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The Freshman Survival Guide 2007 Chapter 1: Testing the Waters
by Tim, UND

I can remember playing a hilarious Mac game in elementary school and middle school known as Oregon Trail. You would assume command of a wagon train crossing from Independence Missouri to the Oregon Territory as part of the endless Western Expansion movement and something called Manifest Dentistry. More often than not, you would come across what all hardcore Oregon Trail gamers came to refer to as "The River." At this point in the game you could either ford across the river (hoping not to tip), or go around the river to a bridge. Most of the time Zeke would break his arm and die while my oxen drowned, bringing the game to a quick close. At this point I would point to the 8-bit characters on the screen and, in a great example of 10-year-old maturity, start cursing and ask the fictional characters how the hell they let that happen, vowing revenge by making them do a grueling pace and watch their children die of dysentery (Mwu'hahahaha!).

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« Last Edit: August 22, 2009, 12:09:18 PM by Sal Atticum »
JUST EXTRA POLISH. I DO SOME WORK WITH EXCELL SO I KEEP THE CAPS LOCK ON :-P

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Re: Freshman Survival Guide, Chapter 1: Testing the Waters (by Tim)
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2007, 10:23:19 PM »
Very nice.
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Re: Freshman Survival Guide, Chapter 1: Testing the Waters (by Tim)
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2007, 12:50:29 AM »
Thanks, we're currently working on polishing and editing chapters 1-5 so hopefully we'll have them primp and pretty for ed. 3.

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Re: Freshman Survival Guide, Chapter 1: Testing the Waters (by Tim)
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2007, 12:54:03 AM »
Cool, cant wait.

Thanks for the update
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Re: Freshman Survival Guide, Chapter 1: Testing the Waters (by Tim)
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2009, 12:09:34 PM »
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JUST EXTRA POLISH. I DO SOME WORK WITH EXCELL SO I KEEP THE CAPS LOCK ON :-P

 

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