I love all 3 of them. Best Theme Park simulators & business management games ever.
I'd say 2 is the best as it's Pretty much Rollercoaster Tycoon 1 with enhancements.
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 is fun. Just not as easy and quick to build & manage a park.
The controls are also different than what you're use too. If you can get the hang of it though. It can be fun. I watched some helpful Tutorials on YouTube.
You can import track designs you make in Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 in the 3rd game which is pretty cool.
Kinda looking forward to Rollercoaster Tycoon 3DS. Only if it's not gimped at all & offers as much & more than the previous games & has good controls. Then I might get a 3DS. LOL!
Speaking of 3D wouldn't a 3D Monitor like Samsungs that convert 2D to 3D let you enjoy Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 in 3D? I know there is software to convert it to Anaglyph 3D. Don't know about polarized 3D.
Never understood why they haven't ported the games to mobile devices or web based like on Facebook and such.
The only console port of the series was the first game (released in 1999 on PC) on Xbox in 2003. When Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 came out in 2002. Very odd.
These games are popular. At least people can still get the first two at GOG.com and enjoy them. The third game is on Steam but still pricey. Course you can find these games on disc cheap too.
Yeah 2 & 3 are awesome. The 1st is good if you want to complete all the scenarios.
Where the 2nd & 3rd also offer a Sandbox mode and tons of custom items and scenarios. Lots of fan sites still out there.
Great games. Haven't found any similar game that match them. Sim Theme Park & Sim Coaster as well as the Thrillville games just don't match what all Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 & 3 offer.
Which there is a tweak to play the 1st game in 1280x720:
http://rct.wikia.com/wiki/RollerCoaster_Tycoon#Widescreen_Resolutions and the 3rd game in 1920x1080:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1164496