A 2nd Class Return to Train Games - Densha De Go! Plug & Play 2 vs Switch
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
- I'm trying the new Densha De Go! Plug and Play II video game . I enjoyed the original - but this one seems very different. I then go on to try out the 2021 Densha de Go! Hashirō Yamanote-sen Nintendo Switch game along with its dedicated controller.
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06:08 Densha De Go! Nintendo Switch
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I had a friend who was a train driver. He worked during the day, driving a train, and in the evening he drove the trains in a game. This game for him.
Truck drivers often like truck driver sim, many pilots like flight sims.
To each their own.
I wonder what kind of country is that the train drivers not reeeeally tired of the process after the end of their shifts.
But I think the game may be a boon for retired train drivers.
When you do the thing every day for the majority of the day - consuming almost all of your concentrated effort for decades - this pretty much becomes your life, your memories, the thing that most of your dreams are about, and suddenly being unable to do that is probably pretty horrible.
I know an E.R. doctor who really liked the show "E.R." when it was on TV. Never did figure out if he liked it because it was familiar or if he liked it because he enjoyed spotting the medical inaccuracies, as he never mentioned those.
I believe that's called a "busman's holiday" :-D
I'm an ex train driver based in Australia. I bought the Yamanote Line (that you have for the Switch) for PS4. its the easiest out of the series I've driven (with the steam train version for PS1 the hardest). It's a same they don't include the station departure melodies considering how realistic they tried to make this series of games. I hope this information can help. There's some mathematics involved regarding the speed & timing. Travelling at 60kph means you will travel 1000m per minute. This will help work out what your speed should be in relation to your arrival time at your station, as you will be penalised if you arrive too late or early. On the Yamanote line game the speed in the yellow circle is the maximum track speed, it doesn't mean you have to travel at that speed. If you arrive in a section too early you will be given speed reductions to slow you down so you don't arrive too early for the next section.. Its better to stay below that speed & calculate your arrival time against your distance remaining. For example the maximum speed might be 75kph, but you have 500m to the next station & due to arrive in 30 secs. This means you should travel around 60kph to arrive on time without getting any speed reductions, even though the track limit is 75kph. You also get points by switching off your headlights for oncoming trains or road traffic. If you start braking entering a platform then have to accelerate because you braked too hard you will be penalised. Depending what series of train you are driving - be travelling at 60kph when you are 200m from the stop zone & apply either 2/3 or 3/4 brake. This will bring you very close to the stop zone without having to constantly adjust your brake pressure when stopping.
As someone who loves and plays Densha De Go on a daily basis, I'm glad you were covering these two fantastic controllers! The reason you were kicked out in 4:12 is because your brakes were fully applied (left notch) while also moving the acceleration notch (right). When driving through the platform, the only notch you should be moving are the brakes. In most Densha De Go games, you are penalized for applying acceleration in the station. This adds to the challenge as you'll have to judge how much braking to apply; too much and you underrun (and you'll probably have to accelerate to adjust yourself, being penalized), brake too little and you'll overrrun (again you'll be penalized based off of how many metres you are over). There's lots of rules to this game to keep track of, many of which are not known to audiences outside of Japan. I plan on making a comprehensive how-to video on how Densha De Go works. Once you know all the rules, it will be a lot easier to appreciate the difficulty of this game.
I would also like to note for those who are interested, the second controller is also compatible with a whole plethora of Japanese train games on the Switch, as well as a growing number of PC games (BVE5 and 6 is a completely free Japanese train simulation game, and is compatible with this controller). Even if you don't have a Switch and just want to play the PC games, you'll still get a lot of gameplay out of it.
Didn't expect to see you here, Dusty! :D
I think Techmoan's just been having the brakes and acceleration on at the same time even outside of a station, which is the same as stepping on both pedals at the same time on a car. It's just something you shouldn't do.
Personally I thought P&P 2 (Shinkansen Ex) was a lot easier (and more boring) than P&P 1 (Final) seeing it's mostly passing large stretches of landscape and a lot of tunnels. Although I have no idea how I'm supposed to stop in Real Mode.
