Hi, Sarah. Some games like Space Invader's is pretty playable by a blind gamer. Granted I haven't been super good at it, but like Troopenum, Alien's in the Outback, it is a simple game where aliens are in rows decending towards you and you have to pan left and right blasting them out of the sky. Asteroids I do ok at as long as I go carefully, and don't crash in to a flying rock. In short the games we can play are the kind were there are several enemies coming at you, and you shoot and kill as many as you can. Such games include Space Invaders, Demon Attack, Asteroids, Chopper command, Galaxian, Missile Command, etc... Breakout can be done, but it is hard to keep your pattle centered up with the ball. What is tricky is trying to avoid bombs, center up with balls, or what ever because that requires somewhat of a visual element.
FigureInTheCloak wrote: > Oh neat! > > I think you said that the old ones were relatively, or at least somewhat > playable. Are their new incarnations? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:36 PM > Subject: Re: audyssey: Monty, of course > > > >> Hi, Allan. >> Actually Atari has risen from the dust nationally. Activision has >> produced tv game consols with all the classic Atari games on them at >> Wal-mart. I have seen several different ones, and baught a delux one for >> my son recently which plugs in to your audio-vidio ports on your tv and >> all the games are on it like Asteroids, Pacman, Galaxian, etc... They >> are pretty cool. An all in one console. >> Although they have cheaper versions with 5 to 10 games on them. Check >> your local Wal-mart toy and games isles and you should be able to find >> them. >> >> >> >> >> >> allan thompson wrote: >> >>> Hello Tom, >>> *gives secret atari brotherhood handshake* >>> Atari will rise again! >>> lol >>> It is good to hear some of those machines are still kicking. My atari >>> computer kicked the bucket in the late eighties and I grieved over it. >>> I can't seem to recall my atari call sign. I want to say it was 7600? It >>> was >>> white and had this interesting feature where you could create a virtual >>> ram >>> disk with it. I am probably wrong about the number, I also owned the >>> advanced atari game machine with the controllers that had a number pad >>> and >>> side fire buttons made of soft rubber, and a joystick. I remember playing >>> galaxians and star raiders on it. Oh and pac man. I can't remember any >>> others. It all starts to run together after a while. >>> keep gaming, >>> allan >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tom Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:14 PM >>> Subject: RE: audyssey: Monty, of course >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi Allan and all. >>>> >>>> Ah, another Atari Freak! Hail brother! I remember all those titles >>>> too, >>>> in >>>> fact I still have several working atari systems here and have some of >>>> them >>>> on good old 5.25" floppy disks and tapes although I avoid the tapes like >>>> the >>>> plague whenever possible. Not sure if I have the original Montezuma >>>> game >>>> or >>>> not, may have to hook one of the old beasts up and see. It is amazing >>>> how >>>> many of those old games we can play, true not as well as a sighted >>>> guy/gal >>>> but we could learn them because the sounds actually meant something. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> msn username: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> skype username: lord_amexos >>>> yahoo username: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> On >>>> Behalf Of allan thompson >>>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 5:03 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: audyssey: Monty, of course >>>> >>>> >>>> Hello,I remember playing several old atari computer games in the old >>>> days. >>>> My friends and I would have to load the program into the olde timey >>>> atari >>>> 800 with a cassette loader. Any little bump or movement in the load >>>> would >>>> crash the load and we would have to start it again. So basically you had >>>> a >>>> bunch of kids being very still and quiet for ten to twenty minutes, and >>>> then >>>> a flurry of fisticuffs for the wico joystick when the game was ready to >>>> play..lol Man, we used to play blue max, shamus, this very cool game >>>> called >>>> age of discovery, and the classic lode runner. I seem to recall playing >>>> monty's revenge as well and this game returns back alot of memories... >>>> One >>>> question for James. Was any sounds used or recreated from the original >>>> game? >>>> >>>> Anyway, I am going to have to buy a copy for myself and my friend from >>>> those >>>> old days. 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