Oregon Trail II
Moby ID: 2217
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Windows 16-bit credits (1995)
234 people (214 professional roles, 20 thanks) with 483 credits.
Dedication |
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| This version of Oregon Trail II is dedicated to | the memory of our friend and colleague, James L. Thompson (1960-1996), MECC Programmer Analyst who worked on every version of The Oregon Trail released since 1981, and who appears in Oregon Trail II in the role of Jim Bridger |
Oregon Trail II |
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| Design Team | Craig Copley, Charolyn Kapplinger, Steven D. Splinter, Wayne Studer |
| Producer | Craig Copley |
| Project Director | Wayne Studer |
| Historian | Wayne Studer |
| Oxen provided by | Bovine Supply Corporation of Paris, Ltd. |
| Lead Programmer | Steven D. Splinter |
| Programmers | Joan Clarke, Beth Daniels, Susan M. Gabrys, Kevin Job, John Ojanen, Steven D. Splinter, James L. Thompson, Douglas N. Wheeler |
| Additional Programming | Vincent Erickson, Lon Koenig, Al Lathrop, Tom Naughton, Alan B. Nelson, Brian S. Nesse, Randy Rasmussen, Dwayne Stroman, Kirk A. Sumner (as Kirk Sumner), Richard D. Wells, Jeff White |
| Oxen Programming | Blaise Pascal |
| Lead Artist | Charolyn Kapplinger |
| Artists | Tim Courteau, John Diebel, Sandra Forslund, Charolyn Kapplinger, Jan Tockman, Michael Tschimperle, David Wood |
| Additional Artwork | Craig Copley, Dee Dee Roedel (as Dee Dee Daus), David Denninger (as Dave Denninger), Steven D. Splinter, Wayne Studer, Donna Maria Waltz |
| Special Ox Effects | Jules Verne |
| Photography/Videography | Craig Copley, Dee Dee Roedel (as Dee Dee Daus), Sara Anne Garvey (as Sara Ann Garvey), Charolyn Kapplinger, John Ojanen, Tracy Panning, Wayne Studer, Michael Tschimperle, Paul Wieser, David Wood, Accent Media Productions, Inc. |
| Makeup | Michael Tschimperle |
| Costuming | Michael Tschimperle, Theatrical Costume Company |
| Stock Footage Courtesy | Accent Media Productions, Inc., Archive Photos, Inc., EMA Video Productions, Inc., The University of St. Thomas, The WPA Film Library |
| Video Production | Sara Anne Garvey (as Sara Ann Garvey), Michael Tschimperle, Paul Wieser, Janet Wolnik, Accent Media Productions, Inc. |
| Key Grip | Henri Rousseau |
| Best Boy | Marcel Proust |
| Audio/Video Dialogue Sequencing | Ruth Kivisto, Korey Schulz |
| Dialogue and Diary Writers | Catherine Baxter, Wayne Studer |
| Ox Dialect Coach | Sarah Bernhardt |
| Music Coordinator | Larry Phenow |
| Soundtrack Composer | Eric Speier |
| Additional Music | William Pensoneau, Larry Phenow, Eric Speier, Mark Stillman, Jan Tockman |
| Ox Music | Claude Debussy |
| Sound/Audio Production | Glen Anderson, Sara Anne Garvey (as Sara Ann Garvey), Chad Iverson, Lon Koenig, Larry Phenow, Paul Wieser |
| Sound Effects | Glen Anderson, Lon Koenig, Larry Phenow |
| Gaffer | Jean-Paul Sartre |
| The Only Person at MECC Who Knows What a Gaffer Does | Craig Copley |
| Ox Skulls | Joseph-Ignace Guillotin |
| American Indian Culture Consultants | Rich Bergeron, Levi Eagle Feather, Cherie Neima, William Pensoneau |
| Spanish Translation | Claudio E. Valenzuela |
| Hispanic Culture Consultant | Claudio E. Valenzuela |
