@tamagalvin]

Name of piece at 9:25?

[@guimmu6369]

Erik satie gymnopédie & gnossiennes

[@ExecutorQ3]

Yeah, those hours i invested in this game... and i sitll love it today... I can clearly visualize the "theme song, child laughter with * ding ding * sounds from cashiers" you get right after your start the game up... Trully one of a kind game

[@ianhanks5053]

The few times your cursor drifted near a lazily ascending balloon I hoped you might pop it, but alas my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. Thanks for another amazing video as always.

[@FrostsorrowGaming]

this game always ran AMAZING no matter how much garbage you threw at it. it was soo much fun.. all these games bring back soo many great memories.

[@xsaver23]

I want this man to write a book. Record an audio book of it and i would listen on loop for the rest of my life

[@esotericVideos]

Listening to somebody so artfully articulate joy and satisfaction this made me feel less depressed. Thank you.

[@sensudubs4421]

Hindsight gives us a good look at what games were masterpieces at their time. To see people still excited to play it tells me this was one of them for sure.

[@prohunter717]

I love how you string together words like you strung together the harrowing coaster. I can just put you on autoplay and listen to you soothing way with words calm me down with the smoothness of a slab of butter.

[@robin_be]

I didn't expect watching longer than a minute, but the fluent ocean of words flooded my enjoyment centers. ahhh... pleasant...

[@rubyrubenstahl827]

So many memories... I don't think I can say that I ever finished a challenged, but I can tell you that if you make a ride that lets you off on a path not connected to a park exit you can set the prices to ridiculous levels on the food and bathrooms and let the profit roll in.

[@nubbyboah]

I remember playing this and the OG Zoo Tycoon as a kid. Was truly a magical and mind blowing experience for my young mind. Sadly, not many games today have the same raw potential and longevity as those masterpieces.

[@rachelcookie321]

Usually I’m not interested by old games as they just seem outdated to me but this game actually still hold up. I’ve never played a game from before the 2000s before but I actually want to play this one. It’s so cool how you can place the rides on top of each other and position them however you like. It has stuff I haven’t seen in new games.

[@paradoxofmind]

RCT is, for me, the GOAT of SIM games, and one of the best games I had as a kid along with Sid Meyer's Alpha Centauri and Pharaoh/Cleopatra. I'm glad to see so many people who had a similar experience with RCT.

[@maura462]

the writing captured my feelings around the love and silliness of this game since it came out and I was playing on a massive desktop as a 2nd grader. awesome video!!

[@ericf112]

Roller coaster tycoon is absolutely one of the contenders for greatest game of all time. It's flawless.

[@c_rex3309]

I clicked for a funny challenge not a thesis on human entertainment god damn this is amazing!!!

[@juidius]

I feel compelled, possessed even, to become a patron after watching this. I dont have a whole lot to offer but you are the most enriching youtuber I watch so I would love to show my support. MUCH better value than Netflix for sure.

[@mv-photo]

Never played much Roller Coaster Tycoon, but Zoo Tycoon? Oh man. It was deeply satisfying to unleash dinosaurs and lions onto the park guests in that game.

[@SlowMoePlays]

Man, you coming in hard with the nostalgia bombs...sheeeesh! I remember playing RCT with a girl I liked in elementary school, we always made the most borderline dangerous rides and cheered when the guests somehow survived them...good times! Goated game, goated man, goated video!

[@GarageHaruo]

This video is a masterpiece. Unlocking such feelings and thoughts I've had since years past. My brain copulating at the thought of learning proper grammar and words at the level equivalent of a college English professor. I am enthralled by these videos.

[@jordan.mackie]

I am so freakin happy the algorithm brought your videos to my home page. It brings so much joy seeing someone have this much fun with the games I grew up with, and not only that but your storytelling and humour always delivers.

[@chazzz284]

Theme Park and Rollercoaster Tycoon were significant parts of my childhood

[@peter.8975]

The writing is so articulate, witty, and interesting! This guys should write a novel. I’d read the heck out of it.

[@igotcrabs]

@ambiguousamphibian what you said at the very last part of this video genuinely made me tear up. 😢 that was beautiful.

[@jakemon4550]

Man honestly as a kid I played countless hours of this game the nostalgia was thick on this video.

[@XCI5ION]

this is my favorite video, I remember getting roller coaster tycoon 2 in a cereal box and was so addicted to the sprites and the sounds. I could not even find a site online to buy the first one without getting the whole bundle.

[@youtubeaccountlol4942]

I beat this level on my first try and I'm just now realizing it would have been way less stressful to modify some dirt

[@TheMinecraftPal]

I think this is by far your best video. It’s infinitely rewatchable!

[@waylingtons]

“A kaleidoscopic blood clot of psychedelic wonderment” Absolutely poetic 😂😂😂

[@tegan8523]

This was a work of art. Poetic and inspirational.

[@JohnSmith-s8q]

His storytelling skills are super impressive! They really make his videos stand out from so many other creators on here.

[@AsukaVII]

Because of you and one zomboid video, I spent over 200 hours playing zomboid. Now I'm downloading city sim and roller coaster. You have the ability to make any game look amazing! Also cheers!

[@violetpebbleofstarstorment]

KZbin had been suggesting one of his videos for weeks and I finally decided to watch it today and I don't regret it