There is a talking puzzle game put out, I believe, by Hasbro. It looks like a pyramid, has 100 puzzles, and is totally accessible. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 12:36 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] accessible electronic games or gadgets?
> Hi, Ari. > The only games I play that are off the shelf products that are > accessible are the bop it games. All of them are accessible to my knolege. > As for the battleship game I have that game, and I love it. I don't get > much out of the lights, but the sound effects are cool for a stand alone > game. > > > ari wrote: >> Hi all, >> These days I am always iether giving computer programs, i.e games or >> applications, or CD's as presents to other blind friends, and am getting >> them in return. My brother gets all these cool things like an Atari, >> electronic hand-held Sudoku, or these other hand-held games. This year I >> really want to find different ideas. Are their any accessible electronic >> games out their, or a game which can be accessible? I remember with the >> tamagochi craze, their were some of them that were actually quite >> accessible >> because of the many sounds, it was just a case of you remembering the >> menues, and the interface was simple. what Another example is, one year, >> my >> parents found this cool, fully-accessible talking battleship electronic >> game, which you can play against people and against the built-in >> computer, >> and sighted people even enjoyed it, since it was so hi-tech, had flashing >> lights and made many sounds, especially explosions! Even when their >> weren't >> people to play against, I loved carrying it around and having games >> against >> the computer. I found a thing on maxi aids, which said it was a Talking >> Chess Computer, but when I emailed, they said it wasn't really accessible >> for totally blind players. My friend also tried one, but she couldn't use >> it >> since the computer's move only flashed on the display and was not spoken. >> I >> also love fun puzzels and gadgets that do interesting things, and can >> keep a >> person either busy or entertained, but can anyone recommend something >> that >> they enjoy doing, and that can be bought from Amazon or somewhere online? >> Of >> course you get traditional bord games, which are made accessible for >> blind >> people, but that's not so cool since you can't play against a computer >> when >> noone's their. I also heard of a talking, electronic Bop It, which is >> supposed to be fun, but has anybody tried this, and where could I buy it? >> Ari >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> visit >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> any subscription changes via the web. >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
