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The following information has been released via the press prior and during the release of Rollercoaster Tycoon 3

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Firework Info
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ATARI DEVELOPING WILDEST RIDE YET WITH
ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3
Thrilling New Sequel to Best-Selling Franchise to Ship in 2004

London, UK – March 3, 2004 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced today that a thrilling new sequel to the stomach-turning excitement of the RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise will make its way to store shelves later this year. RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 will take the series to new heights with brand new features including 3-D graphics, giving players complete control of views around the park, and a front seat to the action with a new Coaster Cam feature that allows players to ride the roller coasters. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is being developed by Frontier Developments, Ltd. of Cambridge, England, in conjunction with Chris Sawyer, the creator and sole developer of the RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise. Frontier Developments and Chris Sawyer are working hard to make this the best RollerCoaster Tycoon game yet, and we at Atari are very glad to be involved in this exciting project,” said Martin Spiess, Senior Vice President Marketing, Europe. “This development and publishing partnership brings together a team dedicated to making this instalment in the franchise an exciting and fresh entertainment experience for fans and new players alike.” RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 will also feature new game play elements that fans have been asking for – including diversity of guests, added group behaviour and improved guest AI - and many other new features which build upon the fun and addictive nature of the original game.

ATARI DEVELOPING WILDEST RIDE YET WITH
ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3
Thrilling New Sequel to Best-Selling Franchise to Ship in 2004

BEVERLY, MA – March 3, 2004 – Get your barf bag ready! Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced today that a thrilling new sequel to the stomach-turning excitement of the RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise will make its way to store shelves later this year. RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 will take the series to new heights with brand new features including 3-D graphics, giving players complete control of views around the park, and a front seat to the action with a new Coaster Cam™ feature that allows players to ride the roller coasters. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is being developed by Frontier Developments, Ltd. of Cambridge, England, in conjunction with Chris Sawyer, the creator and sole developer of the RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise. “We are very excited to be working with Frontier Developments and Chris Sawyer on this completely new version of the blockbuster RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise,” said Wim Stocks, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Atari, Inc. “RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 demonstrates Atari’s ability to take an existing franchise to new heights, creating an entirely fresh and exciting entertainment experience for fans and new players alike.” RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 will also feature new game play elements that fans have been asking for – including diversity of guests, added group behaviour and improved guest AI - and many other new features which build upon the fun and addictive nature of the original game.

ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON® 3 FACT SHEET
Platform – PC
Release Date – Holiday 2004
ESRB Rating –
RP (E expected)
Developer – Frontier Developments, LTD
Publisher – Atari, Inc.
Web Site – www.us.atari.com

Product Description:

+ Fantasy:
    - Build it, Ride it, Live it! Create and experience the ultimate amusement park. All new gorgeous 3D graphics and a new Coaster Cam™ feature lets you ride the rides and experience the park in exquisite detail never before seen.

+ High-level Concept:
    - Frontier Developments, LTD in collaboration with Chris Sawyer, present an all new, completely redesigned RollerCoaster Tycoon game that to lets you experience the park like never before. Ride the coasters you design, customize the guests, walk around your 3-D park, and become the ultimate RollerCoaster Tycoon.

+ Game Features:
    - Stunning 3D Graphics: Amazing detail truly brings the park to life in full 3D. Complete control over the 3D camera views: View the park from the sky or experience the action at ground level.
    - Ride the Rides! Feel the visceral experience of riding the coasters that you design from the front seat – it may even turn your stomach. New Coaster Cam™ feature gives you a 360° view allowing you to see the guests riding behind you or view the park from the coaster.
    - Enhanced park guests: Diverse characters are brought to life with changing facial expressions and hundreds of animations including running, jumping, dancing, and of course blowing chunks.
    - You Asked For It!: RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 adds many new improvements features to the series asked for by the fans.

ATARI “LIGHTS UP THE SKY” WITH NEW FIREWORKS MIXMASTER
IN ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3

Best-Selling Franchise to Add Several New Features to Upcoming Game Shipping in November 2004

LONDON – July 1, 2004 – Atari announced today that, in addition to all-new 3-D graphics and the ability to virtually “ride the rides,” RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 will allow players to design amazing fireworks displays that can be choreographed to the music of their choice. Using a new Fireworks MixMaster™, players can create pyrotechnic masterpieces and synchronise them to music using pre-set in-game songs or their own MP3 files. In addition, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 will also include the ability to assign music to rides in the park, new realistic day and night cycles, a park lighting system and various weather effects. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, the next addition to the best-selling RollerCoaster Tycoon® franchise - the #1 Tycoon series with over seven million units sold life-to-date worldwide* - is scheduled to ship in November 2004.

