Southern Belle
Southern Belle is a train simulation video game published by Hewson Consultants in 1985. Southern Belle was unique at the time of release in that it was the first 3D steam train simulator available for home…
Southern Belle is a simulator developed by Hewson Consultants, released 6 August 1985 on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Southern Belle is
Southern Belle is a simulator game developed by Hewson Consultants and released in 1985. It is available on Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Southern Belle is a train simulation video game published by Hewson Consultants in 1985. Southern Belle was unique at the time of release in that it was the first 3D steam train simulator available for home computers. The game allows the user to take over the fireman and/or driver duties on a King Arthur class passenger steam locomotive on the London to Brighton line. It was programmed by Mike Male, who teamed up with friend and railway buff Bob Hillyer.[1]
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.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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