A Deep Dive Into Trains in Video Games: The Most Underrated Feature

Today I'm doing an analysis of the various ways that Choo Choo Trains are used in Video Games
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Thanks again to Koramora for helping with Animal Crossing knowledge:
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:52 Part I: What is a Train
2:32 Part II: Video Games Trains
2:45 Train Sim Games
3:23 Train as Puzzle
3:56 Train as Transportation
4:59 Train as Chaos
6:26 Train as Demon
8:35 Train v Train Combat
9:28 Train Game of the Year
11:24 Train as Obstacle
11:45 Train as Movement
12:39 Train as Dynamicism
13:56 Train as Comfort
16:07 Train as Isolation
16:58 Train as Being Cool
17:35 Add Trains to Quirky Qualities List
17:57 Some People Do Not Like Trains
18:22 Honorary Train Levels
19:50 Mine Cart Levels
20:40 Rollorcoaster Levels
22:35 Thesis to This Whole Video
23:41 Outro
Music Used:
Opening ~ Bombing Mission - Final Fantasy VII OST
Opening ~ Bombing Mission - Distant Worlds
Thang Get - Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion OST
Shark Bytes - Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion OST
Tokyo Summer - Persona 5 OST
Maybe I'm a Lion (FFVIII) - The Black Mages
Phantom Forest (FFVI) - Distant Worlds IV
Rest in Peace (Game Over) - Final Fantasy VI OST
Eva 1.11 Decisive Banger
Zelda 25th Anniversary Opening Medley (Spirit Tracks section)
Heat Up - Danganronpa OST
Gas Gas Gas - Manuel
Super Bell Subway from Mario Kart 8 covered by J-Music Ensemble: • "Super Bell Subway (Un...
Kalimari Desert - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe OST
Everywhere You Look (Cover) from Full House
Riders of the Light (3rd-Climax Mix) Crazy GT Solo Version - Bayonetta 3 OST
Gas Pedal - Sage The gemini
Boarding the Train - Animal Crossing GCN OST
Animal Crossing GCN Theme Song
2PM - Animal Crossing GCN OST
Dire Dire Docks - Super Mario 64 OST
Subway Boss - Pokemon Black and White OST
A song from Umurangi Generation that I cannot find the title of, but listen to the whole soundtrack, it's really good
Opening - Super Smash Bros Melee
Main Theme - Super Smash Bros Brawl
CityPop - Laundry - Snakeybus OST
Puppet Ganon Snake Form - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker OST
Counterattack - Shadow of the Colossus OST
Quest Clear - Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate OST
Will Power - Persona 5 OST
Wario 's Gold Mine - Mario Kart 8 OST
Amusement Park Theme - Nier Automata OST
Rays of Light | Ruined City Theme
A Beautiful Song - Nier Automata OST
Grandma (Destruction) - Nier Automata OST
Rock Me To The Top - Dusty
Tied To Tomorrow - God Eater 3 OST
Price - Persona 5 but I'm trying to play the bass part but my mic is scuffed

[@CaptainAstronaut]

Please ignore my Twig Arms in this video, I'm currently training for my first Full Marathon, so Leg Day & Cardio get priority over everything else lol Anyways, Thanks for Watching & if you haven't already, don't forget to Subscribe!!

[@gentlekef8653]

Lol get em champ!

[@Octorocker743]

Good luck on the marathon Capn!

[@jedisalsohere]

don't eat any ice cream, you don't want to shit yourself in the middle of the run

[@Glory2Snowstar]

TRAINing you say??????

[@melteddali8000]

Best of luck hope you do well!

[@VaskoGames]

I would gladly finance another Koramora segment in your next video, we should get her on a boat or something

[@20000dino]

Everything but a hydroplane. Her many trips to mystery islands have left her traumatized.

[@Fanican]

Drift her off to sea

[@irwegwert]

I actually really like the train segment of Color Splash. It's a multi-level mission to escort this train to get repaired (which you thankfully don't have to finance), help the passengers off at their next stop, and then take it back after it gets hijacked. There's a lot of great moments, like how, if you go to the passenger car while fixing up the train, you get into a battle where all of the passengers yell at you. Shoutout to that one Toad whose wife left him.

