RCT2 Possible on DVD?

I've heard people say that RCT can't have any more expansion packs for one reason or another. Would it be possible to make it on DVD and add a lot of stuff at the same time? For example B&M Flyer, Intamin Inverted, Intamin Mega. Most computers are coming standard w/ DVD drives nowadays so it wouldn't be a big compatibility issue, right? I believe it would be a great idea to keep the RCT family alive!

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DVD-Roms are a fad, and they are going away. When was the last time a major game was released on DVD-rom only? As far as I know, never. Anyways, that wouldn't solve the problem that RCT has. The program is at it's limits, regardless of the form of media they put the install files on. They could sell the game preinstalled on 100 GB hard drives, and they still couldn't add more, even though it would take up less than 1/1000th of the space avalible. The game's engine is at it's limits, not CD-roms.

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Are you kidding? People said the same thing about CD-ROM's.

When the content is best served on a medium that requires several gigs, DVD-ROM will certainly be more mainstream, not to mention when the burners come down in price. All those home videos are already starting to make their way from DV camcorders to DVD. Good for Apple for making the things a part of their lineup.

That said, RCT would have to be a really big game to ever merit being on DVD. It's not going to happen any time soon.

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That said, RCT would have to be a really big game to ever merit being on DVD. It's not going to happen any time soon.

RCT isn't big??? It is still a top seller even after 3 years since its debut.

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I think he meant the size of the game literally, not how much it sells.

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I think he meant the size of the game literally, not how much it sells.

How much more space does a DVD have than a CD?

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what about XBOX?

THAT would be awesome!

XBox suck, GCN is better, cuz of graphics and sound

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I have GCN and I say it's better than X-Box, but not more than PS2. This is getting off topic.

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Do NOT start into a console debate.

As for size of DVD -- CDs typically hold up to 650 megabytes of data (although some clever tricks with spiral spacing and such have increased the capacity to roughly 700 megabytes on some discs).

DVDs come in single- and dual-layer, and single- and dual-sided. Each layer holds 4.7 gigabytes of data, or about 7 CDs. A dual-layer DVD holds over 8 gigabytes on a single disc (the second layer isn't as dense as the first), without even resorting to a "flippie" -- I'll wager that's bigger than some of CoasterBuzz readers' hard drives.

Given that RCT doesn't even max out the CD it comes on, it'd be a BIG leap to require DVD.

I don't agree that DVD-ROM is "just a fad", though. Many applications just don't require that much storage yet, but it's certainly a great way to distribute, say, the MSDN Universal subscriptions. I can remember hearing the same arguments about CDROM when floppy discs were the standard distribution media.

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*** This post was edited by GregLeg on 3/11/2002. ***

The fact that you could technically fit the entire RCT plus 2 expansion packs on a single CD with room to spare doesn't help much either.

We won't be seeing any games (especially rollercoaster related games) until the DVD-ROM is much more mainstream in the comptuer world. Sure, they're dirt-cheap (70 bucks for a 16 speed? That's great!!)... but not everyone has them, and game manufactures don't see that as a viable media until it nearly replaces the CD-ROM as the dominant media drive.

I just wonder how they will start to fit future incarniations of games that hit multiple systems as well as the computer (ie: NHL 2003 & Madden 2003... they hit X-Box & PS2... those are both DVD drives for added space & extras, yet the PC has the better resolution by far... how will they squeeze all of the DVD from the PS2 or X-Box version onto a CD-ROM for the PC??)!!