''Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon Deluxe'' is part of the ''
Railroad Tycoon
''Railroad Tycoon'' is a business simulation game series. There are five games in the series; the original ''Railroad Tycoon (video game), Railroad Tycoon'' (1990), ''Railroad Tycoon Deluxe'' (1993), ''Railroad Tycoon II'' (1998), ''Railroad Ty ...
'' series, and was released in 1993.
Gameplay
The deluxe version of ''Railroad Tycoon'' adds VGA graphics and new continents South America and Africa, and 11 new trains.
It also adds new historical periods: two more for the Eastern and Western United States, and one more for Europe.
It takes into account drastically falling stock prices to improve the depth of the economic model.
Train Bandits were included in the North American scenarios, which attempt to prey on mail cargoes.
Reception
''Computer Gaming World'' in 1993 stated that "''Railroad Tycoon Deluxe'' enhances an already classic game in ways that veteran players will appreciate and novice players will adore. It is a strategy game par excellence, one that can be enjoyed even by those not enamored by railroads".
Paul C. Schuytema for ''
Compute!
''Compute!'' (), often stylized as ''COMPUTE!'', was an American home computer magazine that was published from 1979 to 1994. Its origins can be traced to 1978 in Len Lindsay's ''PET Gazette'', one of the first magazines for the Commodore PET ...
'' said "Railroad Tycoon Deluxe basically puts a pretty face on an otherwise solid game
..if you never played the original, this is one rail line you'll want to hop aboard."
Paul Lakin for ''
PC Zone'' said "''Railroad Tycoon'' is one of the must buy games, so if it is still not in your collection, then ''Railroad Tycoon Deluxe'' ought to be on your shopping list."
''
PC Player'' of Germany gave the game a score of 92 out of 100. ''
Aktueller Software Markt
''Aktueller Software Markt'' (literally ''Current Software Market''), commonly known by its acronym, ''ASM'', was a German multi-platform video game magazine that was published by Tronic-Verlag from 1986 until 1995. It was one of the first magazine ...
'', also of Germany, gave the gave a total score of 10 out of 12. French magazine ''
Tilt
Tilt may refer to:
Music
* Tilt (American band), a punk rock group, formed in 1992
* Tilt (British band), an electronic music group, formed in 1993
* Tilt (Polish band), a rock band, formed in 1979
Albums
* ''Tilt'' (Cozy Powell album), 1981
* ...
'' gave the game a score of 88%. Finnish magazine ''
Pelit
''Pelit'' ("Games") is a Finnish video games magazine published in Helsinki, Finland.
History
''Pelit'' dates back to 1987, as an annual extra games-only issue of '' MikroBitti'' and '' C-lehti''. Another annual issue was published in 1988, and in ...
'' gave the game a score of 93 out of 100.
Reviews
*
''PC Games'' (Germany) - Aug, 1993
*''PC Joker''
References
1993 video games
DOS games
NEC PC-9801 games
Railroad business simulation video games
Top-down video games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games scored by Jeff Briggs
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