| French Consultant | Marie Antoinette |
| Lead Tester | Mark Schneider |
| Testing | Brian Anderson, Shabbir Bharmal, Robert Bill, Rose Enriquez, Marty Euerle, Todd George, David Heltemes, Jody Johnson, Mark Larson, Josef Ling, Barry Mansur, Timothy Roseth, Mark Schneider, Troy Small, Wayne Studer, Vang Thao, Don Tvedt, Dawn Wichmann |
| Off-site Beta Testers | The Battle family, The Davis family, The Dean family, The Huntley family, The Saulles family, The Strong family, The Whelehan family, The Yurkiewitz family, The Youngberg family |
| Giant Inflatable Oxen | Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel Montgolfier |
| Documentation | Catherine Baxter, Wayne Studer |
| Documentation Editing | Ray Kush |
| On-Line Help | Catherine Baxter |
| Rogue Alien Ox Spacecraft | Armand-Jean du Plessis (Cardinal de Richelieu) |
| Packaging/Promotion | Kathy Quinby, Brad Schrag, Grace Trombetta |
| Contract Work, Negotiations, and Other Legal Matters | Todd Brown, Paul Gullickson, Diane Perry-Moore, Paul Wieser |
| The Person Who Keeps an Eye on Them | Maximilien-François de Robespierre |
| Management Support | Craig Copley, Greg Holey, John Krenz, Sherry Olson, Diane Portner, Kathy Quinby, Steve Taffee, Grace Ueng Trombetta |
| Oxen That Glow in the Dark | Marie Curie |
| Silly Credit Inserts | W. Málcolm Düster ("The Ox"), S. Douglás LeSpring (with thanks for input and inspiration) |
| Title Sequence Production | Michael Tschimperle |
| Title Sequence Narration | John Arthur Olson |
Actors: Images |
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| Notes | in alphabetical order, * indicates portrayals of historical individuals |
| Badge Keeper | Mike Larder |
| Barlow Toll Road Tolltaker | Kirk A. Sumner (as Kirk Sumner) |
| Bear Tooth (composite) | Garnet W. Comegan, Chad Uran |
| Jim Beckwourth* | Lawrence Peterson |
| Austin Billings | Martin Daniels |
| Sophie Billings | LaDonna Williams |
| Blacksmith #1 | Dan Megears |
| Blacksmith #2 | Kirk A. Sumner (as Kirk Sumner) |
| François du Brec | Brad Schrag |
| Jim Bridger* | James L. Thompson |
| Brown Fox | Chad Uran |
| Hattie Caulfield | Sheila Kelly Zwettler (as Sheila Kelly) |
| Dr. Brogan Cavanaugh (composite) | Wayne Studer, Paul Wieser |
| Cayuse Shopkeeper at Whitman Mission | Jeremy Bomberry |
| Cayuse Woman | Kim Chelberg |
| Cheyenne Woman | Deborah Brummer |
| Counting Coups | Garnet W. Comegan |
| Dancing Water Woman | Nicole Lonetree |
| Pvt. Walter Davis | Rhys Larson |
| Jake Dooley | David Wood |
| George Dunn | Lawrence Peterson |
| Capt. David Eastman | John Diebel |
| Theophilus Farnum | Vincent Erickson (as Vincent J. Erickson) |
| Fabiola Ferrier | Valerie Rhines |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #1 | Chuck Bilow |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #2 | John Diebel |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #3 | Sheila Kelly Zwettler (as Sheila Kelly) |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #4 | Dan Megears |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #5 | Tom Naughton |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #6 | John Ojanen |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #7 | Randy Rasmussen (as Randy E. Rasmussen) |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #8 | Dick Sisco |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #9 | Kirk A. Sumner (as Kirk Sumner) |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #10 | John Diebel |
