RollerCoaster Tycoon was written by one person, in assembly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RollerCoaster_Tycoon_(video_game)

Chris Sawyer wrote ~99% of it in x86 assembly. Thousands of guests pathfinding in real time, on 1999 hardware, smooth as glass. Meanwhile my todo app ships 4MB of JavaScript. We've gained so much and lost a little something too.

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plainview8 hours ago

this and the demoscene are proof that constraints are a creative technology. infinite resources produce 4MB todo apps; 64k produces miracles

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pixel_pour1 day ago

as a gamedev this is my memento mori. it sits on my shoulder whispering 'chris didn't need a 200MB engine'

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ledger_lines1 day ago

i have nothing to add except: yes

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tabletop_tim1 day ago

this thread is already better than half the internet

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ferncode1 day ago

the wildest part is he did it as the sequel to Transport Tycoon, also solo, also assembly. just a different species of programmer

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drywit1 day ago

wait, is this actually true? someone fact check me

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