I think part of the issue for many new players is the lack of using controllers of that style, couple with the fact that Technoman isn't likely training his hand-eye-controller coordination like regular video game players, and you have the results of trying to do one thing and making the wrong move.
Logically one would understand that maxing out the brakes while also nearly maxing out the accelerator isn't the right move. But trying to take that logical step into a physical step without muscle memory is likely to trip up new players. I think a proper set of instructions in your own language would help as you would understand what is expected of you. But I would like this game from a short arcade style perspective. I loved playing train simulator almost 10 years ago when it looked about like this, I spent countless hours. I could see this being a boat load of fun, especially if you are a Japanese native and intuitively know how the experience should feel from riding on it.
Do they have flight simulators?
@@skywind007 actually, yes!, it's called jet de go!
With the shinkansen version of de go, the game focus on speed adjustment is basically to adjust the passanger mood. A fast turn might be nauseating for the passanger or dangerous for the train itself. So the focus is about speed refinement, making sure the train would reach on time and also with the passanger safe and happy.
I wonder if it takes into account the sections of track that go through urban areas that might need slower speeds (for noise reduction) , as well. I'm sure translating the manual with Google Lens would be a big help, too. 😉
No physical controller like that but I like the Truck and bus sims on My Tablet but the best simulator I like is Eurotruck similar on PC.
@@CybershamanX I have no idea of Japanese regulations or the games, but if they measured speed of a real train on that same route or got their hands on an actual schedule then yes, the "designated" speed should have those things already included, as well as speed limit signs (which I didn't notice in these games).
Translating the manual with screen translation does help some but Japanese is very different from English in so many ways that with such translation a large portion of text would make little sense - the translation does not have context of what it's translating. Though it's better than nothing I suppose.
Screen translation might help a lot with all the prompts that appear onscreen though.
This also depends on how detailed is the manual - and how detailed it needs to be.
There are a LOT of considerations driving an actual train, for instance you need to worry about moving up and down steep slopes, especially in bad weather when wheels may slide on ice or fallen leaves, as well as not overexerting pneumatic braking system, preventing sliding, etc. A lot of train driver training goes into finding problems with the train and fixing them such as purging pneumatics, dealing with stuck doors, etc. Shunting to correct tracks at terminals/depots is also quite complicated.
What I'm trying to say is that If the games are any realistic, not having a good manual is pretty disastrous. However, the fact that the game does not start at the depot with all the checks and startup procedures probably means that there may not be much to the manual than what is obviously shown onscreen.
guess the train driver guy in my town is playing an any% speedrun of our safety and happyness
@@jwhite5008 There are no train "signs"/signals along the Shinkansen lines because the trains travel so fast. All I was politely trying to say was, hey, maybe not toss the manual aside and try to play the game without being able to read/speak Japanese. Rather, instead use Google Lens on your phone to translate the manual and possibly even screenshots of the screen so you can understand what information is being fed to you. There are more than likely audio or visual prompts that we didn't see in the particular segments that would help a player adjust their speed/braking. Not understanding Japanese will obviously affect someone's ability to play, let alone understand what is happening in the game. 🤷😉
Again, as Japanese, It is really entertaining seeing some British guy playing with 電車でGO...
Love your work!!
This Simulator is nearly identical to ones on Android.
You might also want to check out "Japanese Rail Sim: Journey to Kyoto," which is on PC and Switch. It's basically Densha de Go, except using FMV captured on actual trains running their routes. And it's properly translated into English! The PC version has very nice HD video too.
any of these game that has freeview mode where I can just choose any destination on any day/time and cpu drive for me?
@@eidrag there are a ton of "cab view" videos here on youtube about all kind of train and tram routes all around the world...
@@sepruecom I know about that, but it's still limited in searchability.
Your version has HD? Did they add those? I have this on Steam and the videos are very low quality. The game itself is nice, but I wouldn't recommend it for the full price.
As a train driver in real life, this is super cool, and I want one.
I suppose it's the only way you can bring your work home with you. Unless you live in a train depot.
@@FantasticOtto
Railroading isn't a job, or even a career, it's a lifestyle.
Told to me back in 1999 by a fellow railroad employee.
He was right.
