<s>
The	B-Application
Amazon	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
is	O
an	O
educational	O
computer	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
MECC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Oregon	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
areas	O
surrounding	O
the	O
Amazon	O
River	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
tributaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
2D	O
adventure	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
asked	O
to	O
set	O
out	O
on	O
a	O
journey	O
up	O
the	O
Amazon	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
lost	O
Inca	B-Application
village	O
of	O
Vilcabamba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Amazon	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
is	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
significantly	O
more	O
difficult	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Oregon	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
1994	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
3.x	O
and	O
1996	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Trail	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Application
Trail	I-Application
3rd	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
that	O
sequel	O
with	O
performance	O
enhancements	O
and	O
new	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
visited	O
during	O
a	O
dream	O
by	O
a	O
jaguar	O
who	O
calls	O
himself	O
the	O
jaguar	O
of	O
the	O
Inca	B-Application
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
jaguar	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
Inca	B-Application
people	O
are	O
endangered	O
by	O
malaria	O
and	O
European	O
explorers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
be	O
taken	O
back	O
in	O
time	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
cinchona	O
and	O
deliver	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
king	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
jaguar	O
from	O
the	O
dream	O
appears	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
hazy	O
vision	O
,	O
running	O
off	O
a	O
checklist	O
of	O
items	O
desired	O
by	O
the	O
Inca	B-Application
King	O
,	O
and	O
offering	O
various	O
gloomy	O
sentiments	O
about	O
the	O
rainforest	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
reaching	O
the	O
hidden	O
city	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Inca	B-Application
are	O
living	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
graded	O
on	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
personal	O
activity	O
on	O
the	O
journey	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
plants	O
and	O
animals	O
correctly	O
identified	O
in	O
the	O
rainforest	O
,	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
they	O
acquired	O
additional	O
gifts	O
for	O
the	O
Inca	B-Application
King	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
taken	O
,	O
the	O
health	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
mini-quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	B-Application
Trail	I-Application
incorporates	O
realism	O
including	O
photographs	O
and	O
audio	O
recordings	O
taken	O
at	O
the	O
corresponding	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1993	O
warned	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Amazon	I-Application
Trails	I-Application
"	O
severe	O
"	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
,	O
but	O
approved	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
entertaining	O
adventure	O
's	O
...	O
splendid	O
animation	O
and	O
authentic	O
native	O
music	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
teaching	O
of	O
planning	O
,	O
research	O
skills	O
,	O
and	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
