Oregon Trail 4th Edition [OLD VERSION]

3.1 3.1 out of 5 stars | 21 ratings

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Elizabeth Marcum
5.0 out of 5 stars Great game...
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2011
I bought this game, because I had the second edition. It is a great game and I would recommend it! The first time I played it on my computer I lost. I played it again yesterday and won. Buy it, it's a lot of fun.
"tat8er"
1.0 out of 5 stars The Learning Company should be ashamed of this product!
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2000
DON'T BUY THIS GAME! Our family enjoyed a previous edition of this game and looked forward to the 4th edition. What a spectacular let down. We don't have a new computer, but to make this game run we were expected to "tweak" our system to a level below the computer we retired in 1998! The technical support people at TLC are totally unhelpful. The only suggestions they offer are the same as those printed in the "read me" file. Quick Time 4.0 prevents this game from running, so you have to downgrade to the Quick Time 3.0 version that is bundled with the game. Since Quick Time 4 was part of my Windows system files (and not a separate program file) you can imagine the headache messing with this caused. It is absurd that The Learning Company expects a "new" game to require a version of Quick Time that is no longer available and which has no support. I spent hours adjusting our system to run the game and guess what? IT IS AN AWFUL GAME. If I hadn't spent money and hours of my time DOWNGRADING my computer it would be funny. The game is pasted together with scenery from previous versions. Extremely poor game design, pitiful graphics, and clunky gaming. Not since the days when Windows was first replacing DOS have I installed a game that was such a pain to set up and so undependable in play. Save your money, don't buy this game.
Jay
2.0 out of 5 stars Will not run on (modern) 64 bit computers, get Oregon Trail 5th edition
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2016
This is a 16 bit program. Unless you can virtualize a 16 or 32 bit Windows 98 PC on your own PC, it will not run. Order Oregon Trail, 5th edition,and follow the YouTube video on how to make "Oregon Trail 25th anniversary edition" work on a modern PC. I did, and it works on Windows 10. The same procedure should work for Windows 7, 8,and 8.1
T. harden
3.0 out of 5 stars ok
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2013
It was ok I didn't play it very much not as good as the first one but it was ok.
Sailor Universia
4.0 out of 5 stars Flawed but Fun
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2005
Disclaimer: I am a fourteen-year-old girl. You are probably thinking "Isn't that a bit old for The Learning Company?" But let me set you straight:

SETUP:

I just recently rediscovered it while going through some old things, and I installed it on my Windows Millenium without a problem. Yes, I did have to download QuickTime 3 (I was expecting horribly graphics when I learned this) but it was ready to play in four minutes.

PLOT AND CHARACTERS:

The plot is simple: Guide your wagon party from Independence, MO, to Oregon City while fufilling goals in the progress. More on this later. The characters are real actors implanted in a computerized background (this can look tacky and cheap at times, but it's nothing big). The actors are costumed well and look the part, but the dialouge is horrible and many of them speak in abhorrent, over-the-top accents (a prime example is the actress for "Caroline Crabbe."). I solved this problem by simply turning off the volume and using the subtitles. The acting itself is also horrible, but you must remember this is a game intended for young children.

GAMEPLAY:

I have had no problems with this game, except for infrequent occurences where the game shut off and glitchy sound. The loading times were extremely short. The QuickTime 3 has not affected any other games on my computer.

RECOMMENDED?:

If you have children, I would definately suggest buying them Oregon Trail 4. It would make a great gift. Granted, I have not played OT 5, so you may want to check that out.
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018
good
Jaclyn
1.0 out of 5 stars I repeat DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. I repeat...!
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2000
Okay, Okay, This game may look so fun, but it isn't so fun. I started playing this and it was okay, but then when I went on the voyage/trip to Oregon, it was boring! Nothing to really do and then the game started to mess up...like half of the screen went black. This game is so different than Oregon Trail 3(and not in a good way). I reccomend Oregon Trail 3 instead of this piece of junk.
WAGal555
2.0 out of 5 stars Well...
Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2006
It worked at first, no errors or anything and I enjoyed it. But, when it came time to reboot my computer, the game completely failed! I got as far as the town, and then all the people disappeared. I couldnt form a wagon or even join one, and it was frustrating! Same thing happened with number three!

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