You can probably afford one with all that pay rise whinging you lot keep doing
@@AnywayHeresMyCleanTone It's easy to say that, but I'm from the USA, and the rules are a bit different over here. Judging from your line, it sounds like you are British and that's the domain of the RMT union. I am not terribly familiar with RMT, except as an American, I feel that RMT has a crapier lot in life than my Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen existence (BLE&T).
In fairness to RMT, they might feel the same way about my lot in railroading on the far side of the Atlantic.
As far as pay goes, Greg, you might want to look up about fiat currency, and the real world effects on life. Ron Paul is a good start.
What type of train?
Passenger? Or cargo?
I live right across the street from a small 2 line switch yard, they're usually hauling wood chips and propane... It's fun to watch.
The accuracy on the stations is incredible - I actually recognise the short set of STEPS DOWN from the overhead walkway to the Shopping Centre on the left of Gotanda station at 11:23. It's a bit of a pinch point for pedestrians. Woah there.
Because it's licensed directly from JR East, so everything is replicated apart from station jingle
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The U.K version will be available with a replacement bus service expansion pack.
Underrated joke there.
I'm American and mostly know that joke from "Mock the Week," but the same thing happens a lot with Amtrak in the US (I had more than a few segments of my tickets switched to Greyhound buses when I took trains home from college years ago). The difference is that very few Americans have ridden Amtrak.
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Surprsing this isnt in the west, i think it would certainly have its share of fans. Fun video! The first Densha to go video is the first technoan video i ever watched and I've been hooked since!
Indeed, I loved the Densha series on my PS2 (chipped so I could play imports) so always wanted a version I could understand.
Might want to see if fans have made translation patches for any of the games. @@stevesretroloft
I always wanted North American releases of both Densha de Go! and its sister series Jet de Go!, which is, of course, an airline flight simulator. Jet de Go! has its own expensive Playstation controller but Taito never made a Jet de Go! plug n' play as far as I can tell (a full yoke is probably too complicated/expensive for a plug n' play unit).
but it would be a tiny amount of fans, it would be way too niche, you would need gamers and train lovers in the same genre, which isnt much of a common thing, I dont know anyone at all in my 42 years of life that has been into trains or train games, Im not saying its a bad thing for people to like but the money they would need to spend to do it would probably be far more than they would make from it. I am surprised flight sims are still a thing considering, but its mostly only flight sim left out of all the ones that ever came out.
It's not shown but you're supposed to wear white gloves and point at the instruments as you drive :D
the reason the nintendo switch version feels so much more "arcade-y" is because it's the home version of a large sit-in arcade cabinet that exists all over japan.
I've never gotten to play it because it's surprisingly popular among children and the one near me is always full when I go to the local arcade that has the cabinet.
it's sort of universal that some kids love trains, kids in japan take it several steps further. They always seem to be having a good time.
The TV version you played was the shinkansen version, which kept failing you because you hit the brakes too hard. You were basically launching everyone in the train towards the forward bulkhead hard enough to knock them over or injure them.
Aww. I was waiting for him to show what happens when you just blow through the station at max speed. Usually with these games there’s some hilarious scolding and fail screens.
You get an alarm ringing & a game over screen.
They have life size arcade type train control booths running this at the Kyoto rail museum.
For anybody visiting Japan, at least find an arcade with this game in it, a unique experience.
I played one in an arcade in Akihabara, it was a pretty cool experience.
I saw one at the Arcade Monsters on International Drive in Orlando FL a month or so ago, so they're showing up abroad in arcades that import machines. It had 4 screens and full controls and was really intimidating.
That's sick, I would love to see and play this in an arcade booth
The Yamanote Line version is available in both mini & full sized arcade booths in many Taito City complexes in Japan. There are also real driving simulators at the Railway Museum in Saitama.
Switch version is the port of arcade version. That's where the arcade feeling comes from. The controller is modelled after JR E235 train throttle and the button on the lever is probably to prevent accidentally shooting the train off while it's stopping at the station.
Glad to see the new Densha De Go! arcade gets the switch port, I do still recommend checking out the arcade version if you are in Japan, it's a full sized conductor cabin sort of experience.
