Simulators & Games

Simulators are fast becoming a pastime in its own right, whether thats flying any sort of aircraft or operating a locomotove on familar lines. As from the year 2008, we took on a small part of the vast range of Train Simulators at the request of those asking for these simulators, because the high street 'game' shops and the like are full of combat, football and car racing games yet nothing for the transport enthusiast with regard to Road, Rail & Air. As for our stock these simulators and add-ons cover Steam, Diesel, & Electric traction.. Routes offered are not only UK based, have a variety of themes & scenes.

Since our first exhibition with these to hand, we now cater for Train Simulators both online here and at events attended, based initially on the original Microsoft Train Simulator, released in 2001 which itself can work with probably every PC thats running these days, although ideally running XP, and for those on Vista it will run in administrator & compatability mode set for XP.

Originally thought to be due late 2008 or sometime 2009, the long awaited replacement & upgrade has now been shelved for the forseeable future as Microsoft have dispensed with the sofware team responsible for the 2008 released Flight Simulator. As this Train Simulator replacement is at an unknown stage, programmers were still writing new add-ons for the original 2001 MSTS. There is plenty to interest players and to choose from in themes, motive power, scenery and country base, with enthusiast programmer support with downloads on the internet, often for free, so why wonder what the long term future is!

For those who have the Simulator already, buying an add on is simple, & providing your PC can cope with the specifications required you should have no reason to buy & play. Feedback by way of a review would be very appreciated. Newcommers to this 'game' should just understand that the Microsoft Simulator is a game in itself, although by its limted functions and for the UK scene, its 2001 base means the add-ons give the program its wide playability against the stand-alone games.

As an understanding of the add-ons, just imagine the Microsoft game is a standard Chess Set & familiar pieces, with the add-ons enabling the pieces to be whatever you want them to be, gouls & goblins, or robot like if you follow the parody. The add-ons edit and add to the players visual experience and interface with the themes based on the one original simulator.

Listing new products on this online catalogue does take considerable time, taken from the various publishers available catalogues, so do drop us a line if there is one you would like and not listed, where we will send you either a paper or an emailed list of titles. Have fun!