Old School: Oregon Trail!
For those that are old enough, how many of you have played the game Oregon Trail? I think it was the very first game that I played. I remember playing the game on the computer back in elementary school! It was a learning game about the past travels on the Oregon Trail.
I would always pick to be the banker since the banker had the most money. The fun part of the game was going hunting and shooting all the animals. The only problem with that was you could only carry back so much meat even though you’d shoot 3 bears. Then you had to deal with your family just dying of diseases! You’d get messages like “You have died of dysentery”, and be down a family member.
I recently downloaded a copy of the game since it’s so old, it’s actually free to download. It was definitely a fun game. Oh how simple things used to be. I wonder how many people actually remember/played that game? Hopefully it’s a lot, otherwise I’d feel old… 
whoa! i remember playing that game too. actually, i stil l have it.. and i remember making the wagon like go through the very worse so that it’ll like break or blowup or something. haha, it was a classic
martin
17 Jan 06 at 10:26 pm
i tried to ford the river and my [beep] oxen died!
bonzai
18 Jan 06 at 12:09 am
I remember naming all your children after people you don’t like, and then letting them die of dysentery, or small pox.
Mitchell
18 Jan 06 at 12:18 am
yea ive played that too. i remember on the grave stones id always say oh pepperoni and sausages.
Keith
18 Jan 06 at 1:29 am
indeed..my oxen always dies crossin the river…
way to stingy to pay for the ferry
Anonymous
18 Jan 06 at 2:16 am
I liked that game, and also Lemonade Stand – nostalgia just set in.
Bryan
18 Jan 06 at 3:48 am
ohmygosh!!
i LOVED that game
alice h.
18 Jan 06 at 9:49 am
What a great game! I almost got detention in middle school for imitating the deer when it died (by laying down on the floor). I also got Oregon Trail II for Christmas one year. Where did you download the original from?
Erica
18 Jan 06 at 10:03 am
weird, i just had a conversation about this yesterday
chang
18 Jan 06 at 11:35 am
almost as good as duck hunt
liu
18 Jan 06 at 4:50 pm
that was such an awesome game
Erin
18 Jan 06 at 6:59 pm
omg i loved that game!!!!!
haha there were like 4 or 5 versions of it by the end of its life (or is it still gooing?)
jenn chen
18 Jan 06 at 10:33 pm
i have that game! i used to play it all the time! I have nightmares about it though..cuase of those pics that would pop up when someone died..i still have duck hunt too alex
JenChiang
19 Jan 06 at 3:15 pm
jason
1 Feb 06 at 5:13 pm
how do i open it this game rocks and i really want to play it but i cant:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:
need help
4 Feb 06 at 11:04 pm
I wanna play too I have been searching… If anyone knows how to download it please help!:?:
Jennifer
11 Feb 06 at 1:16 am
I HAVE… THE OREGON TRAIL GAME. I PLAYED IT ALL THE TIME. IT IS A REAL FUN GAME.
WOLF
11 Feb 06 at 11:40 am
There’s a link to a free download of the original (for macs) at http://mac.the-underdogs.org/index.php?show=game&id=101 or they have oregon trail deluxe which will run on just about any computer http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2972 I loved this game in grade school! (and still enjoy it now)
Laura
19 Feb 06 at 10:00 am
how do i download it?
becky
3 Mar 06 at 10:35 pm
Anonymous
24 Mar 06 at 9:39 pm
I played that game in middle school and im trying to find out how to play it.
Tony
25 Mar 06 at 1:23 pm
I did a search on google to find a way to download the game and i came to this blog. Is there any chance that you know of a way/somewhere to download the game for a PC? That’d be sweet. Cheers for any help.
Justin
2 Apr 06 at 1:54 am
Hey where did you find the download
Anonymous
7 Apr 06 at 5:14 pm
Please, dear god help me right now. i want to download the oregon trail original game ASAP!!! i want to die of typhoid! i want my ox to drown in the river! i want to be the banker!blunt in my mouth…….anyway, tell me where to go????
help me download
25 Apr 06 at 9:12 pm
how do i get the game i have been looking for that game for weeks please help
Anonymous
28 Apr 06 at 3:09 am
Oh my gosh! I definitley remember this game from elementary school. It was so much fun… I played it just about every time I went into the library. :]
Nichi
5 Dec 06 at 8:55 am
This was the best game in school. I remember playing it and wishing that it was never time to go back to regular classes
Katie
26 Dec 06 at 8:33 pm
WOW.. I was reminded of this game by looking at the New Nebraska quarters, it has the chimney rock on it, and I this game came to mind. I decided to see if i could find it online, and sure enough, this blog was the first link. I used to play this game all the time in 6th grade on our “high tech” computers. this is insane!! I love this game!!
Ryan
24 Jan 07 at 12:13 am
Anonymous
3 Apr 07 at 3:29 pm
please tell me how yo download it.
Anonymous
12 Apr 07 at 9:53 pm
Anonymous
24 Apr 07 at 6:05 pm
this game was so cool. i played all the time.
this is the only game they taught me in elementary school so, now this is the only game i know how to play. and i play all the time. its awesome bro.
yay.
roo roo
30 Apr 07 at 8:14 am
julie
1 May 07 at 9:02 am
I’m sorry…it was me…I hunted the buffalo to extinction
TsoDaBien
1 May 07 at 3:29 pm
marlee shumate
5 May 07 at 8:46 pm
marlee shumate
5 May 07 at 8:52 pm
haha i always got in trouble cuz i wouldnt stop playing when the teacher told me lol i have 2.1 but cant get it to open lol.
Daylen
13 May 07 at 4:37 pm
Daylen
13 May 07 at 4:37 pm
I use to love to play this game.. Back on floppy disk. lol. Old school. Does anyone know where I can down load this game new or old one. The link below doesnt work. Im stuck on finding a good copy.
Thanks.
kari
25 May 07 at 1:11 am
Anonymous
9 Jun 07 at 2:33 pm
please find me a link that works
Anonymous
20 Jun 07 at 8:25 pm
where did ya download it?
jess
13 Aug 07 at 4:21 pm
Hello
Thanks!
lokimikoj
21 Sep 07 at 4:32 pm
i totaly love this game but, HOW CAN I DOWNLOAD IT ON MY COMPUTER WITHOUT PAYING $??????????????????????????
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LR
8 Nov 07 at 10:43 pm
Lorainne
25 Jan 08 at 5:04 pm
how do i download oregon trail can u please let me know thank u
pasquale
26 Jan 08 at 9:39 pm
Anonymous
4 May 08 at 9:25 am
i remeber playing this game in kindergarden and im now in 7th grade it it reely that old?
anonymous
10 May 08 at 3:11 pm
Anonymous
26 May 08 at 12:15 pm
MAN I REMEMBER OT!PEOPLE DYING,GOING HUNTING IN THE WILDERNESS,IT WAS PROBABLY MY FIRST COM GAME TOO!!!I LOVE THAT SHIT!!!
don mecca
20 Oct 08 at 1:53 pm
hate it
Anonymous
21 Nov 08 at 12:44 pm
i could never figure out how to play it right in school so i just gave up.
but i remember playing amazon trail too and i would always die :{
shannen
14 Mar 09 at 10:24 pm