CLASSIC GAME GUIDE

RollerCoaster Rush

Two arrow keys, a train full of passengers and a track to get down: RollerCoaster Rush lets you decide how wild the ride becomes.

Game guide available. The playable version is being restored. You can read about the original game below or choose a working game further down this page.

RollerCoaster Rush original game artwork
Image from the original game.
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About RollerCoaster Rush Game

Everyone has boarded, and now the speed is up to you. RollerCoaster Rush hands you the brakes of a fairground train. Right arrow makes it faster. Left arrow slows it down. You can learn the buttons in a moment; learning what to do with them takes a little longer.

The riders are your critics. Their faces change with the experience, and a smile means they're enjoying it. The instructions make a point of wider smiles being better. Happiness is worth points, which leaves you with a pleasingly awkward job: give these people something to smile about, then get them back safely.

A course is easier to understand when you watch the track ahead of the train, rather than staring at the train itself. See a section that worries you? Start easing off on the approach. Once you know that stretch, you can decide where a bit more speed would improve the ride.

How to Play RollerCoaster Rush Game

Bring the train safely through the course and earn points from the passengers' happiness.

  1. Choose Instructions, then Controls, to read the original explanation.
  2. Start a course. Press right to gain speed and left to brake.
  3. Adjust your pace to the track ahead, checking the passengers' faces along the way.
  4. Use Menu at the top left if you need to pause.

Controls

RollerCoaster Rush controls
InputAction
Right arrowSpeed up the coaster.
Left arrowApply the brakes.
Menu buttonPause from the upper-left corner of the game screen.

Tips for a better round

  • Give yourself room to brake. A decision made before a tricky section is easier to act on than one made in the middle of it.
  • Notice where the smiles appear. That is useful feedback for another attempt on the same course.

Questions About RollerCoaster Rush Game

What do I operate?

The train's speed and brakes. The game calls your role the brakeman.

Where does the score come from?

The original instructions award points for passenger happiness.