3D Ultra Lionel Traintown (1999)

Developer: Dynamix, Jeff Tunnell Productions
Publisher: Sierra Attractions
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator

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The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Cheerful kid-friendly train simulation letting young players build and run toy railroads at a leisurely pace.

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About

3D Ultra Lionel Traintown was released by Sierra in 1999. It's a third person railroading game. It's sequel, Deluxe, was released in 2000. If you have one or both of these games, you're really lucky! Me, I got the game back when I was young and I had a lot of fun with it, and it became my favorite train simulation game. There's others like Lego Loco, Thomas the Tank Engine, Lionel Trains Trains-Con!, Trainz, etc., but Traintown and Traintown Deluxe are the main focus here. It may be simple, but it gets harder as the game progresses. A port was planned for the Sega Dreamcast, but was cancelled for unknown reasons.

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