It was certainly no easy task to get to the untamed frontier of the Pacific Northwest from Independence, Missouri, in a covered wagon. But the classic late-’80s game, “The Oregon Trail,” attempts to recreate that treacherous journey — while requiring players to make constant, life-changing choices along the way.
These include deciding where to cross dangerous rivers, what to trade with your fellow travelers and when to hunt for food (shooting big game was always exciting). All the while, the trail also threw curveballs at ya, including diseases, broken-down wagons, thieves in the night and other problems that befell those pioneers — but all from the air-conditioned comfort of the school library.
