Talk:The Oregon Trail (1971 video game)

I'll get a screen shot. --Kryptknight 14:06, July 29, 2005 (UTC)

Can you get a dysentery one? It'll help with the part of the article about pop culture Jackpot Den 02:56, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

I added a bit about the often-abused tombstone inscription feature - although I probably didn't do the best job of putting it in, so this is where I read about it.--El Zilcho 21:49, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

I expanded a bit upon the origin of the line. I think it is something relevant to the article because I think that at this point many people believe it is a part of the original game (so short are memories and so widely circulated is the ROM image), and so those reading an article about the game may be curious as to where it came from. Lavareef 14:13, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Typing/Hunting in Oregon Trail

I remember a variation of the game on the Apple IIe where you had to type words on the screen to "shoot" at animals for food. Unfortunately, I don't remember anything else about this version. DrSlump

Occupation Choice as Doctor?

The entry includes the following: "The player can choose to be a banker from Boston, a carpenter from Ohio, or a farmer from Illinois. Each profession has different advantages and drawbacks, such as starting money, end game point bonuses, and special circumstances; for example, sick or injured characters are less likely to die with a Doctor chosen."

How can a Doctor be chosen if Banker, Carpenter, or Farmer are the only choices? I'd edit this page now, but I am unsure if later versions of the game include other choices of occupation.

Any ideas?

Its a mistake i accidentally left when I revised/rewrote most of hte article. As far as Oregon trail the original is concerened, the only 3 are carpemter banker, and farmer. --Larsinio 21:46, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

Criticisms

I reverted the edit by 68.98.167.121, returning the criticism section. Since the game was widely used as an educational tool to supposedly show was life was like on "the Oregon Trail," critiques of the game's representation of women and minorities is notable. --mtz206 02:16, 21 February 2006 (UTC)

Older versions

I know that there was at least one older Apple II version from MECC, from around '81 or thereabouts; it had the older logo screen upon bootup, and far more primitive graphics. I can't seem to find any evidence for it, though - because who saves old Apple II disks from 25 years ago?

I remember that version too...you typed "BANG" to shoot, right? But I can't find any Internet-based evidence for it either. Thunderbunny 00:34, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

I remember playing a version for the TRS-80 written in BASIC. Anyone else remember that or am I just making it up? --60.225.0.88 09:44, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Just as a point, it says a version was released in 1996 in the side bar, however, in the versions list at the bottem of the article the only version released was Oregon Trail II. There is a version released noted to have been in 1991 however. Can anyone check these dates and correct the inconsistancy? --DeMyztikX 06:02, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Record

It isn't too hard to cheat by bartering and building up a huge store of items and money. Hence, I'm not sure that the world record has much meaning. --Pepper2000 22:05, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

Games in the series

I noticed the below [1]

Games in the series

• The Oregon Trail — Apple II and Commodore 64, 1985
• The Oregon Trail — Apple Macintosh, 1991
• The Oregon Trail Deluxe — DOS PC, 1992
• The Amazon Trail — PC and Mac Floppy disk and CD-ROM, 1993
• The Yukon Trail — PC and Mac Floppy disk and CD-ROM, 1994
• The Oregon Trail II — PC and Mac CD-ROM, 1996
• Africa Trail — PC and Mac CD-ROM, 1997
• The Oregon Trail, 3rd Edition — PC and Mac CD-ROM, 1997
• The Oregon Trail, 4th Edition — PC and Mac CD-ROM, 1999
• The Oregon Trail, 5th Edition — PC and Mac CD-ROM, 2001

And I have in front of me a CD the reads

THE OREGON TRAIL ®

Macintosh CD

Version 1.1

Copyright © 1993

MECC and its licensors

All rights reserved

Another sight supports this evidence [2] AMG (July 4, 2006)

My CD cover says Mac. The sight shoes an image of PC/MAC on the bottom and I do not know if it was available for floppy.

--E-Bod 23:33, 4 July 2006 (UTC)