Glory of the times past
Anyway, this game gives you the control of an amusement park. You get to build rides, kiosks, paths scenery, form the terrain, name the visitors and buildings, set up fees, marketing campaigns and what not. The most basic mission would give you an empty area where you shall build the park, some money and a timed goal, like having a certain amount of visitors on a set day. Boundaries of the park can be changed, but it's costly. At first you may choose to rename the park and set up entrance fee. Then there's the path building: up, down, underground, over the rides, etc. One special type of path is used to make lines of people that wait for a ride. Without it there will be no people waiting for a go and that is bad for business. The paths can be decorated with garbage bins, lamp posts, benches. Then comes the time to place food and gift kiosks. A vise strategy is to rise the price of umbrellas up to 50.00 bucks/pounds/whatever just before rain. Don't forget the toilets. And now - the rides. Some of them are fixed: you can only choose the place of exit and entrance. Of course, you may change their colour, speed, name, fee and other variables. Other rides can be custom-build, although there are pre-made versions for the lazy and the unimaginative. It's realy fun to make tracks by yourself. Especialy for Roller Coasters, whom are the star of the game. building them can be tiresome, but it's enjoyable. Then, as I've said, you can change colour of the tracks, number of cars, speed, price and many other things. For a creative person this is paradise. Just don't forget to hore personnel.
Today we have games with pixel shaders, rag dolls, ageya phisics engines (to hell with this satanic contraption), but none can stand up to the quality of the ol' good Roller Coaster Tycoon.