What is the smallest Zoo that can get 1000 Guests?

[@E4tHam]

At first I felt bad the Gazelle had so little room. Then 1800 people were crammed together and suddenly the Gazelle pen started looking pretty good!

[@kleinerfarmer1]

It's all a matter of perspective

[@juliamavroidi8601]

Guest 999 doesn't look happy

[@vaakdemandante8772]

yep, if I were one of those guest I would gladly switch places with the gazelle and live a posh life in her mansion ;)

[@Lucatin]

Hate that gazelle. fuckin' 1% Who needs that much space?

[@filiaaut]

Yeah, but the 1800 people path has a better view on the "swing behind the white fence", a world-class attraction, at least according to the ads that I keep seeing everywhere.

[@ZeraTheRedRogue]

I can only imagine the horrors that singular bathroom has seen with a constant flow of 1000+ guests at every hour of the day.

[@jurakarok3343]

The worst game of musical chairs.

[@iainwalker8701]

Try a 24hr McDonald's toilet at 3am when all the local nightclubs close.

[@SupersuMC]

@@iainwalker8701 That...does not sound like fun, actually.

[@JadeLockpicker]

@@SupersuMC as a former was McD employee... Yeah.

[@geckoguy4141]

It's probably just a giant hole like that one the squirrels chucked that girl down in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

[@joeg451]

I love the fact that you *could* have given the guests access to the tree swing without compromising the challenge, but you didn't because you're a sadist.

[@MarcelVos]

Actually you get guests a lot slower if they have access to the swing. I think it might have something to do with it being occupied so guests think it's not available and leave.

[@JevinJohnson-CloudShift]

@@MarcelVos Thats all fine and good, but I'll choose to believe it's because you didn't like them

[@AdamDavidDunlop]

@@MarcelVos makes sense, I definitely love to stick around places where what I want is just out of reach but tauntingly close

[@Skyblade12]

Ah, I see Marcel pulled the old “replace the hamster while the kids aren’t looking and pretend it lived longer” trick.

[@SupersuMC]

That is a mean trick to pull on your kids. Sooner or later they have to learn what death is.

[@RatelHBadger]

@@SupersuMC not in a game they dont

[@kain0m]

@@RatelHBadger if the game is played by Marcel, they will. First hand.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Hamster went to heaven

[@lowenevvan8619]

Me playing this game: Penguin 241 thinks there's slightly too much water in his drink. Marcel playing this game: Canned Gazelle loved by thousands.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

& removes inaccessible swing

[@MrCheeze]

"You been to the tiny gazelle cage lately?" "Nah, there's nothing interesting there." "Actually you can see a swing behind a fence now" "Holy shit LET'S GO"

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

Might as well call it a museum, some famous person sat on it when they were a kid.

[@gamesthatiplay9083]

I still remember the "traveling petting zoo with a goat" that was at a craft fair. Turned out it was literally one goat, but like 100s of people all around the 1 goat. The guy running the "zoo" said the craft fair said there would only be a few dozen people there, maybe 2 dozen kids, so the fair didn't want to pay for much, but every kid in town just walked there to see the "zoo."

[@vaakdemandante8772]

games these days, so life like ;)

[@607]

That's an amazing story. When was this?

[@gamesthatiplay9083]

@@607 Maybe a decade ago. I've seen much better "traveling zoos." Where they've had a lot of tents, with animals packed in cages with tiny walkways. One had an elephant. There just wasn't enough room for the animals and felt sad to see, but what do you expect with a traveling zoo?

[@607]

​@@gamesthatiplay9083 ​ @Games That I Play Huh, interesting. Weird to have that with a goat though, as you'll be able to find those at... petting zoos, too? Huh. Okay, I didn't realise this was the same thing. :P In Dutch they're called "children's farm".

[@Soken50]

@@gamesthatiplay9083 Actually a traveling zoo with only a goat is probably the best there could be short of not existing at all. So no the ones you saw weren't "better", they were objectively worse, with more animals leading miserable lives behind bars for your enjoyment and the peddler's profits. Good thing these "zoos" are on the way out these days, they're awfully inhumane. Unless they're in properly sized enclosures for conservation or breeding programs, exotic wild animals should be left in their native environments.

