I agree! I only heard it in recent years which is pretty recent relatively speaking, but it instantly made complete sense.
I think the most recent memory I have of playing it in school (not emulated later or something). I did a search to look for dates, and I found this awesome short article about the creators. The origin story makes the game even better in hindsight.
Never heard the term Oregon Trail Generation before but immediately knew what it meant. That’s a great name.
I agree! I only heard it in recent years which is pretty recent relatively speaking, but it instantly made complete sense.
I think the most recent memory I have of playing it in school (not emulated later or something). I did a search to look for dates, and I found this awesome short article about the creators. The origin story makes the game even better in hindsight.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/how-you-wound-playing-em-oregon-trailem-computer-class-180959851/