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Revision as of 14:34, 10 July 2019
The Trail universe encapsulates a series of educational games primarily developed by MECC, the most popular of which is The Oregon Trail. Being originally created in 1971, this makes it one of the earliest video game franchises. The game was created as a learning tool to teach about North American frontier life and its success led to over a dozen official remakes, spinoffs regarding the exploration of other regions like the Amazon, Yukon, South America, and Africa, as well as many clones, fan games, and traditional board and card games. There have been dozens of ports and upgrades to the original model, so many that it's difficult to group the games effectively, but certainly the most well-known game in the series is the 1985 Apple II release.
My first experience playing a Trail game was on a Commodore 64 in elementary school around 1987. The computer was loaded with Expeditions which features a version of The Oregon Trail which predates the popular 1985 Apple II port. I know I had seen
Video Games
Released | Title | Platforms |
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1971-??-?? | The Oregon Trail | HP 2100 |
1974-??-?? | The Oregon Trail | CDC Cyber 70 |
1978-??-?? | The Oregon Trail | Apple II |
1980-??-?? | Oregon | Apple II |
1982-??-?? | The Oregon Trail | Atari 8-Bit, Commodore 64 |
1984-??-?? | Expeditions (Oregon) | Commodore 64 |
1985-??-?? | The Oregon Trail | Apple II, Atari 8-Bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Macintosh, MS-DOS |
1992-??-?? | The Oregon Trail Deluxe | Macintosh, MS-DOS, Windows 3 |
1993-??-?? | The Amazon Trail | Macintosh, MS-DOS, Windows 3 |
1994-??-?? | The Yukon Trail | Macintosh, Windows 3 |
1995-??-?? | MayaQuest Trail | Macintosh, Windows 3 |
1995-??-?? | Oregon Trail II | Macintosh, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 3 |
1997-??-?? | Africa Trail | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3 |
1997-??-?? | The Oregon Trail: 3rd Edition | Macintosh, Windows |
1998-??-?? | Amazon Trail: 3rd Edition | Macintosh, Windows |
2001-??-?? | The Oregon Trail: 4th Edition | Macintosh, Windows |
2002-??-?? | The Oregon Trail: 5th Edition | Macintosh, Windows |
2009-03-11 | The Oregon Trail: American Settler | Android, BlackBerry, DSi, iOS, Windows Mobile |
2011-12-04 | The Oregon Trail: 40th Anniversary Edition | 3DS, Wii |
2012-??-?? | The Oregon Trail | Windows Phone |
2018-??-?? | The Oregon Trail | Dedicated handheld |
Others
- The Oregon Trail: Journey to Willamette Valley
- The Oregon Trail: Card Game
- The Oregon Trail: Hunt For Food
- The Organ Trail (zombie themed)