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Create and Manage Your Own Zoo
Zoo Tycoon was released in 2001 and is the first in a series of games that give players the chance to design and create their very own zoo. This zoo comes complete with a full collection of dangerous animals that can easily turn on their keepers if not managed correctly. The aim of the game is to build the most interesting and healthy zoo and keep everything under control so that visitors have a good time rather than being eaten alive. Sounds simple? Read on to see if the game is as exciting as it promised.
There are lots of different elements to Zoo Tycoon, which helps to keep things interesting. Of course, the first and main objective is designing your zoo to make it as attractive as possible. Players also spend time building the exhibits that will accommodate various animals and making sure that visitors to the zoo as well as the animals are content. This means choosing the exhibit that is best suited to each animal and adding extra features to keep visitors entertained.
There are lots of different elements to choose to make your terrain as suitable and attractive as possible. These include the type of foliage that you want to add, shelters, rocks, toys for the animal and zoo keepers to help manage the exhibit. When it comes to the visitors to the zoo, they require elements such as restrooms, restaurants, shops, food stands and entertainment. You also want to make sure the zoo is attractive by adding benches, topiary art and much more.
The different sections of the game are well organised and present a clear picture of how the zoo is working and what needs to be done. Players can switch over to tycoon view to take care of business.
There are three stages to choose from and in the Tutorial stage players will learn how to build and design their zoo. Players are presented with a series of objectives to complete in Scenario mode, while there are lots more options and flexibility to the game play in Freeform mode.
On the face of it, it may feel like this is a full time job, and not the most exciting job at that. Thankfully, gamers also have the chance to play a range of different mini games to bring an extra element of fun to the game. In addition to exploring the zoo on foot, your character can also leap into one of the buggies and speed to the different exhibits if you prefer.
The animals are both adorable and authentic and can make playing Zoo Tycoon a real joy. Animal lovers will be able to interact with cute critters from all around the world and learn much more about them in the research stations. Feeding the animals with fruit and vegetables and watching an elephants, giraffes and other animals eat right from your hand is sure to melt the heart of even the most jaded gamer.
If you enjoy simulation games, you are sure to be enchanted by Zoo Tycoon. This is one of the most richly varied simulation games out there, which helps to keep play fun and interesting. Unlike many simulation games, getting to grips with it is pretty straight forward, making Zoo Tycoon a winner on many levels.
Pros
- More than 200 animals and 60 variable elements too play with
- The graphics are very cool
- There are lots of interesting strategy elements
- Lots of animal mini games
- The interface is easy to learn
Cons
- Not many challenges to overcome
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- Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection
Description of Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection Windows
Here is the video game “Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection”! Released in 2003 on Windows, it's still available and playable with some tinkering. The game is set in a compilation / shovelware theme.
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Comments and reviews
Grim2020-12-240 point
Only playing the main game for me and patch doesn't work - has anyone found a fix for this?
smexy2020-12-220 point
I'm not super sure about this version (i bought the base game before) but for those wondering how to get the aspect ratios to work properly, there should be a zoo.ini file in your zoo tycoon folder. Open it and scroll down until you see screenwidth and screenheight, then just replace the numbers next to it with your screen aspects and you're good to go. Hope this helps :)
Cameron Dodge2020-12-201 point
Make sure to run the setup first. That will install the actual game onto your computer
ivan2020-11-280 point
is this game free to download?
Hugoano2020-11-181 point
How do I change the aspect ratio to 1920
I got the expansions workjng
earke2020-11-171 point
download does not work for me. nothing launches and it appears nothing is installed
Kelsey Smith2020-11-020 point
Got the download to work fine but the game keeps opening on a enhancement of the game window a quarter of the size of the window. are there any ways to shrink the size of the game to properly fit my computer screen or is this a 'cheating bug'? Thank you in advance.
K.crla2020-10-303 points
Hello, So all goes well except when I try to remove a fence from a paddock the Beug games and leave all
Line2020-10-25-2 points
How do I get the marina and dino animals? I know you have to do reseach and progress in the game to get certain animals but I don't have anyone from the marinal mania and dinosaur digs DLCs
Noc2020-10-190 point
For those having a problem with all the animals not appearing, you have to research them to unlock them.
