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The Learning Company - Oregon Trail 5th Edition

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  • Explore the West! Live the Adventure! Survive the Trail! (Age 9 and Up)
  • Create Your Journey. Decide your occupation, who youll take with you, and where youre headed!
  • Talk with & learn from pioneers - Irish, African Americans, Native Americans, and other settlers. Share their dreams, fears, and adventures.
  • Blaze a Trail. Ford raging rivers. Hunt, fish, and forage for food. Be a part of the taming of the wild West. From the banks of the great Mississippi to the sweeping Williamette Valley, youll carve your own trail through an historic adventure.
  • Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 compatible

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Product description Explore the West! Live the Adventure! Survive the Trail! Westward, Ho! Are you ready to travel the Oregon Trail? It‘s going to take insight and careful planning to choose the right traveling companions, gear, and supplies. Even then, there are countless unpredictable hazards, like swollen rivers, poisonous creatures, and deadly diseases. You‘ll have to strategize and make quick decisions. And they‘ll have to be right. Create Your Journey Decide your occupation, who you‘ll take with you, and where you‘re headed! Learn From the Pioneers Talk with pioneers - Irish, African Americans, Native Americans, and other settlers. Share their dreams, fears, and adventures. Blaze a Trail Ford raging rivers. Hunt, fish, and forage for food. Be a part of the taming of the wild West. From the banks of the great Mississippi to the sweeping Williamette Valley, you‘ll carve your own trail through an historic adventure. Discover Jed’s Tales Through riveting mini- movies, you‘ll befriend Captain Jed Freedman, an experienced fur trader who is trail-wise and a great story-teller! Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 compatible Explore the West, live the adventure, and survive the trail! Kids will build real-life decision-making and problem-solving skills as they choose their wagon party and supplies, read maps, plan their route, and guide their team through the wilderness. Can they survive the dangers of the long journey, raging rivers, buffalo stampedes, sickness, and starvation? The trail explodes with adventure as you face the rugged challenges and experience real-life events.Plus, The Oregon Trail 5th Edition introduces players to the Montgomery kids and trail guide Captain Jed, who are heading West from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregon, to meet Pa Montgomery. The Montgomery's story is brought to life for players through six exciting movies, Cassie's heartfelt journal entries, and Jed's captivating campfire tales. P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take one step forward. That holds true for this "new" version of Oregon Trail, which is actually based on the older, more stable second edition of the game; one of the last products produced by the respected Minnesota publisher MECC. Children start their trek westward by typing in their name, profession, and the names of people in their party. They then navigate through a series of complex menus to purchase supplies and stock their wagon. Unfortunately, some of the flaws with version two have also been carried into this edition. Children often overload their wagon, and the program doesn't help them visualize what they have. Kids also have trouble with some new phrases that could be better defined, such as "caulk the wagons" and "ford the river". Along the trail, it is possible to hunt, fish and interact with characters. So what's different? At each main break in the adventure, children can listen to campfire stories about three real life children who actually traveled the Oregon Trail. Our testers loved these vignettes and felt like they helped them better understand what the journey was really like. The children's journal is also on the CD as a PDF file, which makes good reading. Despite its flaws, this edition of Oregon Trail is the best yet, and a great way to experience American history. -- From Children's Software Revue® -- "Subscribe Now!" See more

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 5 x 0.5 inches; 2.24 ounces


Manufacturer recommended age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 20 years


Item model number ‏ : ‎ 380859


Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 2, 2001


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ The Learning Company


Best Sellers Rank: #506 in Software (See Top 100 in Software) #2 in Children's Software Games #23 in Education & Reference (Software) #193 in Mac Software


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • "Classic"
As much as you can call a CD-ROM game a classic, Oregon Trail is such. It was one of the first extended play CD games to make good use of the computer over the video game console. So far, it has been through five versions. The second was such an improvement over the first, that users may have had extremely high expectations for the next several versions of the game, but there has never been the leap in graphics or play options since the jump from one to two. However, the smoothness of play, and the speed of the game have improved with each version. While five doesn't have the options that four had, and is in some ways a rehash of the second version, it is still the best. Four had too many bugs and glitches. If you have never played Oregon Trail, or have played only one of the first two versions, I would reccomend five over the other available versions (all are available used through Amazon.com). If you have never played Oregon Trail, at all, you are missing out; OT is a simulation of the journey made in the 1840's by so many Americans from the Mid-West to California. Even though the game is simple, the harshness and difficulty of the journey communicate unmistakably. It is a wonderful simulation. Kids will play it over and over without realizing it's "educational," and adults won't care. This is a great game. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2004 by Rivkah Maccaby
    • excellent learning tool
This is a good learning game, the newest version available and better than the previous versions.
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2025 by For my Money
    • Sadly won't work on windows 10
I love this game. I grew up on it and it is a great learning tool. Although they need up update their stuff because while these will run on Windows 10 they don't let you finish the game. After playing some of the game it cuts out and kicks you off the game. My kids were really bummed because they LOVED this game! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2020 by 911hutch
    • New York 18 font - WILL NOT WORK
Anyone purchases this game to play on a new Mac - system OS10 an above should be aware that this game will be useless to you. The system requires the font New York 18 to run. It is impossible to find and download this font on the internet, and unless you have access to the OS9 system disks, you will be very frustrated and waste much time. I took my laptop to the Apple store and they were able to download the font from an internet site that I have since been unable to find. However, once installed, the game is skippy and the audio sped up. I am sooooo frustrated and unhappy. This was a great game, and I need it for my fourth grade Oregon Trail unit. This information is not stated when you purchase this game - so I hope this post can get moved to the top of the list. IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE (please don't say Google New York 18 - been there - done that - for hours) I would appreciate the help so much. [email protected] ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2011 by SueAdel
    • interesting game
is a really cool game. even though its very rigged to make you fail. lots of reviews on this game talked of it not working. it worked perfectly for me. took 2 minutes to install. 3 minutes later was playing it. i think is an automatic update function that needs to be turned on for the games launcher to function. it so primitive that i dont think its had an update since 1848. but the game must use this launcher. its like "Steam". you cant access your game if "Steam" wont start. this does not use "Steam" is more like a schools game launcher program with "wheres carmen san diego" and other learning games. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2019 by Darian27
    • Fun, but not as good as the 3rd edition
I really like the 3rd edition better, because you can choose who you want in your wagon, the graphics/people look better, and the game is less 'animated' educational, and more realistic educational. (and fun). This edition is fun, and you can get through the trail a little quicker than past editions, but I am still disappointed that the updated edition is not as good as the old one. This version is very much based on points you recieve for things; you choose your level (greenhorn, adventurer, trail guide) based on the types of decisions you want to make, you choose your profession based on the points multiplier you want (and amount of money you want to start with), and you make all decisions based on the points you recieve in the end. There is less of a show, also, when you reach oregon city (it actually seems like this version is a bit dumbed down, or something). However, it probably would entertain younger kids because this version is a little simpler, and offers more personalization for the intensity of game you are looking for. Overall, still a fun game, but if your computer will run the 3rd editions, i would get that one instead. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2011 by fashionista
    • Not a board game
I was hoping for the board game not the CD automated game
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2024 by Amazon Customer

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