Well, from another old fart, from what I can remember, you are set up as a family/or whatever situation and given supplies to make it across the 'Oregon Trail' {starting from which state I can't remember...darn, and I just read a book about one convoy across the Oregon Trail}.

We encountered weather issues, other things. Loss of supplies, that sort of thing. You had to use your supplies/equipment wisely.

Oh, you might have a horse or two and/or oxen.

People died off.

Yeah, what a waste, huh? Think of all the years lost developing better porn and shopping technologies.

Indepdendence, Missouri.

See, DisneyFan, the fogies are in full "in my day..." mode now. There's no ending it now until one of us recalls the invention of dirt so that we'd have something to play with.

There's got to be some corrolary to Godwin's Law that addresses this.

I'm not old enough to remember dirt being invented, but I am old enough to remember when the patent ran out and the ripoff generic dirt that everyone settles for these days came out. You can't get REAL dirt anymore these days.

BUFFALO HUNTING!!!!!!!

Oh, and although you'll have two kids in tow, remember, Oregon has no sales tax, and there's a decent Nordstrom's Downtown!

And don't be surprised if your the pressure change gets to your ears as you're going between the zoo and the MAX (light rail) station that serves it. They have some cool displays of the "layers of dirt" in the station itself.

Oh wow, late to this dicussion but our first ever computer, Apple IIE, the ONLY game the kids had was Oregon trails.....and they would fight daily over who got to play first....we all loved it and took turns letting folks die off to write their tomb stones...yeah we're twisted LOL

The public library in Corvallis has a wonderful kids floor. It is downstairs and they have an activity corner for little ones with puppets, puzzles and toys. Plus many activities and programs.
Downtown there are many specialty shops and restaurants. There are/were a couple of childrens toy shops that are very unique.
Papa's pizza has a huge playroom for kids filled with slides, play structures, ball pit and more. My son always has a blast there.

I read this as has puppies instead of puppets.

But do they have text based buffalo hunting?

Papa's pizza......we practically lived at the one here in Portland a few years back when my son was younger.