Roller Coaster Tycoon

[CrashMan]

allstarr35 said:
Yeah i love RCT1 and 2 I think 2 is ridiculously leap in terms of difficulty to the point it pisses me off does anyone else agree with me say I'm not alone in this. Also can anyone give tips on how to make more money on parks that are free, which by the way pisses me off too.

The key to free parks is to pace yourself, build coasters, and make SURE you get the cash machines.  I would even suggest trying for the cash machines as your first research.

This is how I approach them:

Get cash machine.
Research only thrill rides.
Research only gentle rides.
Research rollercoasters/water rides/junior rides

Charge 1.50 - 2.00 for thrill rides
Charge 1.00-1.50 for gentle rides
Charge 2.00-3.00 for rides like the ghost train, etc
Charge 3.00-4.00 for small rollercoasters
Charge 4.50-6.00 for Big rollercoasters.

The key is to get, and keep, people in your park for these, so keep your park rating up (handimen FTW) cash machines easy to get to, and build at a moderate pace.  You need to constantly have new rides to get more people with pockets full of cash in.

Shops and Stalls help, but not too much.

Edit:

Oh, and regularly check how many people are one your rides and what people are thinking about them.  If no one is riding a ride and you get a lot of "I'm not paying that much to ride X", drop its price 20 or 30 cents and see if that gets people on it, keep doing this until people ride again.