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overview each go title contains actual train or tram routes based on real services in japan for the most part the user s task is to drive the train and adhere to a very exacting timetable including stopping at stations to within as little as 30 cm of a prescribed stopping point ideally within half a second of the scheduled arrival time while the specifics vary slightly between versions generally speaking along the way the user is expected to obey speed limits and other posted signs sound a warning for work parties along the track arrive at between station waypoints on time and perform similar tasks go varies from the train simulator series from ongakukan primarily in that while the ongakukan series uses video taken from cameras mounted to the front of real world trains for its graphics go titles rely upon computer drawn graphics the upside to the ongakukan approach is that the drivers view is video realistic upsides to the go approach include that the gameplay can be significantly smoother as the video based approach is only as smooth at slow speeds as the video frame rates allow and the gameplay can be more varied as the programmers can dynamically change weather time of day other traffic and similar effects neither series however can be accurately called a true train driving simulator as that is not their focus titles such as bve boso view express microsoft train simulator and trainz do a more faithful job of realistic train control and physics simulation however to simply call go a game and the others simulators would likewise be somewhat unfair as the titles simulate many other aspects of the railroad experience including fidelity to the outside world and station environment sounds traffic and signalling far more faithfully than programs which concentrate on the technical details of train driving as such go has gained as fans many railroad enthusiasts who would not be otherwise drawn to mere games go shinkansen ex was released for wii on march 1 2007 in japan the current state of the franchise the last major title in the series go final was so named to signal that this was to be the end of the line while still popular in an absolute numbers sense the series had lost the novelty of its heyday while development costs for individual titles continued to climb due to the extremely detailed virtual worlds that needed to be created however taito and ongakukan have recently released a few co produced titles for playstation 2 playstation portable and recently playstation 3 with the title railfan taito also divided the four routes in go final into separate titles and released them on the psp system these can be seen broadly as extensions of the ongakukan video based game legacy with elements of go user interface and gameplay development for video based titles it should be noted is significantly less than for go style drawn titles elements of the overall go user interface live on in other train driving games and simulators as well including in a third party extension to the bve trainsim series of games that attempts to add elements to the go final gameplay go controllers go type 2 controller being played with go final on playstation 2 a surprisingly large number of hardware train controllers were available for a number of platforms pc ps ps2 ws etc for which go was available this included versions that had buttons levers and pedals to suggest real world train controllers including traditional brake and throttle train controllers mascon type controllers single lever for throttle and brake shinkansen controllers and tram controllers ostensibly similar to the traditional brake and throttle style but with different styling one of the most extravagant controllers for the go series was the shinkansen controller which was released with the go shinkansen ex game for both pc and ps2 as well as for the wii version the shinkansen controller comes with a led screen display of speed and controls and a foot pedal to blow the horn the type 2 controller pictured right is recommended if you are playing many of the playstation 2 go releases unlike some of the other controllers the type 2 controller is compatible with most titles the type 2 controller reportedly works with railfan by connecting its usb lead into the playstation 3 versions there have been many versions of go some of which have quite similar sounding titles such as go pro go pro 2 go 2 3000 and go 2 versions of this game presented in rough chronological order include go for arcade ps1 pc wonderswan and game boy color this is the first in the series coverage san in main line sagano line keihin thoku line tkaid line jr kyoto line and yamanote line portions of each of these by the standard of later titles this game was very strict demanding that the user memorize routes this strictness was caused by the fidelity of the ps1 and pc versions to the arcade version where normal users it was generally hoped would not play for more than a few minutes per payment for economic reasons the windows port also includes the longer version of the sagano line from the ex version see below as well as an additional variation of the tkaid jr kyoto line go ex for arcade and sega saturn an additional route was added to the arcade version where a section of the sagano line that was skipped in the original is fully playable the go port for sega saturn was based on this version of the arcade original kisha de go for ps1 and pc kisha means steam locomotive this version allowed the user to drive steam locomotives the coverage included portions of the keihin thoku line shin etsu main line and ban etsu sai line much of this was taken from the original go and that which was not was done it seems somewhat hastily as the quality is not up to the standard of previous or subsequent routes using the same technology the controls were made slightly more complicated to reflect steam operation go 2 ksoku hen for arcade ps1 and pc coverage akita shinkansen hokuetsu express hokuhoku line keihin thoku line portions each the ps1 version also includes osaka loop line and kagoshima main line the overall trackage was significantly greater than in the original go however this game was likewise quite strict hacks were made available via the internet to the pc version to reduce the strictness by giving unlimited points the arcade version was also ported to neo geo pocket the ps1 version was also ported to wonderswan and game boy color go 2 ksoku hen 3000 for arcade dc and pc contains the same lines as go 2 ksoku hen arcade version as well as the ps1 version also includes osaka loop line and kagoshima main line the overall trackage was significantly greater than in the original go however this game was likewise quite strict hacks were made available via the internet to the pc version to reduce the strictness by giving unlimited points the arcade version was also ported to neo geo pocket the ps1 version was also ported to wonderswan and game boy color go 2 ksoku hen 3000 for arcade dc and pc contains the same lines as go 2 ksoku hen arcade version as well as u main line tazawako line tkaid main line jr kobe line and yamanote line the strictness of the previous versions was somewhat relaxed through a number of features including the addition of a panel at right which allowed the user to see a map of the upcoming track segment including speed limits which greatly reduced the amount of memorization go 64 for nintendo 64 basically the same as go ksoku hen 3000 but with a different name for n64 and uses the voice recognition unit go professional for ps1 and pc same lines as go and go 2 ksoku hen as well as some kant area portions of the tkaid line featured some further strictness relaxation the overall relaxation of strictness in the game as time went on reflected taito s shift in emphasis from arcade to home play versions go nagoya railroad for ps1 and pc featured railways belonging to the nagoya meitetsu private railway company coverage meitetsu nagoya line meitetsu inuyama line meitetsu minomachi line and meitetsu monkey park monorail line this was the first version to feature a monorail this version also featured a meitetsu hybrid light rail route which ran both on regular train lines and as a sort of urban tram on special lanes in city streets part of the gameplay of this required the user to stop for regular traffic signals and avoid car traffic this was the go player s first opportunity to drive a vehicle much lighter and thus shorter stopping distance than standard trains in this version the driver must sound the horn before beginning to accelerate out of a station this is unique to this title it is not know if this reflects or reflected meitetsu operational practice the gameplay physics and strictness of this version were all somewhat relaxed compared to previous versions go 3 tskin hen for arcade and ps2 coverage sasaguri line kagoshima main line sany main line jr kobe line san in main line ch main line and ch sbu line was the first version to use a new semi 3d graphics engine this engine however was not used in subsequent titles this gives this title a rather distinct look compared to other titles while previous versions of the game allowed for the same route to be run for example during day or night this was the first version in which the user could see the time of day dynamically changing as the ride progressed the overall feel of this title is unique for the series timetable restrictions for example are fairly relaxed and the user had