Atari 3 User Manual
FIRST THINGS FIRST
THE README FILE
The RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 CD-ROM game has a ReadMe file where you can view both the License
Agreement and updated information about the game. We strongly encourage you to read this file in
order to benefit from changes made after this manual went to print.
order to benefit from changes made after this manual went to print.
To view this file, double-click on it in the RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3 directory found on your hard drive
(usually C:\Program Files\Atari\RollerCoaster Tycoon 3).You can also view the ReadMe file by first
clicking on the Start button on your Windows
clicking on the Start button on your Windows
®
taskbar, then on Programs, then on Atari, then on
RollerCoaster Tycoon
®
3, and then on the ReadMe file.
System Requirements
Operating System
Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP (Windows
®
XP recommended)
Processor
Pentium
®
III 733 MHz or compatible (Pentium
®
4 1.3 GHz or
compatible recommended)
Memory
128 MB RAM; 256 MB for XP (256 MB; 384 MB for
XP recommended)
XP recommended)
Hard Disk Space
600 MB Free
CD–ROM Drive
4X Speed or faster (8X Speed or faster recommended)
Video
32 MB or greater Hardware Transform & Lighting capable video
card, including ATI Radeon
card, including ATI Radeon
™
or GeForce
™
2 or higher.
(64 MB Hardware T&L capable video card recommended)
Sound
Windows
®
98/Me/2000/XP-compatible 16-bit sound card
(PC audio solution containing Dolby Digital Live required
for Dolby Digital audio)
for Dolby Digital audio)
DirectX
®
DirectX
®
version 9.0 (included) or higher
If your PC does not meet the video hardware requirements above, this game will not run.
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A Tycoon’s Guide To … . . . . . . . . . . .74
Managing A Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Becoming A Tycoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Sharing Your Creations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Building a Roller Coaster . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Creating Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Managing Land and Shaping Terrain . . . . .92
Designing and Constructing Buildings . . .95
Awards for Park Appearance . . . . . . . . . .96
Creating Fireworks Shows . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Putting Your Group in the Park . . . . . . . .98
Create Your Own Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . .99
Sandbox Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
About the VIPeeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Atari Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
End-User License Agreement . . . . . . . . .108
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
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