Roller Coaster Rumbler

Roller Coaster Rumbler is a 1989 DOS game built around the wonderfully simple idea of causing trouble in a theme-park roller coaster environment. Players must navigate the ride and deal with obstacles while attempting to complete the various challenges presented by the game. Its theme gives it a playful arcade quality, turning an attraction normally associated with screams of excitement into something slightly more complicated. The game reflects the creativity of late-1980s PC entertainment, when developers could take almost any everyday concept and turn it into a playable challenge. Roller Coaster Rumbler may not provide the full experience of running a modern theme park, but it does capture the essential thrill of moving quickly while hoping nothing goes terribly wrong. In other words, it understands roller coasters perfectly.