Oregon Trail

Way back in 2013, I started posts under this title.  Originally, these Haiku were going to be part of a book with pictures, which hid letters for a final Haiku.  Played off the Easter Egg idea, but the artist couldn’t continue with the project.  I began publishing them by 4’s and then abruptly stopped for some reason.  Somebody recently commented on one of them, which makes me think I should finish it.  Though I’m doing it in packs of 28 to get the rest out of the way.  First 16 are here: 1-4, 5-8, 9-12, and 13-16.  (Oh my god, the formatting sucks!  I think I know why I quit!  Pretty sure a lot of this stuff is dated too.)

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The Gamer with Too Much Pride

He masters the game

Before he plays with others

So he can win all

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I Game When Life Allows

Obsession not found

Within this gamer’s soft thumbs

They will fall behind

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I Used to Game with a Dial

Elder among kids

He remembers the first days

And grew with the game

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It’s Only Cheating if There are Rules Against It

They have no patience

Running to the book at once

Avoid the challenge

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The Wise Man Will Teach Those Who Listen

He has mastered all

Now he chooses to teach you

So that you may grow

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Spirit of Survival of the Fittest

You barely see him

Waiting at the edge of play

Looking for weak prey

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Victory without Aggression

Forget your combos

He will block and counter all

Until your life wanes

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If the Move Does Not Work, Keep Trying

Same move every time

This gamer type has no style

And angers many

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She Whetted Her Nails on the ‘A’ Button

She wants no tickets

A gamer girl who plays true

Now she wants the spoils

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Brotherhood of the Console

Friendships have been forged

Over the love of gaming

Bonds that will not break

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Two Controllers are Better than One

Many games are fun

But most improve with a friend

Share the adventure

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Writings of the Victorious

They are temptation

All you need to beat the game

Without losing mind

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Hunter and His Bait

The move of patience

Why chase an armed enemy?

Spawned ammo is bait

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Wandering the Games with Mediocre Skill

Too good for the low

Too bad to battle masters

Have no game to play

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The Greatest Tool We Never Thank

My bladder is full

I reached the final level

Thank you pause button

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Gorilla Thumbs

Masher of buttons

Causing sprites to spasm hard

Whirlwind of chaos

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The Language that We Speak

A cunning language

Made to weed out the false ones

Who lack the lingo

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First Step Toward the Holy Grail of Game

The job of all jobs

Play the games before they live

And brag to your friends

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The Only Way to Buy a Game

It will not arrive

For another couple months

Already been bought

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A Hero Evolves with Time

From true blue hero

To the dark and anti ones

Games will have heroes

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The Unstoppable Badass

He cleaves through his foes

Using fist or sword or gun

This hero will beat all

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He Speaks with His Actions

Never says a word

Through all his trials and troubles

The hero with no voice

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The Beast with Two Legs and Clothes

Cloaked in fur or scales

These heroes are beast and man

Blurring nature’s lines

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Traded in Her Tiara for a Shotgun

They have taken hold

No longer forced to be saved

Femme fatale is here

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The Progenitors of Good and Evil

Choose their moral path

Make them hero or villain

Fate is in your hands

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A Child Will Save Us All

Saviors before ten

These children step up to fight

Chosen for the path

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A Mix of Pest and Partner

They are the sidekicks

Useful for a fight and plot

Yet some should shut up

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There is No Story without a Villain

They are why we fight

Darkest beings that plague us

We will beat the boss