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ThuleRoadTrip takes you back to your Oregon Trail days -Time Waster
by Christina Clark Sep 22nd 2008 at 11:00AM
The graphics, the sounds, and the game style of ThuleRoadTrip are just like Oregon Trail. The difference? You're trying to get to the Atlantis Music Festival and you can get there in an SUV, a hybrid or a turbo charged station wagon.
You buy bags of food and magazines, games and CDs to keep car passengers entertained along the way. You have the opportunity to stop and compete in kayaking, snowboarding and mountain biking races. You can choose to pick up some hitchhikers or leave them on the side of the road.
You can even hunt for food - except instead of deer and squirrels you see pizza and sodas hopping by. The most fun, just like in the original game, is naming your travel companions. The game throws out random comments, like "All the fast food isn't agreeing with Lee, somebody crack a window!" I snickered every time I saw a friend's name come up with a remark like that - just like I was in middle school again.
A few tips: try the hybrid, and make sure you stop along the way and see some of the sights. You actually lose points when you arrive too early.
I spent a lot of time playing Oregon Trail when I was a kid. My Mom even played! ThuleRoadTrip totally made my evening.
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Rob said 1:39PM on 9-22-2008
So incredibly cool. Thanks for sharing. Brings back a landslide of memories!
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I LOVE THE CAPS LOCK KEY said 11:46PM on 9-22-2008
I used to defeat the Oregon Trail in 15 minutes, just in time for my first class to start.
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