A Ressha de Ikou
| A-Train | |
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American cover art of Take the A-Train III, localized as A-Train
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| Developer(s) | Artdink |
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| Platform(s) | Amiga, Famicom, FM-7, Mac, Mega Drive, MSX2, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PC-8800, PC-9800, PC Engine, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, Super Famicom, Virtual Console (Wii), Windows, Xbox 360 |
| Release | 1985–present |
| Genre(s) | Vehicle Simulation Game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Publication | Score |
| Dragon | DOS:  
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| Famitsu | PC Engine: 29 / 40 |
| GamesMaster | Amiga: 82% |
| Amiga: 92% | |
| DOS: 94% | |
| The One | Amiga: 90% |
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| Publication | Award |
| Codie Award | Best Strategy Program |
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| Publication | Score |
| EGM | 28 / 40 (PS1) |
| Famitsu | 9 / 10 (PS1) 31 / 40 (PS1) |
| Famitsu PS | 27 / 40 (PS1) |
| 84% (PS1) | |
| Next Generation |
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| 83% | |
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| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 2 / 10 |
| Famitsu | 27 / 40 |
| OXM (UK) | 3 / 10 |
| Xbox World | 60% |
A-Train (A列車で行こう Ē Ressha de Ikō, lit. Let's Take the A-Train) is a series of train simulation video games that were originally developed and published by Japanese game developer Artdink in Japan. The first game in the series was published in 1985. The first release in the United States was Take the A-Train II, published in 1988 by the Seika Corporation under the title Railroad Empire. However, the most well known U.S. release is Take the A-Train III, published in 1992 by Maxis as simply A-Train.
The first iteration of the A-Train series was released in December 1985 for the FM-7, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, X1 Turbo, MZ-2500, Famicom and MSX2. A Windows 95/98 port followed in April 2000.
The second iteration of the A-Train series was released in July 1988 for the NEC PC-9801 and Sharp X68000. In the USA, it was released under the name Railroad Empire.
Take the A-Train III (known internationally as A-Train) is the third game in the A-Train series. It was originally developed and published by Japanese game developer Artdink for Japan, and was later published by Maxis for the United States. It was originally released in December 1990 for the NEC PC-9801, FM Towns Marty, Sharp X68000, and PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16). The US version was released in October 1992 on DOS and Amiga. Later, the Japanese version was re-released in March 2000 for Windows 95 and 98. Artdink ported the A-Train III along with the editor to Windows 95, and published both titles as a package as the 3rd ARTDINK BEST CHOICE title in Japan.
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