| Lt. Cassius Fisk | David Denninger (as Dave Denninger) |
| French Trapper | Gene Breault |
| Dr. Duncan Gepps | Paul Wieser |
| Green Eyes | Nita Peterson |
| Rev. Paul Grigsby | Brad Schrag |
| Jubilation Higgenbottom | Dick Sisco |
| Abigail Ingalls | Michelle M. LeMay |
| Martin Isaacs | Mark Hanson |
| Isabella (composite) | Valerie Rhines, LaDonna Williams |
| Jin Sim | Garnet W. Comegan |
| Kansa Woman | Jeremy Bomberry |
| Lakota Teenager | Janelle Chief |
| Li Tzu-chen | Colleen Doce |
| Little Pioneer Girl #1 | Brianna Haenke |
| Little Pioneer Girl #2 | Brianna Haenke |
| Lucia | Charmaine Sobotta |
| Brewster Lumare | Todd George |
| Man with Guitar | Steve Taffee |
| Many Horses | Chad Uran |
| Joseph Mascouten (comp.) | Garnet W. Comegan, Levi Eagle Feather, Chad Uran |
| Naomi Mascouten | Dillye Domberry |
| Philip Mattox | Dean Kephart |
| Dr. John McLaughlin* | Dale LaFrenz |
| Mexican Trader | Ed Madrid |
| Mountain Man #1 | Alan B. Nelson |
| Mountain Man #2 | Dick Sisco |
| Mountain Man #3 | James L. Thompson |
| Capt. Ernesto Muñoz | Claudio E. Valenzuela |
| Natalia Nyasnakovich | Debbie Shaff |
| Casey O'Neill (composite) | Todd George, Wayne Studer |
| Paiute Teenager | Jeremy Bomberry |
| Josefina Iturrieta de Panisello | Nita Peterson |
| Joseph Pappan* | Tom Naughton |
| Augustus Parkinson | Dale LaFrenz |
| Pawnee Woman | Nadina Chávez |
| Pioneer Boy | Ben Blackford |
| Pioneer Man #1 | Glen Anderson |
| Pioneer Man #2 (composite) | John Diebel, Greg Lee |
| Pioneer Man #3 | Vincent Erickson (as Vincent J. Erickson) |
| Pioneer Man #4 | Todd George |
| Pioneer Man #5 | Mark Larson |
| Pioneer Man #6 | Greg Lee |
| Pioneer Man #7 | John Ojanen |
| Pioneer Man #8 | John A. Persoon |
| Pioneer Man #9 | Randy Rasmussen (as Randy E. Rasmussen) |
| Pioneer Teenage Girl #1 | Eleanor Blackford |
| Pioneer Teenage Girl #2 | Shoshana Daniels |
| Pioneer Woman #1 | Cheryl Blackford |
| Pioneer Woman #2 | Natalie Daniels |
| Pioneer Woman #3 | Colleen Doce |
| Pioneer Woman #4 | Naomi Ganeles |
| Pioneer Woman #5 | Pat Kallio |
| Pioneer Woman #6 | Charolyn Kapplinger |
| Pioneer Woman #7 | Sherry Olson |
| Pioneer Woman #8 | Tracy Panning (as Tracy Schruth-Panning) |
| Pioneer Woman #9 | Debbie Shaff |
| Pioneer Woman #10 | Jean Sharp |
| Pioneer Woman #11 (#10's Identical Twin Sister) | Jean Sharp |
| Pioneer Woman #12 | Anita Sleigh |
| Pioneer Woman #13 | Melanie Smith |
| Pioneer Woman #14 | Dawn Wichmann |
| Pioneer Woman #15 | Sara Anne Garvey (as Sara Ann Garvey) |
| Quarantine Station Official | Dick Sisco |
| Sheriff Rufus Reeves | Steve Taffee |
| Francisco Ruez | Ed Madrid |
| Running Elk | Levi Eagle Feather |
| Rebecca Rutherford | Michelle M. LeMay |
| Capt. Juan Santayana | Ed Madrid |
| Scoundel #1 | Mark Larson |
| Scoundel #2 | Brad Schrag |
| Shopkeeper #1 | Glen Anderson |
| Shopkeeper #2 | David Denninger (as Dave Denninger) |
| Shopkeeper #3 | Dean Kephart |
| Shopkeeper #4 | Rhys Larson |
| Shopkeeper #5 | Greg Lee |
