MS-DOS: Oregon Trail Deluxe, The by (1992)

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Reviewer: maran! - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 23, 2020

Subject: Awesome!!! Thank you! If I had to make a list of ten formative experiences of being a grade-school aged kid in the late 1980s in the US, playing Oregon Trail (probably on an Apple IIe in the school library) as one of the first, if not the first, experiences, ever, with a computer would be on that list. And Number Munchers, another very important MECC (I think it was MECC?) game. :) Thanks for providing the opportunity for us to play this game! My only complaint is I don't think this is the same as the Apple IIe version, but that's not really a fair complaint, so five stars, five stars. - August 23, 2020Awesome!!! Thank you!

Reviewer: flowerpower123 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 23, 2020

Subject: 15 years old and still playing! I love this game! I remember playing this game in 4th grade and I've loved it ever since. I am now in high school and still find this game very entertaining (yes, I know I'm a little weird). I really enjoy taking different people and trying out new strategies. So far, my highest score has been 5,840 and #2 on the List of Legends! 10/10, Would Recommend! - July 23, 202015 years old and still playing!

Reviewer: Droody - favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 3, 2020

Subject: Good Improvements, Yet Lacks Simplicity The sound and graphics of the original have been totally overhauled for the better. The trade system and UI are now, in my opinion, a bit too complicated now. However, this is still a great game you deserve to play. - May 3, 2020Good Improvements, Yet Lacks Simplicity

Reviewer: Jax7up - favorite - April 10, 2020

Subject: Doesn't seem to work I can't move the mouse or make any selection of. :( - April 10, 2020Doesn't seem to work

Reviewer: Cutiepatooty123 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 31, 2020

Subject: Finally Can Play This! Love how I can finally play The Old Time, Elementary School Favorite. This Version though, 1. Someone ends-up Sick, 2. Then, I Loose the Trail for some odd reason.

All most made it my 1st round, too! A Thief stole all 4 of My Oxen that I had at the beginning of this game. - March 31, 2020Finally Can Play This!

Reviewer: D1-T0 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 27, 2020

Subject: Perfect life fo Simple Rick Simple Rick's new flavour - Taste of Oregon!

Now with 20% more snake bites! - March 27, 2020Perfect life fo Simple Rick

Reviewer: jerrygerardo - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 24, 2020

Subject: love this game started as a teacher, ended as a lone survivor and number six on list of legends - March 24, 2020love this game

Reviewer: Uzair Ahmed678 - favorite - January 16, 2020

Subject: Game not working What does this mean "Failed to download game data!" - January 16, 2020Game not working

Reviewer: star844 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 11, 2019

Subject: star844 This is the best game ever! Make more like this. Also, in the last to games, I have gotten into the List of Legends! - May 11, 2019star844

Reviewer: Grayson Romney - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 8, 2019

Subject: Super fun game this is a super fun game and teaches you at the same time! it toke a while to load but besides that it was a great game. - April 8, 2019Super fun game

Reviewer: l.clegg1978 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 4, 2019

Subject: Brings back good memories! I remember playing Oregon Trail when I was a kid in School during the 1980's! My Teacher said that this game helps you stay focused. My Teacher was right! Now as a grown man, I'm more focus now more than ever! Great memories, good times! (Not the "Good Times" 70's Sitcom, it was not all that good; surprised it stayed on air for six seasons.) - February 4, 2019Brings back good memories!

Reviewer: ForOldHack - favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 19, 2018

Subject: The Cook. ( A math solution that renders the problem i.e. High Score, moot ) We played this game on the Macs in the lab, and it got competitive. Many players killed an wiped out. UNTIL



I did a spread sheet ROI ( Return on investment ) and found that the trading of 1 clothing for 1 ox netted you $10 with no movement...



Next we all started as teachers, just enough stuff to race to the end, no food ( hunting scarcity was a myth ), and waited near the end, and traded ox for clothing, until you got so bored...



You have to stock up with everything at the beginning, and run the trail so you don't fall short, then at the very end, you trade everything for oxen, then trade all that for clothes, and then its trade 1 clothes for 1 ox, until you get to 20 oxen, then trade for up to 50 clothes, then sell them for 10 a piece, and start back trading for 1 ox for 1 clothes ( $10 profit ).



I was the first to get to 100,000 and a pair of students worked on a saved game for a semester until they got to 1 million.



