Nick Martel

Finally, Don finishes. He's entered every code line into the teletype, which is connected to Mech's giant mainframe computer. But here's the catch, besties. The moment Don entered that code into Mech's server, it became their property. Yeah, record scratch here. This one action, Don has made a crucial mistake. he's handed over all his IP to somebody else.

Finally, Don finishes. He's entered every code line into the teletype, which is connected to Mech's giant mainframe computer. But here's the catch, besties. The moment Don entered that code into Mech's server, it became their property. Yeah, record scratch here. This one action, Don has made a crucial mistake. he's handed over all his IP to somebody else.

Finally, Don finishes. He's entered every code line into the teletype, which is connected to Mech's giant mainframe computer. But here's the catch, besties. The moment Don entered that code into Mech's server, it became their property. Yeah, record scratch here. This one action, Don has made a crucial mistake. he's handed over all his IP to somebody else.

And he's done it for no additional compensation whatsoever. But to be honest, besties, he's actually more concerned about the game's overall historical factual accuracy. Yeah, because when Don, Bill, and Paul were eating those burritos with that butcher paper on the table, they were sprinting to put out their MVP.

And he's done it for no additional compensation whatsoever. But to be honest, besties, he's actually more concerned about the game's overall historical factual accuracy. Yeah, because when Don, Bill, and Paul were eating those burritos with that butcher paper on the table, they were sprinting to put out their MVP.

And he's done it for no additional compensation whatsoever. But to be honest, besties, he's actually more concerned about the game's overall historical factual accuracy. Yeah, because when Don, Bill, and Paul were eating those burritos with that butcher paper on the table, they were sprinting to put out their MVP.

All of the gameplay was based on their own historical knowledge, like the number of wagon wheels on the wagon, the mortality rate of yellow fish. Fever? They were guessing.

All of the gameplay was based on their own historical knowledge, like the number of wagon wheels on the wagon, the mortality rate of yellow fish. Fever? They were guessing.

All of the gameplay was based on their own historical knowledge, like the number of wagon wheels on the wagon, the mortality rate of yellow fish. Fever? They were guessing.

If Don wants Oregon Trail to make the scale jump from one junior high school to hundreds of high schools, he's going to have to give it a factual tune-up because there are going to be a whole lot more eyeballs on this thing now. The more the product is scaled, the smaller the margin for error. So Don goes full Robert Carrow and dives into some research.

If Don wants Oregon Trail to make the scale jump from one junior high school to hundreds of high schools, he's going to have to give it a factual tune-up because there are going to be a whole lot more eyeballs on this thing now. The more the product is scaled, the smaller the margin for error. So Don goes full Robert Carrow and dives into some research.

If Don wants Oregon Trail to make the scale jump from one junior high school to hundreds of high schools, he's going to have to give it a factual tune-up because there are going to be a whole lot more eyeballs on this thing now. The more the product is scaled, the smaller the margin for error. So Don goes full Robert Carrow and dives into some research.

He combs through archival diaries written by real pioneers who survived the Oregon Trail. He gets firsthand experiences. He reads their journals, their stories, even the footnotes about pairing whiskey with elk meat, which apparently was a fine cuisine on the trail. How often do they really encounter thunderstorms as their parties cross the Great Plains?

He combs through archival diaries written by real pioneers who survived the Oregon Trail. He gets firsthand experiences. He reads their journals, their stories, even the footnotes about pairing whiskey with elk meat, which apparently was a fine cuisine on the trail. How often do they really encounter thunderstorms as their parties cross the Great Plains?

He combs through archival diaries written by real pioneers who survived the Oregon Trail. He gets firsthand experiences. He reads their journals, their stories, even the footnotes about pairing whiskey with elk meat, which apparently was a fine cuisine on the trail. How often do they really encounter thunderstorms as their parties cross the Great Plains?

Or where were they most likely to get bitten by a rattler? Or did they always have to ford the river, or could those oxen swim like a four-legged Michael Phelps? Don uses the information from these primary sources to revise the game's back-end probabilities. and to correct a mistake that Don hadn't even realized he'd made in version one.

Or where were they most likely to get bitten by a rattler? Or did they always have to ford the river, or could those oxen swim like a four-legged Michael Phelps? Don uses the information from these primary sources to revise the game's back-end probabilities. and to correct a mistake that Don hadn't even realized he'd made in version one.

Or where were they most likely to get bitten by a rattler? Or did they always have to ford the river, or could those oxen swim like a four-legged Michael Phelps? Don uses the information from these primary sources to revise the game's back-end probabilities. and to correct a mistake that Don hadn't even realized he'd made in version one.

Originally, he and his roommates had depicted America's indigenous people pretty stereotypically. Native Americans in the game mainly showed up as hostiles who attacked the settlers. But as Don reads the journals, he discovers that most of the pioneers had found indigenous folks to be mostly kind, helping them forage by day and navigate by night.

Originally, he and his roommates had depicted America's indigenous people pretty stereotypically. Native Americans in the game mainly showed up as hostiles who attacked the settlers. But as Don reads the journals, he discovers that most of the pioneers had found indigenous folks to be mostly kind, helping them forage by day and navigate by night.