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[RayStorm]

I am very saddened by the omission of the greatest level with an amusement park theme of all games ever. In fact it is not just that, but also sheer arcade racing pleasure, and for me the best of its kind.

Behold the glorious perfection that is Daytona 2 - Advanced Track (Joypolis 2020):
(Youtube)

The start/finish line is under a swinging pirate ship:

Afterwards you race through a haunted house:

Then there is the sci-fi section of the park. After the second lap a giant spider leaps onto a corner and shoots laser beams from its eyes at you:

After that you drift through the wild west section before racing along some more modern roller coasters back to the finish line:

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Master Reboot had one.

 

[Grisby]

Darkness 2 had some good stuff. You also get to go on a scare ride with Jenny.

No Sunset Overdrive? Come on brehs.

Ayup. The boss fight was great.

 

[Lebon14]

Baby Park (MK8)

Or, you know, Water Park:

 

[cybroxide]

WoW's Darkmoon Faire: Its more of a carnival but its so well done. Lots of fun details.

MK8's Water Park

 

[jobrro]

The entirety of Talmit's Adventure (also known as Marvel Land) on the Mega Drive takes place in a theme park.

 

[tauroxd]

Wow, I got hit with a huge punch of nostalgia watching this.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

Mario 3D World:

Metal Slug 4 has one, although you wouldn't know it aside from the sign out front. This being Metal Slug 4, most of the level is actually the Mission 4 foreground from MS1 darkened and then plastered over the Mission 2 background from MS3. There's also an underground tomb full of mummies because pkjbgnwcftmx.

 

[Soul Beat]

Fragile Dreams had a rundown amusement park area

My man!

I love that area. It's so haunting.

 

[DOWN]

Disappointed no one remembers the theme park in Crackdown

 

[whiteninja]

Amusement Park level from Streets of Rage 2

I love the music from this level.

 

[reelbigtink]

Kinda surprised at how little love THE theme park level has gotten.

Big Whoop! The Curse of Monkey Island version is pretty great.

 

[Wired All Wrong]

I remember playing Nightmare Circus on the Genesis that was pretty much all based in an amusement park. I played it on the Sega Channel back in the day. I think that was the only way it was released at the time.

Another game I really liked that had an amusement/theme park section was Noctropolis on the PC. Played through that one a few months ago and that's still one of the my favorite parts of the game.

 

[MizzouRah]

The original Rainbow Six game had a hostage rescue mission set in a theme park...

Good memory. This level is actually (loesly) based off a chapter in the book. I loved RS6 multiplayer when it came out, and read the book afterwards.

 

[RedToad64]

Theme park levels are the best. I hope Yooka-Laylee gets one.

 

[SonicVolcano]

Dark Carnival and House of Horrors are two of my favorite Blood levels.

I want jojo, I want jojo, jojo, JOJO!

 

[marmoka]

Sonic Colors

All game is a theme park

 

[Screaming Meat]

This level scared the shit out of me when I was young.

Came to post this.

 

[cireza]

Sonic Adventure's Twinkle Park !

Starts with a kart section too.

And those musics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFELeJaZlPQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU47Fj18p8U

 

[JonnyKong]

Shame about the actual game though :S

What? The game is brilliant.

I think more games should have ghost trains that you sit on and ride through.

 

[retroman]

Since my favourite theme park level has already been mentioned (Streets Of Rage 2), I'll just say Illbleed. It's a survival horror game for the Dreamcast that entirely takes place in a theme park, and though I've never played it (I'd love to someday), I just needed an excuse to post a picture of Zodick the Hellhog:

 

[The perfect Dark]

Spoiler

Monkey

Island 2....ehehehehe

 

[dippa]

The first Painkiller had a cracking part in a theme park.

 

[GoodMorningPluto]

MediEvil 2 - Freakshow.

 

[The_Spaniard]

I want jojo, I want jojo, jojo, JOJO!

Over the lips, and past the gums, watch out tummy, here I come.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

As a fan of theme parks, this is my kind of thread.

I always wanted an RPG or adventure game that took part as a whole on a fully functioning theme park (epic mickey never gets anywhere with that idea sadly).
Recreation or original, I just want something like that.
Kinect disneyland was a great stepstone (and visuals are great) to bad when you get to the gameplay part it turns into kinect crap.

And as much as I hate Fallout 4, that last DLC looks mighty great, just my cup of tea.

It's worth mentioning that there have been several games based around Theme Parks

Game include:

Adventures in the Magic Kingdom (NES) - Disney World

Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibōken (SNES) - Tokyo Disneyland
Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour (PS1) - Disney World

Kinect Disneyland Adventures (360) - Disneyland



Epic Mickey 1 and 2 also take place in a distorted version of Disneyland, which is pretty neat if you're interested in the park (Play 1..not 2)


There's more, but these are the most notable ones.


and even a Universal game
Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure (GC)

Played all of this games, someones are not bad, others are terrible. I really need someone to get it right.

Baby Park (MK8)

Or, you know, Water Park:

I will always find ironic how good and real looked this two levels trying to imatate a theme park, and theme park feeling, and how Nintendo Land's hub world got it so fucking wrong. I like the minigames in Nintendo Land, but that hub world is a travesty. The only good thing on it was the music, and Monita doing the work of a Disneyland Ambassador I hope they use for the real Universal zone.

The PS1 game of Theme Park. It's based on a theme park.

How have gone this long without mentioning goddamn Roller Coaster Tycoon?

This really shoudn't count, same as Planet Coaster, as much as I love them, becuase a level or game build around being in a theme park or amusement park is not the same as a genre of games of building theme parks.

 

[N30RYU]

Can someone post an image of the theme park in Fahrenheit/indigo profecy?

can't link it now. not in pc

 

[Footos22]

No Ff7 in 3 pages GAF. Reallllly....

 

[dampflokfreund]

Visually it looks absolutely amazing, shame about the actual game though. So much potential unused.

 

[Hystzen]

Manderville Gold Saucer in Final Fantasy XIV

Triple triad and other attractions

Goddamn Typhoon game

 

[Wrynnax]

The Secret World's theme park zone nailed that creepy/scary theme park.

First thing that came up in my mind as well. Should really try it again.

 

[rgoulart]

The best adventure game of the ps1 had an awesome level like that. Some kind of carnival if I'm not mistaken.

 

[consoul]

Illbleed.

Came to say this. Can't believe it took three pages. You're slipping gaf.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[His Majesty]

First thing that came up in my mind as well. Should really try it again.

They made a single-player walking simulator out of it called The Park. It's short but I really enjoyed it. Then again I'm a major TSW fanboy.

edit: mentioned already I see.

 

[NEO0MJ]

Glover for the N64 & PSX had a a Carnival world.

It ended with fight against a Clown, because of course it did. While I enjoyed this game as a kid I wonder how much fun I'll have with it now.

 

[Simbabbad]

I've been hearing a lot of praise for it recently. It's too bad there's no way to play it beyond on an N64.

It's THE third party game that deserves to release on VC.