Hollywood Gets Educational With Oregon Trail: The Movie

[Andy Chalk]

Hollywood Gets Educational With Oregon Trail: The Movie

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The debut trailer for Oregon Trail: The Movie, the upcoming feature film based on the hit educational videogame, has been released online and it's one blockbuster you won't want to miss.

Based on the real-life The Oregon Trail [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_(video_game)] was originally developed on a mainframe computer in 1971 for use in a history class at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. In the years that followed, the game was reproduced on numerous other platforms, from the Commodore 64 and Apple II to Windows, WiiWare and even the BlackBerry. And now, finally, it's being made into a highly-anticipated feature film.

Okay, not really. But this trailer by "Los Angeles-based new media production group" Uwe Boll [http://www.halfdaytoday.com/], but you better believe that I'd pay good money to see this.

Oregon Trail, for the benefit of those who've never played it, is notoriously difficult, with all manner of unpleasant fates, from snake bites to dysentery, awaiting the members of your party. "You have died of dysentery," in fact, took on a life of its own as a popular internet meme [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-have-died-of-dysentery]. The warnings were dire but true: "You will die on this trail... just like ol' Poop Face!"

Poor ol' Poop Face. I bet he didn't want to be a carpenter either.


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[Secret world leader (shhh)]

is there anything that isn't a movie nowadays?

"the hungry hungry caterpiller: the movie, directed by michael bay *boom*"

this actually looks okay, what is the music in this trailer that was also in the made-up god of war trailer?

 

[Sonder Saunters]

there is no way this is legit.

 

[lacktheknack]

AHAHAHAHAHAH awesome.

Don't they realize that part of it involves the total destruction of at least two of your party, though?

 

[MrMisfit]

"MrMisfit's interest in this movie has died"

 

[OctalLord]

Yes, this is the best idea ever.

I just wish tha----

[OctalLord has died of exhasution]

Also: is it no coincedence that I found this today as well?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgbCg3G4A70

 

[Furious Styles]

wasn't the game sort of based on a film anyway?

i think it was called 4,000 miles to oregon.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

That's just silly. How can they make a movie out of a game based on choices that had random outcomes.

 

[Wakefield]

Okay so a couple people clearly didn't read the article. But I would have thought it would be obvious from the trailer.

That being said, this was hilarious.

 

[SnipErlite]

"You have all died of dysentry"

ALL WHO SEE THIS WILL DIE OF DYSENTRY.

Heh. I love The Oregon Trail, but oh my it was hard.

This should be.......strange.

 

[ultimateownage]

I demand it be based of this!
R.I.P Sarah Jane, Nobody liked you.

 

[Antari]

I haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Good spoof!

 

[Sean Strife]

Upon looking at the other videos on that person's YouTube profile... it's not legit. It's a comedy troupe.

 

[Ne1butme]

I always had the best strategy for this game. I wouldn't take any food, just spare parts and bullets.

Then kill absolutely everything i can see to get the food. 10 cents for a bullet mean 1000 lbs of bison meat. Seems like a good trade. Based on the number of times i finished that game when i was in grade school, i think i was directly responsible for the demise of the American buffalo.

 

[awsome117]

Ok, this NEEDS to be made into a movie. Right now.

 

[ShadowKatt]

I want a Pitfall movie!

Pitfall Pete FTW!!!!!!

 

[MorganL4]

Upon looking at the other videos on that person's YouTube profile... it's not legit. It's a comedy troupe.

Yeah, could tell from the advertisement that that was the case, AWESOME game though, I loved it, in the 90's they made a sequel about the Alaskan gold rush, that was cool too

 

[Jared]

Really? wow...I suppose they will make anything these days...