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A-Ressha De Ikou

A-Ressha De Ikou

Aka: A-Train United States Trans-Continental Rail-Road, Let's Take The A-Train
Console: MSX
TV Standard: Other
Developer(s): Atelier Double
Publisher(s): Pony Canyon, Inc.
Release Date: 1989-01-01
Players: 1
Co-op: No
ESRB: M - Mature 17+
Type: Construction and Management Simulation, Strategy
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A Ressha de Ikou is the first in the long-running transport network simulation series mostly known as A-Train.

The player controls a railroad company CEO in the end of the nineteenth century, who was entrusted by the president of an unnamed country to build a railroad that reaches its Western coast. The game is played in real time, with a day/night cycle and a game world that changes regardless of the player's actions. Compared to its more widely known sequels, A Ressha de Ikou has a rather simple gameplay that is confined to building tracks for just one train line, the titular A-train. A report is generated that shows how well the player is doing in his/her competition against other networks.