Aspyr Media has announced that RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum is now shipping to retail outlets across North America and is available on Aspyr’s own store, GameAgent. Licensed from Atari Interactive the Platinum collection includes RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Soaked, and for the first time on the Mac, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild.

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 Mac is completely updated and redesigned to take the series to all-new heights. Featuring incredible 3D graphics and the exclusive new Coaster Cam™, you can now see your park from any angle and ride the coasters you build. From street level to blimp, see your park pulse with fun and excitement like never before.

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Soaked! Mac is the expansion pack that lets you design, build and operate the ultimate summertime fun park with exciting water rides, the wettest, wildest attractions, and, of course, heart-stopping roller coasters.

RollcerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Wild! Mac is an incredible expansion pack that brings the majesty of Nature to your amusement park. Now you can do more than just add water parks, you can create an incredible circus filled with animal attractions. Build animal enclosures, cages, and attractions like a choreographed lion tamer show set in an arena.

Features:

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3
• Ride the Rides with the Coaster Cam™
  
• Build rides easier with the enhanced user interface
  
• Light up the night with the new park lighting system
  
• View your park from any angle with complete camera control
  
• See breathtaking park vistas including realistic sunsets, moonlight, weather patterns and more...
  
• Create your own family members and friends and add them to your park
  
• Respond to the individual likes and dislikes of kids, teens and adults
  
• See fully animated individuals (including facial expressions!) exhibit intelligent behavior, both individually and as a crowd
  
• Create pyrotechnic wonders with the new Fireworks MixMaster
  
• Build your dream park with unlimited funds in "Sandbox" mode
  
• Add music to rides and fireworks shows from your own mp3 library
  
• Includes many "New-to-RollerCoaster Tycoon" rides and attractions
  
• Design your park with 5 fun themes: Generic, Spooky, Western, Adventure and Sci-fi

  RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Soaked!
  

• Soak the peeps and watch their hilarious behaviour! Dunk 'em, swirl 'em and knock 'em off their feet with water cannons
  
• Choose from an amazing variety of water slides and water rides – then share them online
  
• Plunge your coasters through thrilling tunnels and explore amazing underwater walkways
  
• Take on fresh scenarios with water specific objectives and challenges

  RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3: Wild!
  

• Nine freshly designed scenarios that expand gameplay beyond the call of the wild kingdom
  
• Amazing never-before seen hardcore coasters fresh from the drawing boards of today's designers including splitting tracks and robot arms
  
• Safari elements give players tools for building expedition rides where park visitors interact with over 20 species of wild (and not so wild) animals
  
• Players interact with the animals, select their food and toys; tickle them or poke them awake; breed and trade them with other animal parks
  
• Two more richly detailed themes for players - RCT3 amusement parks - Jungle and Prehistoric - including giant insects and animatronic dinosaurs!
  
• Even more thrill rides; eight more coasters, eighteen 'flat' rides, brand new animal houses and four additional transport rides
  
• Choreograph fun and entertaining performing animal programs, like the Lion Tamer Show, using the RCT3 MixMaster
  
• Includes the biggest ever RCT3 transport ride: the Paddle Steamer, plus Elephant Rides, Safari SUVs and everglades speedboats
  
• An occasional escaping animal causes chaos, and gives players a chance to use their tranquilizer dart shooting skills (but mind those park guests...)
  
• Make even more cash from your park using new shops and ad billboards, which for the first time allow players to put their own original content in the game
  
• Say 'hello' to more new characters - a new VIP, a new Animal Keeper staff member, and the RCT favorite 'Tiger' mascot

System Requirements:

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
  
• CPU Processor: Intel chipset
  
• CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz or faster
  
• Memory: 512 MB or higher
  
• Hard Disk Space: 2GB free disk space
  
• Video Card (ATI): Radeon X1600
  
• Video Card (NVidia): GeForce 7300
  
• Video Memory (VRam): 128 MB
  
• Media Required: DVD Drive

  RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
  

• CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz or faster
  
• Memory: 1 GB or higher
  
• Video Ram: 256 MB

*Apple original CPUs only, CPU upgrades not supported. Supported Video cards:
NVIDIA GeForce® 7300, 7600, 7800, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, GT 120, Quadro FX 4500
ATI Radeon X1600, X1900, HD 2400, HD 2600, HD 3870, HD 4670, HD 4850

NOTICE: Apple Intel Chipsets only. Power PC Processors (G4 and G5) are not supported.

NOTICE: Intel® integrated video chipsets are not supported.

NOTICE: This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)

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