The Oregon Trail

[XboxMaster]

Does anyone know if there is some site I can download this game? I mean the original one, the really old one, the awesome one! I spent so much time playing this at my old school in second grade. I loved how you could pass by tombstones of ppl who previously played and died. If you don't know where to download this, then you can just post about Oregon Trail in general.

[jalu6]

zeke has typhoid. loose 2 days.

[Mr Unoriginal]

People always broke their damn arm. Did they just constantly fall out of the wagon? I wish my family didn't have down syndrome on the way to Oregon.

[borg1238]

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2972

There's a link to download the original half-way down.

[XboxMaster]

Whenever I try and download the game, an error comes up. If someone doesn't have this problem, then could you download it and email it to me? [-o<

[powrslave007]

Here is a link for the apple II version
a dos/windows emulator can be found on the same page.

http://www.classicgaming.com/rotw/otrail.shtml

Have fun....

Powrslave007

[thatstoobad]

whenever we would play it, we would never buy enough clothes for everyone, that way it ended up that one boy and one girl were naked together. hilarity and embarassment ensued.

[KingDox]

crossing the river was the best. I never paided the ferry. Naming your party things like ass and loser was the best.

You lost 50 pounds of food
You lost 2 wagon wheels
Ass and loser drowned

[SteveMcQ]

Was shooting bison part of that game or is that some other game? I thought it was.

We need a remake of this game. Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden got one.

I would bet more people know about The Oregon Trail than those two originals. Now I really want a new one. Think of the possibilities!

[chosen1s]

Anybody ever play "Hot Dog Stand"? It was a game that was supposed to teach you about buying and selling and how they relate to conditions like weather, price, etc.

My favorite was setting the price at $100 per hot dog. Some moron always bought the hot dog...

[TheRock88]

Was shooting bison part of that game or is that some other game? I thought it was.


I think it was in the later revisions of the game. I remember the game made by TLC (Learning Company) had the bison shooting to get food. You could also shoot rabbits, ducks, and squirrels but they dont give much food.

[bales912]

Holy crap Hot Dog Stand is freakin awesome...i always play it during school when were in the labs

[video_gamer324]

I remember playing this game back in the days of true floppy disks (i.e. twice as big as today's floppies, and they even flex a little) in its green, white, and purple pixilated glory. Pretty fun game.

[SneakyPenguin]

for underdogs to work, it helps to disable your firewall. thats what i had to do.

[Amanda the Red Mage]

Was shooting bison part of that game or is that some other game? I thought it was.


I think it was in the later revisions of the game. I remember the game made by TLC (Learning Company) had the bison shooting to get food. You could also shoot rabbits, ducks, and squirrels but they dont give much food.

I know for a fact that they made an "Oregon Trail II" game in the mid-'90s (my sister and I used to play it all the time) and I think they made a third one but I've never played it.

[XboxMaster]

Yeah, I remember the shooting part, that was always fun.

[Gothic Walrus]

Was shooting bison part of that game or is that some other game? I thought it was.


I think it was in the later revisions of the game. I remember the game made by TLC (Learning Company) had the bison shooting to get food. You could also shoot rabbits, ducks, and squirrels but they dont give much food.

I know for a fact that they made an "Oregon Trail II" game in the mid-'90s (my sister and I used to play it all the time) and I think they made a third one but I've never played it.

I actually saw the third one today in a rack of clearance software. Funny how things work. :D

[D4rkewolfe]

Man I remember the hot dog stand, hours of fun! Until the bell rang and I went to another class :D

[organicow]

I remember in 1991 or 92 my high school got these new comps that were 'networked' in one big room and they all had some fancy-schmancy ne Oregon Trail on them. The kicker was that since all the comps were connected in this really primative 'network,' each player was playing against/alongside each other player in the room. We all thought it was the coolest shit in the world!!!

Course, XBL and PS Online pale in comparison!!!

[Mattfish]

I was looking for this game a few months ago. I managed to track down The Oregon Trail Deluxe. It seems indentical to the original version, although it's been about 10 years since I last played it, so who knows. Surprisingly, it runs on XP on my computer. I stuck it up on my personal server here: http://www.peanutco.com/mattfish/oregondlx.zip. Feel free to download it.

(I'm not sure what the general rule is about linking to a game like this. It's from 1992, and I doubt MECC, if they're even still in business, really cares one way or the other. However, if there is a problem, let me know and I'll take down the link.)

-Matt

[jlarlee]

About the shooting for food. The first version i played had a top down hunting game. Then some years later later I saw a first person esque way to hunt. My Favorite part was the end where you decide to take the rocky road or risk it all floating down the river.

