PC Game Review: NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation

NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation is a realistic roller coaster physics simulator. Anyone who enjoys Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 will enjoy this game, and spend hours playing it. There are 24 different rollercoaster styles to select from and your imagination is the only limit to creating unique rollercoster combinations based on these cool styles. The game promises that there are "no limits", and that certainly seems to be the case!

NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation: Free Demo & How to Order the Full Version

Try the free demo. This will allow you to build roller coasters, but not save them. If you choose to download the full version, it will cost $29.95 and is available only over the internet.

NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation: Features I Like

This is more than a game. Actual rollercoaster designers and manufacturers of rollercoaster's can use this software and services of the company in creating new roller coasters.

3-D Modeling shows roller coasters in a life-like setting. Choose from inverted, spinning, hyper, wooden, and flying roller coasters. Choose and paint your own cars. Great track sound effects.

Rollercoaster physics - kids love the fact that real rollercoaster designers use this same program in building new roller coasters. Check online for testimonials from teachers using the program to teach physics to kids, as well as applications for assisting kids with ADD.

There is lots of support online, technical support, new updates and information from the designer, including news about a planned 4D rollercoaster version.

New coaster styles in this version include: Vekoma Flying Dutchman. Gerstlauer Spinning Coaster, Maurer Spinning Coaster, Gerstlauer Bobsled, Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter 2, Steel Looping Coaster, Classic Steel Looping Coaster, Twisted Sitdown Coaster, Twisted Inverted Coaster, Twisted Floorless Coaster, Twisted Standup Coaster, and Twisted Hyper Coaster.

The track editor is based on familiar CAD 3D-design programs. NoLimits has pre-built track sections. You can view the pre-built track sections and easily insert them, and/or edit them into your rollercoaster design.

The site gives you 30 days to download the game in case you have problems. We had no problems downloading successfully the first time, although it did take about four hours with dial-up internet.

NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation: Features I Don't Like

The game is not available on a disk. You must download it from the website. Dial-up internet took about four hours to download.

One thing that gets annoying are the constant "smoothing" of the tracks that must be done. Feels like you have to "smooth" track a "million times" while building.

The NoLimits Simulator requires an accelerated (3D) graphics card. Make sure you download the latest driver for your graphics card.

The 12-year old reviewer just started to play around with the many features available on the game. He thinks it will take a month or so to get used to the different features. He is unable to create "spinning roller coasters" yet.

NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulation: Game Playing Tips from the 12-year Old Reviewer

Go online and search various roller coasters at existing theme parks. The NoLimits has lots of links to downloadable roller coasters. Get the statistics of the roller coasters there. Then, go back into NoLimits and use the track height, track type, type of cars to build a replica.

Go to Google and do a search on NoLimits roller coasters and you will be able to download other users' roller coasters. Some of these creations are great and quite fun. Some are beginner type tracks. You will get ideas from them for your own roller coaster ideas, too.

Use "side view" when you are building tracks to more easily make an upward slant on your tracks.

Building Supports: Go to "Auto Supports" and NoLimits will fill in the supports for you. This is a quick and handy way to support your track. Make sure you pick your environment first, in case you have a water environment, you'll need the proper supports to be grounded into a body of water below your roller coaster.