They should have made this particular trade rare as hell. - October 19, 2018The Cook. ( A math solution that renders the problem i.e. High Score, moot )

Reviewer: kcolopen2 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 16, 2018

Subject: LIST OF LEGENDS Al Smithee is the name and Oregon Trail is the game. I remember playing this in 5th grade. It was soo frustrating. I can't imagine how it must have been for the real people on the trail. - October 16, 2018LIST OF LEGENDS

Reviewer: bambithedear - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 14, 2018

Subject: awesome I loved this game in school and was looking everywhere for it. thanks guys and gals for sharing this with us all. - October 14, 2018awesome

Reviewer: readingredaugust - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 2, 2018

Subject: Great Game I played this game a few years ago, and I loved it! This game works really well on our computer. - August 2, 2018Great Game

Reviewer: kumar108 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 2, 2018

Subject: Really Fun Game I got into the list of legends as Maro - July 2, 2018Really Fun Game

Reviewer: shopgirlkc - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 27, 2018

Subject: Scoring Info

Banker / $1,600 / x1

Blacksmith / $800 / x2

Carpenter / $800 / x2

Doctor / $1,200 /

Farmer / $400 / x3

Merchant / $1,200 /

Saddlemaker / $1,600 / x1

Teacher / $400 /



Good Health = x500

Fair Health= x400

Poor Health= x300

Very Poor Health= x200 Occupation/ Starting Cash / End bonusBanker / $1,600 / x1Blacksmith / $800 / x2Carpenter / $800 / x2Doctor / $1,200 /Farmer / $400 / x3Merchant / $1,200 / x1.5 Saddlemaker / $1,600 / x1Teacher / $400 / x3.5 Good Health = x500Fair Health= x400Poor Health= x300Very Poor Health= x200 - June 27, 2018Scoring Info

Reviewer: Myndracat - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 10, 2018

Subject: Good Old Days Best game back in the old days. I have loved this game since I played it in elementary school like 5th grade!! - June 10, 2018Good Old Days

Reviewer: brickster1001 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 3, 2018

Subject: Great game! I made it to the List of Legends at #5 aka ASSHOLE. This is also a very valuable teaching lesson to elementary school kids. I'm surprised the List of Legends still works as of 2018! Lovely! - June 3, 2018Great game!

Reviewer: J4ckattack - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 19, 2018

Subject: Very good game Extremely fun and addicting! I love it!! - April 19, 2018Very good game

Reviewer: Yeagergotpeekz - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 10, 2018

Subject: great game not r6 level fun tho When you get #1 on leaderboard EZ - April 10, 2018great game not r6 level fun tho

Reviewer: Andrew Denning - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 4, 2018

Subject: Amazing game I honestly love this game I can't win with everyone alive tho Literally at the last second before I started going down the river my first guy died I was so triggered - April 4, 2018Amazing game

Reviewer: Ripcord - - March 29, 2018

Subject: Ignore the warning The red warning notice "This Item May Contain

Broken or Empty Data - Are you sure you want to continue?" is bogus. Ignore it. This game loads and runs fine. - March 29, 2018Ignore the warning

Reviewer: PuppyBoy105 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 15, 2018

Subject: life it is life - February 15, 2018life

Reviewer: antonika123 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 6, 2018

Subject: i love it its so good , i cant stop playing this all day - January 6, 2018i love it

Reviewer: EthanE. - favorite favorite - November 30, 2017

Subject: Fun Game, if it works! This game never loads for me and says that the download failed so I can rarely play the game. - November 30, 2017Fun Game, if it works!

Reviewer: Axel Slingerland - favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 24, 2017

Subject: Cool Game I liked this game back in the old days. It was pretty easy to get a pretty good score. You just hunt all the time, taking 200 lbs of food at a time, and when you get to at least 1,200 lbs you sell it off for $200.00 at a time. If you were to buy 500 lbs of food from the forts it would cost you a small fortune, but if you sell it for $200.00 at a time, for anywhere up to however much you want to part with, you can make a pile of money. When your people get sick you rest for a few days until they are in "good" health again. So it's a good idea to start as early in spring as possible. - October 24, 2017Cool Game

Reviewer: summer mayo - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 1, 2017

Subject: Helpful This game was very helpful to me and i loved it! - July 1, 2017Helpful

Reviewer: Lauren schmalle - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 8, 2017

Subject: I Won I lost 2 people while I was on this adventure and I lost an oxen but I am glad I didn't lose again like I did the first time.



I love this game so much. - June 8, 2017I Won

Reviewer: lostminx13 - - May 22, 2017

Subject: Not working! I cannot get the game to load. - May 22, 2017Not working!

Reviewer: mistranslatedcaptain - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 14, 2017

Subject: Oh to be out on the range Riding the prairie

through cactus laden valleys,

jackrabbit spotted on the ground and vultures fly overhead

cattle graze on that sweet sweet hillside grass

We gather around a campfire and tell stories about the gold claim that never was

lay back on you saddle blankets, pull your hat over you eyes and fall asleep under the moonlight dreaming about nothing except the countryside you grew up on

waking up early in the morning, hooking the oxen up to the wagon and hitting the trail before noon.