[@LucasL512]

It's not the swing that entertains the guests, it's about the idea of being able to swing that keeps them going

[@runescapefan0001]

The guests are people who buy lottery tickets and the swing is the jackpot

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

They're witnessing an in game Easter egg

[@fruitsalatwithfruit]

Guest: "The Gazelle was cool and all, but the swing on the other side of the fence was just astonishing. 10/10 would go there again."

[@Cittiverse]

And the award for Most Popular Zoo goes to... this really cramped Mexican restaurant with a gazelle out front!

[@AccSwtch50]

And a swing that no one can swing on.

[@iamthesentinel584]

"Sold the gazelle and bought a fresh one" hahahaha I love it

[@NEEDbacon]

Gotta have fresh Gazelle you know.

[@wonkehcheetah1138]

I'm only imagining how the commercials for this "zoo" are with all the money going into marketing. "Come down to the Prarie Dog Cafe for scrumptious meals! We have a Gazelle! And the most fun (display only) swing in the tri state area!

[@NEEDbacon]

I mean, it works doesn't it?

[@karizake]

When you blink and suddenly the gazelle has de-aged several years.

[@renakunisaki]

I didn't notice. I was too busy admiring the swing.

[@scarylarry6190]

It would be cool to see you incorporate more of these tycoon games! I know your primary focus is RCT but it’s cool to see you figuring out the mechanics of these games and presenting it in a similar way to the RCT videos. Thanks dude!

[@traindude70]

Ski resort tycoon

[@hoo2042]

Marcel Vos: Tycoon tycoon :P

[@crowhaveninc.2103]

Transport Tycoon would also be real cool

[@jvkstudios]

Industry Giant Tycoon II please!

[@Roozyj]

I used to have Fast Food Tycoon and it was the weirdest game ever. I'd be very curious to see Marcel play it xD

[@banananana2]

I think at one point my older sister told me that guests would leave your park if they've seen every animal (similar to how people go to zoos in real life) but I guess that wasn't true lmao

[@MarcelVos]

I have been told that too by some Zoo Tycoon experts. They don't understand how the swing makes such a big difference.

[@TheTecManiac]

@@MarcelVos "Alright, I´ve seen everything there is to see here, I´m going home!" "But you haven´t noticed our swing yet!" "Ah, now that you mentioned it, no I have not. May I swing on it?" "... no." "Interesting. I will stay here then and ponder lifes mysteries."

[@tailgrowth]

"Hey man, do wanna go down to zoo and see the gazelle?" "Nah, they don't even have any entertainment." "That's not true! They added a swing you can look at behind a fence!" "I'm down!"

[@Davtwan]

Despite the conditions, the gazelle was still quite happy. We could all learn from that.

[@WereDictionary]

-Im happy to see that Marcel broadened his horizon and graduated from torturing guests only to torturing guests and animals- In all seriousness, I'd love to see more about Zoo Tycoon.

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

How do you do the strikethrough one here? 🤔

[@WereDictionary]

@@TS_Mind_Swept put a - right before and after the thing you want crossed out. I dont know if a line break works with it though.

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

@@WereDictionary -like this?- Guess so; well thx

[@FestusOmega]

@@TS_Mind_Swept Italics works the same way with an underscore _ and bold works with asterisks *

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

@@FestusOmega already knew the *bold* , butt thanks for the _italics_

[@AlyxForest]

Do I have Zoo Tycoon? No (and I wish I did). Am I going to watch a random KZbin video about how to break Zoo Tycoon? No. Am I going to watch Marcel Vos break Zoo Tycoon? Absolutely.

