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 Gamma   ( @GammaGames@beehaw.org )  to GamingEnglish · 2 years ago

The Story of the Oregon Trail

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The Story of the Oregon Trail

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 Gamma   ( @GammaGames@beehaw.org )  to GamingEnglish · 2 years ago
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The Story of The Oregon Trail
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In 1971, three student teachers in Minneapolis, MN created a little computer game about westward expansion in the United States. Over 50 years later, The Ore...
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  •  CalcProgrammer1   ( @CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml ) 
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    Watched this the other day, great documentary! I played Oregon Trail 2 in school in the 90’s and we ended up getting it for our home PC. Nice to learn the history behind the game in such detail.

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    Bit if a long doc, but I thought it was worth the time!

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    Those three teachers are role models. To them it wasn’t about the money, they want the world to learn.

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      I’m so glad someone took the time to put together a doc about them!!

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    Ily, Gaming Historian 😍

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