# MSX Trains

> software from 1994

**Wikidata**: [Q124300362](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124300362)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/msx-trains

## Summary
MSX Trains is a software title released in 1994 for the MSX computer platform. It was published by Pablosoft, programmed by Peter Burkhard, and originates from Switzerland; it is cataloged in the Generation MSX database under ID 6566.

## Key Facts
- MSX Trains is an instance of software (a non-tangible executable component of a computer).  
- Platform: MSX.  
- Publication date: 1994.  
- Publisher: Pablosoft.  
- Programmer/author: Peter Burkhard.  
- Country of origin: Switzerland.  
- Generation MSX catalogue identifier: 6566.  
- Wikidata description for the item: "software from 1994."

## FAQs
### Q: What is MSX Trains?
A: MSX Trains is a software title released in 1994 for the MSX platform. It is listed as software and was created by programmer Peter Burkhard.

### Q: Who published and who programmed MSX Trains?
A: The publisher is Pablosoft and the programmer credited is Peter Burkhard.

### Q: Where and when was MSX Trains released?
A: MSX Trains was published in 1994 and its country of origin is Switzerland.

## Why It Matters
MSX Trains is a documented entry in the catalog of MSX-era software, providing a verifiable data point about software development and distribution on the MSX platform in the mid-1990s. Its association with Pablosoft and programmer Peter Burkhard records contributors to the MSX ecosystem and links a Swiss origin to that body of work. The presence of a Generation MSX identifier (6566) indicates the title has been cataloged for preservation and reference, which supports historical and archival efforts around retro computing. Even when detailed functional or gameplay information is not present, clear metadata—platform, publisher, creator, date, and country—helps researchers, archivists, and enthusiasts locate, classify, and cross-reference the title within broader studies of 1990s software and regional development of computer applications.

## Notable For
- Being a software title released specifically for the MSX platform.  
- Publication in 1994, situating it within the later period of MSX software releases.  
- Programming credit attributed to Peter Burkhard.  
- Published by Pablosoft.  
- Cataloged in the Generation MSX database with ID 6566.

## Body
### Overview
- Name: MSX Trains.  
- Instance type: software.  
- Short descriptor (from Wikidata): "software from 1994."

### Release information
- Publication date: 1994.  
- Country of origin: Switzerland.  
- Publisher: Pablosoft.

### Platform and technical context
- Target platform: MSX.  
- The entry is classified as software, meaning a non-tangible executable component for a computer system.

### Credits
- Programmer: Peter Burkhard.  
- Publisher: Pablosoft.

### Cataloguing and identifiers
- Generation MSX software ID: 6566 — indicates an entry in the Generation MSX cataloguing system.
- The item is represented in structured metadata sources (e.g., Wikidata) with the brief description "software from 1994."

### Preservation and reference value
- The available metadata (platform, date, publisher, programmer, country, catalogue ID) supports discovery and archival work.  
- The entry provides concrete attribution for researchers tracing software production and distribution on MSX systems in 1994.