[@ChicDead26]

Zoo Tycoon is absolutely amazing, man! Give it a try some day

[@markduffin9192]

@@ChicDead26 Need a place to get it, wish there was an openRCT2 like version

[@taffyadam6031]

creepy furry

[@ThatGastrodon]

Internet archive software repository

[@beanoptodon]

It's on abandonware as well

[@Dabeyoun]

It's not a zoo, it's a very successful restaurant with the owner's pet on display.

[@Techhunter_Talon]

Rollercoaster Tycoon and Zoo Tycoon, two games from my childhood. Loved the expansions for Zoo Tycoon that added aquatic animals, pre-historic animals, and ice age animals. If you really wanted to, you could make your own Jurassic Park.

[@jacobnicola5950]

I'm half an hour cracking up due to the "fresh gazelle"

[@mebamme]

3:25 I like to think you saw a real-life restaurant for the first time and are now excitedly explaining them to someone.

[@gymnasiast90]

Seeing how simple and limited the algorithms are that Zoo Tycoon 1 has makes me doubly thankful for how sophisticated RCT’s are. Played ZT1 a lot when I was a kid, but was always a bit miffed about the dumb Maintenance Worker AI, and the lack of an assignment area for them.

[@K-o-R]

"Your Honour, if it pleases the court, I would like to present the defendant's KZbin channel."

[@Lukeno52]

It is amazing just how much simpler the mechanics are in this game than RCT's were.

[@chaosmurloc93]

Ambiguousamphibian sends his regard

[@hennaoctopus]

Im so happy you're doing these zoo tycoon videos! I had both games as a kid but i played zoo tycoon way more than rct. Im excited to your explanations on all its quirks!

[@kleko]

I have a feeling you might end up having a good day today Marcel.

[@Kellexar]

Marcel is about to drop the animal overview videos where he tells us why the gazelle is actually superior in every way to the T-rex

[@SupersuMC]

No way. Nothing tops the T-Rex!

[@Croutonking65]

God this game brings back memories. I remember I once found a guide that showed some crazy exhibit combinations, like you could put ankylosaurus with lions and they would both be happy. Wish I I could find that guide again

[@ricetomeatyou852]

the unreachable tree swing and replacing the gazelle with a "fresh one" made me laugh

[@BrownFoxWarrior]

Someone came up behind the gazelle, gagged it, dragged it off, and threw down a new one in the blink of an eye.

[@ChicDead26]

No amount of guest-bullying could prepare us for the animal abuse we're going to see from now on

[@crabman3144]

Knowing that Zoo Tycoon was Marcel's favorite game as a kid after the recent upload of recorded footage of him playing, the answer to "Do you want more Zoo Tycoon videos?" went from "yes" to "Holy crap, yes please!"

[@renakunisaki]

I love when games have easily edited config files like that.

[@ChiefLink]

Swing: *exists* Guests: Shut up and take my money!

[@omg2manyusers]

I’ve been away from this channel for a while, as while it’s fascinating to hear the various aspects of the early Roller Coaster Tycoon series I don’t have much interest in the series. Spotting this in my feed, however, filled me with glee - Zoo Tycoon 1 was part of my childhood library. It's fascinating!

[@EvanBear]

Yes omg zoo tycoon is such a nostalgic game please play it more!

[@Duker_Dude]

The animal happiness bar is such an important part of Zoo Tycoon. Like there's no reason to feel bad about the Gazelle in the 2 tile exhibit, just check his happiness stat, he LOVES it.

[@archtansterpg4246]

I love the fact that Marcel's covering another great sim game from my childhood. Will have to get used to the style and aesthetic of his videos being used on Zoo Tycoon's graphics, though.

[@finn_underwood]

The secret Yellow Brick Path which gives 10 happiness and zero upkeep was a good choice for the path.

[@stalkingtiger777]

This Gazelle must be from Japan. Being happy living in a closet. That thing looks like a 4 tatami space max.

[@nidohime6233]

That mexican restaurant with a pet gazelle seems to be worthy enough to visit.

[@jvkstudios]

That's no zoo, that's a restaurant with a Gazelle.

[@MA-naconitor]

"Bought a fresh gazelle" is a sentence I never knew I would hear ever in my life.