Sarah, bless her heart, Sarah comes down with dysentery, and she breaks a leg. A cattle runs free and we spend an entire day looking for it but it can never go back to domesticated life even if we find it.

Sarah passes away from dysentery, bless her heart, and we have to bury her. We erect a gravestone that reads "Here lies Sarah, she died of dysentery...

lol, that's super diarrhea"

She would have wanted it that way.

But on the upside we can finally up our meal rations to full and live like kings all the way to Oregon. - May 14, 2017Oh to be out on the range

Reviewer: DJ - Roblox And More - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - May 3, 2017

Subject: Good Game! This Help me alot with my school project - May 3, 2017Good Game!

Reviewer: KrispyChicken - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 26, 2017

Subject: I agree with the Awkward Hobo WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THROOOOOOOWBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK BOIIIIIIIIIIII - April 26, 2017I agree with the Awkward Hobo

Reviewer: Awkward Hobo - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 26, 2017

Subject: FUCK ME UP! THROWBACK!!!!!!!!!! - April 26, 2017FUCK ME UP!

Reviewer: wcampbell1144 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 18, 2017

Subject: LOVE IT! I BEAT IT! Better than The Oregon Trail 1 - April 18, 2017LOVE IT! I BEAT IT!

Reviewer: Tris082405 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 7, 2017

Subject: I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!!!!! This was a great game. if any of you love divergent plz leave a comment below saying so. Anyways I named my people: Tris Four Al Will and Christina all from divergent. I love this game it is so amazing!!! - April 7, 2017I LOVE THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!

Reviewer: SamOP - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 5, 2017

Subject: GOOD GAME very good but kind of glitchy - April 5, 2017GOOD GAME

Reviewer: trystan rogers - favorite - March 19, 2017

Subject: not working the game will not download - March 19, 2017not working

Reviewer: samntony2017 - - March 15, 2017

Subject: wont download i cant get it to download. i have an android samsung tablet and i love this game and would to be able to play the game on my tablet, is there anyway or anywhere i can download or play? - March 15, 2017wont download

Reviewer: Cake123 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 15, 2017

Subject: SoSo I love to play the game but is kinda glitchy so I always need to log out of my account and then resign in. But in the end if it does't glitch it is super fun!!! - March 15, 2017SoSo

Reviewer: Baxyyyyyyyyyy - favorite - March 8, 2017

Subject: Uggggggg It did not work for me and was very laggy when I tried - March 8, 2017Uggggggg

Reviewer: jakel5 - - January 8, 2017

Subject: help? i can't get it to work! - January 8, 2017help?

Reviewer: KcSamurai - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 16, 2016

Subject: Poor Melissa To have traveled so far and lost Melissa to typhoid fever was almost more than I could bear. It was painful. Heartwrenching. I didn't know if I could continue any further. But then I saw my four children and knew instantly I must carry on. If not for me, for them. - November 16, 2016Poor Melissa

Reviewer: CPTCharizard01 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - November 1, 2016

Subject: good game This Game is great I have played this game many times at school and at the time of this review I have beat it once - November 1, 2016good game

Reviewer: JRoyle411 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - August 18, 2016

Subject: A Welcome Memory From My Childhood. I loved playing this game on floppy disk....years later I loved playing this game on CD......and now I get to love it all over again. Even though it's unnecessary, I still shoot way more than I can carry when hunting.....and I always will. :) - August 18, 2016A Welcome Memory From My Childhood.

Reviewer: LBowman - favorite favorite - August 1, 2016

Subject: Worked before, not now. I used to use this with my homeschooled kids, but over the summer, it stopped working. Disappointed, they loved this game. And I loved sharing a game that I played in school with them. - August 1, 2016Worked before, not now.

Reviewer: WhiskeyBob - favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 21, 2016

Subject: Free Is this game free to download, or it still is commercial? Wanna play it. ) - July 21, 2016Free

Reviewer: Silverblossom - - July 5, 2016

Subject: Not working I think I doing something wrong? I can't get it to play at all. - July 5, 2016Not working

Reviewer: theversionofthetaleistwisted - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - June 23, 2016

Subject: Me? Please don`t tell me I`m the only one playing this because of the Team Starkid musical.... This game is really good. Great to see it online. - June 23, 2016Me?

