Theme Park (video game)
1994 construction and management simulation game
Theme Park is a construction and management simulation video game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1994. The game is the first installment in Bullfrog's Theme series and their Designer Series. The player designs and operates an amusement park, with the goal of making money and creating theme parks worldwide. Development took about a year and a half, with the team aiming for as much realism as possible. Certain features, including multiplayer, were dropped.
The game was released in June 1994 on numerous computer systems. Theme Park received generally positive reviews and has been listed among the greatest video games ever made. Critics praised its gameplay and humor, with minor criticism directed at the console ports' lack of save and mouse support. In addition to the game selling 15 million units, it received several rereleases; The game received a Japanese localisation (in addition to normal Japanese releases), Shin Theme Park, released in 1997 for the Saturn and PlayStation, and remakes for the Nintendo DS (2007) and iOS (2011). Theme Hospital is Bullfrog's thematic successor to the game, and two direct sequels followed: Theme Park World (known as Sim Theme Park in some territories) and Theme Park Inc (also known as SimCoaster).
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