Next year, a large transport museum called Yumenova is opening in the Japanese theme park of Hirosawa City in the Ibaraki prefecture, and among its many attractions looks to be something truly unique: the opportunity to play the 1996 arcade train simulator Densha De Go! on one of its decommissioned trains (thanks @ted90909 for the spot!).
The Densha De Go! series, in case you're unaware, is a collection of simulation games (originally by Taito), which started in the arcades before being ported to countless computers and home consoles. Most of its games feature a specially designed control setup built to replicate the experience of maneuvering a real Japanese train and contain authentic train (and tram) routes that are based on actual Japanese services.
From the picture originally included in the tweets from @ted90909 and the Japanese user @amnet_official, it looks like visitors to the museum will be able to play Densha De Go! and its sequels (Densha De Go! 2 and Densha De Go! 3), while being situated inside the comfort of a real train carriage.
If you're into transport simulators, it seems like the perfect way to experience the game as well as a pretty cool way of incorporating games into a museum experience.
[source trafficnews.jp, via twitter.com]
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my nintendoest friend is enthusiastic about this series, and we play it sometimes on switch with the controller. really unique! i'm lucky to know him, on many levels. he's in japan right with his wife visiting her family, and i look forward to their return.
love your friends today, y'all.
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