Reviewer: Fyston - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 12, 2016

Subject: Historically Accurate Upon reaching Fort Laramie, I ensured that I had enough supplies and continued on my journey. Immediately, a thief stole all 12 of my oxen. I laughed, traded all of my remaining money for more oxen, and continued. Almost immediately, a thief stole 100 bullets. No big deal, I have many more. Then, one of my party members got dysentary, typhoid, and a broken arm in the span of 3 days. Again, I laughed, and rested to allow him his rest. While resting, another thief stole all 10 of my oxen. I remember this game fondly and only wonder how a 5 year old could actually do relatively well given all of the ox thievery. - April 12, 2016Historically Accurate

Reviewer: spookyghost... - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 17, 2016

Subject: Great It's a lot of fun my science teacher played it the whole class time - March 17, 2016Great

Reviewer: prdavey - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 3, 2016

Subject: Awesome Using for a teaching tool in my class. - March 3, 2016Awesome

Reviewer: jakeplaysdos - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 26, 2016

Subject: I love this game im 12 yrs old and im one of those rpg junkies and I thought I played them all when I came across this game I thought it was a fun educational adventure that I think should be tought in schools today! - February 26, 2016I love this game

Reviewer: Gamer518 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 8, 2016

Subject: Gamer518 Review This video game is going on my top 10 video game's of all time. - February 8, 2016Gamer518 Review

Reviewer: OregonMine - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 9, 2016

Subject: Love This Game It brings me back to the 90s. I am the best! - January 9, 2016Love This Game

Reviewer: honu_ - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 9, 2016

Subject: Amber I made the top 10 twice. That means I really do not have a life. I wish they'd put the 96'~ version online. I've only played this version twice and I got the high scores. yay me? - January 9, 2016Amber

Reviewer: Gacnik_Tadej - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - December 22, 2015

Subject: Oregon trail deluxe <3 This game was my first game and even not its still great can't belive i am 3rd on top ten well luck i guess ;) - December 22, 2015Oregon trail deluxe <3

Reviewer: gbobbitadams - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - October 13, 2015

Subject: Mouse Issue Here are instructions for Chrome browsers

In addition to enabling cookies for the site you need to allow at least this site the power to disable the cursor so you can use the game's cursor to play the game. Here's how:



1. Click the menu icon/the 3 horizontal lines at the upper left of your browser



2. Click on "Settings"



3. Scroll down to bottom and click on "Show advanced settings..."



4. At the top of advanced settings is Privacy. click the button just beneath that says "Content settings..."



5. Scroll about 2/3's the way down until you see "Mouse Cursor"



6. Change this setting to "Ask when a site tries to disable the mouse cursor (recommended)"



7. Click done at the bottom right to save the changes



To be safe you may wish to restart your browser



Enjoy playing - October 13, 2015Mouse Issue

Reviewer: Agent Thunder - favorite favorite - September 16, 2015

Subject: Full Screen glitchout When i full screen, it glitches out! - September 16, 2015Full Screen glitchout

Reviewer: bluewaterpig - - September 8, 2015

Subject: Sound Isn't Working???? Sound button has an X next to the speaker icon. When I click it, it says "This button only works once the emulation is running"...but it still doesnt work while running the game. Help?? - September 8, 2015Sound Isn't Working????

Reviewer: Katara20 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 6, 2015

Subject: Solution to the mouse problem Hello! I had the same problem with the mouse as other reviewers mentioned. I originally tried to play the game using safari, but the mouse would not move correctly. I tried using chrome and it worked! When the game loads, it should ask you if you want to disable the mouse cursor (say yes). This will cause the mouse to move properly during the game, although it will not let you move the mouse outside the game. If you want to move the mouse outside the game, press the esc key. Hope this helps :)

Note: I did not use firefox (only chrome) so I do not know if it has the same problem as safari. - September 6, 2015Solution to the mouse problem

Reviewer: r0llinlacs - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - July 7, 2015

Subject: fix for problems cookies and history must be enabled for it to work. it works fine for me with firefox.



can be a little buggy, the sound stopped working on my last game, but i still give 5/5 - July 7, 2015fix for problems

Reviewer: rainboweater081 - favorite favorite favorite - May 29, 2015

Subject: Ugh... Mouse Problem When I try to play this game, I can't go fullscreen and the mouse starts glutting out on me. I've played it on someone else's computer and it was fine, but now when I use this computer, there are some problems! - May 29, 2015Ugh... Mouse Problem

Reviewer: bawanderr - favorite favorite favorite - April 29, 2015

Subject: Downloading, etc. Folks, you should actually Read all the comments before asking questions. One person told you there is no way to download because THERE IS NO DOWNLOAD BUTTON! She is correct. And for those who can't get it to work using Chrome, Firefox, Waterfox, Safari and so on, it works just fine - not a single glitch - on my old-fashioned PC using GC. Bear in mind this was made in 1992, well before PS, XBOX, etc. You're attempting to cross the West in a covered wagon pulled by oxen - NOT driving your new KIA on paved roads. That's likely a pretty decent comparison. Sorry for your problems (especially for the kid who got it to work during class but not later, wah) but sometimes you have to use the correct equipment, especially on a site that's providing you with free data that is ancient in terms of technology. That said, the original is much funner, imo. This one's waaay too easy. I'd never heard of either before today. Guess I'm just an old geezer -- but one that had no problems! - April 29, 2015Downloading, etc.