I was just wondering if its the same thing, certainly looks similar
Densha De Go Shinkansen was an extremely difficult game but this is a great remastering. Trust me when the PS2 controller is extremely hard to find working and is still expensive as it is, I am glad I have this in my collection as well. I preordered it and got it soon after release and its great!
I think my favorite part of this is that it's the most up to date modern train simulator on the market, but it still has a soundtrack like a Sonic the Hedgehog game from 2001 lol
About the translation - licenses might be a problem but there are some games that were released in Japan only fully in English because they knew people who want the game will just import it through Amazon or any other means without the studio investing in the foreign distribution and licenses. Some games even had separate English box version for export.
All the game consoles moving to region-free media has definitely been a boon to that. If you make a game for a niche audience primarily from one country but with a small fanbase elsewhere you can basically make one catch-all SKU that’s sold online instead of going through the process of making full blown PAL/NTSC versions which usually aren’t viable for these sorts of games.
I love it. got it as a gift a few weeks ago.
Actually Densha De Go did plan on making an international version. But, as their Taipei official told me when i got mine. It would have cost to much and the market would have been too small. Here in Taiwan the version they we get can switch between Japanese and Chinese.
I discovered the first plug'n'play densha de go! on this channel and immediately ordered one. I still love it to this very day! Glad to know, that the second version is so much more unforgiving, so I´m not going to get that one. Love train-stuff! Thanks for the great review!
happy new year! thanks and keep on making fun content!
Thank you for giving me a right good chuckle after a bobbins week at work
"Probably gonna end up killing everyone". That made me laugh. I love that British humour.
Train simulators are really all about managing speed. It can take quite a bit of fiddling different braking systems on downhills. It's a relaxed kind of simulation, until you don't notice a speed limited switch and get derailed. Train Sim World on PC works just fine with keyboard and mouse, but it would be nice to try it with a RailDriver controller.
I’d want this just for the announcements and the tune they play before them - it really reminds me of being in Japan.
Happy New Year!
Excellent review as always my friend 👍
The plug n' play one is based on the Nintendo Wii version at 2006 or 2007 (can't really remember sorry), which was an enhanced version for the original PlayStation 2 release back in 2003.
On the other hand, the Nintendo Switch version is the home release of the Japanese arcade cabinet, which was first released in 2017 and it is still receiving updates and new routes. If you have a chance to have a trip in Japan, I believe you can find it very easily.
Thanks for all your 2023 video uploads Matt. Happy New Year to you and all your subscribers.
Watching you play gives me a lot of nostalgic feeling travelling in Tokyo. You should really go visit there.
I actually screamed “WHOO HOO” when I saw the top of my feed had fresh TechMoan content.
Best way to start the day.
This is like coincidence made in heaven, Im going to japan last november and my loves towards Densha De Go since ps1 era suddenly grows again after enjoying riding public train there. And techmoan now talking about densha de go.
Also there is Densha De Go Final translation mod for PC version and patch translation of Densha De Go 64
Love techmoan's subtle humour of leaving just enough time between the title sceeen lady and his next spoken session at ~1:16
Happy new year !!!
Been watching you video for a while, in this one the plug in and play system was driving to ATC (Automatic train control) so you get a target speed on the left hand side.
He's on track to becoming a decent train operator!
Densha de Go! Plug&Play 2 actually uses the same compute hardware as the original Plug&Play, which is also used in almost all of the mini consoles coming out of Japan. The game is a source port to Linux of 2007's Shinkansen Ex for the Wii. It plays better than the PS2 version because it introduced the UX from Final. This port appears to have been done in-house by Zuiki. Unfortunately, for some reason Japanese plug and play console manufacturers insist on using the Z7213 chip, so the graphics fidelity suffers and there's some severe choppiness pulling in and out of stations.
Love the videos, Therese something stupidly charming about the PS2 level graphics on the plug and play one. Also id recommended learning Japanese katakana because it is essentially English (and sometimes other languages) japanified, once you learn all the characters I'd say it would make your life a whole lot easier. Anyway, keep up the great videos, I always look forward to every new one.
Great video Mat. Agreed about an English language version. Happy new year!
