Oregon Trail
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, Oregon Trail has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know. June uses it to explain her limited video game background while discussing Double Dragon's source material.
The Oregon Trail is a series of strategy computer games. The first game was initially developed by Carleton College students Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974. The original game was designed to teach eighth grade schoolchildren about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail. The player assumes the role of a wagon leader guiding a party of settlers from Independence, Misso
| Mentioned in | 2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Field | educational video games / cultural reference |
How do different shows talk about Oregon Trail?
2 shows discussed Oregon Trail in these episodes.
- How Did This Get Made? — 1 episode
- Stuff You Should Know — 1 episode
Who talks about Oregon Trail on podcasts?
Oregon Trail came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on How Did This Get Made?.
What is Oregon Trail mentioned alongside?
Oregon Trail is most often mentioned alongside Martial arts, Jason Manzoukas and Bruce Willis.
Mentioned together: Martial arts, Jason Manzoukas, Bruce Willis, Gangland warfare, Mad Max, The Big One, Jack City, General Hospital, UHF, The Return of Bruno