Us old duffers remember the original Railroad Tycoon -a wacky slant on that most perfect of gaming matter: trains. Who would have thought that controlling a transport network would be deemed a gaming classic? Admittedly, it looked like it was drawn with crayon on lard, but a fun-filled frolic of a game was had by all. Mysteriously.
Even more mysterious is its reappearance after a whopping eight years. And it isn't even that much different. Alright, it's been given a complete cosmetic makeover, some slinky silk pants and a shave, but the game's still the classic beast it was, with added extras for the latest hard-bastard PCs.
Information on Railroad Tycoon II and III by Pop Top Software.
Railroad Tycoon II boasts about its 3D Studio-rendered buildings and its spanking high resolution, starting at a minimum 1024x768. Indeed, it does look like a bizarre hybrid of SimCity 2000 and a Talonsoft game, which can be quite strange. Some of the info boxes take up too much space and the animation can act up, with the trains jerking around akin to Ronaldo on a stressful evening. Hopefully, this will be fine-tuned for release. Mind you, the original suffered from about 20 colours in blocky resolution - but hey, it had that magical gameplay thang. Thankfully, this has been retained.
The aim is to create an optimized version of the FreeRails project. The aim of the FreeRails project is to create a fun game based off the RailRoad Tycoon and RailRoad Tycoon II games.Download and webstart versions are available at the website. Download now. This is the latest official patch for the Mac release of Railroad Tycoon 2. Post a comment. Sign in or join with: Only registered members can share their thoughts. Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social.
Spanning the years from 1804 through to the next millennium, you establish a transportation empire and outmanoeuvre fellow businessmen. Yep, the aim is to establish yourself as a Branson to be reckoned with throughout the railway industry.
Railroad Tycoon II is seriously Csupply and demand' orientated: offer an unwanted service and you won't make any wonga. Invest and manage funds in the stock market and blag cash off saps who should know better, then build your rail network across continents and viciously run your competitors out of town and off the rails. This sounds easier than it actually is - the Al is a nasty piece of work and will do anything to halt your desire for global domination. Alternatively, up to 16 fellow trainspotters can compare notes or pick on you via the Net or a network.
Where Railroad Tycoon was designed by the wee design god, Sid Meier, of Civilization fame, Tycoon II is the first release by PopTop Software through GOD. (GOD being the unassuming name of the Gathering of Developers.) GOD's aim is for game developers to be recognised as the stars rather than the publishers. A fine point: you wouldn't pop into HMV and ask for the latest song on the Virgin label - it's the band you're after. Whatever, GOD have successfully captured the look and feel of the original game.
So when this hits the sidings in November you can be sure that hardcore trainspotters, management sim-heads and nostalgia fans will rush out to buy it A few graphical tweaks and a little burst of speed should make this a stayer. All aboard, as someone tragic might say.
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Description of Railroad Tycoon II: Gold Edition Mac
Railroad Tycoon II: Gold Edition is a video game published in 1999 on Mac by Gathering of Developers, Inc.. The game is set in a compilation / shovelware theme.
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Comments and reviews
hopestar2018-08-060 point
doesn't play on Mac OS 10.12.5
adam2018-02-16-4 points
How do I get it to work when I dont have the CD nor a CD drive on my laptop?
Sahnehering Sanchez2017-09-220 point
Brilliant! Burnt the image on a CD-ROM, installed it on my original PPC Mac (a G3 400 Mhz on Mac OS 9.2) and it works like a charm!!! Yippie yeah!
ibnu2016-03-080 point
Good game
nucFlash2016-01-150 point
I only works under the 'Classic' Mac OS, before Mac OS X and only then on older PowerPC machines natively. I've never tried an emulator so I have no knowledge how well it works, if at all.
However, back 'in the day' I played it quite extensively on my Power Mac G4 running Mac OS 9 (and seem to remember it supported from Mac OS 7.5.3 and above) and I remember it having a random type 2 system error whenever you got into a complex, fully developed game...quite irritating to say the least.
squeege2016-01-070 point
I think it only works up to system 10.3.9 Probably going to need an old computer.
iggy2015-09-13-1 point
cannot get this to work. just says file is damaged and doesnt attempt to load. i'm using 10.10.5
defjaim2015-06-09-9 points Mac version
Railroad Tycoon 2 Platinum
the game don't work at mac 10.10.3. does someone have a solution ?
Entertainist2015-03-110 point Mac version
Nostalgia time!!! So thrilled I stumbled across this- thanks so much for uploading it :)))
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