Thule Trail

This is mildly entertaining -- it's a promotional Flash game from a Swedish company called Thule that's selling somethingorother I can't quite figure out from either the game or the website, but then, I don't really care, either. It's a mildly satirical remake of Oregon Trail, and its main appeal is that a sort of retro nostalgia: It looks like an early 80s game, with CGA-style graphics, sparse MIDI sound, and all controls via the keyboard. Instead of pioneering the wilderness, you're taking a road trip from Chicago to the West Coast, and your resources are mainly fast food from the mini-mart, and gas.

Good for a brief chuckle, but no, you won't still be playing this years from now.