‘Own’ Your Kids On The Oregon Trail

Do your little pagans tease you’re over the hill?

Cannot keep up? Fumbling fat thumbs to blame? Then challenge those… angels… to a race along The Oregon Trail, or get ahead in life in Jones in the Fast Lane, and can they save the Lemmings?

These are just a few of my favourite PC games when I was a kid. I wonder if they could be popular all over again with the generation who love the pixilated Minecraft? At least they could appeal to the age where realistic graphics might be too scary.

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The Oregon Trail

This is just as you will remember it from your own childhood. Even if you don’t have kids, play it for nostalgia’s sake. Are you as good as you remember? Versions 1 and 2 are available.

Jones in the Fast Lane

This is the very first PC game I was ever introduced to. It takes a basic board game layout, gives you a marble as your avatar, and asks you to beat the PC, or up to three other players, in terms of education, money, and self-care.

Lemmings

Do you remember the Lemmings level passwords that were at least 12-15 letters? No? Well, when you play this game you need to remember to write them down with pen and paper otherwise you need to start the game from the bottom, again.

This game is simple – save the Lemmings. You have a quota to achieve. One by one they drop down into the puzzle and start marching up and down. To get them to safety you need to plan your path to the gate then designate who will dig or build stairs. Sometimes they need parachutes, because the drop is too high, or they’ll dash to pieces.

Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty

With Dune recently being re-made with Dennis Villeneuve as director, all Dune games are going to have a resurgence in popularity.

This is similar to a sim-city game. You choose your House, you build your base, you defend your base along with collecting the spice to become the richest most powerful House in the Dune ‘verse. Watch out for those sandworms. It helps to watch your spice collectors and turn them off and on whenever you see the sand ‘shiver’.

Mario Teaches Typing

For any parent who wants their kids to have an educational game. Mario bros are here to teach touch typing.

If your kid is ‘too old’ for Mario, then try out The Typing of the Dead.

Are You A Sim Fan?

Play the original Sim games: Sim Ant, Sim Farm, and Sim City. They’re all here.

Sim Ant asks you to build the ultimate anthill. You can switch between being the Queen, a worker ant, or soldier ant. And your goal is to take over the human’s house. Watch out for centipedes and spiders.

Sim Farm asks you to plant fields and raise animals. Both of which are influenced by the weather, bugs, and diseases. Your goal is to build the biggest farm that takes over the entire county.

Sim City ask you to build the best city. Your citizens demand effective public transport, roads and electricity. You can be affected by tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, and a Godzilla like creature who enjoys walking along your streets destroying your buildings.

My AbandonWare

This is the place where all PC games go to be free. If you’re not sure of the name of the game you used to play then you can search the website by year, platform (Apple, or DOS for example), genre, and theme. So, if you like one Tycoon game, you can find a lot more to try out.

Thank you for reading this quick list of golden oldie PC games. I hope you find a lot to be nostalgic about and engage your kids in a friendly game. Please consider a gold donation or a ❤ for appreciation.