“The RollerCoaster Tycoon series has millions of devoted fans who have provided many great ideas for new features they want to see in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3,” said David Braben, Chairman of Frontier Developments. “The Fireworks MixMaster in the new game is one that we are very proud of and feel really captures the fun spirit of the franchise – allowing players to fully design and customise every aspect of their dream amusement park.”

Using the powerful Fireworks MixMaster, players now have the ability to create breathtaking fireworks shows by either placing pre-built firework displays anywhere in their park or creating their own displays using many firework styles ranging from rockets and air bombs to flairs and fountains available in the game. The fireworks displays can be used to appeal to guests in the park – the happier they are the more money they will spend - and to attract new visitors by advertising the fireworks attraction as another reason to visit the park.

Each firework show can then be synchronised to match numerous in-game pre-set music files or to the music of the player’s choice by attaching MP3 files to each display. And, as with all the other customisable elements in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, players will be able to trade firework shows with other players.

In addition to customised music for fireworks shows, music can also be attached to any coaster or ride in the park. However, unlike previous RollerCoaster Tycoon games, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 will let players pick tunes from their own music library in a range of popular music formats – or even use tunes they’ve recorded themselves - and attach them to rides and attractions in the parks they have created. Players will also be able to place “speaker objects” in the park and assign songs or sound effects, matching audio and visual themes and giving the park a more impressive feel.

The brand new night cycle including night, dawn, dusk, moon, and stars included in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, will challenge players to create the ultimate night time amusement park experience by adding lights to coasters, rides and pathways. Players will need to use different strategies to attract adults, teenagers and children to their park and discover how they explore the park in groups and at different times of day. Sunny, rainy, windy, hot and cold weather effects also give players challenges to keep their guests happy whatever the weather.

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 will also include previously announced new features including 3-D graphics, allowing players to have complete control of views around the park, and a front seat to the action with a new Coaster Cam™ feature that allows players to ride the roller coasters. New game play elements that fans have been asking for – including diversity of guests, added group behaviour, improved guest AI - and many other new features which build upon the fun and addictive nature of the original game will also be included in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3.

ATARI LAUNCHES ROLLERCOASTERTYCOON.COM
Stunning RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Website is Live in Five European Languages
Downloadable Demo, Breathtaking Coaster-Cam Rides, and Much, Much More

LONDON, UK – 6 October 2004 – Atari has launched the official website for the most eagerly awaited PC title of the autumn, RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3 from Frontier Developments. The site, to be found at www.rollercoastertycoon.com, has been localised in 5 languages for Europe – English, German, Spanish, French and Italian – with additional links to the US and Australian sites. Designed by Diplomatic Cover, the site is available as a full singing and dancing Flash site and as a lean and mean stripped down version, designed to accommodate virtual visitors regardless of connection speed or system spec. Hosted by one of the memorable in-game characters, the pumpkin-headed park entertainer, the site features a wealth of detail about the game, including the people, park themes, the huge variety of rides available, fireworks, how the day-night cycles work, the weather, and more. A huge number of screen shots, game play videos, and of course the fully playable demo, are all available to download from the site. Visitors can sign up for regular email updates, while the community section plays host to many of the great RollerCoaster Tycoon fan sites and offers a downloadable fan kit for those wanting to start their own. Alternatively, guests can sit back and enjoy the first hand taste of the Coaster Cam in action, and see if they don’t feel just a little bit queasy! “The website gives a brilliant Technicolor snapshot of the fun to be had with RollerCoaster Tycoon 3,” said David Walsh, Managing Director, Frontier Developments Ltd. “There’s loads of useful information about the game, and the downloadable demo lets potential entrepreneurs have a taste of the action first hand.” Amongst the numerous innovations packed into RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, it is the first game in the series rendered in full dazzling 3D and where proud theme park bosses can ride their vomit-inducing and gravity-defying creations from a first person perspective. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 for personal computer is released across Europe on November 5. Download the demo from the official website at www.rollercoastertycoon.com.

