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'''The Oregon Trail''' is a series of educational video games, originally designed by [[Don Rawitsch]], [[Bill Heinemann]], and [[Paul Dillenberger]] in | '''The Oregon Trail''' is a series of educational video games, originally designed by [[Don Rawitsch]], [[Bill Heinemann]], and [[Paul Dillenberger]] in [[1971]] in which a wagon train attempts to make the dangerous trek along the Oregon Trail. | ||
It was published by the [[Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium]] in [[1975]]. | |||
[[File:Oregon Trail map.png|160px|left]] | [[File:Oregon Trail map.png|160px|left]] | ||
The historical Oregon Trail was a large-wheeled wagon route in the United States that ran east to northwest, connecting Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon. The trail was laid by fur trappers from around 1811 to 1840 | The historical Oregon Trail was a large-wheeled wagon route in the United States that ran east to northwest, connecting Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon. | ||
The trail was laid by fur trappers from around 1811 to 1840. | |||
It became a highly publicized emigrant route for wagon trains until the transcontinental railroad was completed in [[1869]]. | |||
===Video games=== | ===Video games=== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:22, 1 September 2024
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| The Oregon Trail | |
| Developer | Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, Paul Dillenberger |
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| Publisher | MECC |
| Platforms | As noted below |
| Released | December 3, 1971-present |
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As noted below |
The Oregon Trail is a series of educational video games, originally designed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 in which a wagon train attempts to make the dangerous trek along the Oregon Trail.
It was published by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium in 1975.
The historical Oregon Trail was a large-wheeled wagon route in the United States that ran east to northwest, connecting Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon.
The trail was laid by fur trappers from around 1811 to 1840.
It became a highly publicized emigrant route for wagon trains until the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.
Video games
| Title | Developer | Release | System | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oregon Trail | Don Rawitsch Bill Heinemann Paul Dillenberger |
1971 | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, CDC Cyber, C64, HP 2100 | Text |
| The Oregon Trail | MECC | 1985 | Apple II, Basic Fun (NES), DOS, Mac OS, Windows | Graphical |
| The Oregon Trail II | MECC | 1995 | DOS, Mac OS, Windows | |
| The Oregon Trail 3rd Edition | The Learning Company | 1997 | Mac OS, Windows | |
| The Oregon Trail 4th Edition | The Learning Company | 1999 | Mac OS, Windows | |
| The Oregon Trail 5th Edition | The Learning Company | 2001 | Mac OS, Windows | |
| The Oregon Trail | Gameloft | 2008 | Feature phone (BREW, Java ME), Nintendo DSi | |
| The Oregon Trail HD | Gameloft | 2009 | Android, Blackberry, Fire OS, iOS, webOS, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone | |
| The Oregon Trail: Gold Rush | Gameloft | 2009 | Feature phone (J2ME) | |
| The Oregon Trail: American Settler | Gameloft | 2011 | iOS, Feature phone (J2ME) | |
| The Oregon Trail | DoubleTapGames | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS, Wii | |
| The Oregon Trail | Gameloft | 2021 | Apple Arcade (iOS, Mac OS, tvOS), Switch, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
