# Is there a more addictive activity?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 27, 2000, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706 "2000-06-27T06:45:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/1 "2000-06-27T06:45:12Z")
I sware, I need to get out of my house, I like the outdoors, I normally am outside a lot, but lately something has happened… That something is Rollercoster Tycoon. If you havent played this game, DON’T! If you do, you may not emerge from your computers location for days on end. I have almost been late to work more times than I can count sense getting this game. I’ve only made is on time due to the grace of my time machine, er car. There is no trick to the game, all you do is build an theme park, but oh lord is it fun. Never have I sat so long infront of my computer (save the time I spend on the dope)building costers for little eletronic people, enjoying the feeling as they get off of the ride, jump into the air, vomit, and get right back on the ride! Then I get the satafaction of charging $30.00 a head to get in, $2.00 to ride the costers, and a buck fifty for a balloon to see it float away later. Each “level” is only setup for you to play, the only goal is to do well. I find my self playing to get to the next level so I can build cooler rides to beat the level to get to the next to build cooler rides…oh it never stops!! In closing (lord how did this thread get this long) if you have Rollercoster Tycoon, get rid of it! If you don’t have it, stay away! stay away! ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/2 "2000-06-27T14:34:37Z")
It probably won’t run on a 486 with Win95, will it? Anything that says it requires a Pentium (except for the really old slow Pentiums like a 75 mhz or whatever it was), won’t run on my computer, the graphics just sit there, and eventually it locks up. I’ve got SimSafari and SimFarm and I don’t really enjoy either one of them. You have to spend so much time setting it up, and then it doesn’t really DO anything. But then I prefer shoot-em-ups anyway. Is R.T. by the same people? ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/3 "2000-06-27T14:40:57Z")
My kids have been asking for it. Thanks for the warning. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/4 "2000-06-27T15:12:34Z")
Yea. This board. It’s like heroin without the excessive weight-loss. ---
**Author:** ![Vestal\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5e9695/32.png) [@Vestal\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vestal_Blue)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/5 "2000-06-27T15:18:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Yea. This board. It’s like heroin without the excessive weight-loss. > \*\* _ **Damnit,** _ Swiddles! Beat me too it! LOL! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/6 "2000-06-27T15:44:32Z")
**Swimming Riddles** said: > [@](#): > > Yea. This board. It’s like heroin without the excessive weight-loss. Huh. That _would_ explain the needle tracks on my arm. ---
**Author:** ![soulsling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@soulsling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulsling)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/7 "2000-06-27T15:46:09Z")
sheesh, and i’ve been trying to convince myself those are bug bites. do i need therapy? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/8 "2000-06-27T16:11:50Z")
I’m with Swiddles and the rest - this board is, by a wide margin, the most addicting thing I’ve run into. ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/9 "2000-06-27T16:42:40Z")
Yep! I have to agree with all of you about this board. Thanks, VB! Oh, wait, I _meant_ **DARN IT**! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/10 "2000-06-27T16:45:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > sheesh, and i’ve been trying to convince myself those are bug bites. do i need therapy? > \*\* Probably. But that doesn’t have anything to do with the board. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/11 "2000-06-27T18:22:12Z")
Here and Everquest. HUGS! Sqrl ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/12 "2000-06-27T18:36:34Z")
SimCity, SimCity2000 are two things that are seriously addictive. Civilization is another. Can’t run SC3000 (sucky video card). IRC was, for the first few years. This board is, reminds me of my old BBSing days. (I should start Yet Another Abortion Thread in honor… Nah.) ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/13 "2000-06-27T18:48:27Z")
I’m addicted to Civ2. The old civ used to run on a 386/16 with 1 MB. 2 floppies. Were we ever that young?.. ---
**Author:** ![Lexicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ac8455/32.png) [@Lexicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lexicon)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/14 "2000-06-27T18:54:17Z")
Dag, Kinoons, weren’t we talking about this game one night @ work? I **told** you not to get, I **warned** you that you would become even more pasty pale and withdrawn, but did you listen to me? No. Serves you right ;op And oh yeah, there _is_ a more addictive activity. Swiddles was kind enough to point it out in this thread thus: > [@](#): > > Yea. This board. It’s like heroin without the excessive weight-loss. But I do believe that twas I who coined the phrase > [@](#): > > This site is more addictive than caramel covered crack! many moons ago. Surely, caramel-covered crack is more addictive than Roller Coaster Tycoon, and is at least in the same league as heroin without weight loss. I contend that caramel-covered crack, though covered in caramel, would cause less weight _gain_ than heroin without weightloss, as one would tend to be sedentary and dance like a jerk, like Travolta in Pulp Fiction. I therefore think that caramel-covered crack would be more appealing heroin without weight loss, and therefore more addictive, and a better seller to boot. In any case, they are sure to both be extremely addictive, so it is plain that the addictive faculties of this board are beyond compare, even by use of chemical analogies. So, I believe that it can be conclusively proven that this site is indeed more addictive than Roller Coaster Tycoon, though in a very different way. Thanks. ~Santi ---
**Author:** ![BigJoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BigJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigJoe)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/15 "2000-06-27T19:09:30Z")
Sim City 2000, Rail Road Tycoon (any flavor), Master of Orion (any flavor), Elite / Frontier (any flavor)… Oh crap! Gotta go, my city just got hit by a hurricane! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2000, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/16 "2000-06-27T23:04:24Z")
Yes, The Straight Dope is much more addictive than Rollercoster Tycoon. I spend hours at a time at work on the dope, just to go home and play Rollercoster Tycoon for hours on end. It wont run on a 486 – sorry bout that. Rollercoster tycoon is actually cutting into my Everquest time. I never thought I would find a game that would do that. I actually find myself getting home and asking myself which game do I want to play, and I find myself moving the mouse arrow to rollercoster tycoon. I highly would recomment the game to anyone who can play it on there system. Its a wonderful game! ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2000, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-more-addictive-activity/23706/17 "2000-06-28T01:34:25Z")
I’ve found that any game by microprose, sierra or sid meier are more addictive than crack-covered … . I dunno, something addictive. If you haven’t already, dion’t get caesar 3, age of empires 2, colonization . . . the list goes on.