A列車で行こう (Ē Ressha de Ikō / Take the A-Train / Let’s Take the A-Train / Let’s Go on the A-Train)

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1985 A列車で行こう (Ē Ressha de Ikō / Take the A-Train)

- FM-7 (1985), Sharp X1 (1986), PC-88 (1986), PC-98 (1987), Sharp MZ-2500 (1987), MSX

(1989), Famicom (1991)

1988 A列車で行こうII (Ē Ressha de Ikō 2 / Take the A-Train 2 / Railroad Empire)

- PC-98 (1988), Sharp X68000 (1988), MS-DOS (1989)

- Railroad Empire published by Seiko Corporation, major Japanese manufacturer of heavy industry machinery and power plants.

- MS-DOS (US)

- 1988 A列車で行こうII 新マップ (Ē Ressha de Ikō 2 Shin Map / Take the A-Train 2 New Map

- Sharp X68000 (1988), PC-98 (1989)

- 1990 A列車で行こうII ５周年記念特別限定バージョン (Ē Ressha de Ikō II: 5 Shūnenkinen Tokubetsu Gentei Bājon / Take the A- Train 2: 5th Anniversary Special Limited Edition)

- Sharp X68000 (1990), PC-98 (1990)

- Might be called A-Ressha de Ikou II: Gentei Okaidoku Han X68000

1990 A列車で行こうIII (Ē Ressha de Ikō 3 / Take the A-Train 3 / A-Train)

- PC-98 (1990), Sharp X68000 (1991), MS-DOS (1992), Amiga (1992), Macintosh (1992), PC Engine CD (1993), Windows 95/98 (2000), Wii (2007)

- A-Train - Published by Maxis Software Inc. for US and Ocean Software Ltd. for Europe

- 1991 A.III.マップコンストラクション (A.III. Map Construction / A-Train Construction Set)

- PC-98 (1991), Sharp X68000 (1991), MS-DOS (1992), Macintosh (1992), Amiga (1993)

- 1991 A-Train Construction Set

- Macintosh (1991), FM Towns (1991), MS-DOS (1992), Amiga (1993)

- 1995 A列車で行こうIII スーパーバージョン (Ē Ressha de Ikō 3 Super Version / Take the A-Train 3 Super Version)

- Super Famicom

- Labeled as AIIIS.V. (A3 S.V.)

1992 Ａ列車で行こうＭＤ (Ē Ressha de Ikō MD / Take the A-Train MD)

- Sega Mega Drive (1992)

- Based on the first two games in the series

1993 A列車で行こうIV (Ē Ressha de Ikō 4 / Take the A-Train 4)

- FM Towns (1993), PC-98 (1993), Windows 3.x (1994), Windows 95 (1996)

- 2000 A列車で行こう4 15th ANNIVERSARY (15th Anniversary)

- Windows 95/98

- 2004 A列車で行こう 4 XP対応版 (XP Taiōhan / XP Compatible Version)

- Windows 2000/XP

- Released digitally on PSP and PS3 in 2007

1994 A.IV.EVOLUTION (A列車で行こうIV エヴォリューション / Ē Ressha de Ikō 4 Evolution / Take the A-Train 4 Evolution)

- PS1 (1994)

- Console launch in Japan

- 発売記念限定セット (Release/Launch Commemorative Limited Set)

- Included mouse, mousepad, and memory card

1995 AIV Network$: L'art supreme c'est le business (A4 Networks: The Supreme Art is Business / C.E.O.)

- MS-DOS

- Uses some of A4’s assets

- French developer, ERE Informatique, developed this with the help of Artdink

- “from an original idea by Tatsuo Nagahama of ARTDINK and François Lourdin of IWP”

- James Coburn plays the main character

- Kathryn Sparks (The Young and the Restless)

1996 A.IV.EVOLUTION GLOBAL (A列車で行こうIV エヴォリューショングローバル / Ē Ressha de Ikō 4 Evolution Global / A-Train)

- PS1

- Upgraded version of Evolution, released in Europe with same name and in US as A-Train

