But even uberfans sporting “You have died of dysentery” T-shirts might not realize “Oregon Trail” was created by a trio of computer geeks who pioneered the simulation computer game.

Local computer geeks created the beloved simulation of crossing the American frontier. Now Apple’s bringing it to the big screen.

typhoid and dysentery,” The Hollywood Reporter said. “Oregon Trail” was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in 2016. It had a revival later in 2022, when it was released on the ...