Train Simulator

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Train Simulator

• The PC Gamer Design Lab
• December 1999
• ???

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Train Simulator

• Main Idea
• Real train driving
• Train company management
• Game play
• Driving a number of different engines, even
  freight
• Trip between cities
• Traffic lights, station stops, line changes,
• Delievering cargo to a specific destination on
  time
• Attractive features
• Photorealistic shots animations
• New challenges posted on the internet

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Critique

• There ARE train simulators
• Railroad Tycoon (1990, Microprose)
• Railroad Tycoon II (1998, PopTop)
• A?????? series (19852001, Artdink)
• Existing softwares already have proposed ideas
• Including massive train disasters could be a good
  idea

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A?????? screenshots

• A?????? (PlayStation 2, 2000)

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Railroad Tycoon II screenshots