[Mattfish]

I always loved how you could shoot thousands of pounds of animal meat, but your little guy could only manage to bring home like 100 pounds. I guess more then one trip to the wagon was unthinkable.

-Matt

[Mr. Anderson]

Bitches, I've got my copy of Oregon Trail right next to my computer. I'll take a picture and prove it!

[moiety]

Awesome game.
I have the CD-ROM version for Windows 3.1 at home. Haven't played it in ages. (I wonder if it'd run on XP?) Another fun part that no one mentioned was when you made it to the end, and you had a choice to raft down the river or just take the trail. I'd always take the river. You have to avoid the rocks, and then you win!

I never played the version with the top-down hunting game. Mine had the first-person type. Interesting.

Also, yeah, seeing tombstones from previous games was always cool. "Oh, I remember that!"

[Amanda the Red Mage]

Has anyone else played OT II? I just remembered something: when someone died, you had the option to give them a proper burial or leave immediately. If you chose leave immediately, you received a warning about how this may have "dire consequences." What were the consequences?

[DrunkTigerWoods]

I remember purposly crossing the river, trying to drown the whole family. I was in 3rd or 4th grade, good times.

[moiety]

Has anyone else played OT II? I just remembered something: when someone died, you had the option to give them a proper burial or leave immediately. If you chose leave immediately, you received a warning about how this may have "dire consequences." What were the consequences?

Maybe they come back and haunt you, or it's a "religious" thing where, if you didn't bury them properly, you're more inclined to get sick and die. I'd be interested to know. Could just be an empty threat! :wink:

[XboxMaster]

Just downloaded it, about to install it and play, can't wait. :D

[Mr Unoriginal]

I heard Nintendo is re-releasing Oregon Trail on GBA for 30$ Sign me up!

[cmndrhavok]

Oregon Trail was the only video game type computer game that they had in school for the AppleIIe that was "somewhat educational"

"so what do u want to do?"

HUNT FOR FOOD!

you shot 1123 lbs of food, but you could only carry 100 lbs to the wagon.

"so what do u want to do?"

HUNT FOR FOOD!

etc.

[moiety]

Yeah, it was fun seeing how many pounds of food you could kill, even though you could only take 100 lbs back. The whole screen would be littered with dead buffalo, deer, rabbits, and birds. But after that one hunting spree, food would be scarce and your party was screwed. :P

[XboxMaster]

I downloaded it from Mattfish, but sadly it keeps on pausing :cry: .

[Mattfish]

Pausing? What do you mean? Like a skipping CD? The game always runs flawlessly on my machine for some strange reason (I expected to have a rediculous number of problems because its so old).

-Matt

[Naughty_Insomniac]

Wasn't The Oregon Trail mainly a text-based game? Because I also remember playing it, but I remember it being text-based. I can't decide whether or not I remember actually shooting at the animals. :-k

[moiety]

It may have started that way on the old Apples, but as computers got better, it became a graphical game. I only had the CDROM for Windows 3.1, and that was simple 2D graphics.

[st0neface]

I know I'm not the only one that played the spinoff Amazon Trail. Instead of always shooting animals, I went to always spearing fish.

[XboxMaster]

When I start playing the one I downloaded form Mattfish, like a couple minutes in the game, it just stops. Then when I have to do control, alt, delete to exit it, reboot it, then it has all these wierd problems like I constantly have $-1. The Underdogs link won't let me download it and I don't wanna install an emu to run it. Why, why Oregon Trail, why won't you grace me the privelage of playing you?!
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Mr Unoriginal]

I know I'm not the only one that played the spinoff Amazon Trail. Instead of always shooting animals, I went to always spearing fish.

I definately remember that game. It was really fun if i remember correctly. You had to take lots of pictures of all the animals and stuff. Good times.

[m_d_amore]

theres always Carmeen SanDiego

[E-Z-B]

I was looking for this game a few months ago. I managed to track down The Oregon Trail Deluxe. It seems indentical to the original version, although it's been about 10 years since I last played it, so who knows. Surprisingly, it runs on XP on my computer. I stuck it up on my personal server here: http://www.peanutco.com/mattfish/oregondlx.zip. Feel free to download it.

(I'm not sure what the general rule is about linking to a game like this. It's from 1992, and I doubt MECC, if they're even still in business, really cares one way or the other. However, if there is a problem, let me know and I'll take down the link.)

-Matt

I tried downloading it and running it on my XP. After I unzipped it, I clicked on the .exe file. However, the image was all distorted and crashed my machine. Do I have to set something else up first to run it?

