Oregon Trail 5

Are you ready to walk in the footsteps of those courageous pioneers? Or to catch a glimpse of a sunset over Chimney rock? Explore Fort Laramie and ford the Platte River ? With The Oregon Trail® 5th Edition, you can almost smell the dust from the wagon train! Kids will build real-life decision-making and problem-solving skills as they choose their wagon party and supplies, read maps, plan their route, and guide their team through the wilderness. Develop solutions to help your friends and family survive the dangers of the long journey, including raging rivers, buffalo stampedes, sickness, and starvation. Discover a learning adventure that's greater than fiction—about real people with real dreams, facing and overcoming real challenges.

Ages 9 and up

• NEW characters, graphics and 3-D environments!
• NEW storytelling feature combined with compelling simulation adventures.
• Builds on the skills and simplicity of previous versions.
• Play out a different scenario every time!
• Enjoy updated fishing, foraging and rafting activities.

Additional Features

• Award-winning Oregon Trail expands your child's knowledge of:
• History
• Geography
• Social Studies
• Count on Oregon Trail to help your child develop skills in:
• Problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Critical thinking
• Logical reasoning
• Following directions
• Map reading
• Reading
• Managing a budget
• Handling emergencies

Windows® 95/98/Me/2000 or Windows® XP
CD-ROM: 8x (or faster)
CPU: 166-MHz Pentium® processor or better (Intel® Pentium® II 300MHz or better for XP )
Ram: 32 MB RAM (128 MB RAM for XP)
Hard disk: 100 MB hard drive space
Video: 640X480 16-bit
Other: Sound card compatible with Windows®. DirectX® 8.0 or higher (included on the CD) will be installed if needed. Video card compatible with DirectX®. Browser, such as Netscape Navigator® 4.0 or Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher (recommended. 28.8 Kbps or faster modem recommended). Mouse compatible with Windows®. Color printer (recommended). An additional 7MB of free hard drive space may be required to install Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. For Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP, administrative privileges are required to install the program correctly.

Macintosh System 8.6 -9.2 and OS X
Macintosh® PowerPC® with 180 MHz (or faster) processor
Ram: 32 MB RAM
Hard Disk: 100 MB free hard drive space
8x (or faster) CD-ROM drive
Other: Monitor capable of displaying thousands of colors, 13" or larger
Mouse, Browser such as Netscape Navigator® 4.0 or Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher, 28.8 Kbps or faster modem, Color printer