A strange little side quest
A little context makes BFF School Competition more fun to place on the gaming map. The Oregon Trail began in 1971 when three student teachers created a computer simulation to help Minnesota schoolchildren learn American history. The timeline takes another interesting turn: Computer Space reached arcades in 1971 and became one of the earliest commercial electronic arcade games, even though its controls proved demanding for many players. That long chain of experiments is part of why learning games still feels fresh when a game finds the right twist.