| Shopkeeper #6 | Larry Phenow |
| Shopkeeper #7 | Korey Schulz |
| Shopkeeper #8 | Lisa Thompson |
| Thomas "Peg-Leg" Smith* (composite) | Sheila Kelly Zwettler (as Sheila Kelly), David Wood |
| Stares at the Sun | Joseph Hill |
| Strong Hand | Charles Birkland |
| Supplies Officer | John Diebel |
| Johann Sutter* (composite) | David Denninger (as Dave Denninger), Kirk A. Sumner (as Kirk Sumner) |
| Tall Rain Cloud | Marvin Stone |
| Nicholas J. Tillman | Wayne Studer |
| Townsman #1 | Martin Daniels |
| Townsman #2 | Larry Phenow |
| Townsman #3 | Korey Schulz |
| Townswoman | Jean Sharp |
| Trapper | Gene Breault |
| Tsinuk Trader | George McCauley |
| Umatilla Woman | Dorothy Eagle Feather |
| Unnamed Doctor | Dean Kephart |
| Louis Vieux* | Rich Bergeron |
| Wakashie* (composite) | Levi Eagle Feather, George McCauley |
| Ilsa Weismann | Melanie Smith |
| White Hawk (composite) | Garnet W. Comegan, Levi Eagle Feather |
| Dr. Marcus Whitman* (composite) | John Diebel, Dean Kephart |
| Narcissa Whitman* | Michelle M. LeMay |
| Helen Whitney | Diane Portner |
| Lt. James Wilkinson | John Diebel |
| Woman Who Came Back | Carol Hill |
| Young Woman Who Sings | Angela Carlos |
| Additional Non-speaking Roles (Images Only) | Dyan Dunn, Leland Dunn, Rachel Hill, Zachary Hoffenberg, Christine Sobotta |
Actors: Voices |
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| Notes | in alphabetical order, * indicates portrayals of historical individuals |
| Badge Keeper | Peter Smith |
| Barlow Toll Road Tolltaker | David Wood |
| Bear Tooth | William Pensoneau |
| Jim Beckwourth* | Lawrence Peterson |
| Austin Billings | Lester Craven |
| Sophie Billings | Rose Enriquez |
| Blacksmith #1 | Mark Paquette |
| Blacksmith #2 | Kirk A. Sumner (as Kirk Sumner) |
| François du Brec | Leon Hammer |
| Jim Bridger* | Tom Hanson |
| Brown Fox | Chris Whiplle |
| Hattie Caulfield | Sheila Kelly Zwettler (as Sheila Kelly) |
| Dr. Brogan Cavanaugh | Wayne Studer |
| Cayuse Woman | Connie Brandenburg |
| Cheyenne Woman | Connie Brandenburg |
| Counting Coups | Levi Eagle Feather |
| Dancing Water Woman | Michelle LeDoux |
| Pvt. Walter Davis | Rhys Larson |
| Jake Dooley | John Arthur Olson |
| George Dunn | Lawrence Peterson |
| Capt. David Eastman | John Diebel |
| Theophilus Farnum | Vincent Erickson (as Vincent J. Erickson) |
| Fabiola Ferrier | Valerie Rhines |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #1 | Chuck Bilow |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #2 | John Diebel |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #3 | Sheila Kelly Zwettler (as Sheila Kelly) |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #4 | Dan Megears |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #5 | John Harstad |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #6 | John Ojanen |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #7 | Randy Rasmussen (as Randy E. Rasmussen) |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #8 | Peter Simons |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #9 | David Wood |
| Ferry Operator/Bridgekeeper #10 | Glen Anderson |
| Lt. Cassius Fisk | David Denninger (as Dave Denninger) |
| French Trapper | Peter Simons |
