The Story of The Oregon Trail - The history behind one of the most successful edutainment games of all time, and why the original creators never made a penny. - eviltoast
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    7 months ago

    Intend to watch the full thing later, but I already love his style based on the opening minutes! The interviews remind me of old PBS/Nova style documentaries where so much of them was just letting people talk and tell their stories. Very cool!

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      7 months ago

      Both PBS and Nova are still around! If you don’t have cable or antenna, anybody who pledges $5 a month can get the app.

      Just a head’s up: their children’s programming is a separate app. Unsure if you have to choose which app you want or get both though, I don’t have children so never looked.

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          7 months ago

          Just when you think the spring drive is over, we find your social media.

          PS: To be clear, I am not with PBS. Just a believer in the mission.

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      7 months ago

      I feel like that’s the exact vibe they go for with these. It feels so authentic, too. VGH clearly has a love of both video game history, and that particular era of documentary programming.