A few have done well, but, as we’ll discover, the secret is not to copy perfectly, but to adopt and adapt. Many have tried to recapture that feeling. The agony of a fully stocked, healthy wagon with four cheerful people getting caught in a flash flood and ending the game was real, and incredibly relevant to the future that generation would explore. Namely, about how to survive, the choices you have to make, the sacrifices that come, and, unfortunately, how the best laid plans get totally destroyed no matter how much you prepare.
I can’t attest to how much it was enjoyed in Europe or even Canada, but the game explored and imprinted some great life lessons.
It’s one of the few games out there that was played, at least once, by nearly everyone in a spanse of people in certain geographical locations. That’s completely insane, but also completely understandable. The Oregon Trail is a game that’s so relevant and well known that they decided to nickname a generation after it.
