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The Oregon Trail's enduring legacy as a generational icon

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The Oregon Trail has become a generational icon, with many children growing up playing the game in classrooms or on home computers over the past 30 years. This enduring popularity was highlighted in a recent discussion on The Verge's podcast. AI

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The Oregon Trail's enduring legacy as a generational icon

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

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