css4.dat = Alexander's Ragtime Band / Beside a Babbling BrookReturn to The Definitive RCT Reference Guide homepage
The music of some of the Gentle Rides makes your Guests happy, which encourages them to spend money {s}. A ride playing music will be more popular {s}.
The Ride Music is discreet WAV files (with the extension ".dat") stored in the games "Data" directory. Click on the music-note icon beside each CSS file below to listen.
Besides various noise cues embedded within the program, there are three atmospheric CSS sound files which cannot be player selected as Ride Music:
css17.dat = "Extended RCT Theme Music" (1:28 min.) ♪ Note that originally this theme music lasted only 1:03 min. [♪].
Css2.dat = "Crowd Sounds" (0:34 min.) ♪
CSS24.DAT = "Circus Show Sounds" (2:20 min.) ♪
Most rides can choose to play one of these 22 musical theme files:
CSS18.DAT = Roman Fanfare Style (1:35 min.) - Caesar's March ♪
CSS19.DAT = Oriental Style (1:55 min.) - Ninja's Noodles ♪
CSS20.DAT = Martian Style (2:19 min.) - Invaders ♪
CSS21.DAT = Jungle Drums Style (1:49 min.) - Jungle Juice ♪
CSS22.DAT = Egyptian Style (1:54 min.) - Pharaoh's Tomb ♪
CSS23.DAT = Toyland Style (2:05 min.) - Eternal Toybox ♪
CSS25.DAT = Space Style (2:52 min.) - Voyage to Andromeda ♪
CSS26.DAT = Horror Style (2:01 min.) - Vampire's Lair ♪
CSS27.DAT = Techno Style (1:58 min.) - Brimble's Beat ♪
CSS28.DAT = Gentle Style (2:28 min.) - Drifting to Heaven ♪
CSS29.DAT = Summer Style (2:53 min.) - Mid Summer's Heat ♪
CSS30.DAT = Water Style (1:55 min.) - Atlantis ♪
CSS31.DAT = Wild West Style (2:10 min.) - Wild West Kid ♪
CSS32.DAT = Jurassic Style (2:13 min.) - Blockbuster ♪
CSS33.DAT = Rock Style (2:01 min.) - Airtime Rock ♪
CSS34.DAT = Ragtime Style (2:39 min.) - Searchlight Rag ♪
CSS35.DAT = Fantasy Style (2:12 min.) - Flight of Fantasy ♪
CSS36.DAT = Rock Style 2 (1:41 min.) - Big Rock ♪
CSS37.DAT = Ice Style (2:20 min.) - Hypothermia ♪
CSS38.DAT = Snow Style (1:54 min.) - Last Sleigh Ride ♪
CSS39.DAT = Medieval Style (1:25 min.) - Pipes of Glencairn ♪
CSS40.DAT = Urban Style (1:59 min.) - Traffic Jam ♪
Available by default are the 12 music files: Fantasy Style (CSS35); Gentle Style (CSS28); Horror Style (CSS26); Martian Style (CSS20); Ragtime Style (CSS34); Rock Style (CSS33); Rock Style 2 (CSS36); Space Style (CSS25); Summer Style (CSS29); Techno Style (CSS27); Water Style (CSS30); Wild West Style (CSS31).
Unocked through Research are the 10 music files: Classical/Roman Themeing = Roman Fanfare Style (CSS18); Egyptian Themeing = Egyptian Style (CSS22); Jungle Themeing = Jungle Drums Style (CSS21); Jurassic Themeing = Jurassic Style (CSS32); Medieval Themeing = Medieval Style (CSS39); Pagoda Themeing = Oriental Style (CSS19); Snow and Ice Themeing = Ice Style (CSS37) and Snow Style (CSS38); Urban Themeing = Urban Style (CSS40); Wonderland Themeing = Toyland Style (CSS23).
The Bumper Cars can only play the Dogem Beat Style:
Css3.dat = (0:28 min.) ♪
The
Css4.dat = (3:04 min.) - Children of the Regiment March ♪
Css5.dat = (2:56 min.) - Heykens Serenade ♪
Css6.dat = (5:57 min.) - La Belle Espagnole ♪
Css7.dat = (5:47 min.) - Wedding Journey ♪
Css8.dat = (6:36 min.) - Tales from the Vienna Woods ♪
Css9.dat = (2:38 min.) - Slavonic Dance ♪
Css10.dat = empty file
Css11.dat = (2:39 min.) - Das Alpenhorn ♪
Css13.dat = (1:16 min.) - The Blond Sailor ♪
Css14.dat = (7:51 min.) - Poet and Peasant Overture ♪
Css15.dat = (3:46 min.) - Waltz Medley ♪
The game also allows you to create two of your own music files called "Custom Music 1" and "Custom Music 2". These custom files must be in the format of a ".WAV file, PCM format, 22,050Hz, 8bit, Stereo", and to be accessible they must be placed in the "Data" directory before starting the game. The Custom Music 1 file must be named "CUSTOM1.WAV" and the Custom Music 2 file must be named "CUSTOM2.WAV".
Custom music files are also an excellent way to play one of your favorite "Fairground Organ" songs (e.g., copy one of the Fairground Organ Style dat files and rename it) on a ride other than the
I am pleased to announce that I have received express permission from the late Steve Franks to post his sound file replacements. The coding in RCT prevents substituting the
According to Steve: The following music was digitized in PCM format, at 22,050 Hz, 8 bit, mono, and has a slightly compressed quality to the tone. Recording in 8 bit reduced the file sizes by half and was a worthy compromise. While the original RollerCoaster Tycoon dat files were recorded in 16 bit, the overall tone quality of the new DATs are, all things considered, superior.
css4.dat = Alexander's Ragtime Band / Beside a Babbling Brook
css5.dat = You Gotta See Mama Every Night or You Can't See Mama at All / Old Reliable March
css6.dat = Missouri Waltz / Beer Barrel Polka
css7.dat = Yes,We Have No Bananas / Dinah
css8.dat = Barney Google / Boston Commandery March
css9.dat = When My Sugar Walks Down the Street / Oh, Katherina
css11.dat = Triumphant Banner March
css13.dat = Sleepy Time Gal
css14.dat = Doo Wacka Doo / King of the Air March
css15.dat = Padolin Madelin Home / Always
Monorail sounds = A 7second replacement for the empty Carousel Music file "Css10.dat", which simulates a P.A. announcement that might be overheard floating through the park during the moment when the Fairground Organ is pausing its playing in order to rewind its music roll ("Please stay clear of the Doors", "No smoking please", and "Please hold on to the hand rails").
Bumper Car music. An alternative for the "Dodgems Beat Style" music.
Upbeat jungle music. An alternative for the "Jungle Drums Style" music.