| Dr. Duncan Gepps | Paul Wieser |
| Green Eyes | Goldie Starr |
| Rev. Paul Grigsby | Brad Schrag |
| Jubilation Higgenbottom | Peter Simons |
| Abigail Ingalls | Charolyn Kapplinger |
| Martin Isaacs | Tim Courteau |
| Isabella | Valerie Rhines |
| Jin Sim | Woon-Chung Wang |
| Kansa Woman | Dorothy Eagle Feather |
| Lakota Teenager | Janelle Chief |
| Li Tzu-chen | Ju-Chang Wang |
| Little Pioneer Girl #1 | Brianna Haenke |
| Little Pioneer Girl #2 | Brianna Haenke |
| Lucia | Alicia Garcia |
| Brewster Lumare | Todd George |
| Man with Guitar | Steve Taffee |
| Many Horses | Karri Plowman |
| Joseph Mascouten | Peter Smith |
| Naomi Mascouten | Michelle LeDoux |
| Philip Mattox | Dean Kephart |
| Dr. John McLaughlin* | John Arthur Olson |
| Mexican Trader | Claudio E. Valenzuela |
| Mountain Man #1 | Alan B. Nelson |
| Mountain Man #2 | Dick Sisco |
| Mountain Man #3 | Michael Tschimperle |
| Capt. Ernesto Muñoz | Claudio E. Valenzuela |
| Natalia Nyasnakovich | Jan Joseph |
| Casey O'Neill | Larry McGee |
| Paiute Teenager | Chaska Bugg |
| Josefina Iturrieta de Panisello | Ana MarĂa Mendez |
| Joseph Pappan* | Tom Naughton |
| Augustus Parkinson | Dale LaFrenz |
| Pawnee Woman | Carrie Morris |
| Pioneer Boy | Geoffrey Nahashon |
| Pioneer Man #1 | Glen Anderson |
| Pioneer Man #2 | Greg Lee |
| Pioneer Man #3 | Larry McGee |
| Pioneer Man #4 | Leon Hammer |
| Pioneer Man #5 | Michael Warren |
| Pioneer Man #6 | Greg Lee |
| Pioneer Man #7 | Larry Phenow |
| Pioneer Man #8 | John A. Persoon |
| Pioneer Man #9 | Randy Rasmussen (as Randy E. Rasmussen) |
| Pioneer Teenage Girl #1 | Eleanor Blackford |
| Pioneer Teenage Girl #2 | Shoshana Daniels |
| Pioneer Woman #1 | Cheryl Blackford |
| Pioneer Woman #2 | Natalie Daniels |
| Pioneer Woman #3 | Colleen Doce |
| Pioneer Woman #4 | Jan Joseph |
| Pioneer Woman #5 | Pat Kallio |
| Pioneer Woman #6 | Catherine Baxter |
| Pioneer Woman #7 | Denise Kirchoff |
| Pioneer Woman #8 | Tracy Panning (as Tracy Schruth-Panning) |
| Pioneer Woman #9 | Debbie Shaff |
| Pioneer Woman #10 | Jean Sharp |
| Pioneer Woman #11 (#10's Identical Twin Sister) | Jean Sharp |
| Pioneer Woman #12 | Sue L. Minor (as Sue Minor) |
| Pioneer Woman #13 | Melanie Smith |
| Pioneer Woman #14 | Dawn Wichmann |
| Pioneer Woman #15 | Sara Anne Garvey (as Sara Ann Garvey) |
| Quarantine Station Official | Peter Simons |
| Sheriff Rufus Reeves | Steve Taffee |
| Francisco Ruez | José Gonzales-Rocha |
| Running Elk | Levi Eagle Feather |
| Rebecca Rutherford | Catherine Baxter |
| Capt. Juan Santayana | José Gonzales-Rocha |
| Scoundel #1 | Mark Larson |
| Scoundel #2 | Brad Schrag |
| Shopkeeper #6 | Larry Phenow |
| Shopkeeper #8 | Sara Anne Garvey (as Sara Ann Garvey) |
| Thomas "Peg-Leg" Smith* | Steven D. Splinter |
| Stares at the Sun | Chris Whipple |
| Strong Hand | Chaska Bugg |
| Johann Sutter | James Ramlet |
| Tall Rain Cloud | Ivan Starr |
| Nicholas J. Tillman | Wayne Studer |
| Townsman #1 | Lester Craven |
| Townsman #2 | Larry Phenow |
| Townsman #3 | Korey Schulz |
| Townswoman | Jean Sharp |
| Trapper | Timothy Roseth |
| Tsinuk Trader | William Pensoneau |
| Umatilla Woman | Dorothy Eagle Feather |
| Unnamed Doctor | Dean Kephart |
| Louis Vieux* | Rich Bergeron |
