If someone says "You have died of dysentery" to you and you laugh uproariously, you know exactly the significance that Oregon Trail holds in the annals of gaming's past. If not, it may have been before your time -- and therefore it is my duty to educate you in the ways of this iconic classic. Wikipedia has a fine summary of the title, which was highly memorable due to its random events and made quite an impact back in 1985 for PC gamers.
Now that you're up to speed, I introduce Thule Trail for your pleasure, which places you in one of three cars on their way to the Atlantis Music Festival in California. Our own NihonTiger90 played through it with editors Chad, Tiff, Ron and Niero in tow, and as you can imagine the results were hilarious. Check it out on his community blog.
Since it's all browser based, you have no excuse not play through while you're at the day job pretending to work. At least they won't catch you reading Destructoid again.
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4:49 PM on 12.17.2007
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Hah, my boss was totally like, “We’re not paying you to surf the internet,” when I was extending my lunch break by reading Destructoid the other day.
By the way, Colette, it’s “annals,” not “annuls”. The latter is the third-person singular form of the verb “annul” (as in, a marriage). Just thought you might like to know.
DON'T TAKE THE RAFT ACROSS THE RIVER!!! NOOOOOO!!!
“How rude!”
“I’ve fallen...and I can’t get up!”
Of course, this also applies if you were alive in the 90s...seriously, the nostalgia factor is off the charts with this one.
11/10!
No Chad, you won't die of dysentery. That Dolphin's Blood granted you eternal youthful life....
Anyway, Oregon Trail is one of those games that had a huge impact on people. This game is awesome!
@Colette
CHOCOLATE RAIN!!!!!!
Okay, now that you are reading me's....
I thought you might want to look at this
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo/nes/2007/12/final-fantasy-20-years-history-of-landmark-series.html
This guy is celebrating the first 20 years of Final Fantasy(It's not just your birthday Blue Bomber, but we still love you).
No Chad, you won't die of dysentery. That Dolphin's Blood granted you eternal youthful life....
Anyway, Oregon Trail is one of those games that had a huge impact on people. This game is awesome!
@Colette
CHOCOLATE RAIN!!!!!!
Okay, now that you are reading me's....
I thought you might want to look at this
http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo/nes/2007/12/final-fantasy-20-years-history-of-landmark-series.html
This guy is celebrating the first 20 years of Final Fantasy(It's not just your birthday Blue Bomber, but we still love you).
What WAS the name of that fish game, everyone in my classed loved it... back n' the day.
Also on topic. "This game changed my life"
I discover this at the end of my Lunch break?! Tragic.
Also, giant pickle is giant...and amazing.
thx Colette. My socks have been rocked