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 Oregon Trail series has sold more than 65 million copies and has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. But the original creators never made a penny off the game. Learn the story behind one of the most successful edutainment games of all time. A special thank you to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiUhKqsBH-Is2VeC2sykEfg for providing some footage for this documentary. Check out their documentary on Oregon Trail here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EHdZUrMi4w 00:00 - Introduction 03:02 - OREGON 29:15 - MECC 42:39 - The Apple II 48:16 - A New OREGON 1:11:57 - Learning Could Be Fun 1:24:45 - End Credits ▶️ Subscribe | null Follow Gaming Historian: 🐦 Twitter / X | https://www.twitter.com/gaminghistorian 💻 Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/gaminghistorian 🕹️ Twitch | https://www.twitch.tv/gaminghistorian 📷 Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/gaminghistorian For a list of sources, visit https://www.thegaminghistorian.com/ #OregonTrail #Apple #GamingHistorian