I think having all the new games so spaced apart in terms of when they're released has had a profound effect on the community. Nobody really steals each other's thunder so there's a lot more cooperation than you'd see in the sighted games world. Some folks think that we've already gone through our golden age of accessible games. I don't agree. With the quality of the upcomming releases Charles mentionned plus others, we could see a perfect storm which creates an even better period ahead for us.
On 5/18/11, Charles Rivard <woofer...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Hmm. You've still got the spirit, Phil is working on one, and we get a game > or two from Jim Kitchen every so often, and there are others either coming > or are recently on the scene of game production. Things move slowly > because games aren't made in a day, so to speak. I'm thinking that Sarah, > MOTA's 2 and 3 dimensional versions, and Raceway will be big new arrivals. > > --- > Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to > heart. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 11:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] brings back memories - Re: Fw: BlindSoftware.comBlog > Feed > > >> Hi Charles, >> >> Yes, in deed. I remember Troopenum was huge when it came out. I >> believe Aliens in the Outback came out about the same time. As I >> recall ESP and BSC were really popular at roughly the same time on the >> list. Also GMA put out Shades of Doom 1.0 around 2001 so that was a >> really good year for games and a huge step forward for accessible >> gaming. Before that year the majority of the games out there were the >> PCs Dos games, Jim Kitchen's Dos games, and GMA's early versions of >> Lonewolf and Trek 99 were Dos games as well. Its easy to forget how >> much of a driving force BSC, ESP, and GMA were in those days. >> Unfortunately, the creative spirit that started the Windows gaming >> experience from 2000 to 2004 or so seems to have dried up. >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> On 5/17/11, Charles Rivard <woofer...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>> I remember there being so much traffic, and I think it was on this list >>> as a >>> matter of fact, about this game, Troopanum. The NFB was promoting the >>> game >>> because it was produced by blind gamers. Wasn't it about the same time >>> as >>> Aliens in the Outback was big? After a few months of reading about the >>> game, I downloaded and tried it. After playing it for about 20 minutes, >>> I >>> bought it. The podcast reminded me of the unpacking aspect of the game. >>> >>> --- >>> Laughter is the best medicine, so look around, find a dose and take it to >>> heart. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > -- Michael Feir Volunteer at The Dam http://www.thedam.org 2011-- Owner of Silver Smiles Join and share the silver lining in your life. Group homepage: http://groups.google.com/group/silver-smiles 2010-- Twitter: mfeir Skype: michael-feir Author of Personal Power: How Accessible Computers Can Enhance Personal Life For Blind People 2006-2008 http://michaelfeir.blogspot.com/2009/01/personal-power.html A Life of Word and Sound 2003-2007 http://michaelfeir.blogspot.com/2009/01/life-of-word-and-sound.html Creator and former editor of Audyssey Magazine 1996-2004 Check out my blog at: http://www.michaelfeir.blogspot.com --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
