The Oregon Trail cover art

The Oregon Trail

"The Oregon Trail is a computer game originally developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974."

MECC· December 3, 1971· Main Game
81
User Score
30 ratings

The Oregon Trail is a computer game originally developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974. The original game was designed to teach school children about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail. The player assumes the role of a wagon leader guiding his or her party of settlers from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon's Willamette Valley on the Oregon Trail via a covered wagon in 1848.

Released 3 December 1971 for CDC Cyber 70 and HP 2100 by MECC. About 1 hours to beat.

The Oregon Trail screenshots

The Oregon Trail screenshot 1

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The Oregon Trail trailer and videos

Teaser
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The Oregon Trail screenshots

The Oregon Trail screenshot 1

Artwork & Box Art

The Oregon Trail artwork 1
CDC Cyber 70
Standard
NA
Dec 31, 1974
HP 2100
Standard
NA
Dec 3, 1971
User Score
81 /100
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 ratings
Aggregated from player ratings across platforms worldwide.
Score Guide
90–100
Universal Acclaim
75–89
Generally Favorable
Users
50–74
Mixed or Average
20–49
Generally Unfavorable
0–19
Overwhelming Dislike