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
pre-scheduled vacation post 