[Naughty_Insomniac]

It may have started that way on the old Apples, but as computers got better, it became a graphical game. I only had the CDROM for Windows 3.1, and that was simple 2D graphics.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize my age was showing. :oops:

[OntheDL]

JimmieMac got herpes.

[moiety]

It may have started that way on the old Apples, but as computers got better, it became a graphical game. I only had the CDROM for Windows 3.1, and that was simple 2D graphics.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize my age was showing. :oops:

Oh no! I wasn't trying to insult! :oops:

[SS4Brolly]

theres always Carmeen SanDiego

Link. Now.

I loved that game.

[Simon Adebesi]

its something like the happy trail right???

[Vtdgnca]

lol I remember playing this back in 4th grade years ago.....

[Irnmk21]

Yo Oregon Trail Blows. I played for two hours and my character dies from the epilepsy. I almost punched a hole in my monitor. To hell with starting over from the beginning.

[Ledhed]

Yeah, Oregon Trail is one of my favorite memories of elementary school. Forget the damn ferry, turn those wheels upright, and march those poor cows to their watery graves. I even remember the oooollllddd school one on real floppy disks, where hunting wasn't done with the mouse, it was done in 3/4 isometric view and it was next to impossible to hit anything. I also remember having a very primitive instant messenger program on the networked computers, cuz the teacher would always have to tell us not to use it and pay attention. Good times.

[mikesukat]

Oregon Trail Deluxe download (http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/educational_games/games_n_r/oregon_trail_deluxe.html)

[banpeikun]

Anybody ever play "Hot Dog Stand"? It was a game that was supposed to teach you about buying and selling and how they relate to conditions like weather, price, etc.

My favorite was setting the price at $100 per hot dog. Some moron always bought the hot dog...it was probably your mom

[Ma12kez]

Oh man I remember this game! I played this a ton at my elementary school, along with Odell Lake (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odell_Lake_%28computer_game%29).:lol:

[A7las]

Gametap has three different version of Oregon Trail. I have no idea what the difference between each of them is.

[Fishious]

Someone asked about burial in Oregon Trail II and I have an answer. Apparently failing to bury someone dropped the caravan's morale by 1/3 which would probably get you fired if you started at a rank above greenhorn.

I never really had to deal with the consequences because I'm a pansy and I played as a greenhorn doctor, and even then half my people died. Also I probably shouldn't have tried to cross that frozen river while carrying 700+ lbs of meat in an extra wagon. :/

[yukine]

The Oregon Trail was an awesome game back then, I used to play the Apple II version in Elementary School.

[Skylander7]

I have a link for an abandonware site that had Oregon Trail on it on my PC at home, I'll look for it when I get a chance tonight.

Does anybody else remember a fish game where you could defeat other fish, but there was some otter you couldn't defeat? I played it in elementary school in Atwater, CA on an Apple II (along with Number Munchers and Oregon Trail).. but could never remember the damned name of the game.

I guess the school system there was cutting edge in comparison to California.. I think they still teach typing class on typewriters in the Alabama school system.

[Warner1281]

Holy fuck. You raised a 2 year old thread to link to a download that had already been given? Jeebus.

[yukine]

I decided to play Oregon Trail just now, and I made it to Willamette Valley without a single death! :D

For the heck of it, I played through again doing everything wrong... and made it about half way. :D I left with 1 pound of food, set the pace to grueling, and I tried to ford every river I could.

[Fishious]

@Skylander7:

That fish game... is it Odell Down Under? You start off as some sort of fish and eat progressively larger fish while avoiding those larger than you. I never played it much, but I still have a copy from when my grandparents bought me a bunch of educational games.

[Ma12kez]

@Skylander7:

That fish game... is it Odell Down Under? You start off as some sort of fish and eat progressively larger fish while avoiding those larger than you. I never played it much, but I still have a copy from when my grandparents bought me a bunch of educational games.http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2307749&postcount=51

[sweetpeasoprano]

Here's a download. you are supposed to put a link, but for some reason it doesnt work. so I'll try it here (http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/)

Game Downloads (http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/)

[IkilledLassic]

http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/educational_games/games_n_r/oregon_trail_deluxe.html

[magiic]

I have a link for an abandonware site that had Oregon Trail on it on my PC at home, I'll look for it when I get a chance tonight.

Does anybody else remember a fish game where you could defeat other fish, but there was some otter you couldn't defeat? I played it in elementary school in Atwater, CA on an Apple II (along with Number Munchers and Oregon Trail).. but could never remember the damned name of the game.

