This sounds like a good game, but I prefer oval tracks, and am not a fan of
the Formula I series. I don't follow the drivers, and when listening to the
races, I lose track of where the cars are on the track because there are too
many turns to keep track of. For the fun experience, though, I just might
give this game a try in the future.
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From: "Cara Quinn" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] So you wanted a racing game for the iPhone? It'sbeen
here all along!
Ken, thanks a bunch for posting on this one! Am off to get this right now!
As for your comments though, ;) I'm probably one of the most adamant App
Store searchers I know. If you knew how many insomniac episodes I've spent
searching the App Store for just whatever and donating a small fortune to
Apple you might be surprised!… :) So just because no one's found this one
yet doesn't mean no one's been searching! lol!
You are the lucky one who got to share it! So Kudos!
Anyway, have a great day and thanks for sharing…
Ah, P.S. I've been considering writing a racing game with a similar
paradigm. I've seen before so really want to give people the sense of speed
and 3D perspective… So Perhaps… We'll see…
Smiles,
Cara :)
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On Apr 1, 2013, at 11:24 PM, Ken The PionEar <[email protected]> wrote:
Do you know that right now, there is one good game and one excellent game
you guys don't know about? I was going to see who turned this up. He or she
could have got some credit with this find, but I can't wait any longer. It's
not that I want the credit, but because everybody has *got* to get this one
game.
It's called Formula 1 spirit, by Karotky Media Solutions. Just type
audiogames with no spaces in the app store, and it's number two on the list.
It's two bucks.
Yep, for two dollars you can race with the big boys on all the formula 1
tracks. Be the driver with the best time...
I wasn't going to tell you about this game. i was going to drop little
hints, like on my first post... because there was a contest. The winner of
the game got a free iPad.
I put this in past tense because this game is two years old! That's right
people, while the blind community has been drooling and yearning over the
posibility of an audio racing game, one has existed the whole time! Now do
you see why I behave as i do? I talk about being the game hunter not to
brag, but to... make more game hunters! It can be done! I don't submit apps
because I want you all to learn to look for them yourselves. We have gotten
too dependent on the Applevis app submissions. I'm glad we have them, but
meantime we could have had this racing game if there were only a few more
game hunters like me around. (Yes, I know I'm not the only one, but we are
very few in number.)
Anyway, this game is well-worth the price, even if there are no other cars
and you can't crash. Here's what you get.
A game with force feedback--it vibrates when you're off the road. One point.
True driving mechanics. Your car doesn't simply slide sideways like in every
racing game for the blind I've ever seen, you have to compensate for turns
you make, just like in real driving. For example, if you turn too far to the
right and then turn the wheel straight, you're still aimed too far to the
right. you have to straighten out by turning left--but not too far, then
straight ahead.
1 point.
All the formula 1 tracks represented--I think. I've only played through 3 so
far.
1 point.
Okay, now that your blood's pumping, I have to tell you that the beginning
is inaccessible. Now don't worry, I'll tell you what to do. First, tap the
screen about a third of the way down from the top with VO off. Then turn it
on, and you should see the name of a race track. It's the top button, so
learning exactly where it is shouldn't prove too hard now that you know what
you're after. Okay, now that you've found this screen, you can either play
that track or scrool either left or right with the scroll buttons. These are
labeled in a weird language, but they say scroll, then the weird direction
names. These buttons change the tracks.
Next to that is an unlabeled button. Tap it to get to the lap setting
screen. There are two new buttons labeled LC left, which decreases the
number of laps, and LCRight which increases the number. You can set it quite
high, at lease 16.
Once all that's done, turn off VO and tap near the bottom of the screen.
You'll know you got it right because the engine noise will start. Then, go
to landscape mode and tap the center of the screen. You should hear five
beeps, then you're off. The gas pedal is on the right side of the screen.
Your phone has just become your steering wheel!
Okay, now you're cookin' with gas. The object is to keep the road,
represented by the wind noise, in the center. This is different than other
racing games you've played because the focus was the car, blind man's
thinking. Here, it's on the road, where your eyes should always be while
driving--sighted man's thinking. Just always steer toward the wind and
you'll be fine.
There are also sounds to let you know when you've gone off the road and are
getting back on. It's the road shoulder sound--and it works just like in a
real car. So you hear the sound, steer away from it. Then you hear the sound
again because you got *back* on the road, so you begin to straighten out.
This way, if you're in a sharp turn, you not only get warned when you're
going off the road, but you get warned when you're getting back on so you
can begin straightening out.
This is by far the best racing game I have ever played as far as driving
mechanics. No, you can't crash, and no, there aren't other cars zooming
past. I wish there were, but even now as it is the game's very hard to play
because of the driving skills required. Wow! This app gets a ten from me,
despite the drawbacks.
Meet you at the races!
By the way, that's the excellent game. The good game is called Blind Monk.
It's free, and is kind of like the rubber ducky game. If yall can't find it
I'll post ab out it later. Getting tired...
Check out my games at
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If you want to reach me, you can call 419-744-0517, friend me on Facebook,
(KenWDowney,) or write me at [email protected] .
Crazy Ken
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