Oregon Trail making a comback?
February 10th, 2009
Oregon Trail, the computer game released on multiple platforms beginning way back in 1971, is making something of a comeback online. I have to admit I have gotten caught up in the fuss by playing through the game as emulated in Flash. It was rough going about three-quarters of the way through, but my carpenter and his family managed to make the voyage with only one casuality. The next day after rediscovering this game, I found that a lolcat had been produced with an Oregon Trail theme to great effect. The final nail in the coffin that fully assured me that the primitive game has, in fact, risen from the grave, is the recently surfaced screenshot of the upcoming iPhone version! What does it say about me that I am eager to buy and replay a computer game 12 years my senior?
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WISE FWOM YOUR GWAVE.
Oh wait, that’s from Altered Beast and doesn’t apply here.
I feel I should also note the Fifth Edition of the Oregon Trail recently hit stores again. Not quite as great as the Apple II version, but if you insist on buying the game instead of taking advantage of the legion of free versions, in addition to piracy and emulation, then… well, honestly, you’re probably to stupid to have a means of affording the game.