One of the creators of the iconic early videogame The Oregon Trail talks about the unexpected impact the game has had, not having made any money from it, and picks his favorite way to die in the game.
“It only happened once every several hundred times, and so people could’ve played it for months and all of a sudden, ‘What? I got bit by a snake and died? This has never happened to me before!’”
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Captive audience for many. I would look for any excuse to go to the library so I could load up Oregon Trail. I wanted the option to go hunting. Shooting a bear was my favorite. “YOU DIED OF BRAIN WORMS FROM EATING UNDERCOOKED BEAR MEAT.”
Of course, it’s been 40 years, so my memory might be a bit off on that death message.