However it managed to secure a following, enough to spawn some user made conversions and even a second edition. Yes, Microsoft Train Simulator was generally received with raised eyebrows. A long time ago, in 2001 Microsoft released a game that would enthuse a bunch of middle aged men that typically reserve one room of their house to keep elaborate dioramas of hills, houses, herds of sheep and detailed painted electric trains that move about from station to station, over bridges and through tunnels.
