it's targeted towards everyone. On 8/6/07, Yohandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > is this show targeted at the blind, or is it a mainstream thing? if it is > targeted at everyone, I think someone should definitely write to them about > rail racer. would be kinda cool to if they discuss it. also has anyone > written to giveawayoftheday? They are still giving away licensed software > and games every single day. I really think some of the developers should > write to them, they'll get paid if the game makes it, so there's nothing to > lose. can you imagine rail racer being downloaded by hundreds of sighted > users? > > > ------------- > Are you into Anime, manga, and video game music? If yes, take a look at this > site. > http://gh.ffshrine.org?r=16426 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trenton Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 6:33 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Quality games was rail racer > > > > Hmm. There is a show entitled: "The Tech Guy. > > http://techguylabs.com > > And every sunday for about 3 hours, they talk about technology, games, > > cellphones, computers, macintoshes, etc. I wonder if anyone of us sends > > the > > show an email during the week, or by calling 1-88-88-askleo, Who know > > honestly. And even the "G4/Tech TV" web site and TV network I'm sure would > > be another good place to get some feed back in the communities out there. > > Also, anyone considered making an "Audyssey Podcast" one day? > > . > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shadow Dragon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 12:23 PM > > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Quality games was rail racer > > > >>I was never sighted, but growing up around console games and playing > >>several > >> of my own, like I said, I love complexity of games. But I also know how > >> much > >> work goes into these games, and that we'll never get any truely awesome > >> games going unless we can somehow manage to get a company going for us > >> with > >> a team of programmers and voice actors, which in turn isn't going to > >> hapen > >> unless we can get the mainstream market to see us all down here. Which > >> likely isn't going to happen either, so this message becomes basically > >> pointless. Oh well. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 7:18 AM > >> Subject: [Audyssey] Quality games was rail racer > >> > >> > >>> Hi Che, > >>> Like you I was once sighted, and use to play everything that I could get > >>> my hands on. As a result I know what is possible with audio games, and > >>> when I first got in to audio games my first thought was these audio > >>> games are too simple, and is like going back to the Atari 2600 again. > >>> The only developer that seamed to be staying from the Space Invader and > >>> board game style of games was David Greenwood, and Shades of Doom was a > >>> huge hit with me. I felt like I could play something on the level I was > >>> use to. > >>> As far as racing games goes I have about 150 people on the pre-order > >>> list for USA Raceway and it has already outsold Rail Racer by 30 units. > >>> So I don't think it is racing in general that is Rail racer's problem. > >>> I think it honestly has to do with a couple of factors. Rail Racer isn't > >>> a triditional racing game with Nascar or Formula 1 which has it's own > >>> kind of following amung sports fans. One reason I am working on USA > >>> Raceway is I want a game similar to Nascar Thunder and Rail Racer isn't > >>> the same as racing games I like. Second, Rail Racer has a larger > >>> learning curve than most games. For example, using the mouse to lean > >>> your racer left and right takes a while to master, and it was something > >>> I didn't care to much for myself. Third, most blind computer users have > >>> some major aversion to the mouse. The minute you say this game has mouse > >>> control they hit the panic button and think they can't play the game > >>> because they think they can not use the mouse, or they don't know how to > >>> operate it. Yet, the mouse actually is a nice game controller in certain > >>> games. > >>> > >>> Che wrote: > >>>> Hi Brian, > >>>> you and I are on the same page. I was appalled at the lack of > >>>> immerssive > >>>> games when I first became blind, as I was an avid sighted gamer, > >>>> playing > >>>> just about every new title if it was of good quality. > >>>> Unfortunately, it appears we are in the minority amongst blind > >>>> gamers, > >>>> either that, or I have vastly underestimated the amount of blind gamers > >>>> that > >>>> aren't into racing titles. > >>>> At any rate, I appreciate the support, and you can count on Blind > >>>> Adrenaline to produce high quality games in the future, but I will be > >>>> including more basic games along with the more involved ones as well. > >>>> Out. > >>>> Che > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Gamers mailing list .. 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