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BRO A THIEF STOLE 9 OXES FROM ME. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE??!?

This game lead to the creation of "The Simpsons: Hit & Run" which means it's the second biggest W in the history of the human race, only behind the creation of "The Simpsons: Hit & Run"

Apenas na terceira run consegui chegar em Oregon, esse jogo me surpreendeu bastante, ainda mais se levar em conta a época que foi lançado (fico imaginando a reação das pessoas com uma tecnologia nova assim). Um jogo de estratégia com um propósito simples, mas difícil de alcançar. Eu realmente curti e recomendo!

I play perfectly the entire time, and then one of my travelers drowns because the dodge the rocks mini game has terrible controls? Fuck Oregon. Worst state.

I thought I was doing so well.

And then WHAM.

Measles.


you can shit yourself to death!!!!!!!! Wowie!!!!!

Emerged from the primordial soup as a timeless being. It has been improved on in countless ways, but was immortal from its first day. As one of the only truly good, explicitly educational games to this day, and as something that was AT LEAST ten years ahead of its time, even the original incarnation of Oregon Trail deserves to be forever enshrined as a true cultural achievement.

Oregon Trail, like Space War!, the Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device, and a few others, stands as a proof of concept for all of video games. Oregon Trail is not just the computerization of an existing board game or table-sport. It is an original game that is far removed from any electronic predecessors, and like Space War!, it's actually good.

Fun little edutainment game as played on the HP 2100 (via an emulator). Seems like a fun thing to give a couple tries to on the toilet once in awhile.

3 - Decent: Fun but lacking

edutainment done right. hard to really say something about this game that hasn't already been said due to its popularity. Teaches kids about historical events and happenings by putting them through the happenings themselves instead of doing something like pointless quizzes and questions to teach them, which is hella better for actually getting em on board to even engage with the game in the first place. Even adults can have fun with this one too since its more of a game than a teaching utility.

Truly amazing game. Most fun I've ever had on a school computer (other than watching Dhar Mann during freetime in class when I was sick).

Wikipedia #1
A landmark of American video games, and also of white supremacy. While the gameplay is fun, by removing the natives from the story of the West entirely, it reduces an entire peoples to a footnote.

Played this a bunch of times growing up, on a bunch of different systems. It was always a good time and it was always the most fun with friends or other kids in class -- finding out who survives and who died of dysentery again.

I sometimes get nostalgic for this game, but at the end of the day, it's par for the course for fun -- a good time, but nothing amazing, per se.

Half-Century Challenge Series: https://www.backloggd.com/u/C_F/list/half-century-challenge/

HCC #2 = Oregon Trail (1971)

Anybody remember playing video games in your school's computer lab? I was a tech savvy kid who always finished work early, so I had quite a few things I would put on to pass the time. Showing off cheat codes to my classmates in flash games like Stick RPG or Swords & Sandals 2. The reactions when I entered a comma at the end of my character's name and clicked randomize made me feel so proud of tapping into the hidden knowledge of how to break some silly Newgrounds game. Putting a flash drive with SNES emulators inside the school's PC... I'll never forget the time my classmate saw me struggling with the button mashing minigame in Chrono Trigger. Mainly since it led to him mashing the spacebar so hard he finished it with plenty of time to spare while half the class stared at him due to the noise he was making. Hell, I even remember making a visual novel for my senior project. I wish I had saved it outside of class in hindsight, but what can you do?

Anyways, on one slow day my teacher let me play Oregon Trail after proclaiming it was an edutainment game I would enjoy. All I could wonder was how it would be possible to learn a lesson and play a game at the same time.

Needless to say I was in awe. It was like getting a crash course on money management, American history, and arithmetic all in one. At the time, it never occurred to me how silly the game was. I never stopped to think about how goofy the idea of going to sleep and getting SIX FUCKING OXEN stolen from me was. I never stopped to wonder if the prices actually made sense for the time period. Cus, frankly, none of that was too important to me. None of that is important to me right now.

To me, games are so much more than the graphics, the music, the text, the data occupying the screen. Oregon Trail is more than some silly edutainment game I played half a lifetime ago. It's a connection.

I can't remember my classmates' names. I can't remember my teacher's name. I can't easily Google "what school did I go to in 2010" or anything. I can easily Google Oregon Trail. Every year, our memory fades more and more. The digital footprint of Oregon Trail, however, hasn't faded.

I almost vividly remember naming my Oregon Trail party members after my classmates and my teacher. I recall wondering what the fuck dysentery was and being upset I let "my classmate" die. I know how accomplished I felt to have beaten the game in such a short timeframe. Every 4th of July, I run a simulation of this game with my friend group and save some screencaps. I like to think it helps somehow.

I could sit here and tell you about how Oregon Trail is the longest running game franchise. I could tell you how Oregon Trail started as a random teacher's indie game before becoming the most impactful edutainment game ever made.

But the truth is, none of that is important to me. My memories with this game are important to me. I don't even know if I can really rec this game unless you're a nerd like me who plays notable games academically. At least it's an hour long tops?

And as Alek Wek once said, the most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don't celebrate those, they can pass you by. The creator of Oregon Trail said in an interview that even if he didn't get to buy his own private island from all the money Oregon Trail made, he doesn't care since he's still so happy a game he made in 10 days is still so celebrated. And that's just beautiful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QbjlHeoLdc

Next time: Pong (1972)

made it to oregon first time. some of yall wouldnt know what thats like tho...

Just leaving a note here that this is the original 1971 version that's all text, and the more famous 1985 Apple 2 version with dysentery and such you're probably looking for is at https://www.backloggd.com/games/the-oregon-trail--2 now.

Dry edutainment but the charm and sheer animosity it has for the player are admirable as hell, and it makes for what is rightfully one of the most remembered games across multiple generations.

1001 Games to Play Before You Die - Game 1

1971 filter.
All my homies died because of mf kevin, fuck him.

I hated playing it doesn't mean it's a bad game. It's the progenitor of lotsa video games and that's kinda hot and I like naming my silly lil caravan people dumb names like pepis and hot woman. Makes me wanna touch grass because I get so sad when my family dies of syphilis (and I'm not talking about the greek mythological figures). Thank you :)

~ Juegos que Hay que Jugar Antes de Morir ~
Parte 1 — Los 70: Los Orígenes

Juego 1: The Oregon Trail (1971)

El juego va prácticamente solo, pero me lo he pasado genial. Ha aguantado el paso de los años de una manera sorprendente, a mi parecer. Es caldo de cultivo perfecto para situaciones que, aunque injustas en algunos casos, pueden llegar a ser memorables. Digno de ser el primer puesto en esta lista.

Me and the boys keep dying.

Timeless and infinitely replayable game that is as cruel as the time period it takes place in. It takes a bit of strategizing and knowhow to beat, but seeing the final Willamette Valley screen is so rewarding to see, because that's the moment when you realize that you just beat The Motherfucking Oregon Trail.

For the record, I played the Apple II version of this game, but since that version has practically no reviews I'm posting my review here.


W game this is the reason we have Poptropica and Doom Eternal.

Everyone says this game is too hard but I aced it first try. Just spent a load on food and never stopped at any of those huts and got through the whole thing. The deer were so damn easy to kill also, probably much like in real life.