Oregon Trail. Coming soon to a cell phone near you.

[diskoboy]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/17/oregon-trail-mobile-updates-a-classic/

I'd buy it, even though it looks like they're taking out the "micro-management", whatever that means... I honestly don't remember OT having alot of micro-management.

[exit]

It looks like they're taking out the whole "buy what you'll need" thing and throwing in mini-games and such. I'm not sure why they're acting like the game was anything difficult, but I guess it'll be fun to see what they added to it. Just as long as I can make my horses cross an insanely deep river, relating in a death or two, I'll be happy.

[DefaultGen]

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[Garry Silljo]

It looks like they're taking out the whole "buy what you'll need" thing and throwing in mini-games and such. I'm not sure why they're acting like the game was anything difficult, but I guess it'll be fun to see what they added to it. Just as long as I can make my horses cross an insanely deep river, relating in a death or two, I'll be happy.

Horses? Oxen are better.

[coreys429]

How small would that be on a cell phone. Why can't we get oregon trail on a console download?

[Viraneth]

I know!

I remember, when you were a little kid, maybe one person you knew beat it?

[Kuros]

Novel at best.

You can play it online at www.virtualapple.org for free. :/

[Jorpho]

It still doesn't get much better than The Thule Trail (http://www.thuleroadtrip.com/thule_trail/thuleTrail.html).

[Cinder6]

Buy what you need was the whole fun of the game...

Agreed. The game's already not challenging; losing "buy what you need" makes it even easier (and stupid). Will there even be different jobs you can choose? There'd be no point to the banker, school teacher, etc.--there'd be no reason

You know, the game would actually work well on the DS. I'd buy it.

EDIT: I wonder if this new version has the massacring Indians, or the helpful, fruit-bearing ones. :)

[Push Upstairs]

I've often thought it was downright criminal that I'm unable to die of dysentery on my cellphone.

My dreams come true!

[MachineGex]

I would buy this in a heartbeat. My wife doesnt care much for the newer versions of Oregon Trail 3 & 4, and I never could get the old DOS version to run on a newer PC.

[Jorpho]

I never could get the old DOS version to run on a newer PC.

Even if you eschew the aforementioned Virtual Apple, DOSBox is your friend.

[GarrettCRW]

Novel at best.

You can play it online at www.virtualapple.org for free. :/

An Apple emulation tool/site that won't work natively in OS X?

FAIL.

[Haoie]

Somehow I don't see this appealing to the youth of today.

[Sanriostar]

You have run out of minutes. All of your favorite 5 have died of dysentery.