Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania

Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005. It was followed by two expansion packs, Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs and Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania, which were released in 2002, as well as a sequel, Zoo Tycoon 2, released in 2004.

A Zoo Tycoon 2 mod pack focused on animals from the first Zoo Tycoon game that didn’t appear in the sequel.

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection adds animals from Australia and South America in 4K Ultra HD to Xbox One and PC.

A mod to the Dinosaur Digs expansion of Zoo Tycoon that makes changes to the animals featured, and even adds in 4 new ones.

Zoo Tycoon is a business simulation developed by Blue Fang Games and released by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a tycoon game in which the player must run a zoo and try to make a profit. Although first released for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh in 2001, it was ported to the Nintendo DS in 2005. It was followed by two expansion packs, Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs and Zoo Tycoon: Marine Mania, which were released in 2002, as well as a sequel, Zoo Tycoon 2, released in 2004.

Welcome to the building simulation game SimTower, which offers the chance to build and manage all the complex, interconnected operations of a modern skycraper. You build your empire from nothing and become the engineer and general manager of your structure. You can provide offices, coffee shops or apartments to anyone who is willing to pay.

Released on PC in 1994. Developed by Chris Sawyer, and coded in X86 Assembly language, it was among the first in the relatively new 'tycoon' genre of games - simulations of business empires that the player founded, grew and took full control of. Transport Tycoon saw the player running their transport empire from 1930 to 2030, with rail, road, sea and air transport available to help the player's expansion of their business. New technologies are introduced to the player at historically accurate times, and players could see first-hand how advancements changed the way their businesses were run.

The premise of the game is to complete a series of preset scenarios by successfully building and maintaining amusement parks through business ownership as a theme park entrepreneur. The key to any park is building a large amount and diverse range of rides for the visitors. Players can choose from dozens of roller coaster types and can also build log flumes, carousels, bumper cars, haunted houses, go karts, ferris wheels, and swinging ships, among other rides. The intensity and type of rides must be balanced, as visitors' preferences vary significantly from person to person. For example, some guests prefer exciting rides and have high nausea tolerance levels, while other guests are just the opposite.

A decade after the best-selling Airline Tycoon comes the long awaited sequel to the legendary tongue-in-cheek economic simulation that puts players in the role of CEO of an international airline! Airline Tycoon 2 will challenge players to run a modern airline, design unique airplanes and grow a run-down carrier into a globally recognized company that passengers practically beg to fly. Airports worldwide are waiting to be explored, but beware– your rivals never rest! Crafty opponents are also working to dominate the skies… and they won’t let anything stand in the way of their goals!

Get ready to jump in the water as you run the most exciting and wild marine park ever in the latest and greatest sea-life simulation! Control every aspect of your marine park, from caring, feeding and cleaning your animals to hiring and firing employees. Grant your visitors the thrill of a lifetime as you provide fun-filled attractions, rides and shows for them to whet their appetite while they explore your sea-life wonderland. Featuring a free-form game where you set the rules, and a challenging non-linear scenario mode where you can test your skills at becoming next great saltwater specialist, the fun and varied gameplay in Marine Park will not leave gamers out to dry. Maintain your checkbook balances afloat, keep your denizens of the deep delighted and the visitors flowing in your park. Then dive in for wave after wave of aquatic fun! Awash with Realism: Immerse yourself in a fantastic 3D world filled with creatures from the uncharted waters of the sea. From Otters to Orcas, Octopus to Oarfish, Marine Park is overflowing with 28 unique species of marine animals big and small that you can add to your ultimate marine park. Inundate your senses with the spectacular 3d graphics and sound and realistic, lifelike animations. A Flood of Unique Items: Go overboard in your marine park designs with over 150 structures, facilities and items to decorate your park and entertain your visitors with. Build wet-and-wild rides and unique attractions that your visitors can enjoy as they have a rip-roaring time in your marine park. Only your imagination stands in the way of creating the most exciting park for all to see! Fun for Sea Dogs and Landlubbers Alike: Now land and marine animals go paw-in-flipper! Marine Park gives you a whopping 60 animals and over 450 unique building and decoration items to toy with as you build not only the best zoo or marine park, but a wildlife menagerie like no other! With a completely flexible camera, including third- and first-person perspectives, dive in with your animals and experience the world of marine life from a completely different perspective. Hit the Deck Running: A new, streamlined interface that is user-friendly, task-oriented and context-sensitive allows you to model exhibits and create your marine park with the greatest of ease and the minimum of fuss. Learn the Ropes as You Go Along: Six intuitive and interactive tutorials let you get your feet wet in no time. Learn about the sea creatures, their habitats and behaviors through the animal fun facts as you create the marine park of your dreams. When you are ready, embark on your own unique underwater quest by completing all 21 challenging scenarios, or experiment with the free-form game where you set the rules.

