Theme Park

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Theme Park
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Saturn
Publisher:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega Saturn
US/EU Electronic Arts JP Electronic Arts Victor
Sega Mega-CD
Domark
Developer:
Genre: Simulation

















Release Date RRP Code

Theme Park is a management simulator developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1994. It was released for a variety of systems, including the Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD, Sega Saturn in the following year.

Theme Park was the first successful theme park simulator, and would go on to inspire other Theme games and the RollerCoaster Tycoon series. Players are given a plot of land and are tasked with buying (and creating) rides, as well as organising the general layout of the park, staff and attempting to keep visitors happy without going bankrupt.

From a Sega perspective the game is fairly interesting - the game was technically released twice in Japan, first as regular Theme Park seen here, and again as Shin Theme Park, a localised variant. The game was originally designed with a mouse in mind, but none of the Sega ports are compatible with their respective mouse add ons, whether that be the Sega Mouse or Shuttle Mouse.

Theme Park would later see a true sequel in the form of the fully 3D Theme Park World (known as Sim Theme Park in North America) in 1999.

Promotional Material

Physical Scans

Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №162
86 №29, p53
91 №12, p72/73
93 №31, p18-25[1]
88 №53, p70/71/72
93 №67, p34/35/36/37
91 №45, p78/79/80/81
Sega Mega Drive
90
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
60
[2]
Consoles + (FR)
89
[3]
Cool Gamer (RU)
80
[4]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
60
[5]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 3 (RU)
60
[6]
Fusion (US)
25
[7]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
86
[8]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[9]
Joypad (FR) PAL
80
[10]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
77
[11]
Mega (UK) PAL
92
[12]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
88
[13]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[1]
Player One (FR)
88
[14]
Power Unlimited (NL)
75
[15]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
88
[16]
Sega News (CZ)
90
[17]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
93
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[19]
Todo Sega (ES)
92
[20]
Top Consoles (FR)
75
[21]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
79
[22]
Video Games (DE) PAL
82
[23]
Sega Mega Drive
80
Based on
23 reviews

Theme Park

Mega Drive, US
ThemePark MD US Box.jpg
Cover
ThemePark MD US-EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU
ThemePark MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
ThemePark MD US-EU Cart.jpg
Cart

Mega CD Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №58, p138
90 №69, p46/47
Sega Mega-CD
90
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
77
[24]
Player One (FR)
89
[25]
Player One (FR)
90
[26]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
90
[28]
Video Games (DE) PAL
81
[29]
Sega Mega-CD
86
Based on
6 reviews

Theme Park

Mega-CD, EU
ThemePark MCD EU Box Back.jpgThemePark MCD EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
ThemePark MCD EU spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
ThemePark MCD EU disc.jpg
Disc

Saturn Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
91 №48, p170
80
90 №37, p66-68[30]
91 №58, p118/119
92 №73, p60/61
92 №51, p38/39
90 №1, p64/65
Sega Saturn
89
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
91
[31]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
80
[32]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
75
[33]
Fun Generation (DE)
80
[34]
GamePro (DE)
87
[35]
GamePro (UK)
91
[36]
Gamers (DE) PAL
87
[37]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
90
[38]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[39]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
89
[40]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
90
[30]
Player One (FR)
91
[41]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
69
[42]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
89
[43]
Sega News (CZ)
85
[44]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
92
[45]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[46]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)
90
[47]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
77
[48]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[49]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
88
[50]
Sega Saturn
85
Based on
21 reviews

Theme Park

Saturn, US
ThemePark Saturn US Box Back.jpgThemePark Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
ThemePark Sat US disc.jpg
Disc
Themepark sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
ThemePark Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
Saturn, JP
ThemePark Saturn JP Box Back.jpgThemePark Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
ThemePark Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
ThemePark Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
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