I guess the school system there was cutting edge in comparison to California.. I think they still teach typing class on typewriters in the Alabama school system.

Odell Down Under maybe. That was a fish game I played in elementary :)

[m3dynamics]

http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/educational_games/games_n_r/oregon_trail_deluxe.html

[boognishd]

I also enjoyed Agent USA. Those damn Fuzzbodies. Has anyone here ever beat it? I remember you had to get 100 crystals to beat the Fuzzbomb.

Ahhh... Apple II 80s gaming at it's finest.

[disisbullsit]

Do you know what's bullsit? Nowbody know's an easy, fast, effective, efficient way to find the original OREGON TRAIL GAME. I played this pathetic but fun game as a kid yet it is impossibile to find for free. Please help!

Sincerly,

Stranded and Abandoned

P.S. The stock market blows.

[disisbullsit]

Do you know what's bullsit? I can't read my posts on this forum for one. Also, there is know easy way to play the original Oregon Trail game for free. If you know you are god. I want to puke when I see posts with someone else posting their free advertising garbage. You are retarded! Tell me what I have a mutual interest in or get lost.

[disisbullsit]

Bit torrent is slow as ***********, and limewire is a joke. What is a brother to do to get some Oregon trail original. Dis is bullsit. You know the ? how many licks does it get to the center of a tootsie pop! How many posts does it take to get OREGON TRAIL for free. I'll be dead from dysentery shortly; time is wasting.

Sincerely

Wasted

P.S. I don't want to answer a questionare or deal with a credit card payment of 4.95 to play this game for an hour. Likewise, I don't want to look up how to spell questionare; I don't need the hastle of the computer crahing because DIC-tionary.com messed up my browser.

[Darkside Hazuki]

What the hell?!

[yukine]

I take it that "disisbullsit" hasn't taken his/her medication lately?

[uli2000]

Gametap has this. My 6 year old daughter has been playing it lately.

[joebomb77]

I just download it after reading this old thread. It was fun replaying it a couple of times, but nowhere near as exciting and awesome as it was when I was in 6th grade, lol.

[endlessPRO]

man i use to play this all the time in elementary school ^^

remember NUMBER MUNCHERS?!!

[coltyhuxx]

Bit torrent is slow as ***********, and limewire is a joke. What is a brother to do to get some Oregon trail original. Dis is bullsit. You know the ? how many licks does it get to the center of a tootsie pop! How many posts does it take to get OREGON TRAIL for free. I'll be dead from dysentery shortly; time is wasting.

Sincerely

Wasted

P.S. I don't want to answer a questionare or deal with a credit card payment of 4.95 to play this game for an hour. Likewise, I don't want to look up how to spell questionare; I don't need the hastle of the computer crahing because DIC-tionary.com messed up my browser.

Hey, I have a question for you.

Are you totally fukcing retarded?

Google it up. It took me five minutes to find it when I played it last.

[dracula]

People always broke their damn arm. Did they just constantly fall out of the wagon? I wish my family didn't have down syndrome on the way to Oregon.

Play as a doctor. At first i kept sinking the rafts, but then i found out it was because i had too many oxen.

If you find your team is getting sick, make sure to put the rations to "hearty" instead of "meager".

[Pi573]

This thread takes me back to keyboarding class in 7th grade. We'd all finish our assignments in, like, 15 minutes and then spend the rest of the hour playing Oregon Trail and OutNumbered. We had an awesome teacher for it...at first, she didn't like that we all played games after doing our work, but ultimately relented (citing that even she found the assignments boring) and even brought in Lemmings and Scorched Earth for us to play near the end of the semester.

I think I once beat Oregon Trail as a farmer. AFAIK, the only reward is that you get triple points at the end, and less money = more reliance on food = more incentive to shoot furry animals =P

[kimmdi]

I was looking for this game a few months ago. I managed to track down The Oregon Trail Deluxe. It seems indentical to the original version, although it's been about 10 years since I last played it, so who knows. Surprisingly, it runs on XP on my computer. I stuck it up on my personal server here: http://www.peanutco.com/mattfish/oregondlx.zip. Feel free to download it.

(I'm not sure what the general rule is about linking to a game like this. It's from 1992, and I doubt MECC, if they're even still in business, really cares one way or the other. However, if there is a problem, let me know and I'll take down the link.)

-Matt
Hey i no it will sound like an idiot but you wouldnt happen to know where to get it for an apple mac its a little old it was a giveaway laptop so cant complain it works!!