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console published by Bimboosoft. The game is a simulation of

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design and construction. Each of the levels offer certain requirements that the player must meet to pass to the next level. The game starts the player off in a "kiddie" themed park and progresses to more and more difficult levels with more difficult requirements. A direct sequel titled was released on November 2, 2000 in Japan only as the North American and PAL releases were cancelled for 2001. A third game titled ''Rollercoaster World'' was developed by

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and published by

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in Japan as (part of the ''Simple 2000'' series) on July 24, 2003, and by Midas Interactive Entertainment in Europe on May 21, 2004 for the PlayStation 2.

Reception

The game received above-average reviews according to the

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. '' IGN'' gave it favorable reviews, while ''

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'' gave it mixed reviews, months before the game was released Stateside. Eric Bratcher of '' NextGen'', however, said of the game, "The engine is fast (though graphically bland), but a trip to a real amusement park would cost about the same and last longer than four hours. Plus, you could buy

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s and

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." In Japan, ''

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'' gave it a score of 28 out of 40 for the first ''Jet Coaster Dream'', 25 out of 40 for the sequel, and 27 out of 40 for the PlayStation 2 version.

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* * 1999 video games 2000 video games 2003 video games Bimboosoft games Bottom Up games Dreamcast games Midas Interactive Entertainment games PlayStation 2 games Roller coaster games and simulations Single-player video games Video games developed in Japan Xicat Interactive games {{simulation-videogame-stub