Reviewer: Zwanklarver - favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 22, 2015

Subject: Brilliant and addictive Nice, nostalgic feel, too. - April 22, 2015Brilliant and addictive

Reviewer: abby<3 dogs - - April 17, 2015

Subject: Lovewith problems I played this with my class. I was going to play it at home I went to play it and it just turned black. So, I got an account and it did the same thing. Does anybody know how to play this?If so email me at a.angelisanti.aa gmail.com I really want to play tell me whats up with you to.I am not giving this a rating because I don't know if its good I played it one time. abby<3 dogs -- April 17, 2015Lovewith problems

Reviewer: Mihers - favorite favorite favorite - April 9, 2015

Subject: No sound? I've been playing this with my class but I can't get any of the games to play with sound. Using Firefox on a mac. - April 9, 2015No sound?

Reviewer: happydays5678 - - April 7, 2015

Subject: Getting past the store If you're having trouble getting past the store because you can't type in numbers, then on the previous screen where you type in your name don't use capital letters.



Using the shift key made it stop working for me. - April 7, 2015Getting past the store

Reviewer: jacobs.karli - - April 5, 2015

Subject: THIS GAME IS USELESS!! I can't even get past the first page. This game is not worth your time! - April 5, 2015THIS GAME IS USELESS!!

Reviewer: DandierBuckle15 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - April 1, 2015

Subject: It works cont. I am on a mac book air, so I don't even have a num pad. However I have had no problems and neither has anyone at my school. - April 1, 2015It works cont.

Reviewer: Rockin' Kat - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 31, 2015

Subject: stop trying to use the number pad and have more fun Numlock! Without it, you can't use the number pad in DOS. If you can't enable it, stop getting stuck on this and use the number row instead. Problem, SOLVED. ;-)



Man... I just played Oregon Trail for the first time in a long time.... and for the first time ever, I actually got to the end of it without everybody dieing. Rockin' Kat -- March 31, 2015stop trying to use the number pad and have more fun

Reviewer: kkanakis - - March 28, 2015

Subject: why can't I play?! Can someone tell me why it wont work for me? I'm on a Mac. I've tried loading it on safari and on firefox as well. - March 28, 2015why can't I play?!

Reviewer: Chase Wells - favorite - March 25, 2015

Subject: Lacks the charm of 1990 The Oregon Trail This game... is boring. Where the original 1990 version keeps you wanting to play over and over, I played this version one time (and made the top 10, but just like the 1990 version my top 10 score is not saved >> wtf, I earned a spot). I do not have any desire to try it again.. too bad the 1990 version is so glitchy! The deluxe edition is waaaaay too easy, and is played far to passively. You don't hardly do anything. The game just plays itself. Congrats you made it Oregon with no effort.



Go play the original version. I cannot stop playing the 1990 game for some reason. It is a shiny gem... where as the deluxe edition is more like a dull pile of buffalo chips. - March 25, 2015Lacks the charm of 1990 The Oregon Trail

Reviewer: carofran - - March 19, 2015

Subject: wtf? please help when I click it the screen goes black and stays that way, is it the program or am I doing something wrong? - March 19, 2015wtf? please help

Reviewer: zacinfinity - favorite favorite favorite favorite - March 18, 2015

Subject: d'oh played in class and it was great! But now it fades to black and I cant play :( I'm using mac does it work on mac? - March 18, 2015d'oh

Reviewer: reket - favorite - March 16, 2015

Subject: Can't input numbers For those of you who managed to play, how did you get past the store? I couldn't input any numbers to buy stuff, even with the number pad. - March 16, 2015Can't input numbers

Reviewer: max999999999 - favorite - March 6, 2015

Subject: it is pooop it sucks booooooooooooooooooooo do not play - March 6, 2015it is pooop

Reviewer: Fireflys_thing - - March 5, 2015

Subject: Games not working The game begins to work but when you get to the store it won't allow you to input any numbers to buy anything! So frustrating, I was so excited to play this! - March 5, 2015Games not working

Reviewer: Mysfittt - - March 2, 2015

Subject: Will not work I was so excited to play this game. Will not work on iPad or iPhone or laptop hoping it is up and running again soon - March 2, 2015Will not work

Reviewer: Nighty! - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 1, 2015

Subject: EPIC!!! Love it. Great to see The Oregon Trail again!!! I forgot how much fun it was!!! - February 1, 2015EPIC!!!

