OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe

As a kid, I played the TT (non-deluxe) demo over and over again because I couldn't get my hands on a full copy.

When I discovered OpenTTD as an adult, I was absolutely thrilled.

I sunk god knows how many hours into it. And it even builds and runs on ppc64le!

I had access to a full copy of the original Transport Tycoon Deluxe on PC, and I remember finding myself to be the most creative player in that game, and I recall spending hours and hours and days and nights on it. I left it at one point when I started going to college, and after a long time again, I discovered OpenTTD.

I was very thrilled to find that this game has been ported to an open source project and also has an online system and community of players. I immediately signed up on a popular forum of players and played it competitively, discovered a lot of optimizations and had my fun again all the way. It was absolutely a refresh to see this game. I will end up teaching it to my kids when they come up to the right age again.

A timeless legend of a game, this is.

I bought TT after school and can clearly remember reading the manual on the bus home, top deck, at the front, on the alteincham to flixton bus. It’s funny how 30 years on, some memories stick in your head.