Gamers who remember playing The Oregon Trail on the Apple II (or its later DOS and Windows iterations) might create games that are inspired by that classic childhood experience. As games become ...

One of the bigger events confirmed for June is a visit by Philip Bouchard, lead designer of the Oregon Trail game. He’s coming to Gering to talk about the trail and the game. Th ...

The Oregon Trail had become the most widely distributed educational software in North American schools, fundamentally changing how history was taught through interactive media. The game's popularity ...

"The lasting fame of the game is a fascinating puzzle," says R Philip Bouchard, team leader and designer of the classic 1985 version of The Oregon Trail, released on the Apple II computer.

he said. Now more than 50 years after the first "Oregon Trail" program, Apple is reportedly developing the game into an action-comedy movie. "Surprising to me how popular it's become and how long ...

MINNEAPOLIS — In recent years, Hollywood has been mining Gen X and millennial nostalgia to make movies based on beloved childhood toys and games. Following the box-office success of Barbie dolls ...

When MECC licensed its catalog of educational software around the country, the game spread like a prairie brushfire. Apple has been connected to “Oregon Trail” since the game’s early days ...

(KOIN) – A famed grade school video game is headed to the big screen. As first revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, Apple is developing a film based on “Oregon Trail.” The original computer ...