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Journey Back

Mon, Oct 15th, 2007

Comic written and illustrated by Marion Vitus about The Oregon Trail game.

If you went to grade school (in the US) after the mid 70’s you might remember a computer game called The Oregon Trail. It was a game designed to teach students about the harsh realities of 19th century pioneer life on the trail to Oregon Territory. (The primary learning objective of the game is to develop decision-making skills with changing and sometimes unforeseen conditions.) Marion Vitus made a great comic that will help you relive your fond memories as a child, playing this crazy game.

This entry was posted on Monday, October 15th, 2007 by Andrew "Savage" Speers and is filed under Art, Flashback, Games, Humor. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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  1. lamartherevenger
    October 16th, 2007 at 12:18 am

    you picked to perfect picture to show. that always ticked me off. that and when you all most made it across the river then you lose everything.

  2. Great White Snark
    October 17th, 2007 at 1:09 am

    Wow, way to take me back. When I was in college tutoring kids over 10 years ago, I was using The Oregon Trail software. I didn’t realize it had such a loyal following.

  3. misterbot0
    October 18th, 2007 at 11:34 pm

    Larry has a fever.
    Betty Sue broke a leg.
    Larry feels better.
    You lose the trail.
    Jim Bob was bitten by a snake.
    Jim Bob has died.
    Betty Sue has died.
    Larry has died.
    You have died of dysentery.