Densha de GO!
Densha de Go! is a 1997 train simulator arcade game developed and published by Taito in Japan. Players are tasked with guiding a train to its destination under a time limit while managing its acceleration and…
Densha de GO! is an arcade developed by Taito GM R&D Sect. #2, released 4 March 1999 on Game Boy Color and WonderSwan.
What Densha de GO! is
Densha de GO! is an arcade game developed by Taito GM R&D Sect. #2 and released in 1999. It was published by Taito. It is available on Game Boy Color and WonderSwan.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Densha de Go! is a 1997 train simulator arcade game developed and published by Taito in Japan. Players are tasked with guiding a train to its destination under a time limit while managing its acceleration and speed limitations. It features real-world train stations and train lines from Japan, including the Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line. The game was ported to several home consoles, including the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation. The concept for Densha de Go! was inspired by designer Akira Saito's personal fascination with Japanese train lines and railroads. He wanted to create a game that allowed players to familiarize themselves with driving a train. The controls were his primary focus…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Densha de go series
Densha de GO! is the fifth of 36 entries we hold in the Densha de go series. The next entry was Densha de GO! 64 in 1999.
What it launched against
Densha de GO! launched on 4 March 1999, within three weeks of Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Final Fantasy VIII, Silent Hill and Syphon Filter.
Released around the same time: Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Final Fantasy VIII, Silent Hill, Syphon Filter.
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