Hm would be an interesting idea, or better yet have a blindcooltechish thing where we all post game hints, workarounds and tutorials, only this would be the aud list? Would just need a way to hos teverything, and I know nada about that!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Trenton Matthews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 5:33 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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