[@thehyperstar123]

Heck yeah, that was EASILY the best chapter in the game. SUPER fun and charming.

[@randoncourter4923]

It led to the iconic video DEATH BY TOADS

[@questionmarkquestionmarkques]

@@thehyperstar123 idk id say the violet chapter (pirate) was just as good

[@PetikG]

Trains are the self driving cars we actually need.

[@ThatOneFriendoneoneseven]

I liked how Paper Mario Color Splash did trains, where you see the train early on, it becomes an important set piece later on with you following it from place to place, before ridding on it yourself at the chapters climax

[@GeneralDragon011]

It even has a good name. The Sunset Express.

[@SimplySuperior]

Train Chapter in TTYD is still one of the best Chapters in every RPG

[@thewindofsuicune]

It has one of the best tracks in the game but I think I hallucinated it because it’s not in the OST.

[@wariot707]

​@@thewindofsuicune tracks, was that a train pun?

[@BananaReidy]

Love that chapter

[@DKQuagmire]

I don't know why, but on every playthrough of TTYD. when i get to the train level, I ALWAYS read through the ghosts diary. And when asked, by the ghost, if I read the diary, I always deny it. But the ghost somehow knows, and insta-kills me, and i'm like... well fuck. when did I last save the game... ROFL!

[@andymcclurg9916]

Train counter: 206 0:32 0:38 0:46 0:56 (2 for 1) 1:11 1:36 1:39 1:52 1:54 1:56 1:57 2:02 (2 in close proximity) 2:04 2:07 2:16 2:19 2:33 2:43 2:45 2:49 2:51 2:53 2:54 2:56 2:59 3:01 3:03 3:10 3:19 3:24 3:26 (3 for 1) 3:36 3:38 3:46 3:49 3:55 3:58 4:16 4:24 4:38 4:46 4:54 4:57 5:00 5:11 5:28 5:30 5:51 6:01 6:07 6:13 6:16 6:22 6:32 6:39 6:42 6:50 (Missed Mugen Train mention) 7:05 7:07 7:17 7:23 7:27 7:37 7:43 7:49 7:53 8:02 8:09 8:12 8:17 8:51 9:10 9:16 9:19 9:26 (Train V Train) 9:28 (Train Game x 3) 9:46 9:52 (2 in one) 10:07 10:12 10:20 (2 in one) 10:30 (7 omg) 11:03 11:08 11:10 (2) 11:26 11:30 11:40 (3) 11:46 11:50 11:53 11:55 12:04 12:19 12:23 12:29 12:31 12:34 12:40 12:44 12:55 (2) 13:16 13:20 13:29 13:34 13:36 (2) 13:56 14:00 14:05 14:23 14:36 15:10 15:18 15:20 15:30 15:33 15:37 15:51 16:07 16:18 16:21 16:37 16:45 16:51 16:52 16:57 17:01 Based Unova 17:28 17:54 17:57 18:02 18:05 18:07 18:20 18:23 18:25 18:27 18:33 18:45 19:00 19:19 19:43 19:49 19:52 20:06 20:17 20:35 20:43 20:45 21:30 Merciful Train -less Intermission 22:22 22:30 22:43 22:48 22:53 22:58 23:06 23:14 23:25 23:31 23:34 23:36 (5 in one 23:46

[@Jessica_Schweser]

Unova has the best trains

[@cyankoopa8111]

Thank you kind stranger

[@zacharynovak2180]

Great video as always, but I can’t believe there was no mention of trains in logistics games! Factorio, TTD, satisfactory, all have great uses of trains that serve as both puzzle solving and moving things from one place to another efficiently and also give me headaches when I try to design junctions. They often lead to a benefit in your finances.

[@AnotherDuck]

Yeah, it's a partially train-focused genre, so missing that is a blunder. It's not just the fan myopic, "You missed my favourite game!" but missing an entire genre. The Sim City part is similar, but not it. (Open)TTD, Simutrans, Railroad Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, etc. are all games worthy of mention. Factorio and Satisfactory are less focused on it, but it's still a major part of gameplay.

[@zacharynovak2180]

@@AnotherDuck I’d say trains are a MAJOR part of factorio unless you’re playing with specific settings. The game is designed so that trains are the most efficient long haul transportation system by far. And since resources spawn farther and farther out, you basically need to use them. I agree with that on Satisfactory though.

