Talk:The Oregon Trail (1971 video game)

message: I have downloaded it before and re-verified the screenshots via the link on the wiki. It is not remotely the same game (American Settlers basically has similar gameplay to Farmville where you accumulate resources and continuously building and producing). Also, as far as I can tell, the developer has no association to the original series. I think citation would be useful if it is in fact officially associated.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.65.177.78 (talk) 04:58, 6 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oregon Trail: American Settlers iOS and Android is not the same game 

message: Here:--Coin945 (talk) 09:48, 27 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources: 

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message: This article seems to conflate the 1971 game with the 1985 remakes.  Per an article from the lead designer:
:Every now and then, I run across an online article that suggests that the 1985 Apple II version of The Oregon Trail was essentially identical to the original 1971 game, except for the addition of color graphics. This assertion is so ridiculously inaccurate that it completely baffles me. https://medium.com/the-philipendium/how-i-managed-to-design-the-most-successful-educational-computer-game-of-all-time-4626ea09e184
While it might make sense to cover them both in one article, there should be a much clearer separation.  Also, the 80s version is frankly far more notable and important, so it should have pride of place most likely.  SnowFire (talk) 21:08, 13 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  That would also fix the current problem where the article claims the game was released in 1974, yet was popular due to being bundled with school computers over a decade later without specifying the platform. —Trilkhai (talk) 07:34, 3 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Useful source, + split sections more? 

message: My memory of this game is hazy, but could it be considered part of the Survival game genre? It seems survival is a major factor in this game. SharkD  Talk  19:04, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Survival game 

message: Amazing work !! So excited to see The Oregon Trail get its moment in the spotlight on Wikipedia considering its place as the longest running video gaming franchise of all time. :) Here's some useful sources which you may or may not have read already (some info may bleed over to the 1985 version).--Coin945 (talk) 04:29, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Useful sources 

message: The 1978 Apple 2 version is just the 1971 version with two minor graphical screens. A navigation map which shows the wagon moving on the trail, and a shooting screen that has an animated deer/bandit/wolf. There's an entire generation of people who see the 1985 version and say "that's not what I played in school". Wikipedia doesn't do an adequate job of identifying this unique predecessor. SchmuckyTheCat (talk) 14:07, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The article does explain the original game was text, while they made a full graphical port in 85. Masem (t) 14:11, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

text: Already in article:  --PresN 20:03, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: 1978 version