With only the backup Bitcoins you kept in your sock, you’re going to have to hike all the way back to San Francisco. – [Author’s Description]
Desert Hike Ex (Twinbeard Studios)
Posted by Terry
on October 10, 2013
With only the backup Bitcoins you kept in your sock, you’re going to have to hike all the way back to San Francisco. – [Author’s Description]
Tbh, I don’t really understand the appeal of this game 🙁
I try to avoid being a downer, but I get pretty pumped by new Highly Recommended games, and besides some pretty funny cracks at the whole startup culture we have going, I don’t see the appeal.
Is this some nostalgic reference to an older game? I never played Oregon Trail. (I did play super amazing wagon adventure, and this seems familiar)
Maybe Porpentine’s post later this week will help me understand
I don’t have any strong opinions on it, it’s a series of CYOA choices in an Oregon Trail wrapper…I wouldn’t say you’re overlooking anything
I’m one of the devs. I was pleasantly shocked to see the highly recommended tag here, especially since I’m pretty sure Terry didn’t grow up in a place where schools had Oregon Trail. I’m guessing he just found it very funny.
As Porpentine says, there’s not much to it beyond a collection of one-off events; we didn’t have time to shape then into a larger narrative.
yeah the thing about Highly Recommended is that in general it’s a pretty good guide but it’s also the most subjective thing ever and sometimes it’s just something that made one of us laugh a lot
Having played many hours of Oregon Trail as a kid and being familiar with that sort of nouveau (or whatever) tech culture, I did get quite a few laughs out of this. Makes me think I should get a treadmill desk.
(Also, Winnipeg? That’s pretty far off course!) 😛
Worth it for the opening screen alone.
I really enjoyed it. Possibly the first time in a game I’ve solved a problem by drinking.
Some good jokes about Canadians in there…