Springing back to neutral is a feature on real trains, known as the dead man's hand it is a safety precaution to prevent an accident if the driver has abandoned the controls eg by a stroke or heart attack.
I love your videos! They're so relaxing. I don't always comment cause I watch your stuff on my TV. Keep them coming.
Considering the amount of train enthusiasts in other regions, I am surprised that there are not more train games.
what ? the tiny amount of train lovers and gamers at the same time would be about 0.01 % , it just wouldn't be worth the money to make for everyone, if there was a lot they would do it, companies love money, if they thought it would sell well they would def do it.
@memcmeepants2392 You should look up Train Simulator. It's been supported since 2009 and has more than $11,000 worth of available dlc. In fact, there are multiple train simulator series all running simultaneously, so there is absolutely a market for them.
You mean like Train Simulator Classic (formally Railworks), Microsoft Train Simulator (now kept alive with OpenRails), Run8 (the most realistic North American railroad simulator), Derail Valley, Train Sim World, and Trainz?
@@memcmeepants2392 533,254 reviews of Euro truck simulator on Steam. 44,541 reviews of Farming Simulator 2022. Who cares what percentage of the market it is. These games exist in Japan and only need an English translation, costs next to nothing.
New one came out earlier this month called Railroader too.
Happy New Year!!🎉🥳
Ok, so if I'm standing at a station and notice mat driving my train I should just wait for the next one then..?
Looks like you'd have to climb over the barriers just to reach his train. 🤣
Yes.. wait for the next station indeed
I'm not getting on the same line as his train. 😅
I would definitely drive with him. As long as he does some Karaoke over the train speakers while driving. 😁
Best video game review series on CZcams
Very interesting gamę. Looks better than many train simulators.
Oh by the way, are you planning on making a yearly review video like last year? It would be quite interesting to see which videos were most popular and which the least. Happy New Year to you and your family!
This episode is just Techmoan showing off the gifts he got for christmas! 😆
0:17 the malevolent centipede edition.
The switch game is really fun! I even accomplished the coveted Zero Stop (0.0 m and 0 seconds) a few times!
Woah. I've never been this early for a Techmoan video, it's about time this insomnia does something useful.
Since I got back from Japan my son and I have been playing loads of the switch version. While it’s weak graphically, it’s still lots of fun.
Plus my son gets to drive his favourite Japanese trains
Happy New Year tech! To you and everyone in the comments!
I'm a train driver on a heritage railway and find this as an amusing and fascinating throw back game. Enjoyed the video
Much of a improvement!
The locations are quite detailed!!!
happy new year .
Looks like Techmoan's taking fashion advice from Curious Droid, rockin' that shirt!
Haha, man, the frustration, constant dinging, Japanese language, and your dry humor made this play thru hilarious.
Watching Techmoan review a japanese karaoke machine or a train game.. I'm up for all of it! Happy New Year and thank you for all of the great videos!
Okay with this video I officially know there no predicting what you might make a video on. 😅 I never saw your first video about this, so this was a surprise. I've always seen these games in videos online, but haven't actually seen much of the gameplay. Looks like a pretty fun time.
This game Is off the Rails. 😄
Frohes neues Jahr 2024 🎆
I wonder if there is a variant of this game that uses multiple different international and historical backdrops, with each scenario's gameplay being to satisfy different demands. You can have the luxurious Orient Express, you can try to sneak out a train cart in World War II before the enemy military spots you, you can run the Santa Fe Super Chief for a Hollywood movie shoot, you can try to balance the overcrowded old-school green train during the Chinese New Year... The possibilities, man!
Thanks for sharing.
I pretty much own all of the Densha De Go items and some are excellent, and some like the Saturn version of Densha De Go was tragic to say the least.
No, the Game Boy version was dreadful.
@@MachtNixPasstSo are you a consolecist? Cant compare handheld to console, of course the handheld will suffer and for it to be out at all id imagine was a victory. Argument is unsustained.
Our local japanese barcade near Denver, called Akihabara, just got this new version of Densha De Go in arcade form with 3 screens.
Two on the sides for your periphery.
It's sublime!
