The Oregon Trail - 1971, 1974, 1985, 1992, 1996, 2001…

Developer(s): MECC (1974 to 1999), The Learning Company (2001 onwards), SVG Distribution (Wii and 3DS)

Publisher(s): Brøderbund Software (1985 to 1998), The Learning Company (since 1999), Gameloft

Type: Simulation, Windows version shown

The year is 1848…

Go west! Throughout the game you will need to hunt in order to get food. At the start of the game, you get to choose which occupation what you want (click the “Explain” button of what special advantages and final score multipliers for each specific occupation), you get to name yourself and your party members.

During the course of the game, members of the player’s party could fall ill and die from various causes, such as cholera, typhoid, broken arm/leg, etc., for example, the message will say “(name of party member) has cholera.” If a party member dies, the player has an option of conducting a brief funeral. If the player dies, he/she will have the ability to write their epitaph (not available in the DOS version).

The goal is to reach Willamette Valley.