[@AnotherDuck]

@@zacharynovak2180 That's what I said. They're a major part of the gameplay, but not as much as in games all about train transports like the ones I mentioned.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

@@zacharynovak2180 I would like to put Steam World Build on the list. There the train is the central focal point of the building process. Every building has to be connected to the train station in order to function, repairing the train station is the final need your citizens require before leveling up to tier 2 and the train station serves as your trading post for ressources and building modifications.

[@roadblockk363]

Well, at least this allows the possibility of "...part 2"

[@draco2351]

I’ll never forget playing through Spirit Tracks. My first Zelda game, it kind of make me wish more of the games had that sense of exhilarating pace when you’re on a train. Also trains stonks go crazy.

[@Marshall.R]

One thing I'll mention about the Mario Kart segment is that on tracks like Toad Harbor and Super Bell Subway, the trains can be a simple but very effective way of providing a cycle based obstacle that can change your lines and driving tech depending on when you reach a certain section, making actual races even more dynamic and adding some much needed variety to time trial runs.

[@CiromBreeze]

Also one thing I love about Spirit Tracks? It's not that the music is in time with the train sounds, but rather the other way around - the train chugs in time with the music, and depending on your current speed, it'll do so in different ways! finance

[@papercraftcynder5430]

I remember playing Spirit Tracks for the second time and I had an armored demon train coming at me from the front and a blue demon train coming at me from behind. I thought I was doomed, and it was then I found out that shooting bombs can slow down the armored trains and turn the blue trains around. I managed to escape while keeping the passenger happy and it felt awesome.

[@Xenowolf8]

I like how the beginning of Wonderful 101 utilizes a train in a similar manner to FF7. I especially like the part where you launch the train into the air and punch it into the ocean, sets up for what the rest of the game is like perfectly. Finance

[@zegop5736]

Not to mention they bring it back for the final level to do a come whole full circle moment

[@cherrysalmon5108]

spirit tracks is the game that made me appreciate trains. it literally has a choo choo button! can’t get better than that!

[@YaBoiDoi]

No amount of determination would make me create a train suit for a video. Props to you man. Love the video.

[@malicekerendu3574]

Every day I think of astral chain. If platinum games knows anything about *finances* they should make a sequel that finishes the story and adds twice the amount of trains.

[@plague8046]

Spirit Tracks being acknowledged in 2023!?! You’re so real for the thumbnail dude.

[@iambecomegameend2972]

I really liked the train in Spirit Tracks. I think I liked it a bit more than the boat in Wind Waker since you drive people and cargo around the country. Might need to play that again lol. Would gladly finance a sequel or remaster.

[@cryguy0000]

I really liked Zelda Spirit Tracks as a kid. Piloting a train through Hyrule was just really fun, and the music was great

[@n00dl3gal]

I love the train in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. Opulent and full of its own secrets. I would love to FINANCE a trip on it

[@hypersonic223]

I like how part one is “What is a Train” 😂

[@briangruenewald7536]

🎵 “Daddy, what’s a train? Is it something I can ride? Does it carry lots of grownup folks And little kids inside? “Is it bigger than our house?” Well, how can I explain When my little boy asks me “Daddy, what’s a train?” 🎵

[@be_rad_]

One of my favorites was jedi fallen order. Had an early train level where it was the murder mystery but you were the "bad guy" aka jedi that the empire was looking for. Was a cool stealth plus combat level moving from cart to cart and you even got on top a few times too

[@MelissaLouie]

I love riding the train in Yokai Watch 2 to get to places, it replicates very closely the experience of riding the rails in Japan with the train announcements and all. And it's Japan, so the cost is quite cheap, meaning you don't drain your finances and can save all your hard-earned yen for other stuff.

[@matthewmcmullan4832]

that game is soooo underrated.

[@finleylaz7942]

Great video! My favorite train game is probably Subway Midnight. It's about a haunted subway where you help the ghosts be happy.

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

I'm glad someone else mentioned it so I didn't have to look up what it was called again, ha ha. Definitely worth the recommendation.

