3D Ultra Lionel Traintown is a 1999 third-person

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game by

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under the casual game brand Sierra Attractions, licensed by

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. It consists of train layouts, some of which the player can edit. The locomotives include a

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switcher, an

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F3A diesel locomotive (usually used to pull passenger trains), a 2-8-0 steam locomotive, and a 1950s passenger railcar. An enhanced version, titled ''3D Ultra Lionel Traintown Deluxe'', was released the following year.

Gameplay

There are six difficulties, known as job rosters. Each difficulty has 11 jobs, then unlocking a twelfth. Most jobs are based on picking up and delivering loads via freight and passenger cars. Other jobs involve moving

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ed freight cars to make valid addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division equations at

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through

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difficulty levels. There are memory-matching,

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, hangman,

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, and anagram scramble jobs with set time limits. The game has seven different play environments including a desert, the arctic, a living room, and the moon.

Reception

''3D Ultra Lionel Traintown'' won " Computer Family Entertainment Title of the Year" from the

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at the

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References

3D Ultra Lionel TrainTown by Sierra Attractions. Reviewed by Christine & Mike Messersmith

* PC Player (Germany) review {{DEFAULTSORT:3d Ultra Lionel Traintown Sierra Entertainment games 1999 video games Windows-only games Windows games Railroad games Lionel, LLC Video games scored by Christopher Stevens Dynamix games Video games developed in the United States

Gameplay

Reception

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