Oregon Trail 2 Introduction Cinematic (1996, MECC)

It is a revised version of the original Oregon Trail computer game. It was redesigned with the help of American Studies PhD Wayne Studer. In contrast to the original version of the game, Oregon Trail II made an effort to include greater roles for women and racial minorities.
In addition to the regular edition, MECC released a 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Oregon Trail II Computer Game. The CD-ROM came with an official strategy guide and certificate of authenticity, all packaged in a commemorative wooden storage box.

Oregon Trail II includes far more detail than the original. For instance, rafting down the Columbia River is a much greater challenge than it was in the original game. Whenever an accident happens, the game halts and the player must decide what to do in response. Players are also able to talk with other settlers along the way and ask their advice when needed.
This version also allows the player to choose between 21 years of travel (rather than 1 in the original) from 1840 to 1860. Travel is much easier in later years, as there are more towns and trading posts along the way to resupply your party.
[edit]The beginning
At the beginning ("New Game"), players may start a new game where they choose their name, occupation, level, date of travel, their starting point and destination, and type of wagon. Also, they may select how many others are with them in their wagon, along with their names and ages; this drastically added to the game's popularity as players could seemingly "live out" the journey with friends and family. Finally, there is a skills screen where players may spend 120 points on extra skills: medical, farming/animals, botany, and sharpshooting, to name a few. Automatic skills, based on the occupation, are free. If the player does not select any skills, they will be converted into bonus points at the end of the game. Each skill raises the chance of something happening or not happening. For example, players with the botany skill are more likely to find edible plants. Players with the cooking skill are able to increase the nutrition value in their food.
Other options include loading a saved game, and the "quick start" option. Quick Start quickly generates options mentioned above for the player, with the only editable field being the name.
Occupations
In Oregon Trail II, the player can choose from a number of different occupations, many with different skills that can assist you in your journey across the west. Such occupations include banker, doctor, merchant, pharmacist, wainwright, gunsmith, mason, blacksmith, wheelwright, carpenter, saddlemaker, brickmaker, prospector, trapper, surveyor, shoemaker, journalist, printer, butcher, baker, tailor, farmer, pastor, artist, and teacher. (Occupations listed in descending order in terms of cash on hand in the beginning of the game.)
While some occupations have more money than others, the low income occupations get a greater final bonus, which proves crucial in getting a decent score in the end of the game. For example, a teacher may begin the game with only $500, but receives a 5.0x score bonus. A banker starts off with $2000, but receives a 1x bonus (no bonus). If the banker uses his abundance of funds, he can buy the essentials for the journey immediately, and would need to resupply very few times over the course of the trip.

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[SubZX]

WTF THERE IS AN OREGON TRAIL 2?

[Shyranis]

@SubZX I think there's an Oregon Trail 5...

[Nintendorulez]

1:35 It's long and hard

[VaultMasterDBT]

Can't this person just quote the narrative without being attacked? The tone it was spoken in WAS pretty funny.

[Junefire95]

You have died of dysentery!

[peppermint23]

@lilstingray1 the donner party

[peppermint23]

@Shyranis yeah and it sucked. Oregon Trail 2 was the best

[peppermint23]

this is the best game ever

[casablanca4381]

@lilstingray1 i think hyour referring to the donner party

[AlienX99999]

@SubZX yes. Oregon Trail 2 Was Made By MECC And Softkey Who Bought MECC in 1996.

[MCSuire]

@Nintendorulez Maybe but that "long and hard" joke sure as hell isn't. Seriously man, lame.

[Nintendorulez]

@MCSuire 20 is young nowadays?

[MCSuire]

@Nintendorulez You're young and dumb.