I'm in Japanese train heaven!
the plug n play also tells you what speed to go in the bottom left where it says ATC, and the thing above that is telling you where the speed limit changes and how far away it is. also in the bottom left thing, it shows the speed control position/number in the bottom and brake position/number at the top
Last Techmoan video of the year.
You are now fully qualified to stand in for a UK train driver during the next strike! 🙂
I do recall there being trouble with licensing in the west, which is probably why these games arent usually translated.
Although there have been other games from japan that have gotten english translations for the other asian countries without being published outside of asia
What sort of licensing issues would this have though?
Licensing what? It only contains japanese brands and things, there is nothing that would require a licenses from a western company.
@@VinnytotheK There are multiple different companies running the trains, there's different music and announcements. Having to pay all those people for the overseas licensing for a niche product is expensive.
@@JDelwynn music and announcements can stay as they are. They will add to the reality of the game. Having interface in English is all the gamers need to enyoy the game.
@@vitoswat I think he means that game developers license all train model, sounds, imagery, etc from real companies and contract probably states that license gives only right to sell game in Japan or some specific region. International release can be challenging cause you need to convince multiple private train companies to greenlit usage of their property internationally even if its for video-game
Thanks, Mat. This video HAD to be done, as a matter of principle. It closes a loop. Not inspiring, but necessary. Take care, mate!
I saw a documentary about Japan. Not only are the trains not allowed to be late, but they are not allowed to be early either. Happy New Year.
Yeah that looked to be his problem with the plug & play he kept going above 10 seconds too fast, if only public transport here aimed for such accurate targets I would actually use it.
@@nogravitas7585 Oh what a dream. Happy New Year. ❤
The game often penalizes you for early arrivals in a subtle way...An early arrival means that you've catching up to the train ahead of you and thus you'll get restricting signals upon departure. But you _don't_ get additional time to reach the next stop, so you're caught in between speed restrictions from the train ahead and your scheduled arrival. At least this was the case up to DDG 2. Maybe they replaced that 'gotcha' with a straight-up penalty.
Just about to watch, A 2nd class return to Dottingham? Tunes. Thanks!
They made Densha De Go in VR for PS4 as well! Hope to see you checking it out.
That would be awesome! There are so many interesting vr games. I wasn't wasn't big fan until I played REZ HD. I was familiar with the game but playing it in VR was mind blowing. Everyone needs to play that game in VR. Especially if you are unsure about the technology.
If only PS4VR works with PSVR2 I would check it out
@@papin97 so long as there's nothing screwy with the back-compatibility on the PS5 I think it should work.
That's the same version as shown on the switch in this video. It can be played in VR or with the standard PS4 controller.
Ive always been intrigued by plug and play games.
Good morning, Matt!
The graphics on the Shinkensen version are pretty decent. I can see why you were getting frustrated with the tutorial!
Also, it's nice to hear a mention of Shove Ha'penny... a game close to my heart, having spent the afternoon playing the game. Not many places play it now.
I have done a video on the game on my channel if no one knows what it is.
If you ever get bored of retro tech, I think there's a promising future for you as a gaming youtuber.
I like the graphics on the switch one, clearly working with the limitations of the console but it's still nice to look at stylized, semi realistic. A lot of train games I've seen try and go for some sort of photorealism but they all have that old simgame look where the trees are cutouts and everything is flat.
I remember trying the game on Dreamcast. No controller and no manual. We made the train move a fraction of an inch once and that was it.
its' the Yamanote line, of course I want it
btw, my model railroad (in perpetual development hell) is centred on Akihabara station as two things I like come together there, trains and otaku stuff :)
It features the Gundam Cafe and the AKB48 Cafe ... and really I need to build Yodobashi Akiba at some point
The series is lauded in Japan. You can even get a port on the Game Boy Color among others.
The controller is absolute key to the enjoyment of this game. The 8 bit handheld ports are a technical marvel but virtually unplayable.
The different routes and trains across the ports really interest me as I suspect they are geographically accurate and hopefully one day I will visit Japan. I get so much pleasure playing the games as a virtual tourist of sorts.
Never knew there was a Switch game. Want it bad lol.
