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10:46 AM on 12.17.2007

Better Time Waster Of The Moment: Thule Trail
NihonTiger90	11 comments

This morning, while perusing my daily news Web sites, I came across a little article on an Oregon Trail-remake/semi-advertigame called Thule Trail. It's being hosted by Thule Sweden, which is a company that makes roof-top carrying racks and trailers for cars.

Now, if you're gonna have the balls to remake one of the greatest games, it'd better be damn good. And Thule must have known that, because this game is, to quote Chad, AMAZING.

Instead of riding in a wagon to Oregon, you're in one of three cars on your way to the Atlantis Music Festival in California. Each car has advantages and disadvantages to picking it. Along with that, you get to pick an occupation and name your four companions for the trip. You also have to pick up gas and supplies, can hunt for food on the side of the road, can pick up hitchhikers (but be careful) and can compete in events for money. It's pretty much a great modern update of the Oregon Trail, and it's all browser-based. Kick ass!

I started an adventure from Chicago with myself, Ron, Niero, Tiff and Chad and made it to the very end with just about everyone in tow. Well, except one person, but I took pictures that will help explain the whole thing.

Can I ford the river?

Hells yes, I can.

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11 comments | showing # 1 to 11

angusm says:
(# 0) on 12/17/2007 13:35

Epic

blehman says:
(# 1) on 12/17/2007 13:38

Wow. DO WANT!!

Husky Hog says:
(# 2) on 12/17/2007 15:53

OH MY GOD THIS IS SOT IGHT

Samit Sarkar says:
(# 3) on 12/17/2007 16:55

Wow, the accuracy of this to personalities of some of the real-life characters is uncanny. Epic find, NihonTiger90!

Chad Concelmo says:
(# 4) on 12/17/2007 17:27

HA HA HA HA! This is amazing! I do love me some wildflowers! :)

casualweaponry says:
(# 5) on 12/17/2007 18:05

Super hilarious, especially since I can see Chad rolling around in flowers, and Ron falling in love(or lust) and staying behind, drunk probably.

Pointless Tiff stories? NEVER. She enthralls me.

AMAZING!

The-Excel says:
(# 6) on 12/17/2007 18:34

How in the Greek gods' names did you get four staff members to cooperate with you in something that doesn't involve your mutilation?

Necros says:
(# 7) on 12/17/2007 22:39

I need to download this. Now.

Husky Hog says:
(# 8) on 12/18/2007 00:16

I can't wait until the next time I'm driving with Chad and we see wildflowers

because we're both going to roll around

Mxyzptlk says:
(# 9) on 12/18/2007 06:08

This is so awesome I'm going to make a holiday in honor of it. Whenever I get around to it, that is.

Tiff says:
(# 10) on 12/18/2007 12:48

lol this is fucking hilarious. Thank you thank you thank you! I feel honored to be included in the adventure :P

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