Theme Park World is a 1999 simulation game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts.
Theme Park World, also known as Theme Park 2, and in North America as Sim Theme Park, is a 1999 construction and management simulation game developed by Bullfrog Productions and released by Electronic Arts. The direct sequel to Theme Park (Theme Hospital and Theme Aquarium are thematic sequels), the player constructs and manages an amusement park to make a profit and keep visitors happy. Initially developed for Windows, it was ported to PlayStation and PlayStation 2 (whose version was titled Theme Park Roller Coaster in North America), as well for Macintosh computers. The Mac version was published by Feral Interactive.
The game was developed because personnel at Bullfrog wanted to bring the original Theme Park up-to-date. Theme Park World contains four different themed areas to build amusement parks in, the ability to ride attractions, and an online service that enabled players to share parks. Reception was mostly positive, with reviewers complimenting the sound and visuals, although some were critical of the interface. The game was followed by Theme Park Inc (also known as SimCoaster) in 2001.
Theme Park World is abandonware and no longer sold or supported by its publishers. Files are archived here for these platforms:
https://pleasantsims.com/sim-theme-park-windows-10/
Unfortunately it seems to have graphics issues. Works fine on the first 10 or so boots and then doesn’t work properly. Setting the rendering to software in the options works, but makes the game prone to crashing.
For those that couldn’t install:
1) make sure you have window 10
2) download both 1999 version and window 10 version and
3) go to window 10 fix file readme to download the updated version of theme park
4) install the window 1999 version (do not open it)
5) install the updated version of theme park
6) patch the file according to the readme
Voila, you go the game up and running.
8th Sept 2020