While still popular in an absolute numbers sense, the series had lost the novelty of its heyday while development costs for individual titles continued to climb due to the detailed virtual worlds that needed to be created.
The 2004 title Densha de Go Final! was so named to signal that it was intended to be the last in the series. While the specifics vary slightly between versions, generally speaking along the way, the user is expected to obey speed limits and other posted signs, sound a warning for work parties along the track, arrive at between-station waypoints on time, and perform similar tasks.ĭensha de Go differ from Ongakukan's Train Simulator series primarily in that while the Ongakukan series uses video taken from cameras mounted to the front of real-world trains for its graphics, Densha de Go titles rely upon computer-drawn graphics. For the most part, the user's task is to drive the train and adhere to a very exacting timetable, including stopping at stations to within as little as 30 cm of a prescribed stopping point, ideally within half a second of the scheduled arrival time.
All of the games in the series are exclusively available in Japanese.Įach Densha de Go title contains actual train (or tram) routes based on real services in Japan. There are also PC versions released by the Japanese publisher Unbalance. The series started with a 1996 arcade version and was first released in a home version for the PlayStation in 1997. Taito, Unbalance (PC only), Ongakukan (in cooperation with Taito), Square Enix, GreeĪrcade, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, WonderSwan, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Neo Geo Pocket Color, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Switch, mobileĭensha de Go! ( 電車でGO!, "Let's Go by Train!") is a Japanese train simulation game series originally produced by Taito and more recently by Square Enix (who purchased Taito) and Railfan Holdings Co., Ltd. Logo of Densha de Go!! Hashirou Yamanote Sen
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