[@sara-ms1pr]

"HETERONETTA" fucking killed me. and my desire to play bayo 3

[@derpycows671]

Holy cow, I never realized just how many trains there are in video games. You've convinced me. Everything is better with a train.

[@jenniesmith4705]

I don't think I laughed this hard at a video essay, like ever, and learned how much I wanted more trains in games lol great video

[@SilentMeteorite]

I want an Animal Crossing spin off that's just the normal gameplay, but on a train instead of a town. Paper Mario TTYD made me a train girl through and through

[@briangruenewald7536]

That. Would. Be. Amazing!!!

[@Kuhmuhnistische_Partei]

Maybe it's a train with two-story sections and every sections has something cool including villager´homes in the upper story while the lower story is mostly to get from A to B but every section still has an own theme and some interesting things for you to explore. And you can also explore a bunch of different stations and whatnot.

[@niraqw5908]

Animal Crossing: Snowpiercer

[@viggo813]

My favorite train has to be the one in Hat In Time, all hail the Conductor!

[@derrinerrow4369]

I really loved both Owl Express levels, the stealth mission that is "Murder on the Owl Express" was a fun change of pace. and Train Rush is one of my favorite "mad dash to the exit" type of levels in gaming.

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

Wario Land (games that are all about Wario getting a boost to his *finance)* usually has a nice train level in there. Now I haven't played Wario Land Shake it myself, but the music for the Wreck Train and Derailed Express are banging. Also I was pleasantly surprised seeing a Swiss SBB-train and Tom Scott in there, so bonus points for those, Mr. Spaceman.

[@autismandgaming4532]

What is this alien *Shake it* Concept you speak of? I am European and therefore only aware of Wario Land: The Shake Dimension

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

@@autismandgaming4532 Ironically, I am European as well.

[@autismandgaming4532]

Shoutouts to the Trains in Kirby Planet Robobot; Truly some of the Trains of all time

[@Gulliblepikmin]

As a train fan, I love trains in video games.

[@ThatT-guy9405]

As a yo kai watch fan, the trains are either a blessing or a curse.

[@Jrpg_guy]

The pains of a train pass....... or the golden train.

[@stephenvianna8736]

I didn't think I was going to like Spirit Tracks as much as Phantom Hourglass but the finance train made it better. I watched the intro again and again.

[@magentasky234]

My favourite instances of trains in videogames: Pokémon BW/B2W2, Battle Subway: You do Pokémon battles ON TRAINS Dragon Quest 9- You fix up a flying train called The Starflight Express and she fly from the Observatory to the Realm of the Almighty. You eventually talk to her owner, Fygg, and get to control her freely. Dragon Quest Treasures: Erik and Mia come across an sky island and meet Mr Euston, a train conductor who wants to restore his train stations. You both decide to help him and he les you use his building as a base so you can become a treasure gang. You use thr train to transport to and from areas, you spend a lot of the game restoring the train stations, and you use the trains to get your second party to go on trips for items. Go Vacation, Mountain Resort- There is a train that goes all the way around the resort, which can be ridden on amd you can look at the scenery outside. There is a mission where you need to walk around the entire track without derailing (haha). You can bypass walking by tricking on top of the train or even jumping on top of the train with your horse, yes, a horse.

[@adriankudsieh4892]

Mans found the benifit in finances when it comes to engagement. Especially in the outro I just really like hearing the base.

[@ole1925]

The thing i'm missing in this video is trains as a base. A well designed train base can combine utility and comfort really well, like for example the train in metro exodus. You dont have a stationary base, so the train needs to step in as one. The same goes for the train in choo choo charles, its the only place of comfort, and driving away from a dangerous encounter in any game feels like a head first dive into a safe space.

[@conductor4861]

Surprised the Bravely Default train summon wasn't mentioned with the "demon trains" or other train summons, but also surprised to learn how many demon trains exist! Those don't seem like the most financially sound concept for a train to me :)

[@MythicalPhoenixHeart]

Thank you for mentioning the summon from Bravely Default and Second I was wondering if I missed something when he mentioned train summons.

[@Nen_niN]

Based, based. I also love the trains in Factorio. High-speed long-distance logistics that also presents exactly the right amount of workplaxe hazard to be extremely funny occasionally.