| Wakashie* | William Pensoneau |
| Ilsa Weismann | Jan Joseph |
| White Hawk | Ivan Starr |
| Dr. Marcus Whitman* | Dean Kephart |
| Narcissa Whitman* | Michelle M. LeMay |
| Helen Whitney | Lisa Westmoreland |
| Lt. James Wilkinson | John Diebel |
| Woman Who Came Back | Carrie Morris |
| Young Woman Who Sings | Alicia Garcia |
Additional Credits |
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| Special Thanks | Accent Media Productions, Inc., Capitol Hill Magnet School (St. Paul Public Schools), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, The Como Zoo, Minnesota Valley Restoration Society - Murphy's Landing, The Minnesota Zoo, The Oregon-California Trails Association, Richard Rieck, Jim Rose, The Science Museum of Minnesota, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, The University of Minnesota Bell Museum, Gaston's Haute French Café (for the delicious oxtail soup--yum, yum!), ...and the many students, teachers, home computers users, and MECC staffpersons who through the years have contributed greatly to the evolution of this software program., Keep those cards and letters coming! |
| Note | There are some silly things scattered about in these credits., They're only meant as a joke to liven things up a little and to make reading this a little more fun., But we mean no disrespect, especially not those very significant historical individuals whose names are scattered about., By the way, all of the non-French credits are for real. Honest., And, yes, we know that Marie Antoinette and Marie Curie weren't French by birth., Picky, picky. Well, they lived in France and were fluent in the language--so there! |
| Oregon Trail II | © 1994-1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc., a subsidiary of SoftKey International Inc., and its licensors |
| SoftKey, MECC and The Oregon Trail are registered trademarks of | SoftKey Multimedia Inc. |
| Microsoft, Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of | Microsoft Corporation |
| QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are registered trademarks of | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| "The Oregon Trail Suite" by | Eric Speier, for Speier Music Productions, Inc., Copyright © 1994 MECC |
| Video for Windows | Copyright © 1994 Microsoft Corporation |
| QuickTime | Copyright © 1993 Apple Computer, Inc. |
| The Guidebook "Advice" text is based on an 1849 publication (now in the public domain) | "Accompaniment to the Map of the Emigrant Road from Independence, Mo., to San Francisco, California" by, T. H. Jefferson, Various edits, deletions, and additions have been made to the text to make it more helpful for users of Oregon Trail II. |
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- The Yukon Trail, a group of 37 people
- Amazon Trail: 3rd Edition, a group of 36 people
- MayaQuest Trail, a group of 33 people
- Opening Night, a group of 32 people
- The Oregon Trail, a group of 31 people
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- Michael Tschimperle on 65 other games
- Charolyn Kapplinger on 33 other games
- Claude Debussy on 28 other games
- Sheila Kelly Zwettler on 25 other games
- Larry Phenow on 24 other games
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