Reviewer: foreverfallon - favorite favorite - February 1, 2015

Subject: Problematic :/ I was having fun playing this, and was more than halfway through the game, when my computer interrupted me with a dialogue box about Time Machine. After that I couldn't get the game to work again; I had the same problem that other people have mentioned with the game cursor not syncing up with my computer cursor. So I had to abandon my game. I hate starting over. If someone can find a solution to this issue, I'm all ears! - February 1, 2015Problematic :/

Reviewer: aaladhamy - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 21, 2015

Subject: High Scores When I played as The Jacksons, I scored 11928!!! - January 21, 2015High Scores

Reviewer: CaroCell - - January 17, 2015

Subject: Doesn't work anymore ! Since Jan, 14 can't run any game. The RUN link has disapeared and when I click on 'Begin' nothing happens :-( - January 17, 2015Doesn't work anymore !

Reviewer: Bookbrowser56 - favorite - January 16, 2015

Subject: How do you download? How do you download? I only have an option for 'stream'. How do you download? - January 16, 2015How do you download?

Reviewer: covinprohn - - January 14, 2015

Subject: error How come I cant go fullscreen or turn sound on, I click them but nothing happens!!!! - January 14, 2015error

Reviewer: Rebekahofsunnybrookfarm - favorite favorite - January 14, 2015

Subject: This was working now doesn't.... Okay it was working but now it doesn't. Seems there is a glitch between the dos game mouse pointer and the browser window mouse pointer. I was enjoying this game and now it doesn't work. - January 14, 2015This was working now doesn't....

Reviewer: ccarrml - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 14, 2015

Subject: Love it but... How do you download? - January 14, 2015Love it but...

Reviewer: Renegade3plt - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 13, 2015

Subject: Can you make it as a teacher? lol Gah this brings back some good (and angry) moments. Works great, and got my 5 year old playing it now. :) Played as a teacher and everyone survived for once. Score was 10,133! Not one bit ashamed to say I was pretty excited. ;) Thanks for the memories. - January 13, 2015Can you make it as a teacher? lol

Reviewer: TStitches - favorite - January 11, 2015

Subject: -=upset=- No availability to download. I'm very upset!!! I wanted to play!!! - January 11, 2015-=upset=-

Reviewer: kaylakinney2010 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 11, 2015

Subject: HAVING ISSUES?



The game is exactly as I remember it! Love it! Only wish I could figure out why I keep getting two pointers in-game, but pressing escape, followed by going back to fullscreen, help. If you are having troubles, you can email Jason jason@ textfiles.com , and ask him to help you with the game if you're having issues. It says it in the description of the original Oregon Trail game, I'm not sure why it wasn't put on here. Make sure you have all adware/popup blockers disabled, as they can cause the game to not work. These games were fairly recently put up, so they are still in the process of working out bugs.The game is exactly as I remember it! Love it! Only wish I could figure out why I keep getting two pointers in-game, but pressing escape, followed by going back to fullscreen, help. - January 11, 2015HAVING ISSUES?

Reviewer: ChelseaJ - - January 11, 2015

Subject: Can't Play There are two mouse arrows when I try to play and the main one can't select the game options and the other is above it and can't be used to try and select anything. Please help. - January 11, 2015Can't Play

Reviewer: samantixx - - January 11, 2015

Subject: I cant play! I can't play or download. Help Please! - January 11, 2015I cant play!

Reviewer: ZOOS103 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 11, 2015

Subject: Great Experience Thanks for the ability to play this timeless classic. Can YOU make it as a teacher?!?! :O - January 11, 2015Great Experience

Reviewer: Jason Goff - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 10, 2015

Subject: High Scores I was able to get 9911 high score, but I think you could actually increase your high score infinitely by exploiting the trading system while you are at a fort. Trade stuff at the fort for cash at a profit, then buy more at the general store and repeat the process, the forts never seem to run out of supplies..



I took a year to get to the end, but I didn't lose anyone along the way.. another exploit is the resting timer. You are never penalized for resting too much.. natives never attack, you never run out of water.. as long as you have enough food you can wait as long as you want to heal up your party members. 5 days rest, then 2 days rest after that cured just about every illness. Though some illnesses took almost a month to heal.



Also I decided to trade everything I own for cash at The Dalles before I went down rafting.. you don't need any other items for rafting.. though I did keep some sets of clothes and a little food for role play.



You get more points at the end for cash than for any other items, so I ended up with over 3200 dollars at the end of the trip by exploiting the trading system.. mostly I sold my extra food that I got from hunting along the way to other Wagoneers and Native Americans. - January 10, 2015High Scores

Reviewer: carbonsaab - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 9, 2015

Subject: High Scores Anyone understand how the high scores work? I just won with a score of 9125 and it listed me as the top score, and upon reload I disappeared. - January 9, 2015High Scores

Reviewer: Ghecko - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 9, 2015

Subject: Read here is having issues. !st, the mouse works best in full screen. 2nd, if you can't type numbers in the store, you need to use the numpad. Not the numbers above the letter keys. For those without numpad, sorry. - January 9, 2015Read here is having issues.