- 15 maps added

- Trains added

- Different cultures have unique characteristics

- Rereleased under Playstation the Best

- Rereleased under Super Lite 1500 シリーズ (series)

1996 A列車で行こう5 (Ē Ressha de Ikō 5 / Take the A-Train 5)

- Windows 95

- The first A-Train game to use a PowerVR graphics accelerator

- 1997 A列車で行こう5 完全版 (Kanzenhan / Complete Edition)

- Windows 95

- Compatible with DirectX

- Released under EA Best Selections

- 1997 A列車で行こう5 家庭用版 (Katei-yō-Ban / Home Version)

- PS1

- 2007 PSP / PS3 digital

- Rereleased under Playstation the Best

- Rereleased under Super Lite 1500 シリーズ (series)

1999 A列車で行こうZ -めざせ!大陸横断- (Ē Ressha de Ikō Z: Mezase! Tairiku Oudan / Take the A-Train Z: Let’s Go! Cross the Continent)

- PS1

- Based on A5

- Rereleased under Artdink Best Choice

- PSP / PS3 digital

- 2006 リサと一緒に大陸横断 ～A列車で行こう～ (Lisa To Issho Ni Tairiku Oudan: A-Ressha De Ikō / Cross the Continent with Lisa ~ Take the A-Train)

- PSP

- Remake of AZ with anime characters

2000 A列車で行こう6 (Ē Ressha de Ikō 6 / Take the A-Train 6)

- PS2

- Launch title

- PS3 digital

- 2001 A列車で行こう2001 (Ē Ressha de Ikō 2001 / Take the A-Train 2001)

- PS2

- Updated version of A6

- 2003 A列車で行こう The 21st Century (Ē Ressha de Ikō The 21st Century / Take the A-Train The 21st Century)

- Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7

- Windows port of 2001

200? A列車で行こうi (Ē Ressha de Ikō i / Take the A-Train i)

- DoCoMo 504i/505i/506i/900i, etc

- Mobile phone game

- i-app

- Monthly fee

- The game is no longer available as of 2012

2005 A列車で行こう7 (Ē Ressha de Ikō 7 / Take the A-Train 7)

- Windows 2000/XP/Vista

2006 A列車で行こうEZ (Ē Ressha de Ikō EZ / Take the A-Train EZ)

- BREW platform from au by KDDI

- Mobile game

- Distributed by Hudson Soft

2006 A列車で行こうHX (Ē Ressha de Ikō HX / Take the A-Train HX)

- Xbox 360

- Reviews are very bad for this

2008 A列車で行こう8 (Ē Ressha de Ikō 8 / Take the A-Train 8)

- Windows XP/Vista

2009 A列車で行こうDS (Ē Ressha de Ikō DS / Take the A-Train DS)

- Nintendo DS

2010 A列車で行こう9 (Ē Ressha de Ikō 9 / Take the A-Train 9 / The Train Giant)

- Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11

- 32 Bit support up until Version 5.0, when exclusively supported 64 bit

- Released worldwide as The Train Giant

- Released as part of the Giant series by Austrian dev/pub JoWood Ebensee (JoWooD Entertainment AG / JoWooD Productions Software GmbH)

- Compatible with the 64-bit versions

- One of the Japanese versions also includes a 3D patch costing ¥1050 that can be played using 3D glasses

- 2010 A列車で行こう9 建物キット (Tatemono Kitto / Building Kit)

- Expansion pack

- 2010 A列車で行こう9 with 建物キット (with Tatemono Kitto / with Building Kit)

- Bundled game with Building Kit expansion pack

- 2010 A列車で行こう9 建物キット2nd (Tatemono Kitto 2nd / Building Kit 2nd)

- 2nd Building Kit expansion pack

- 2010 A列車で行こう9 完全版 (Kanzenhan / Complete Editon)

- Game bundled with both Building Kit expansions

- 2012 A列車で行こう9 Version2.0 プロフェッショナル (Version 2.0 Professional / Version 2.0 Professional)

