Chris Sawyer is a British computer game developer who is best-known for designing and programming RollerCoaster Tycoon, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, and Transport Tycoon. He also had a hand in Elite Plus for the IBM PC. Image File history File links Chrissawyer. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... Game design is the process of designing the content, background and rules of a game. ... John Carmack, one of the worlds leading game programmers, working on Doom 3 using an IDE. Game programming, a subset of game development, is the programming of computer, console or arcade games. ... RollerCoaster Tycoon or RCT is a series of computer games which simulate amusement park management. ... RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 is the sequel to the RollerCoaster Tycoon game. ... Screenshot of Transport Tycoon Transport Tycoon (TT) and Transport Tycoon Deluxe (TTD) are computer games where the player is in control of a transport company, and must compete with rival companies to make as much profit as possible, by transporting passengers and various goods by road, rail, sea or by... Elite is a seminal space trading computer game, originally published by Acornsoft in 1984 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers and subsequently ported to many others. ... One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ...

Before transferring to the PC, Chris Sawyer had written games on the Memotech and Amstrad CPC. Some of these were published by Ariolasoft, Sepulcri Scelerati (1987) and Ziggurat (1988). The former of these two was one of the rare instances of a near finished game being presented to a publisher being published. Company who did MTX 500 /512 and RS 128 computers, computers very similar to MSX family but incompatible. ... Amstrad CPC 464, with CTM644 colour monitor The Amstrad CPC was a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad during the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Ariolasoft was a German software developer, publisher, and distributor. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sawyer had been a big fan of anything moving, as evidenced by his Tycoon games. His first, Transport Tycoon, was a moderate hit, and he immediately sought to create a sequel. However, only getting as far as writing the basic game engine, Sawyer became fascinated by rollercoasters, so he changed the project into Rollercoaster Tycoon. While Rollercoaster Tycoon was a very ambitious project, it couldn't have been finished without Sawyer's tireless efforts in research: riding the rollercoasters. It is said that Sawyer rode a rollercoaster so many times during the research phase of that project, that he ended up in bed for the better part of four days. Screenshot of Transport Tycoon Transport Tycoon (TT) and Transport Tycoon Deluxe (TTD) are computer games where the player is in control of a transport company, and must compete with rival companies to make as much profit as possible, by transporting passengers and various goods by road, rail, sea or by... A game engine is the core software component of a video game. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... RollerCoaster Tycoon or RCT is a series of computer games which simulate amusement park management. ...

Sawyer served as a consultant in the development of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3. A third iteration of the RollerCoaster Tycoon series, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, was released in November 2004. ...

Sawyer's latest effort, Chris Sawyer's Locomotion, which he called "the spiritual successor to Transport Tycoon," was not a great success. Despite this, he is currently involved in developing a new mobile game, Train Tycoon, in conjunction with Czech company Redboss Games. Chris Sawyers Locomotion is a computer game by independent game developer Chris Sawyer. ... Screenshot of Transport Tycoon Transport Tycoon (TT) and Transport Tycoon Deluxe (TTD) are computer games where the player is in control of a transport company, and must compete with rival companies to make as much profit as possible, by transporting passengers and various goods by road, rail, sea or by... Train Tycoon will focus on the fun and challenges of building railways. ... Redboss is a distributor of mobile games, content and services in Czech Republic, Slovakia and in other European countries. ...

Sawyer recently sued Atari, claiming that they had failed to pay him certain royalties. [1] For the concept Atari (当たり) in the board game of Go, see Atari (go term). ...

He has created best-selling games almost entirely by himself, using only the freelance services of one artist and one musician. This is unusual in today's game industry. As a result, his games are not very graphically or technically advanced, though fans of his games argue this is offset by great gameplay.

External links

• Chris Sawyer Software Development
• MobyGames' rap sheet on Sawyer
• Gamespot interview with Sawyer on Locomotion
• Announcement of Train Tycoon