[@numbraele6569]

I was not expecting the "Heteronetta" but I loved 13:36

[@kpwu]

my favourite trains : yukari's lost line in touhou 7.5 : a special move that just rams your oponent with a train the green train from mother 3 : yeah this one's good that one ghost(?) train at the end of Leo's route in the echo visual novel : its never really explained but thats fine bc this one has furries

[@plushdragonteddy]

22:08 i love that a not insignificant portion of this video about trains is dedicated to someone in a train costume just waving their arms to non-train music, only to bring it all back around with a "got off track" pun. this whole video is gold. gotta love finance.

[@worldsworstletsplay]

As chaotic as this video was, I completely agree! Thank you for drawing more attention to trains in games!

[@painuchiha2694]

I love trains in video games Choo choo! Such an underrated feature

[@dialaskisel5929]

Wow, this video shows a lot of improvement on your format. You must have really had to... Train hard for it!

[@hatsudopia5085]

You make something that should be boring very entertaining. That's a talent

[@tomas_crusader1756]

this video was like a revelation for me, moving on airship levels or any kind of lvls that you invade a base floating in the air are super cool

[@kellofqueers]

I got such incredible whiplash from hearing the Thang Obtained them cuz that is my alarm in the morning lmao

[@pwojo9776]

My favorite video game train was the one in Fallout 3. The one where how they got it to work was making the train a hat and having the hidden npc beneath it run really fast.

[@koi3755]

Metro Exodus also prominently features a train, called the Aurora. Functionally, it's a safe zone where you can chat with various members of your (and to swap out, modify and maintain your various equipment). But it's also the beating heart of the story. You see it expand throughout the course of the game. It was only the locomotive at first, but then you get a passenger car, a small trolley for scouting, a fuel car, etc,...Bit by bit, the train becomes your home, an oasis in the desert, a symbol of hope in a desolate wasteland even though the train itself is so cramped you barely have room to navigate (which i think really adds to immersion). There's so much more to this, the Aurora is its own character honestly.

[@anasquintern]

this video is perfect! one of my favorite train appearances in video games is in Alice: Madness Returns, where the source of Alice's madness is the Infernal Train, a train that runs rampant throughout wonderland and that is the cause of its corruption. the train looks like a huge cathedral and it is beautiful.

[@plushdragonteddy]

thank u for this comment, i just looked it up and i am so glad to have seen this train now, it's GORGEOUS

[@Neoxon619]

I'm surprised you never did a train video already given how much you like them. And I don't have much of an opinion on finances since I don't have a ton of cash. As for my favorite train level, it's probably Mirage Saloon Act 1 in Sonic Mania. And is it weird that I only learned of Subway Surfers because of Phillyonmars?

[@leont9716]

Lost planet 2, has a massive train battle, were you load, aim, and fire a giant cannon in to a sand worm.

[@jurtheorc8117]

One of my favourite games, Kya: Dark Lineage, has a pretty awesome way of utilizing a train/cargo monorail for platforming, mixed with an earlier platforming element. You see, there's parts in Kya where you can jump on the back of a vaguely raptor-ish creature called a Jamgut. There's two varieties, one that has the power to jump good, and one that can run very fast. If you press and hold a certain button, Kya will stand on the back of the Jamgut, which can be done either when it's standing still or when it's already running. When already running, the Jamgut will keep on running in a straight line. And if you jump onto a platform that moves *parallel* to the Jamgut, the Jamgut keeps pace with you! You can see where this is going. Initially, this mechanic is introduced in a very simple way, with only a moving crate on a monorail that you have to jump onto from the Jamgut's back as it is running, to then open the gate from the other side and retrieve the guy. Later on, in the Quarry level, this gets upped with the Royal Jamgut variant (the one that runs well) , a monorail train, and a big grinder device that chases you. So you have to keep pace with the train and stay ahead of the grinder vehicle, while dodging certain obstacles at some points. And when you get to the train, you have to open up the backmost cart by hitting a target with the boomerang weapon, jump onto the cart, clear out the enemies within and stand on a button that opens up the next cart. And then you jump back onto the Jamgut to run ahead to said next cart, clear out the enemies and unlock the cart after that, and that's done two or so times-- culminating in taking control of the driver's cabin to get to the next area. Kya's not perfect, but in terms of platforming challenges and... setpieces, i guess, that part has stuck out to me the most to this day.

