Densha de GO!
Densha de GO! is a 1997 train simulator arcade game developed and published by Taito in Japan. Players are tasked with driving a train, adhering to the schedule and obeying signals and speed restrictions. It…
Densha de GO! is a simulator developed by Taito GM R&D Sect. #2, released 1 March 1997 on PlayStation, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Densha de GO! is
Densha de GO! is a simulator game developed by Taito GM R&D Sect. #2 and released in 1997. It was published by Taito. It is available on PlayStation, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).
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 driving a train, adhering to the schedule and obeying signals and speed restrictions. It features real-world train lines from Japan, including the Yamanote Line and Keihin-Tohoku Line. The game was ported to the PC, Sega Saturn, 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 as he wanted them to be accurate and responsive, and to mimic the…
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 first of 36 entries we hold in the Densha de go series. The next entry was Densha de GO! EX in 1998.
What it launched against
Densha de GO! launched on 1 March 1997, within three weeks of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and NBA ShootOut '97.
Released around the same time: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Blast Corps, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, NBA ShootOut '97.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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