Because I have limited space and TV's the plug and play does not really interest me. I suspect the P&P is meant to be only for hardcore fans who can endure the difficulty of the Bullet Train level. Beyond a certain point the various games become very unforgiving.
Really nice to see and grateful for the review!
All the best for 2024.
Does it have the onboard train announcements as you’re approaching stations, and the station music? I love the station music in Japan. Also curious to note there was a Psvr2 version mentioned, might have to check that out
I tried the PSP version and the PC version of densha de go (pocket and final), both have the announcement with the exact same lady voices (at least as far as my visit to Japan last November) both in english and japanese. Also the chime before the announcement certainly exist
It have that. It also have some trains including Narita Express (N'EX). Sadly no station music because of copyright. No PSVR2 support because it's a PS4 game not PS5
My Mum's cousin was a train driver. He'd drive trains all day, go on holidays on trains, run model trains at home and also volunteer as a fireman on a heritage railway. I think he rather liked trains.
The way he's describing this I'm only like halfway through the video reminds me of racing games where they have more Arcadia racing games and more simulation racing games and then whatever the heck Mario Kart type games are lol.
And he sounds like he wants the more Arcadia style but for train driving games.
The high accuracy and pedantry is part of the fun for a lot of simmers.
I've had an interest in these games for awhile and got a good deal on a used copy of the switch version a few years back. Definitely an enjoyable game, it seems somewhat dull to watch others play it, but there is something both relaxing and stressful about actually playing the game which gives a very satisfying feeling.
Reminds me of playing Southern Belle on my ZX Spectrum
London underground simulator is equally hard, in fact a lot of the train simulators are difficult. It might be to do with not being able to feel the speed and braking strength in your body as you would in real life. I don't know though.
I have noticed that in the video game realm most game genres can be identified further by focusing on if the gameplay is simulation focused or arcade gameplay focused. It does seem the earlier games focused on more the simulation side, but the Switch version seems to have shifted a bit towards the arcade end of the spectrum. If that's good or bad is down to personal preference.
My 15yo stepson plays a uk based train sim game. He is mad about trains and knows all the systems to the extent he got talking to a driver through the open cab window and impressed the driver with his accurate knowledge of what does what! He knows what career path he wants to follow when he finishes his education.. lol
Saturdays wouldn't be the same without a Techmoan video.
Cool to see they're still producing this series along with a proprietary controller. I still have the earlier versions on Sega Saturn and Sega Dreamcast both with their respective controllers in the original boxes!
Same here. Also have the PC version of the controller for these two. Someone up higher in the comment thread stated the Switch controller shown works with the PC freeware sim BVE 5 (and 6). Now I'm wondering if BVE 5/6 has compatibility with the older PC controller as well, after all it comes up as a USB human-interface device.
@@RailRide Some fascinating information there, thank you. That first point had me wondering about finding the PC versions of DDG (they're presumably for Windows 95 or 98) and then trying to connect my Saturn or DC controller to my PC via the USB adaptor/s already in my possession.
Then I found the website for BVE 5.8 and 6 which looks rather cool! Now I'm wondering if BVE would recognise the aforementioned console controllers when connected to PC via said USB adaptors.
Maybe it'd be simpler to just buy the new Switch controller if it works well with BVE. I'm seeing it available on eBay for circa £145 which seems rather expensive to me given that it's on Amazon Japan for the equivalent of £94.
Finally, I'm also wondering if the Switch controller works with Yuzu and/or Ryujinx.
You've put me in the mood for MS Train simulator.
I enjoyed that.
I know lots of middlee-age men play video games.
But it's nice to actually see one playing video games.
Thank you.
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Bloody hell, it's been that long since the first video? I thought that was from this year...
The Switch game actually looks pretty fun, I've gotta admit. Love a custom controller.
Good to watch but as you say pity no English version.Have a great new year.
Nostalgic. I might need this after having moved back from Japan 😅
So no one dies?..... I can recall many years ago men standing at the end of platforms (New Street Station) as they collect train numbers. Where have they all gone? Love your uploads, maybe not so much this one. All the best Si
Definitely my new text notification sound
I've had this game and controller sat in a cupboard for over a year without having opened it. You've just inspired me to finally play it. Thanks for yet another excellent video!