The Oregon Trail is a 1971 video game that is infamous for its difficulty and the likelihood your character will die of ...

Earlier this week, developer Moralrecordings (aka Scott Percival) posted an extended blog detailing how they and some others ...

In 1974, an educational software company released a video game called The Oregon Trail that put players in the shoes of these immigrants. The game was specifically intended to be used in schools ...

The idea sprouted when Heinemann's friend, Don Rawitsch, came up with a board game for students he was teaching that simulated 1800s settlers going west on the Oregon Trail. Computers were in ...

The "Oregon Trail" was arguably one of the first video games for computers, but did you know that the creators have special ...

The game mechanics of this game are similar to that of the other The Oregon Trail games. It requires careful resource management in order to successfully travel across America toward the Western ...

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If you spent hours playing The Oregon Trail on the computer back in the day, there’s probably one sentence you’ve seen a lot: “You have died of dysentery.” In this episode of ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One of the most successful computer games may soon make its way to the big screen. Bill Heinemann, the creator of “The Oregon Trail,” said it is hard to find someone ...

You may not know the game if you grew up outside the US, but you've felt its impact. Some say The Oregon Trail launched the entire category of educational gaming. Its innovations became video ...