Chabra2020-10-011 point
I have the same problem as AQUADRAGNELL, i remember that there were a lot more animals from all dlcs, like panthers, siberian tigres, etc. What happened?
AquaDragnell2020-09-102 points
When I installed the game I didn't have all the dinos or marine animals what happened?
Cheddar2020-09-091 point
Download works perfect!!! Thank you so much!
Theepieguy2020-08-301 point
For those having problems with 'Insert CD' errors and the like. Windows likes to do something silly whenever it updates- it un-mounts all CD's. So if you still have the MARINA.iso (Which there shouldn't be a reason you do not.) That's the ISO you need to mount once again with a right click. I just created a shortcut to it on my desktop next to the complete collection icon and re-mount the file with a right-click on the shortcut. That should fix anyone's Insert CD problems.
APenguin2020-08-261 point
So I worked out why KC's fix works, and can recommend a shorter route for anyone. In the ini file, just change fullscreen = 1 to fullscreen = 0 and it should boot fine. Seems to be an issue where a lot of older games crash on startup on windows 10 if they are fullscreen.
LaBg2020-08-200 point
Dear ZSO, hire a zookeeper. Maintenance workers are there to clean up garbage and fix fences, not feed the animals. I'd recommend playing the tutorial :)
zso2020-08-17-3 points
my maintanance worker doesnt wanna give food to the animals :o what do i do??!
Sophie2020-08-131 point
RE Previous comment, sometimes I can get past the 'No CD' message, in which case it appears for a second, disappears, and leaves me unable to use my mouse for a minute until it presumably crashes. I am not at all computer savvy, but I do really want to play zoo tycoon i-i
Sophie2020-08-13-1 point
Downloaded OK, but when I try to open it says 'please insert CD ROM'. I tried the 'NOCD' file thinking maybe that is meant for that, but it doesn't open anything. Is there anything I can do?
ren2020-08-110 point
I got it to download, works fine. Thanks (-:
Anon2020-07-161 point
Works fine, I haven't got any problems (win 10)
You have to mount the zoo iso file and then the marina file which contain both expansions. If you have the no CD error just use the NOCD exe.
Aristocat2020-07-141 point
My game starts fine. However, crashes after 5 min of gameplay.
If anyone knows a fix please let me know.
kc2020-06-142 points
For anyone having trouble running the game, here is what I did to make it work on my windows 10 laptop:
1. I started by doing what everyone else in the comments said to do: mount the game via daemon tools and install it. The problem was that clicking on the game did not result in anything.
2. I watched a youtube video which told me to run the game in Windows XP compatibility mode. Same result.
3. I saw a suggestion somewhere to rename the zoo.exe file to zoodemo.exe. This caused the loading screen to pop up and then disappear.
4. In a last ditch effort, I tried copy-and-pasting the contents of zoo.ini into zoodemo.ini (which was automatically created when I renamed the exe file). THIS WORKED. I don't know why, but it did. Not that these files are found inside the Zoo Tycoon folder of your program files.
I don't know why this worked, but I decided to post it in case it helps anyone else.
RG2020-06-06-4 points
Any ideas for Mac?
help2020-06-051 point
it says the setup cannot find or read the language specific setup resource dll
Hannah2020-06-014 points
I downloaded works fine, but the packs were not included?
Snacko2020-05-209 points
Got the base game to work. How do you add marine and Dino digs?
mike12020-05-19-1 point
anybody have an installation code that the old games required
chibarger2020-05-130 point
I have the original disk. but windows 10 stops it from installing it
Admiral Moo2020-05-072 points
For anyone having trouble with the game not starting, heres a video tutorial on how to solve the problem in the grand majority of cases: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhBez_vKxNY
Light2020-04-29-1 point
Game doesn't open. Been following some of the guides in the comments but nothing works. Also the patch won't work either.
