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A-Train

A-Train (A列車で行こう, Ē Ressha de Ikō; lit. Take the A-Train) is a series of business simulation video games developed and published by Japanese game developer Artdink in Japan. The first game in the series was published in 1985.[citation needed] The first release in the United States was Take the A-Train II, published in 1988 by the Seika Corporation under…

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Genre
Business simulation
Developer
Artdink
First release
A-Train 1985
Latest release
A-Train 9 Evolution 2026
Platform
FM-7, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1, Sharp MZ, Family Computer, MSX2, X68000, Amiga, FM Towns, Mac, Mega Drive, Nintendo DS, 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC Engine, PlaySta…
Publishers
JP: Artdink · NA: Maxis · EU: Ocean Software · EU: Midas Interactive Entertainment

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A-Train

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A-Train 5

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A-Train 7

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A-Train HX

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A-Train Express

A-Train All Aboard! Tourism

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A-Train

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples266
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
Components1

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A-Train

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related to A-Train IV · 45
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related to A-Train III · 29
A-Train → A-Train III, Amiga, Artdink, ARTDINK BEST CHOICE, As, December, DOS, FM Towns Marty, It, Japan, Japanese, Later, March, Maxis, Maxis's, NEC PC-9801, October, PC Engine, SimCity, Take
related to A-Train All Aboard! Tourism · 25
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related to A-Train HX · 24
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related to A-Train 9 · 17
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related to A-Train 5 · 13
A-Train → April, December, Direct3D APIs, DirectX, It, Japan, PowerVR, PS1, PS3, PSP, Released, The PS1, Windows
related to A-Train Express · 12
A-Train → A-Train Express, December, Degica Games, ESRB, In January, It, Japan, Limited Run Games, May, PlayStation, PlayStation VR, United States
related to MD A-Train · 12
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related to A-Train · 11
A-Train → April, December, Family Computer, FM-7, Microsoft Windows, MSX2, MZ-2500, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, The, X1 Turbo
related to A-Train 3D · 10
A-Train → April, City Simulator, Europe, February, It, Japan, Natsume Inc, Nintendo, North America, Originally

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released game japan windows version also citation needed title japanese artdink train published 10 first release december series 3d iii

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A-TrainDeveloperArtdink1.00infobox
A-TrainFirst releaseA-Train 19851.00infobox
A-TrainGenreBusiness simulation1.00infobox
A-TrainLatest releaseA-Train 9 Evolution 20261.00infobox
A-TrainPlatformFM-7, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1, Sharp MZ, Family Computer, MSX2, X68000, Amiga, FM Towns, Mac, Mega Drive, Nintendo DS, 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC Engine, PlaySta…1.00infobox
A-TrainPublishersJP: Artdink1.00infobox
A-TrainPublishersNA: Maxis1.00infobox
A-TrainPublishersEU: Ocean Software1.00infobox
A-TrainPublishersEU: Midas Interactive Entertainment1.00infobox
A-Trainrelated to A-TrainThe0.60section
A-Trainrelated to A-TrainDecember0.60section
A-Trainrelated to A-TrainFM-70.60section

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