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Railroad Tycoon

1990 video game
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Railroad Tycoon

Summary

Railroad Tycoon is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Railroad Tycoon received the Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[3].
  • Railroad Tycoon's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Railroad Tycoon's composer is recorded as Jeff Briggs[5].
  • Railroad Tycoon was published by MicroProse[6].
  • Railroad Tycoon's genre is business simulation game[7].
  • Railroad Tycoon was followed by Railroad Tycoon II[8].
  • Railroad Tycoon's developer is recorded as MicroProse[9].
  • Railroad Tycoon's part of the series is recorded as Railroad Tycoon (series)[10].
  • Railroad Tycoon's designed by is recorded as Sid Meier[11].
  • Railroad Tycoon's platform is recorded as DOS[12].
  • Railroad Tycoon's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[13].
  • Railroad Tycoon's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[14].
  • Railroad Tycoon was distributed by floppy disk[15].
  • Railroad Tycoon's input device is recorded as computer keyboard[16].
  • Railroad Tycoon's country of origin is recorded as United States[17].
  • Railroad Tycoon was released on January 1, 1990[18].
  • Railroad Tycoon's narrative location is recorded as United States[19].
  • Railroad Tycoon's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Railroad Tycoon'}[20].
  • Railroad Tycoon's different from is recorded as Railroad Tycoon (series)[21].
  • Railroad Tycoon's different from is recorded as Trains[22].

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Authorship and Creation

Railroad Tycoon was published by MicroProse[6].

Publication

Railroad Tycoon was released on January 1, 1990[18]. Its genre is business simulation game[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as it (series)[10]. It was distributed by floppy disk[15].

Subject and Themes

Railroad Tycoon's part of the series is recorded as it (series)[10].

Reception

Railroad Tycoon received the Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Railroad Tycoon was followed by Railroad Tycoon II[8].

Why It Matters

Railroad Tycoon ranks in the top 6% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (185 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

FAQs

What awards did Railroad Tycoon receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year[3].

Related Entities

Classic Mac OS computer keyboard DOS floppy disk MicroProse Sid Meier United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Railroad Tycoon II
    Award received → Golden Joystick Awards − PC Game of the Year
    Followed by → —
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