- Updated version that required the base game and both Building Kit expansions

- 2014 A列車で行こう9 Version3.0 プレミアム (Version 3.0 Premium / Version 3.0 Premium / A-Train 9 V3.0: Railway Simulator)

- Updated version that required Version 2.0 (and all prior)

- Released digitally worldwide as A-Train 9 V3.0: Railway Simulator

- 2015 A列車で行こう9 Version4.0 マスターズ (Version 4.0 Masters / Version 4.0 Masters / A-Train 9 V4.0: Japan Rail

Simulator)

- Updated version that required Version 3.0 (and all prior)

- Released digitally in English as A-Train 9 V4.0: Japan Rail Simulator

- 2016 A列車で行こう9 Version4.0 マスターズ コンプリートパック (Complete Pack)

- Includes everything thus far

- 2015 A列車で行こう9 JR東海パック (JR Tokai Pack)

- Expansion that includes official trains and assets from Japan Railway Company (JR)

- Required Version 4.0 (and all prior)

- 2018 A列車で行こう9 Version5.0 ファイナル (Version 5.0 Final / Version 5.0 Final)

- Updated version that required Version 4.0 (and all prior)

- Includes JR Tokai Pack

- 2018 A列車で行こう9 Version5.0 ファイナル コンプリートパック (Complete Pack)

- Includes everything thus far

- No longer supports Windows 7 or any 32 bit OS

- 2021 A列車で行こう9 Version5.0 車両キット (Vehicle Kit)

- Expansion pack that includes trains from the PS4 version of Take the A-Train Exp Complete

- Download only

- 2021 A列車で行こう9 Version5.0 ファイナル コンプリートパックDX (Final Complete Pack DX)

- Bundle including V5.0, Vehicle Kit, and guidebook

- First released digitally (w/o guidebook?) on the same day as Vehicle Kit

- 2021 A列車で行こう9 Version5.0 車両キット 2nd (Vehicle Kit 2nd)

- More trains

- Digital only

- 2017 A列車で行こうExp. (Ē Ressha de Ikō Exp. / Take the A-Train Exp.)

- PS4, PSVR

- PS4 console port of 9 with everything up through JR Tokai Pack

- Short for “Express”

- Released in US by Limited Run Games

- 2019 A列車で行こうExp

- Everything up through Version 5

- 2021 A列車で行こうExp コンプリート (Exp Complete)

- More trains

2014 A列車で行こう3D (Ē Ressha de Ikō 3D / Take the A-Train 3D / A-Train 3D: City Simulator)

- Nintendo 3DS

- Released digitally in US and Europe in 2015 as A-Train 3D: City Simulator

- 2016 A列車で行こう3D NEO

- Includes all DLC

- 2016 みんなのA列車で行こうPC (Minano Ē Ressha de Ikō PC / Everyone Take the A-Train PC / A-Train PC Classic)

- Windows

- Released digitally in English as A-Train PC Classic

- Includes everything from 3D NEO and has much better graphical resolution

- Also includes three new scenarios

201? はじめてのA列車で行こう (Hajimete no Ē Ressha de Ikō / Take the A-Train for the First Time)

- Mobile

- cost ¥480

- 2018 相鉄線で行こう (Sōtetsu-sen de Ikō / Take the Sotetsu Line)

- Mobile

- Collaboration project with 相模鉄道 (Sagami Railway Co.,Ltd.)

- Updated version of First Time

- Ended in 2021

2021 A列車で行こう はじまる観光計画 (Ē Ressha de Ikō Hajimaru Kankou Keikaku / Take the A-Train Tourism Plan Begins / A-Train All Aboard! Tourism)

- Nintendo Switch, Windows

- Released as a 35th Anniversary work

- Somewhat based on the DS and 3DS versions

- Released digitally in English as A-Train All Aboard! Tourism

- Physical (as well as digital) releases in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

- Character designs by Yuji Himuka (Etrian Odyssey)

- 2022 A列車で行こう はじまる観光計画 MOBILE

- Mobile version

- Online connection is required to play