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'' 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 ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' 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. ''

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'', also of Germany, gave the gave a total score of 10 out of 12. French magazine ''

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'' gave the game a score of 88%. Finnish magazine ''

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'' gave the game a score of 93 out of 100.

Reviews

* ''PC Games'' (Germany) - Aug, 1993 *''PC Joker''

References

External links

* (archived) * 1993 video games DOS games MicroProse games NEC PC-9801 games Railroad business simulation video games Single-player video games Top-down video games Video game remakes Video games developed in the United States Video games scored by Jeff Briggs {{video-game-stub