Games released on December 3
Four games that still hold up, from The Oregon Trail in 1971 to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron in 1998
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The Oregon Trail 1971
Turns 55 this year
Three college students wrote this text game in 1971 to teach schoolchildren about pioneer life, taking a wagon train from Missouri to Oregon in 1847, two weeks of the trail at a time.
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Rage Racer 1996
Turns 30 this year PlayStation
In this Ridge Racer, wins earn credits to buy and upgrade cars through the five classes of a Grand Prix. It introduced Reiko Nagase, who became the series mascot.
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R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 1998
Turns 28 this year PlayStation
The fourth Ridge Racer, an arcade racer built around powersliding through corners, with a Grand Prix season in which you join one of four teams and a manager talks you through it.
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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 1998
Turns 28 this year Nintendo 64
Luke Skywalker leads Rogue Squadron through 16 missions against the Empire in the time between the first two Star Wars films, flying X wings, Y wings and other craft, in a flight action game for the Nintendo 64.
