OpenRCT2.org VS OpenRA

One of my favorite PC games of all time.

There's an enduring player base and online community for it, as well as a really solid open source reimplementation:

https://openrct2.org/

RCT2 is the reason I made a Steam account haha, def check out https://openrct2.org/

OpenRCT2, re-implementation of RCT2

If you buy the RCT2 pack (https://store.steampowered.com/app/285330/RollerCoaster_Tycoon_2_Triple_Thrill_Pack/) then you can run OpenRCT Project (https://openrct2.org/) on top of it Highly recommend.

Nowadays just buy both on Steam or GOG and use OpenRCT2 to combine both with modern features.

Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Decompilation: https://openrct2.org/

All these classic Chris Sawyer games have open source reimplementations by now, like OpenRCT2 or OpenTTD. More features, more polish, native 64-bit.

Recently, my friends and I recreated our old LAN parties. Went up to a cabin in the woods, brought some cheap network switches, and had everyone install OpenRA (https://www.openra.net/, open red alert), and had a blast, even with everyone on laptops (mac/win). You can still do this in 2024 and it's worth it!

After the movies, I wanted to experience Dune 2 again (the pirate sites have it, along with patches to make it playable on modern OSes or Crossover). It was arguably the first mass-market real-time strategy game. There's also OpenRA for C&C, Red Alert, and Dune 2K: https://www.openra.net/

I understand Square is re-making FF7 in a multi-part release over several years (not sure why it takes so long)? https://ffvii-remake-intergrade.square-enix-games.com/en-us/ Once it's all out, I might play through that again just for nostalgia's sake (and for the soundtrack, of course! Twenty years later, I still have Aeris's Theme stuck in my head from time to time)

Obligatory reminder:Red Alert,Command & Conquer, Dune 2000, Rebuilt for the Modern Era.

https://www.openra.net/

I recently found an open source version that has been fun (https://www.openra.net/).

You can import those from ISOs: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/wiki/Game-Content but the campaign is not complete afaik as it needs to be re-built in OpenRA: https://github.com/OpenRA/OpenRA/issues/4989 (I think this is the related ticket)

Alternatively OpenRA has a bunch of C&C inspired mods: https://www.openra.net I think this way is the easiest way to get a C&C like experience on a M1 Mac right now.

www.openra.net