“So Long Oregon!” Deconstructs Classic Apple II Educational Game

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Perhaps the most bizarre meta deconstruction of Oregon Trail for the Apple II ever made hit the App Store this week. So Long, Oregon! by BlinkBat Games takes the trappings and retro-style of Oregon Trail, but where the latter title is all about historical edutainment, resource management and not dying of dysentery, this one’s all about hurtling your team of bison over mountain ranges as you commit xenocide against the native fauna while batting back plagues, pestilences, venereal diseases and infections.

Not sold on the concept? One review in the App Store remarks, “[T]here is no way to improve upon this game. It’s a masterpiece of game design and modern thought.”

You can get So Long, Oregon! now as a universal app for just $1.99.

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