Reviewer: esteban22 - - January 9, 2015

Subject: Full Screen I'm also having the issue with the full screen. I click Full Screen and nothing happens. If anyone finds a solution to this problem please post here. - January 9, 2015Full Screen

Reviewer: Hero-of-Sovngarde - favorite favorite favorite - January 9, 2015

Subject: TYPING I can't even start the game because for whatever reason none of the numbers on my laptops keyboard register in game. The 0's flash but my cost doesnt change. Many people have this problem and we'd all like to play. Downloaded firefox and couldnt even move the mouse around. Amazing website but too many bugs for me to enjoy. - January 9, 2015TYPING

Reviewer: superann - favorite - January 9, 2015

Subject: Can't buy anything in the store - can't type numbers Trying to play on Google Chrome on a laptop. I can't get out of the first general store because it won't let me type in numbers! I'm using the numbers above the letter keys but still won't work. Cursor is also wonky but manageable if I go into fullscreen. - January 9, 2015Can't buy anything in the store - can't type numbers

Reviewer: Silfrenbirce - - January 9, 2015

Subject: Continued problems Since more than one person has pointed it out and STILL have gotten replies that ignore what they've said:



Putting this in full screen doesn't work for everyone, for some reason. I click it, and literally nothing happens. The other buttons work, namely the one to toggle between light and dark screens. But there is NO way, for some at least, to even put it into fullscreen in the first place. So if that does solve the problem of the cursor, great. But please stop ignoring that people have said more than once that the fullscreen toggle itself does not work. - January 9, 2015Continued problems

Reviewer: ktoolz - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: High SCORE Dear zw2100,



I will accept your three sets of clothes as I got high score of 9577 as a teacher.



It was great playing the game again. The dosbox sound was iffy but still fun. - January 8, 2015High SCORE

Reviewer: JohnnyLurg - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: Nostalgic fun despite slight bugs Probably the best educational game ever. The cursor issue is easy to adjust to unlike many other games here. - January 8, 2015Nostalgic fun despite slight bugs

Reviewer: Phoenix1106 - favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: Touchpad won't work Well this really is an old school game. A touch pad on a laptop will not compute onto the game itself. Since its in DOS format you have to use a ball or trackball mouse. - January 8, 2015Touchpad won't work

Reviewer: dwebster30 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: good game but with a few issues... this took me back to my days in elementary school when mt class played this game for rewards. I loved it then and I like it now. There are a few issues I had at first with the mouse pointer not being in line with the windows pointer but I figured out that if you go to the fullscreen size then back to normal it will work fine in Google Chrome, at least it did for me. I aslo had issues with the number keypad but I quickly found out to use the numbers above the letters on my keyboard and it works fine. Just like old times I got killed first time out but scored about 3400 my second try as an aonymous user so I'm liking this throw back to the late '80s. - January 8, 2015good game but with a few issues...

Reviewer: melangefiesta - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: Awesome Love this... takes me back in time. It's still fun as well. The cursor lineup could be better, but it seems that you can fix it within several minutes of the game's start if you move it around the right ways (notably up past the top of the screen and then back down again). - January 8, 2015Awesome

Reviewer: SarahHumphrey - favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: Cursor Issues Sad, no matter what I try I can't get the cursor to line up and therefore can't enter the game. Full screen, moving all the way to one side to wait for it to catch up, not full screen, etc. - January 8, 2015Cursor Issues

Reviewer: yoursugarpacket - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: works great on chrome! I love this game! reminds me of being in 5th grade all over again! I'm 6th on leaderboard so far - January 8, 2015works great on chrome!

Reviewer: zw2100 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: High score 9177! Not to brag, but... I just scored 9177 as a Teacher (all 5 survived). If you can beat that, I'll give you 3 sets of clothes.



The game works well for me in Chrome. Only issue is the sound is wonky, but this seems to be the case for all games with sound on the site. - January 8, 2015High score 9177!

Reviewer: twistr25 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: How to buy Simple solution, at least for me. If you have a number pad, it does not work. Use the numbers across the top of the keyboard. Killed everyone my first time out, just like old times! - January 8, 2015How to buy

Reviewer: Mrs.Peacock - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: Use Firefox This game worked great for me using Firefox as my browser. The cursor lined up correctly and the number keys worked so I could buy items to get started. I first tried Internet Explorer then Chrome, but was unable to purchase items because the number keys wouldn't work with either of those browsers. You can download Firefox for free and it takes just a few seconds. I hope this helps some of you out. - January 8, 2015Use Firefox

Reviewer: Izaya - favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: Can't buy items I also can't type in the boxes to buy items, and it looks like no one has solved this. Any idea why it's only happening to some people or, better yet, how to fix it? Anyone?? - January 8, 2015Can't buy items

Reviewer: rafika816 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: So much fun! Almost as good as I remember. A little glitchy, but no enought to end the game. Going in and out of full screen fixes the cursor issue. I really enjoyed the historical aspect of the game. - January 8, 2015So much fun!

