For the record, I knew about Formel1Spirit when it came out when it ras rather new. I remember following them on Twitter and they didn't really post much, and I don't think the whole iPad thing got anywhere. So while I could've shared it because it's a cool game, i doubt we'll be seeing any updates soon. Even the website is gone now.
Orin [email protected] Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/orinks Skype: orin1112 On Apr 2, 2013, at 11:24 AM, Cara Quinn <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 :) > --- > View my Online Portfolio at: > > http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > Follow me on Twitter! > > https://twitter.com/ModelCara > > 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. 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