[@bananeyfish]

This was one of my first computer games as a child and it's still one of my favorite games tbh so I'm so glad it's getting some love. Now if only it was available to play on GOG or something

[@Kamikoroshiteageru]

If you made a video on how zoo tycoon mechanics work I would definitely watch! As a kid the whole thing was just a complete mystery to me and I struggled to make profit with 50 different kinds of animals and dozens of stalls xD

[@marinary1326]

honestly, given my frustrations with getting guests to keep their needs up in these tycoon games, only giving them 2 tiles of path so they can't get lost on the way to the restaurant seems like a godsend of a strategy

[@SemiHypercube]

So who is more trapped, the gazelle or the guests?

[@davidpaul8647]

Come eat at the good value prairie dog restaurant with the world's most interesting immortal gazelle mascot and un-swingable swing! Wait, a prairie dog restaurant that handles the food/drink/bathroom/rest needs of a thousand guests in a day? Marcel built a Buc-ees 🤣

[@SupersuMC]

To be pedantic, the mascot of Buc-cee's is a beaver, not a prairie dog, but you still make a good point. 🤣

[@Patashu]

The fenced off swing has me rolling. Never change

[@Kakashi20xd6]

It’s less of a zoo and more like a gimmicky restaurant with a cover charge. I could almost see it working in real life with a live alligator.

[@PraecorLoth970]

Never played this game, didn't even know it existed. But it's a Marcel Vos video, so I know I'm going to be entertained, and I was. Keep up with the good work!

[@tadghcr2175]

Love the extreme qualifications clarifying not every guest is instantly happy if your animals are happy. I remember playing this game growing up and I can't tell you how many guests would be maximum angry with complaints like "Zebra 23 is overjoyed 🤬"

[@ThZuao]

LOVED this game growing up. In ZT2 you can walk around the park on first person with a gun and shoot animals with it. It's a tranquilizer gun, but it's still awesome

[@fo-ef8qo]

swingland ft. Swingland Tavern and stange horse. park motto: "why are you all here"

[@PineappleDealer37]

Local entrepreneur builds an extremely successful restaurant, which he advertises as a zoo! Asked for his secret to success he answered: Gazelle.

[@derrickbiedermann9802]

Come visit the Prairie Dog Cafe, we have a gazelle outside.

[@JasonPullara]

brb setting up a kickstarter for a killer restaurant idea.

[@BenHyle]

"There is nothing there, so what kind of game logic is keeping him there?" I dunno, man, maybe the same logic that has 1000 people cramming themselves into two tiles to look at one gazelle.

[@camwoodstock]

Imagining what the marketing must be for this zoo... *SEE THE GAZELLE* - LOTS OF SWING - PLENTY OF RESTAURANT - TONS OF FENCE only $19.99

[@juliamavroidi8601]

I didn't know restaurants also regenerated bathroom need, but it makes sense^^ thx for sharing!

[@Mibzorz]

I'm pretty sure this is how they came up with Rainforest Cafe.

[@vrapbrap]

Oh hey I remember this game. It was on the local library computer when I was a kid. I remember noticing the steadily updated saves it had and ruined them all by making peepee enclosures and getting everything burned to the ground before overwriting the saves. Good times.

[@sozius0]

I remember playing this game but I thought I dreamt it up.

[@43Jodo]

That maintenance worker wandering off into the sunset brought back some funny memories from my childhood. This game and RCT2 were some of my first experiences with video games.

[@performa9523]

So who's more in a cage, the gazelle or the zoo guests? Deep stuff! Nice work sir, rock on!

[@Tblaster00]

I really like your videos giving another game a spotlight like you do with RCT. It adds a good amount of variety :)

[@kelownatechkid]

The guests milling about is basically just RNG pixels at this point lol

[@WayOutGaming]

Okay, as someone who's watched your channel for a long time, and plays more ZT than RCT, your RCT stuff was neat, but this, this is amazingly useful!!!

