Underplayed Gems

A5: A-Ressha de Ikou 5 (1996)

A5: A-Ressha de Ikou 5 cover
Developer
Artdink
Platforms
PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Genres
Simulator

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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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

A measured, businesslike simulation where you quietly oversee trains and city growth at a deliberate, unhurried pace.

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About

Released in December 1996 in Japan for Windows 95, this was the first A-Train game to use 3D graphics with a PowerVR graphics accelerator.

Screenshots

A5: A-Ressha de Ikou 5 screenshot 1A5: A-Ressha de Ikou 5 screenshot 2

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