Microsoft Train Simulator

Plastic Bari

Anybody have this game? Whats the latest version? Worth a buy?

Seeker

I saw Bus Simulator in Game yesterday. Couldn't help laughing.

MooseJam

they were developing a new one along with a new version of flight sim but microsoft scrapped the department that made them - no new flight sim or train sim !

MooseJam

Plastic Bari

Garbage truck thats deadly must have a go off it!!!:)

pablomakaveli

Me and my buddy were looking at all the simulator games on the internet once and there are all loads of bizarre ones like crane simulator and bulldozer simulator. They all seemed to be made in germany as well (or for germans anyway).

Jimbo

What next?

A golf simulator?

giggsy664

Jimbo wrote: »

What next?

A golf simulator?

Hhhmmm... I'm going to patent a world war 2 simulator game!!!! I'm rich!!!

CutzEr

Jimbo wrote: »

What next?

A golf simulator?

Man, I know!

In a few years, everyone will be playing football simulators aswell :rolleyes:

Kevster

I've always thought about what a 'life' simulator game would be like. It'd obviously be a huge game - first and foremost - and would basically go on forever until you die (in the game). You could accelerate through the years if you like and have the game 'decide' what happens in your life based on various settings you choose. Of course, you could also just take it day by day, hour by hour, etc; and form friendships, create enemies, screw people (in bothe senses), etc.

Kevin

Overheal

Miscrosoft Birdfeeder! Pick feed! Wait for days! Never see ANYTHING!!!



Actually we got some feeders set up and now all sorts of bluejays and cardinals and doves and hummingbirds have come around ever since.

liamygunner29

I've always thought about what a 'life' simulator game would be like. It'd obviously be a huge game - first and foremost - and would basically go on forever until you die (in the game). You could accelerate through the years if you like and have the game 'decide' what happens in your life based on various settings you choose. Of course, you could also just take it day by day, hour by hour, etc; and form friendships, create enemies, screw people (in bothe senses), etc.

Dude I don't know how to tell you this.............

PogMoThoin

Polar101

So is this one of those places where clicking a mouse button to hear a SNAP sound is considered cool and grown up, and big steel machinery childish?

ynotdu

I am not into p.c,x-box games etc,so excuse me if this is ancient news:)

You are all talking about paying for simulators,just wondering do ya,ll know about the free flight simulator in google Earth?

Google Earth is available free from the google pack,if this is new or news to you please be careful if you go to the google pack homepage as you have to untick the software you dont want or it will install.

If using XP google updater will install automaticly,if using Vista you will have to allow it,its needed to download google Earth,these guys from google are software nuts and origionally built flight simulator into g earth more or less for their own fun.It was meant to be a cheat at first but is widely known now.

once g earth is installed and you have the programme running you need to press ctrl+alt+a at the same time,suddenly you are the pilot of either a propellor plane or if you prefer an F-16 fighter jet!
To learn how to fly either you will need to search google earth flight simulator,it is mainly keyboard controlled but a games nut I know mastered it in 90 minuates:)
It really is worth a try if you are into gaming!

Darwin

Plastic Bari wrote: »

Anybody have this game? Whats the latest version? Worth a buy?

Getting back on topic, I have this game - bought it about 8 years ago. It's not as boring as it sounds! There are some interesting puzzle elements to the game, for example, sorting railroad cars in a train yard with a limited amount of track available. I thought the graphics were great at the time, but they have probably aged a bit now. There was never an official sequel, but there are plenty of add-on packs and free content to keep you going.

MooseJam

trainz is probably a better bet - there was a new one out in feb 2009 , it's available on steam

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=trainz

Plastic Bari

I started playing the first one yesterday its good for the time it was released!!!

evercloserunion

Does anyone know if this game is still readily available in shops? I wouldn't mind trying it out. What price am I looking at here?

i could run over to Game and look myself but it's raining

MooseJam

As far as I know the only rail sim Game have at the moment is EA's Rail Simulator at 14.99, I bought it but haven't tried it yet, got it about a month ago so they may have got another one in, they didn't have the MS one, though they used to sell it last year for 7.99

PogMoThoin

Wow, this is just taking the piss completely
http://www.aerosoft.com/cgi-local/re/iboshop.cgi?showd,,D10963

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA6HOu0fUl0

bandit197

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Wow, this is just taking the piss completely
http://www.aerosoft.com/cgi-local/re/iboshop.cgi?showd,,D10963

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA6HOu0fUl0

If it doesn't come with a 93 ISUZU Trooper its not a real farming sim

PogMoThoin

bandit197 wrote: »

If it doesn't come with a 93 ISUZU Trooper its not a real farming sim

The Gold Edition comes with an odd coloured Toyota Carina II wing and bonnet