Versions

One archive, many trails.

The Oregon Trail was rebuilt many times, and MECC also made spinoff games about other journeys. Here is every version in our catalog, oldest first. The ones marked Playable run right in your browser.

Mainline
7 releases · 1990 → 2001
Spinoffs
7 titles · Yukon · Amazon · Africa
Mainline

The Oregon Trail, version by version.

The same trip west, rebuilt again and again as computers improved. Each row sums up what that version was like.

  1. 1990Playable

    The Oregon Trail

    The 1990 MS-DOS Oregon Trail: the 1985 classic, played from the keyboard.

    MECC's 1990 MS-DOS edition of The Oregon Trail brings the 1985 Apple II classic to IBM PCs, with keyboard menus, three professions, tombstones and redrawn pictures.

    MECCDOS, Web (DOSBox)

  2. 1992Playable

    The Oregon Trail Deluxe

    MECC's 1992 MS-DOS classic, with mouse controls and eight occupations.

    The Oregon Trail Deluxe is MECC's 1992 MS-DOS version, played with a mouse. Pick one of eight jobs and lead your wagon to Oregon, free in your browser.

    MECCDOS, Web (DOSBox)

  3. 1993Playable

    The Oregon Trail for Windows

    The 1993 Windows version on CD, with voices, a wagon weight limit and night stops.

    MECC's 1993 Windows version of The Oregon Trail, in its CD-ROM edition: the mouse-driven game of Deluxe with spoken conversations, a wagon weight limit and night stops.

    MECCWindows, Web (DOSBox)

  4. 1995Playable

    Oregon Trail II

    Three trails, any year from 1840 to 1860, and 25 occupations.

    Oregon Trail II, MECC's 1995 sequel on CD-ROM, lets you travel the Oregon, California or Mormon trails in any year from 1840 to 1860, with 25 occupations.

    MECCWindows, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)

  5. 1997Playable

    The Oregon Trail 3rd Edition

    Pioneer Adventures: the 1848 trip with actors, video and new activities.

    The Oregon Trail 3rd Edition: Pioneer Adventures, from November 1997, returns to the 1848 journey with acted scenes, 3D pictures and fishing.

    MECCWindows, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)

  6. 1999Playable

    The Oregon Trail 4th Edition

    Pick your own route, explore towns in 3D, and travel with two companions.

    The Oregon Trail 4th Edition, from 1999, lets you choose your route at every fork, explore towns and landmarks in 3D, and travel with two chosen partners.

    MECCWindows, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)

  7. 2001Playable

    The Oregon Trail 5th Edition

    Adventures Along the Oregon Trail: Oregon Trail II with an animated story.

    The Oregon Trail 5th Edition: Adventures Along the Oregon Trail (2001) builds on Oregon Trail II, with fishing, plant gathering and an animated story.

    The Learning CompanyWindows, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)

Spinoffs

New journeys, same idea.

MECC used the Oregon Trail idea for other journeys: the Klondike Gold Rush in The Yukon Trail, a trip up the Amazon River in The Amazon Trail, and a bicycle ride across Africa in Africa Trail.

  1. 1993Preview

    The Amazon Trail

    Travel up the Amazon, and back in time, to help the Inca.

    The Amazon Trail is MECC's 1993 follow-up to The Oregon Trail: canoe up the Amazon and back through time to bring a medicinal plant to the Inca king.

    MECCDOS, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)

  2. 1994Preview

    The Yukon Trail

    The Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, from Seattle to Dawson City.

    The Yukon Trail is MECC's 1994 follow-up to The Oregon Trail, set in the Klondike Gold Rush: sail north from Seattle, cross the mountains and dig for gold.

    MECCWindows, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)

  3. 1994Preview

    The Amazon Trail (Windows)

    The Windows edition of MECC's Amazon Trail, on disk and on a talking CD.

    The Windows edition of The Amazon Trail, MECC's Oregon Trail-style trip up the Amazon, came out on disk and CD. The CD adds over three hours of speech.

    MECCWindows, Web (DOSBox)

  4. 1995Preview

    Africa Trail

    Cross Africa by bicycle, on the route of a 1992-93 expedition.

    Africa Trail, MECC's 1995 follow-up to The Oregon Trail, has you cross Africa by bicycle on the route of a 1992-93 expedition, with over 1,000 photos.

    MECCWindows, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)

  5. 1996Preview

    The Amazon Trail (1996)

    MECC's 1996 CD of The Amazon Trail, for Windows and Macintosh.

    The Amazon Trail on MECC's 1996 CD for Windows and Macintosh: the Oregon Trail-style trip up the Amazon and back through time.

    MECCWindows, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)

  6. 1996Preview

    Amazon Trail II

    A new rainforest adventure with actors, missions and twice the wildlife.

    Amazon Trail II, the 1996 sequel in MECC's Oregon Trail family, sends you up the Amazon on missions, with 60 actors, new habitats and twice the animals.

    MECCWindows, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)

  7. 1998Preview

    Amazon Trail 3rd Edition

    Rainforest Adventures: the Amazon Trail upgraded with 3D rainforest scenes.

    Amazon Trail 3rd Edition: Rainforest Adventures (1998) upgrades the Amazon Trail series with better video, sound and graphics and 3D rainforest scenes.

    MECCWindows, Macintosh, Web (DOSBox)