"This Is the Not-So-Secret Story of How Oregon Trail " Topic
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| Tango01 | 27 Sep 2018 9:44 p.m. PST |
…Took Over the World. "We're living in a golden age of immersive, narrative video games that can transport us to worlds both familiar and fantastical. As odd as it might be to consider it, none of this would be possible if it weren't for Oregon Trail. There's nothing quite as impressive as tricking kids into learning about subject matter they've got no interest in hearing about, and even more so when said learning involves copious amounts of reading. But what Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger, the developers behind Oregon Trail, ultimately accomplished way back in 1975 with the first iteration of the game was so much more than that. Oregon Trail popularized "edutainment" in a way that's frankly astonishing even by today's standards…."
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| cloudcaptain | 28 Sep 2018 6:11 a.m. PST |
It was kinda morbid…and great fun for an educational game. I was probably about 8 at the time. Played it on the Apple IIe along with Number Munchers and Carmen Sandiego. Nostalgia forced me to buy this shirt recently:
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| Cerdic | 28 Sep 2018 11:10 a.m. PST |
It doesn't seem to have taken over my part of the world – I've never heard of it… |
| Tango01 | 28 Sep 2018 11:59 a.m. PST |
Good memories my friend, happy for that!. (smile) Amicalement
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 Jeff Ewing  | 28 Sep 2018 3:44 p.m. PST |
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| Stryderg | 29 Sep 2018 8:06 a.m. PST |
I died of inexperience, having never played. |
| Tango01 | 29 Sep 2018 12:08 p.m. PST |
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| capncarp | 30 Mar 2020 6:20 p.m. PST |
Played it just now for the first time--made it to Oregon losing only 2 members. |
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