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Feb 2025
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The Best Idea Yet ? Oregon Trail: Tricki...

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Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/ Pop quiz: What’s the longest-running video game in history? It’s not Pac-Man or Donkey Kong or even Pong… it’s The Oregon Trail. A true pioneer (and we don’t just mean the ones in the covered wagons), the Oregon Trail has sold more than 65 million copies (that’s more than t ... Show More
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