Construction Simulator is back - bigger and better than ever! Get back to work and help yourself to a huge fleet of vehicles that will blow your mind. In addition to the brands already familiar from other games in the Construction Simulator series, such as Caterpillar, CASE and BELL, you can now take the wheel of new licensed construction machines from partners such as DAF and Doosan and choose from a total of over 70 construction machines!

Another of the "spin-offs" in the Sim franchise by Maxis. Aimed moreso at children, SimPark's objective is to cultivate and manage a successful park and could be considered a toned down version of SimIsle.

Lemonade Tycoon, first released as Lemonade Inc., is a Shockwave-based game. A free, limited version is available for online play at many sites or the full version with no time restrictions can be purchased online. The goal of Lemonade Tycoon is to sell lemonade for profit. While selling lemonade, players must look over many aspects of their business. Players decide on a recipe, set prices, and sell lemonade in a variety of locations. The game includes changing weather and news, which the player must compensate for. To overcome some factors, such as long lines and stock, players can buy upgrades. The packaged version included versions for PC, Mobile Phones, Windows Mobile Professional devices, and Palm devices. Lemonade Tycoon employs a concept called "Game-On" which allows users to transfer game saves from a Windows PC to a Palm handheld or Windows Mobile Professional device and back again to continue. While Lemonade Tycoon is compatible with multiple platforms, the game differs slightly on each. The Windows version allows more details and info because of a larger screen. Locations had a much bigger view and other versions had to deal with a smaller screen. They did not include as much information as the PC. Areas would be cut down so only a portion could be seen. Each platform, however, is not limited in usability and functionality. Lemonade Tycoon 2: New York Edition is also available on Mac OS X, published by MacPlay. The last update (1.1.9) was called Lemonade Tycoon Deluxe because it included some new levels and a slightly better UI. In 2009 Electronic Arts published an iPhone version of Lemonade Tycoon. GAMEPLAY: Game Modes Lemonade Tycoon includes three game modes; Career, Challenge and Champion. Career mode lets the player have a stand for as long as they want. Challenge mode had a 30-day limit to see how fast your stand can grow within the period of time. Stocks/Supplies In order to be able to sell lemonade, players have to buy supplies, which include ice, lemons, sugar, and cups. Sales and Advertisement The player has the option to advertise in Lemonade Tycoon. Every day, the player can pay an advertising fee with different choices in advertising being available. Advertising increases the number of potential customers. Upgrades Lemonade Tycoon features many upgrades that are available at different prices. Some reduce wait times, some improve visibility, some make ice, etc. Stand upgrades allow more storage and customer capacity. There are also employees, a cashier, and a clown, which charge daily for reducing wait times and increasing patience, respectively. Locations There are five different locations where one can move your stand. Some places are more popular than others. Each location has a different rent. Each location has satisfaction and popularity. Popularity changes as the player's stand gets more popular. Good satisfaction and advertising bring more customers. Satisfaction ensures that customers will come back to the stand. If there are short lines, there are good prices, the player serves all customers rather than them leaving, and the player has a good recipe, the player's customer satisfaction will go up. With the increase of satisfaction, customers will come back to a player's stand. Satisfaction and popularity are location based. They do not travel with you as you move from location to location. Game Factors There are many News Headlines that change how well lemonade is sold. Some headlines can improve your business and some that can hurt your business. Headlines change every game day and can sometimes only affect a single location. Weather affects how well lemonade is sold as well. Warm and hot days bring more customers to stand than on cold, rainy days. The weather changes each day and does not seem to follow predictable patterns. Lemonade Stock Exchange (LSX) The Lemonade Stock Exchange was an online feature that let one see how one's stand compared to others. RECEPTION: Awards Best Pocket PC Strategy Game (2002 Pocket PC Magazine's Best Products Awards) Applied uses Learning Planet, an educational website, created the original version of the game for teaching economics and resource management for its students. The LearningPlanet.com version of Lemonade Tycoon is visually different but functionally identical to the other iterations of the game.

Fast Food Tycoon was developed by Software 2000 as a economic simulation game. The player controls a pizza chain syndicate, and is able to manage many of the different aspects of running a pizza chain. The game spawned a sequel, and is generally regarded as an average-quality eco-sim.