A strange little side quest
The next time Escape From School asks for one more try, remember that game ideas rarely appear from nowhere. The Oregon Trail eventually appeared across generations of computer hardware and sold tens of millions of copies, making it one of the most enduring educational games. There is another connection worth keeping in the same mental pocket: Boxing entered the modern Olympic Games in 1904 at St. Louis. It is a good reminder that simple game mechanics can carry a surprising amount of history.
