Rollercoaster Tycoon 20 Years Later - Popularizing the Theme Park Genre

Beginning with Sim City all the way back in 1989, the city simulation genre has been a staple of the video game landscape for decades. Only continuing to grow in popularity in the years that followed Sim City's initial release, the city sim genre eventually spawned its own range of spinoffs, most of which became categorized under the "tycoon" banner. Towards the late 1990s and early 2000s, tycoon games were all the rage, and at the head of the pack was none other than Rollercoaster Tycoon 2, a pivotal game that released 20 years ago today.

Source: Gamerant