[@spaghetti8044]

I respect how Captain Astronaut talks about whatever the frick he wants on youtube

[@GrandmaHasDied]

I really wish I had a clip of 18:19 on hand back when Spirit Tracks came out. Would have been the perfect thing to send to all my so-called high school friends that said trains were lame!

[@lincolnbeckett8791]

21:23 Me too! Love how even when im not playing this game I can't escape it 😅

[@MistyShnekin]

I a d o r e the structure of this video I’ve never had so much fun watching a video essay while also feeling extremely well informed. Would finance a video game project committed to exemplifying the various qualities of train inclusion went over in this video. (It also helps that I love several of the games brought up in the video- like I was on board (lol) but that definitely helped keep my attention)

[@soccrchik]

This is basically the best KZbin video I've ever seen.

[@azenar1894]

There's a few notable train levels/trains in games that you didn't mention. The Mega Man Zero series had 2 train levels one in the first game where you fight the train core and one in the second game where you have to destroy the supplies being sent to the bad guys and then for the boss the perspective changes from the side of the train to the front of the train where you fight Panther Flauclaws on top of 2 trains. Metroid Prime 3 is the best of the trilogy because you get to escort the Demolition Troopers through a train station/tunnel on the Space Pirate Homeworld, you can make the Space Pirates get ran over by the trains, Metroid Dread let's you see Samus Ride trains like she's going to her 9-5. Gears of War series has a few train levels too. You didn't even mention Trains in fighting games Third Strike has the subway station and Mortal Kombat 3 and 9 have the underground train station that you can do fatalities on, we've had a car and a tank as playable characters in fight games so I think they should do a train next

[@elliotmurray7463]

This was a really fun video. Enjoyed it a lot thanks for making.

[@hpk008]

The train in Cuphead is one of the hardest bosses I fought

[@thepuppiesinpink]

So I work for rail labor unions and I wasn’t prepared for Mr. Spaceman to have a better understanding of rail policy and safety requirements than the news…

[@RapidProbably]

A hat in time has a lot of trains there’s a murder mystery train and jumping between train carts with conductor. The DLC has cats and more importantly cat train subways.

[@Rehehehe780]

Spirit tracks is the best train game because it is the first train game I played

[@Hypert0nic]

Saying MARTA “doesn’t work too good” is an understatement… Atlanta should really look into financing better destinations.

[@kermitsudoku6446]

i‘ve never realized how many trains existed in games. im glad you pointed it out

[@zobirismage2813]

I love playing P5 Price on clarinet! Hopefully my job will finance a selmer model so I can play Price even better Also my fav train is Mirage Saloon Act 1 in Sonic Mania

[@thomasw1371]

My favorite train is the training arc protagonists go through before fighting the final boss (aka the JRPG grind) Plus it really helps their finances

[@Taxafolia]

These videos are awesome and super friggin hilarious

[@konjus]

Mr. Spaceman this has gotta be one of your best vids. Thanks!!!

[@robertdrisdelle]

this is a real good one Capt!

[@robertdrisdelle]

train vs hetero

[@frozone-yeah]

I see that you have failed to mention another game that was primarily train focused. Metro Exodus. Not only does it have a name of a train in the game title itself, but the main focus has involved a train. It is called the Aurora, an articulated steam locomotive and that is the main base of operations throughout the game. This can take up a lot of the categories you have in this video, "train v. train combat, train as comfort, train as transportation, train as dynamic, train as movement, and train as being cool" It is so involved in the game that it almost feels like another main character along the journey throughout the game, that is how involved it is. It has been rumored that the next Metro game will start out on the Aurora as well since it has been said that the player will wake up in their main base of operations. And that feels like the train to me. I quite enjoyed this video regardless. When it comes to games, I treat trains essentially as Steel Dragons because they not only also breathe fire and put out the heat, but they are a rarer occurrence in the mainstream gaming world but are slowly "picking up steam" and becoming more and more utilized in games just like dragons themselves which I also love in games, as well as dinosaurs but that is a story for another day.