Friendlyneighbourhoodzookeeper2020-04-264 points
For those having trouble with the 'insert disc' problem. Replace the zoo.exe in the game's directory (always know where you install your games!) with this file.
https://easyupload.io/mhjlxe
https://gofile.io/?c=tXYXof (mirror)
glockenspeel2020-04-252 points
Shut it Boomer, this game made me actually give a shit about the planet...
animals experd2020-04-231 point
I LOVE THIS GAME
Anonymous2020-04-222 points
The game doesn't open to begin with.
SAD12132020-04-200 point
It crashed on my mac while its loading as well, any idea on how to fix it? I have it running on Wine
lain2020-04-191 point
in response to tia, having the same issues :(
Tia2020-04-186 points
Was playing just fine for a couple days, now I get an error message that pops up upon startup saying Please insert your Zoo Tycoon CD-ROM.
Anyone else encounter this?
FΞNRIR2020-04-173 points
- Download and mounting both images with DaemonTools goes without a problem. - - - Installing both of them as well.
- Bonus Animals have no instructions on how to install, will post if/after I figure it out...
- Patch doesn't work (saying 'Your computer does not have an appropiate version of the game installed. Setup can patch only the original Zoo Tycoon: Dinosaur Digs Version.')
Elwinra2020-04-121 point
Tried to install it with wine on my mac but the game crashes when its is charging.
:(
Hambone2020-04-091 point
I just downloaded this and ran it using Wine HQ on my Mac. It worked perfectly!
- download the file
- open it, type wine then open the downloaded folder and drag the 'setup.exe' file into wine. this will set up the game. When you click play the game it will give you an error. Just open wine again, type wine, then drag in the setup.exe file one more time. Click play and you should be good to go!
tryingoverhere2020-04-080 point
I find I'm unable to rename any of the guests or staff. Anyone else having this issue?
Cali2020-04-040 point
How To Get The Old Zootykoone Games On Macbook
Hopefully this works!
Samuel2020-04-041 point
can i play this game without CD ?
SnarkyHufflepuff2020-03-30-3 points
Hopefully someone here can help because this game is outrageously priced on Amazon...
So I've got it on Daemon, and I can get into the installer. But when I try to install the game, it says 'Zoo Tycoon encountered a disk error while writing to the file. Make sure your hard disk is not full, and that the file is not in use.'
Any tips on how to fix this? My hard disk is certainly not full. I feel life I'm so close but so far!
GG2020-03-291 point
Is anyone having trouble with the zip file? I've tried using WinRAR, 7Zip and JZip and they all act like the file is corrupted. :( Is there another download link?
gforce man2020-03-27-4 points
its good but man its missing alot of animals like the T Rex and the Dolphin
ashack192020-03-25-6 points
I have downloaded this. I am eager to play!
Could someone kindly give me a simple step by step on how to make it work? I tried with another game and failed so I gave up.
Becxter2020-03-244 points
This is what worked for me:
To run the base game in Daemon, use 'quick mount' and select the ZOO_TYCN file. You will do this to launch the game each time.
To utilize the expansion packs, do the process listed above, but choose the file, 'MARINA'. Install, and then open a saved zoo file from the base game (unsure if this part is even necessary, but I was already playing the base game). A pop-up should say that new animals and such are available.
Brooke2020-03-240 point
For the people who are getting the error message about 'please insert CD', go to your File Explorer and open up the CD Drive. In there you should find the game! There will be several folders, to start the game select the folder labeled 'Setup'
KingLich2020-03-231 point
How To Get The Old Zootykoone Games On Mac Os
A blast from the past
TheKree2020-03-212 points
I downloaded this, but only the base game runs. Are there special steps I missed to get the expansions working? I'm not super tech-savvy
Helpme2020-03-214 points
Hello, I've download the game, but when i open it, it says 'Please insert your Zoo Tycoon: Complete Collection CD-ROM'. I don't have the CD. I read that I needed to download Daemon to solve this problem, so I did. But now I don't know what to do.. I can't choose a Zoo Tycoon file which opens in Daemon. Hope someone can help me. Thanks!
grandpa2020-03-17-18 points
is this what them whipper snappers played on the google back then? stupid millennials
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