Reviewer: Elissabethd21 - - January 8, 2015

Subject: can't buy anything It won't let me type i the boxes so i can buy the supplies, anybody else had this problem. If so, did you solve it and how. - January 8, 2015can't buy anything

Reviewer: SitaOni - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: Not bad for a dos port ^.^ Worked fine other than the in game mouse tending to wander. Played in normal, not full screen, so dragging the mouse to the right side of the screen until both lined up solved the problem. At least until the ig mouse wandered away again. - January 8, 2015Not bad for a dos port ^.^

Reviewer: Madame Sparkles - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: Seriously people... Look at the screen. There is NO DOWNLOAD! The game is available to stream/play in your browser only. To get your mouse to work properly (to work at all, or line up, etc.) use the full screen button and you'll be just fine. - January 8, 2015Seriously people...

Reviewer: Mick4786 - - January 8, 2015

Subject: help how do u get it to fullscreen mode, the button wont work - January 8, 2015help

Reviewer: jeansmama915 - - January 8, 2015

Subject: Same Issue Same issue as a few others. I cannot figure out how to download the game. :( Someone please tell me how to do this, so I can relive the 80s! ;) - January 8, 2015Same Issue

Reviewer: Seiena - - January 8, 2015

Subject: Can't buy anything no way to say yeah I'd like an ox please. - January 8, 2015Can't buy anything

Reviewer: kristen58 - favorite - January 8, 2015

Subject: mouse doesn't work The mouse won't work. I can't get the game's mouse pointer all the way over to where it says "start the game". This sucks. - January 8, 2015mouse doesn't work

Reviewer: lvlflv1life - favorite favorite favorite - January 7, 2015

Subject: Where is the download? Can anyone point me in the right direction of where to download the game? - January 7, 2015Where is the download?

Reviewer: billgx - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 7, 2015

Subject: mouse issue & full screen fix I also had mouse issues and trouble with full screen not fitting on my monitor. Before running the program in the browser, I zoomed out by tapping "ctrl" + "-" several times to make everything smaller. Once I got the program to fit entirely in my browser screen, everything worked great! - January 7, 2015mouse issue & full screen fix

Reviewer: JulianneC2 - - January 7, 2015

Subject: Oregon Trail I don't even have the option to go fullscreen. It is grayed out. - January 7, 2015Oregon Trail

Reviewer: pdozero - - January 7, 2015

Subject: download How do you download the game? - January 7, 2015download

Reviewer: Shaharazaad - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 7, 2015

Subject: Go Full Screen All of the mouse issues can be resolved by going full screen. This will resolve the multiple mouse pointers and the ability to actually click on something and have it work. You do not need a joystick for this game (that's just boiler plate verbiage).



The game plays just like the original, including the &^*!^!! random things (like the fire that took out over half my gear). Works great for me! Thanks! - January 7, 2015Go Full Screen

Reviewer: Shakes999 - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 7, 2015

Subject: Works fine, go Full Screen Game works flawlessly. Go to full screen to get the mouse pointer to line up properly. After that, enjoy! - January 7, 2015Works fine, go Full Screen

Reviewer: janalynn99 - favorite - January 7, 2015

Subject: Doesn't work. Like others have stated there are two mouse pointers and when you click on Travel the Travel it brings up the Hall of Fame. Clicking it again brings you back to the start screen. Its a big loop at this time :( - January 7, 2015Doesn't work.

Reviewer: girly382 - favorite favorite favorite favorite - January 7, 2015

Subject: Fun! The mouse pointer for the game doesn't line up with my mouse pointer. But if you line the game's version up with where you want to click...it works just fine! Sadly, everyone in my party died before reading Oregon :( - January 7, 2015Fun!

Reviewer: Juxpitos - - January 7, 2015

Subject: emulator mouse pointer not "true" I would love to play again but when i start the game up I get two mice pointers. one is for the game emulator the other is for windows and the emulators mouse appears in the wrong position. There is no way to get the emulators mouse to the bottom half of the emulator to play or anything and when you click anywhere else on the screen all you get is the top scores. - January 7, 2015emulator mouse pointer not "true"

Reviewer: rongsee - - January 7, 2015

Subject: Can't play Same problem as emilliony. Can't get it to play at all. Also, why do we need a gamepad to play? I used to be able to play it with the keyboard. - January 7, 2015Can't play