ATARI’S HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3 GAME ON TRACK TO LOOP, TWIST AND SOAR INTO STORES NOVEMBER 5th
#1 Tycoon Franchise Moves to 3D And Features a Coaster Cam and Other New Additions

LONDON, UK – 11 October 2004 – Atari announced today that RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, the highly-anticipated next addition to the best-selling RollerCoaster Tycoon® franchise, has gone gold and is on target for a European in-store date of 5 November. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, the #1 Tycoon series with over eight million units sold life-to-date worldwide*, is a complete update for the franchise with stunning 3D graphics and the ability to see the park from the eyes of a guest and ride all the rides with the new Coaster Cam feature. The game features amazing crowd scenes with enhanced park guests and characters, over 170 rides including new-to-the-franchise roller coaster types, realistic day and night cycles with superb lighting effects, extensive still-picture and movie-making capability to allow players to share the fruits of their creativity, a Sandbox Mode and many other new features which build upon the fun and addictive nature of the original games. In addition, a new Fireworks MixMaster lets players create pyrotechnic masterpieces and synchronize them to music using pre-set in-game songs or selections from their own music files. And, as with all the other customisable elements like exchanging rides and people, in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, players will be able to trade firework shows with other players. In addition, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 will also include the ability to assign music from the player’s own library to rides in the park, import roller coaster designs from previous games in the franchise, and features various weather effects. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 was developed by Frontier Developments, Ltd. of Cambridge, England, in conjunction with Chris Sawyer, the creator and sole developer of the RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise. A free playable demo of RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is available for download at www.rollercoastertycoon.com. A pre-order program is currently underway allowing consumers that reserve a copy of the game to receive a Coaster Pack containing three exclusive, professionally designed coasters. Additional information about the features of the new game, videos, screenshots, character art, background information and other assets can also be found on the official site.

ATARI’S ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3 GAME SCREAMS INTO STORES
Highly Anticipated Sequel to #1 Tycoon Franchise Packed With All-New Thrills

London, UK – 5 November 2004 – The wait for RollerCoaster Tycoon® fans everywhere is finally over! Atari, announced that RollerCoaster Tycoon® 3, the highly-anticipated next addition to the best-selling RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise, is available at retail stores across Europe today. “The RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise has enjoyed unrivalled success thanks in no small part to the fact that the games are easily accessible to people of all ages and experience,” said Martin Spiess, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Atari Europe. “The ability to ride the rides, coupled with the addition of many other brilliant new features in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, will excite fans of the series and new customers alike.” RollerCoaster Tycoon is the #1 Tycoon series with over eight million units sold life-to-date worldwide*. The franchise created and developed by Chris Sawyer, debuted in March 1999 with the launch of RollerCoaster Tycoon and immediately shot to the top of the PC charts where it stayed until late October. Quickly embraced by casual players and gamers alike, a second game, RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2, followed in 2002. In addition, each game was followed by two successful expansion packs. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, developed by Frontier Developments, Ltd. of Cambridge, England, is a complete update for the franchise with stunning 3D graphics and the ability to see the park from the eyes of a guest and ride all the rides with the new Coaster Cam feature. The game features amazing crowd scenes with enhanced park guests and characters, over 170 rides including new-to-the-franchise roller coaster types, realistic day and night cycles with superb lighting effects, extensive still-picture and movie-making capability to allow players to share the fruits of their creativity, a Sandbox Mode and many other new features which build upon the fun and addictive nature of the original games. - more - Atari/ RCT 3 – Shipping Release/ Page 2 In addition, a new Fireworks MixMaster lets players create pyrotechnic masterpieces and synchronise them to music using pre-set in-game songs or selections from their own music files. And, as with all the other customisable elements like exchanging rides and people, in RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, players will be able to trade firework shows with other players. In addition, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 will also include the ability to assign music from the player’s own library to rides in the park, import roller coaster designs from previous games in the franchise, and features various weather effects. RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 is rated 3+. Additional information about the features of the new game, videos, screenshots, character art, franchise history and other assets can also be found on the official site, www.rollercoastertycoon.com

*Over six million units in the U.S. through August 2004 according to The NPD Group, Inc.

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