A remake of The Oregon Trail
MECC released a DOS version of The Oregon Trail that was essentially identical to the Apple II version. However, the graphics had to be redrawn for the DOS version, using a different color palette and a slightly different resolution – and therefore screen shots of the DOS version are slightly different than the corresponding Apple II screen shots.
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Can't murder your companions to save food 😔
I beat this for the first time in a class last year.
My friend Jon went through so much shit in my quest for Oregon. He took on so many diseases and injuries before finally dying. The real one could probably do that too.
My friend Jon went through so much shit in my quest for Oregon. He took on so many diseases and injuries before finally dying. The real one could probably do that too.
As someone with an appreciation for game history, hell, computer history in general, it's kinda shocking I never got around to this before now. While obviously incredibly simple by today's standards, it's still something I'd say is worth at least one playthrough, just for the historical context.
Another go at this classic antecedent to ‘serious’ gaming. Feels legitimately high stakes to decide whether to trade for food, or hold to your precious, gamebreaking bullets. Or how many days to rest, after a member of the party becomes sick before continuing on a grueling pace to the finish. The vistas often carry a painterly beauty, filled with strange visions of a propagandistic, idealized West with natives and settlers coexisting peacefully.
There are scenic, mechanics-driven set pieces (hunting and rafting) which pleasantly diversify the gameplay, and decision making feels extremely reactive and consequential. An essential play for people wanting to explore the history of immersive sims
There are scenic, mechanics-driven set pieces (hunting and rafting) which pleasantly diversify the gameplay, and decision making feels extremely reactive and consequential. An essential play for people wanting to explore the history of immersive sims
Poeia the farmer's wife and three children might have died on the way to the Columbia River, but it was all worth it so that she could be the first white woman to play Subway Surfers.