September 6, 2003, 10:00
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Prince
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Atrain
Until recently - 2 years ago, I had a working copy of Atrain... 
This game was developed by ArtDink in Japan, and distributed by Maxis in the 80's.
I really enjoyed this game. My PC and backup were all lost... my bad...
I am on the hunt for a copy of it that will operate on a current PC.
Also looking for fellow enthusiasts...
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September 6, 2003, 12:42
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Prince
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have you check home of the underdogs yet? i'm pretty sure they have it...
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September 6, 2003, 12:45
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Prince
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yeah I have, but what I downloaded does not operate...
I will go and revist them... thanks
are you a player?
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September 6, 2003, 14:08
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I loved Atrain - had it for years. Still have the original box and manuals for the game and it's expansion, but the original media is long dead - not that I have anything around that can read 5.25 inch floppies. 
I don't have it installed anymore, though.
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September 6, 2003, 14:12
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Prince
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I know what you mean...
It amazes me how many obscure games from that time are now available on CD....
yet a game that sold so many is still lock away....
ahh well.
Thanks for the memories. I am glad you have good ones.
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September 7, 2003, 00:36
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http://oldgames.bgbest.net
can't go wrong with that place 
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September 7, 2003, 02:21
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Prince
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thanks mate,
were you a player of this game?
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September 7, 2003, 07:21
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Deity
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Ah Atrain. So many hours frittered away on this on my Amiga.
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September 7, 2003, 18:22
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I did have it for the Amiga, but I could never get into it, I tried so many things, copying it to another disk, copying it to the HDD, scanning for errors, just couldn't get past that intro part.
Ah well!
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September 7, 2003, 23:46
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Prince
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Originally posted by Sn00py
I did have it for the Amiga, but I could never get into it, I tried so many things, copying it to another disk, copying it to the HDD, scanning for errors, just couldn't get past that intro part.
Ah well!
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I so understand what you mean.... 
I have now got several versions of it.
Thanks for the leads...
Although it will not work with my mouse... hahahaha
Next week I will strip windows 98 off and load XP.... this is long over due...
so it is great to have it right there... but still not be able to play it....
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September 8, 2003, 01:22
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I tried the game a long time ago, but I had no idea what was going on.
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September 8, 2003, 04:58
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Deity
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Quite a good simulation then.
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September 8, 2003, 06:04
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Prince
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Yeah, I reckon that it is a good sim.
The designers ArtDink had a deal with Maxis, on distribution....
In Japan ArtDink distributed Atrain and SimCity
For the rest of the World Maxis ditributed these products...
OK so I miss the game alot.
It is a long game, I had a PC that was mainly used to play it while I got on with other things....
I understand that a new version is available in France for the Playstation2
definitly not here in Australia.
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September 8, 2003, 07:33
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Tried it a whhile back but it was a non-runner. If only I had the space I'd definitely set up an old 486 rig to run these classic games.
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September 11, 2003, 02:34
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Prince
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sounds like a great idea
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October 31, 2003, 04:27
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Prince
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Thanks all for your help... I have it running smoothly now.
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October 31, 2003, 10:03
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Deity
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Whats atrain about? A simcity type game where you build a rail line to Harlem, and get to hear jazz music as a reward?
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October 31, 2003, 10:06
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Hah! I remember this game. I still have the 3.5 inch install disks in my clost.
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November 2, 2003, 13:52
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Anyone need it, just send me a PM as I have my floppies still left with it. Yes, I have it and it's authentic.
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November 2, 2003, 17:29
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Ahhh good memories... A-train was the second PC game I bought. It's a shame I can't play it anymore because my computer is too fast and the graphics get ****ed up as well.
BTW, I don't know if anyone knows about it, but there's a sequel of this game, called A4 Networks IIRC. It has some additional features (buses, subways, real life cities etc) and smoother graphics, but it lacks the charm of the original A-train.
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