The Story of The Oregon Trail
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In 1971, three student teachers in Minneapolis, MN created a little computer game about westward expansion in the United States. Over 50 years later, The Ore...
  • Donjuanme@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    5 months ago

    When I find myself with a spare 80+more minutes I’ll have to finish watching that.

    Anyone have some time to lend me?

  • iheartneopets@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    5 months ago

    Intend to watch the full thing later, but I already love his style based on the opening minutes! The interviews remind me of old PBS/Nova style documentaries where so much of them was just letting people talk and tell their stories. Very cool!

    • WamGams@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      5 months ago

      Both PBS and Nova are still around! If you don’t have cable or antenna, anybody who pledges $5 a month can get the app.

      Just a head’s up: their children’s programming is a separate app. Unsure if you have to choose which app you want or get both though, I don’t have children so never looked.

        • WamGams@lemmy.caEnglish
          10·
          5 months ago

          Just when you think the spring drive is over, we find your social media.

          PS: To be clear, I am not with PBS. Just a believer in the mission.

    • RavenFellBladeEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      I feel like that’s the exact vibe they go for with these. It feels so authentic, too. VGH clearly has a love of both video game history, and that particular era of documentary programming.

    • ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      5 months ago

      It’s literally the story of how Oregon Trail came to be. With interviews from the people who made it. Honestly it’s worth a watch if you find early video game development or early computing at all interesting. Video Game Historian puts out some fantastic documentaries and this one is equally fantastic.

  • RavenFellBladeEnglish
    4·
    5 months ago

    Excellent video! If you have the time to watch all of it, do so. The early days of computing were wild!