[@S0ulGh0st]

I have adopted a very strict like policy a few months ago, and you sir just got one of them!

[@NEEDbacon]

Less Zoo Tycoon, more restaurant mogul. But always happy to see new tycoon games get broken.

[@blakesmithfr759]

Review: “I DONT KNOW WHAT PRAIRIE DOG PUTS IN THOSE TACOS BUT THEY KEEP ME COMING BACKKKK…. Oh and they have a gazelle”

[@BansheeNT-D]

The Gazelle lifes the dream of an modern cow

[@mart555rct]

6:25 Aah, nothing's better than a fresh gazelle!

[@mwolsen96]

I am here for marcel playing zoo tycoon

[@VlekSoT]

Love the Zoo Tycoon 2001 content :)

[@cody7807]

That was a fun game. I didn't play it anywhere near as much as RCT2, but it's cool to see someone talking about it. I thought I was like the only person that played Zoo Tycoon lol.

[@kremstoin]

I fucking loved the original Zoo Tycoon! So much nostalgia! Also that poor Gazelle...

[@perfumedelight66]

I miss Zoo Tycoon. I spent an entire Christmas break playing this game.

[@thedude7319]

12 days ago ? Talk about a blast from the past. I feel so old

[@SupersuMC]

This is definitely not COVID-safe. XD

[@KingBurgers]

A certain enigmatic batrachomorph sent me here. Excellent video!

[@jefffinkbonner9551]

Could do it with even fewer tiles if Entertainer 1 counts as a zoo animal exhibit and could share the path with everyone too! A panda petting zoo!

[@TaraTheFox]

Haha one of my old favorite games, love it, would like to see more. I used to deal with wandering staff by trapping them near the exhibits with rocks/water. Maintenance workers are still tough to manage though, since sometimes it seems the one on the opposite side of the park with no valid pathing would get assigned a task, instead of the one standing right next to it...

[@UtarEmpire]

I want to look at something less horrifying than Thomson's Gazelle 1.

[@martijn9568]

The colours of those recoloured buildings hurt my eyes xD

[@StrudelerOfTheTSociety]

Animals have to be refurbished just like coasters; time for a new puppy.

[@PaulCashman]

"Gazelle 1 looks too cramped to me!"

[@unnameduser1994]

I really love that you are expanding to Zoo Tycoon! Do all of dem classics. In some way, you and the youtuber "Let's Game It Out" are alike, I think. I'm not sure, however, whether it's your habit of breaking the game or the sadism... Good unique selling point though!

[@whoeveriam0iam14222]

you didn't need the maintenance guy. just replace the fence. way cheaper maintenance guy was walking away because there was nothing to do anywhere. zookeeper was also trying to run away but had to keep feeding the gazelle

[@KOS_Nova]

The Zoo tycoon content is very fresh! Very good video Marcel👍🏻

[@joelnormal4876]

He just invented rainforest cafe

[@Slash0mega]

This isn't a zoo, its a restaurant with a mascot XD

[@FoundationAfro]

I loved the Zoo Tycoon games (though definitely not as much as the RollerCoaster Tycoons). As a kid I thought all the tycoon games were connected, and luckily I didn't play any of the bad ones trying to cash in on the name. I played RollerCoaster 1&2, Zoo 1&2, and Golf Resort 1, which all have decent numbers, looking at Wikipedia. Anyway, rambling about two-decade old games aside, it's nice to see that you're evil in multiple games. I guess.

[@nggakliat]

if you put a large rock or water beside the swing it should prevent the maintenance worker & zookeeper from wandering around, I think

[@PrezVeto]

Video request: what's the greatest number of pandas you can subject to a heartline coaster in an hour?

[@betamaxblocker]

Wish I had known this trick sooner. It would have been useful for some of those harder scenarios.

[@CantStopShine]

Nice video, any idea where to get Zoo Tycoon nowadays? I kinda wanna give it a try again :D

[@novafawks]

Google ;)

[@martijn9568]

@@novafawks Pretty much it. It may be a gray area, but it is certainly the easiest way.