[@iexistheree]

I started salivating as soon at I saw octo expansion

[@BlaxxShadow]

As a TraIn enthusiast I give this video my completely not useless endorsement and recommend all game developers consider putting trains in their games.

[@Myrope]

Trains can transport some fine aunts! I love your videos and your aura in them! Very fun and contagious energy you have, Cap.

[@billys8476]

This is the best video on Video Game train's I have ever watched

[@mr.8056]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who loves trains, especially trains in games.

[@0ctopusComp1etely]

It takes a real fine specimen of CHAD to pull off the ever-elusive "Train-ing Suit"... but my eyes have been blessed this day.

[@PapaWolfDogZeus]

As the quality of your content increases I hope you see a correlating increase in revenue, and as your revenue increases you are to finance even higher-quality content.

[@geopowered]

One of my favorite train levels of all time is the Canada level in Sly 2: Band of Thieves. There are trains running around the levels all the time that you can just jump on and ride. Then the levels have you infiltrating them for various heists.

[@Placeholder501]

I think this your best video yet. Very fun, unique and filled with lots of clever jokes. I don’t care if they were just train puns, I still love ‘em.

[@yarn7733]

I definitely need to learn how to finance a train station

[@Kitana___]

This video is a fever dream, thank you!

[@chaossabermoo9697]

Finally quality content to watch

[@matthewlynn6108]

Back in my World of Warcraft days, was always jealous the alliance side had two of their major cities connected by a train. I was in awe the first time I stepped into the deep run tram was super cool. Finance 📈

[@lucas10104]

Can I throw in my favorite train level? Lost Planet 2. A fifth of the game involves trains. There’s a mission where you have to shoot a giant sand worm as it eats the train you’re on. There’s a mission where you find another train after the first one is eaten. There’s another one where you use that train to fight a much larger train with a giant cannon. There’s another one where you use the giant rail cannon to destroy the worm when it comes for seconds. It’s crazy.

[@tripple-a6031]

The train levels in A Hat in Time were great. First a goofy murder mystery and then a fast paced one through and on top of the train while a bomb is ticking and the awesome soundtrack going faster and faster the less time you have.

[@ObsessionistVideos]

Bruh your videos are so dense with fun stuff

[@antst]

Man you are entertaining. It’s criminal you don’t have 8 million subs by now.

[@negarhythm]

adding to the talk about the ginza line and mementos i like the part in p5r’s third semester where we have to manually go to the station every day for a week so we can then regain the ability to fast travel for what is basically a week-long cutscene. it’s such a pain in the ass that i like to think it’s the real indicator that something is wrong in that time so really p5r is a good Financial decision

[@catheriner999]

Finance! Mr spaceman, if you listen to the Shin Megami Tensei V soundtrack a lot of the tracks for post-apocalyptic Tokyo feature a subtle railway crossing / train whistle motif that I think fits your idea of train as order / absence of train as chaos thesis. I figure it's also meant to be a sort of symbol of inevitability as the train always goes to the same place (in an ideal reality) and is probably a reassuring background thing for Japanese people that seems unsettling when it's gone like how post-apocalyptic American games always have empty highways. Anyway, videos like this are the reason why I follow you so thanks as always.

[@poppy-spades]

I'm so glad the Stardew train was at least mentioned in the very end because gosh I get so excited when I hear it over what loot it may possibly drop or what kind of train it'll be

[@ScrewdriverGaming]

I'm putting a train in my own game! It's a dungeon where nobody can get off or reach the conductor. If you buy too many items, more enemies will spawn because the passengers are starting to run out of food and they're panicking.

[@connormcnulty6377]

Shoutout to that one guy in the opening of Final Fantasy 7 for holding back and suplexing the person and not the train.

[@NasuPrime]

Not a game but the anime Baccano is a mandatory watch for any train enthusiast

[@Bifelin]

The train map in mario party 8 is also pretty lit

[@StrikerEX]

I’m so glad you mentioned the train level from uncharted 2 bc that was the first thing I thought of. Fire level

[@lucasdoc3]

Loved hearing J-music latest Super Bell Subway cover

[@mistermann4163]

When it comes to the minecart I remember Rocket Knight in which you fought a train boss while on a mine cart. It was crazy given that it was a 90's boss fight where batshit stuff would happen more times than expected.