made it to oregon first time. some of yall wouldnt know what thats like tho...
classic
Still fun for how old it is.
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.
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.
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 :)
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!
Emerged from the primordial soup fully formed and has never once needed to change. Oregon Trail has done so anyway and for the better, but as one of the only 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.
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.
its The Oregon Trail alright
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.
BRO A THIEF STOLE 9 OXES FROM ME. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE??!?
You died of Dysentery
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.
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.
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)
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)
The Oregon Trail 1971 || Pc
1-interacción: 5
2-mundo/apartado artístico: 6.8
3-concepto: 7.5
4-puesta en escena: 7
5-narración: 4
6-sonido/apartado sonoro: 4
7-jugabilidad: -
8-historia: 7
9-duración/ritmo: 4
10-impacto: 7
7.5
7
7
7
6.8
5
40.3/60
67.1 promedio
1-interacción: 5
2-mundo/apartado artístico: 6.8
3-concepto: 7.5
4-puesta en escena: 7
5-narración: 4
6-sonido/apartado sonoro: 4
7-jugabilidad: -
8-historia: 7
9-duración/ritmo: 4
10-impacto: 7
7.5
7
7
7
6.8
5
40.3/60
67.1 promedio
fucking free.
I was absolute dog buns at this game but damn did it slingshot an entire lifetime of games being made. I recognize its' icon status for sure. I think living in oregon is just like that.
Well, it's the video game that got me into video games. I remember playing this on a Windows 95 PC back in kindergarten and I loved everything about it. Now, while the game's not great or anything, I will be a bit biased and give it a 3.5 for being a mind-opening experience at such a young age. And, it's historically educational!
W game this is the reason we have Poptropica and Doom Eternal.
It's kind of crazy that a video game created without any standards or precedents to follow can still be fun and satisfying in the present day. Honestly, it's timeless. But I mean, there's only so much fun you can have with a 15-minute text-based """strategy""" game that basically plays itself and is so easy you don't even have to try.
Lgendary
1971 Version is believed to be lost and unable to play.
Ah, yes. The Oregon Trail as it was back in 1971. This is not one of the more modern takes (seeing as this has been remade a million times). This is the version that was just text.
I don't need to explain The Oregon Trail to anyone, I just want to say that my favorite thing is when you make it to Oregon with only one person left - a person who, in your head, was 9 years old and they have a broken ankle, a horrible disease, and haven't eaten in 4 days. But don't worry, because YOU STILL WON.
I don't need to explain The Oregon Trail to anyone, I just want to say that my favorite thing is when you make it to Oregon with only one person left - a person who, in your head, was 9 years old and they have a broken ankle, a horrible disease, and haven't eaten in 4 days. But don't worry, because YOU STILL WON.
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.
Despite how much bullshit is in this game, it's still more enjoyable than NES era bullshit hard games. Eventually I'll make it.
I thought I was doing so well.
And then WHAM.
Measles.
And then WHAM.
Measles.
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
1001 Games to Play Before You Die - Game 1
this is a great game