Originally Released: April 12th, 2014 ------------------------------------------ Lots of people have talked about the original version of The Oregon Trail given the extreme influence it's had on educational gaming, so because I didn't want to be too obvious (and because the very original version is damned near impossible to find legit copies of) I decided to take a look at this updated version from 1996... only to discover it's surprisingly easy to win it compared to the evil, trolling nature of the original. :o ------------------------------------------ Additional Information and Corrections: * Here's a link to the official Oregon Trail website, though it primarily links to information about more modern releases: http://www.oregontrail.com * So, I need to clear up some confusion about the name: "The Oregon Trail: Classic Edition". It was pointed out that what I'm covering is much more akin to the "Deluxe Edition" released in 1992, however, my CD for the game says "Classic Edition" with a 1996 release date. Now, my copy was a loose copy, no box art, no jewel case, none of that. But I've since seen pictures of the jewel case's backside for my specific release which shows the ORIGINAL DOS version of the game, which happens to also be called the "Classic Edition" in some circumstances. SO, "Classic Edition" refers to both the original DOS port of the game from 1990, AND the re-release of the "Deluxe Edition" from 1992 on the 1996 CD I have! That... is so freaking confusing... * If the names of everyone in my party in the game sounded familiar, then you probably watched their videos at some point, since every single one of them either once made videos or still makes videos! :B * While I'm fairly positive about the game tracking each individual animal, I'm not 100% certain. I DO know for certain it's tracking how much hunting you're doing and that in my first couple playthroughs when I was shooting tons of bison because I wasn't certain how much food I was getting from them they became extremely scarce later in, whereas with my last two playthroughs I was more careful and ended up still spotting them late in the game. * Yes, I'm aware of the irony that snake bites and broken arms are minor in the game, yet the one death I showed from the gameplay footage was from a broken arm. Go figure. :P * One thing I didn't elaborate on since I never encountered it while playing the game is that, in the original version of this game, if and when you lose the game you can write out your own epitaph on your tombstone which can then be encountered by other players who make their way down the trail. I have no idea if the Classic Edition of the game does this or not, though I'd be surprised if it didn't. ------------------------------------------ Pixelmusement Website: http://www.pixelships.com ADG on Pixelmusement: http://www.pixelships.com/adg Alphabetical Index of ADG Episodes: http://www.pixelships.com/adg/index2.html