Densha de GO!

04.03.1999
Genre: Simulator Arcade
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 as he wanted them to be accurate and responsive, and to mimic the controls of a real train—his father worked for the Kyoto City Transportation Bureau Facilities Division, which made this easier to accomplish. Saito included real-world railroads and trains to appeal towards other railroad enthusiasts, thinking that it could also attract more "ordinary" players for its realistic, familiar theme. As arcades at the time were dominated primarily by racing and fighting games, he believed its unique concept could make it stand out. Ports for the Game Boy Color and WonderSwan were published in 2000.

Parent game

01.03.1997

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 controls of a real train—his father worked for the Kyoto City Transportation Bureau Facilities Division, which made this easier to accomplish. Saito included real-world railroads and trains to appeal towards other railroad enthusiasts, thinking that it could also attract more "ordinary" players for its realistic, familiar theme. As arcades at the time were dominated primarily by racing and fighting games, he believed its unique concept could make it stand out. Densha de Go! is among Taito's most successful games, preceded only by Space Invaders. The PlayStation version sold over one million copies. The game was well-received by critics for its controls, attention to detail, and unique concept. Some felt that its home releases lacked enough content and had poor visuals. It was followed by a long series of sequels, spin-offs, and reimaginings, beginning with Densha de Go! 2 in 1999.

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31.03.1998

Densha de GO! EX is an expanded version to the original, that adds an additional route to the Arcade version, where a section of the Sagano Line that was skipped in the original is fully playable. A Sega Saturn port was based on this version of the arcade original was also released.

Part of collection:
Densha de Go! (last 3 games)

03.12.2020

Densha de GO!! finally appears on consoles! Become a train conductor and go around the ever-popular Yamanote Line, now with the addition of the new Takanawa Gateway Station. Enjoy the best at-home train conductor experience while maintaining the the detail of the arcade version. Densha de Go!! Hashirō Yamanote-sen (loosely translated to "Go by Train!! Let's Run the Yamanote Line") is an electric train simulation game developed by Taito and released by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4 exclusively in Japan on December 3, 2020. It will be released on the Nintendo Switch on March 18, 2021. Based on the 2017 arcade game Densha de Go!!, Hashirō Yamanote-sen features the full Yamanote Line (as the original arcade version only included the southern part of it) as well as additional routes that run parallel with it (the Keihin-Tohoku Line, the Saikyo Line, the Ueno-Tokyo Line, and the Narita Express) and the part of the Chuo-Sobu Line from the arcade version. Additionally, this version includes a new objective-based campaign mode and PlayStation VR support.

11.09.2020

To celebrate the launch of Densha de GO!! Hashirou Yamanote-sen on consoles in 2020, Square Enix published a free mobile version of the original Densha de GO! on their official website in Japan. When viewing the website on a mobile device, the page automatically launched the 1997 game.

01.03.2019

Densha de Go!! Kids (loosely translated to "Go by Train!! Kids") is an electric train simulation game developed by Taito and released by Square Enix for arcades (using PC-based Taito Type X4 hardware) in Japan on March 1, 2019. A spin-off of the 2017 game Densha de Go!!, Kids featured a simplistic single-screen arcade cabinet with a more child-friendly user interface and unique game rules (such as cleaning cartoon-ish obstacles from the window).

Part of franchise:
Densha de go (last 3 games)

03.12.2020

Densha de GO!! finally appears on consoles! Become a train conductor and go around the ever-popular Yamanote Line, now with the addition of the new Takanawa Gateway Station. Enjoy the best at-home train conductor experience while maintaining the the detail of the arcade version. Densha de Go!! Hashirō Yamanote-sen (loosely translated to "Go by Train!! Let's Run the Yamanote Line") is an electric train simulation game developed by Taito and released by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4 exclusively in Japan on December 3, 2020. It will be released on the Nintendo Switch on March 18, 2021. Based on the 2017 arcade game Densha de Go!!, Hashirō Yamanote-sen features the full Yamanote Line (as the original arcade version only included the southern part of it) as well as additional routes that run parallel with it (the Keihin-Tohoku Line, the Saikyo Line, the Ueno-Tokyo Line, and the Narita Express) and the part of the Chuo-Sobu Line from the arcade version. Additionally, this version includes a new objective-based campaign mode and PlayStation VR support.

11.09.2020

To celebrate the launch of Densha de GO!! Hashirou Yamanote-sen on consoles in 2020, Square Enix published a free mobile version of the original Densha de GO! on their official website in Japan. When viewing the website on a mobile device, the page automatically launched the 1997 game.

01.03.2019

Densha de Go!! Kids (loosely translated to "Go by Train!! Kids") is an electric train simulation game developed by Taito and released by Square Enix for arcades (using PC-based Taito Type X4 hardware) in Japan on March 1, 2019. A spin-off of the 2017 game Densha de Go!!, Kids featured a simplistic single-screen arcade cabinet with a more child-friendly user interface and unique game rules (such as cleaning cartoon-ish obstacles from the window).

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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 controls of a real train—his father worked for the Kyoto City Transportation Bureau Facilities Division, which made this easier to accomplish. Saito included real-world railroads and trains to appeal towards other railroad enthusiasts, thinking that it could also attract more "ordinary" players for its realistic, familiar theme. As arcades at the time were dominated primarily by racing and fighting games, he believed its unique concept could make it stand out. Densha de Go! is among Taito's most successful games, preceded only by Space Invaders. The PlayStation version sold over one million copies. The game was well-received by critics for its controls, attention to detail, and unique concept. Some felt that its home releases lacked enough content and had poor visuals. It was followed by a long series of sequels, spin-offs, and reimaginings, beginning with Densha de Go! 2 in 1999.

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