I would be interested when you get a full playthrough of this out.
I have not spent serious time on japanese games just yet but I will
eventually do so.
At 12:33 PM 2/13/2014, you wrote:
The first time you start the game, the game will not be outputting to
the clipboard, but will be running
Well since nokia stopped making devices I am not sure that it is a
good idea to look for a now obselete product.
I am on my 3rd cheap, crappy and probably overloading chinese import battery.
Those never last as long but the device does what I want.
however though it lasts for 3-4 days one call
hmmm sounds like a lot of work.
good I have 7, there is probably an easier tway to handle it.
At 02:19 PM 2/16/2014, you wrote:
Hi.
I'm doing ok with windows 8.1. I don't bother with the start screen
much, I just use the desktop, the start screen search box and pretty
much everything else. I
well its good your stuff will still be round.
I have all your audio and old titles if you ever need to get things.
At 12:09 AM 2/2/2014, you wrote:
Hi folks, Due to popular demand I have decided
to offer River Raiders as an abandonware
download. It can be found, with all XSIâs
other
Well I have been doing a lot of testing for ks and unreality and yeah
it can be a bit of a bear.
The first game, deatmatch had 4 rewrites and after issues with bgt
that and most other projects ended.
That was traded to ks because they work in our share and were happy
to handle it.
Then dm2
well mushclient is one.
I have however got the mush-z client for alterian.
I have then updated it with the latest mush client by installing it
over top or extracting and coppying the installer files with 7zip.
The good part about mush z is that all of the libs for access are
included with the
wow this is good.
At 10:04 PM 2/7/2014, you wrote:
Well, all those who have seen my posts about this game know just how
awesome I think it is, especially compared to everything we currently
have to play in the audiogames market. This Saturday, February 8th...
the fully voiced version of this
How much is this, or is it free.
It sounds like replay value would be quite low and if you are not a
kid you wouldn't play it much.
I'd must admit would be a good puzzler once or twice but not much after that.
I think better ideas for this sort of thing would include what would
you need in a
yes, its in accessability options but I had to type sticky at least
in 7 to handle it.
At 05:07 PM 1/13/2014, you wrote:
Hi list
It's Alvin. I was trying to play ESP Pinball Classic and kept getting
interrupted by the sticky keys dialogue.
Is there any way to turn it off completely in Windows 8
I would be interested to know more about tereria and what would be
needed to get this going for the blind in a what if type of scenario.
I need as much detail as I can get though.
I know that reality gaming studios is full up right now but I could
put it in the ideas cue.
thanks
At 06:21 AM
Well I played minecraft with my cousin on his xbox 360.
Firstly the music is utter crap.
It may have improved in the pc version but it
made my ears want to drop off after just a minute of listening.
The sound fx sounded like they were coming out of a crappy sound box kids use.
Now I am not
, the online
stuff is the thing now. agreed, there are those who don't. but
generally, online play is where it's at now.
dallas
On 02/01/2014, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
dallas we are not mainstreamed though we are blind.
There is only so much that can be done with sound.
As for online
well with the demise of xp and direct sound I do hope we will be able
to do more with newer technologies.
Ofcause each new stuff has its querks.
fsl which uses open al echoes when away from objects and only sounds
them right when you are right in front of them.
You can't adjust music volumes
Well I only get on average of 2 games a year maybe 3 and not often.
I got tdv and entumbed, at that time 40 bucks for entombed was at
least 60 and tdv about the same with the taxes and stuff when it came
it ended up as at least 75 dollars each.
I don't have that kind of cash.
I struggle to
I agree.
To be honest since they have not been played I do feel that some of
the retro games that were played by sighted should try to have as
retro a feel as they can.
a remake is good but then its a remake.
Even if there was a free crappy retro that came with the remake or
whatever I
Well there will be at some point.
Though to take full advantage of them you will need to use windows 7
or higher for full 3d effect and sound output.
look at the deathmatch thread in audiogames forum.
There is a zombie demo put out by reality game studios the group I am
with that uses the fsl
, and a lot of them were up around $40 or
more. So we should consider ourselves lucky that Shades of Doom, Tank
Commander, and Time of Conflict which are almost mainstream quality
aren't as expensive as your average PC or console game.
Cheers!
On 12/31/13, Shaun Everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com
alvan 3d was part of the shoot da me series which I helped beta test.
I never ever managed to finnish it and to be honest rsgames seems to
have abandoned desktop games for online games.
it will probably work but not sure.
the 8 pack may work if you have jims winkit installed but then again
it
oh man this sounds interesting.
At 10:36 AM 1/2/2014, you wrote:
Greetings gamers,
By far our most popular character over the years has been Old Man
Stanley. He first appeared in the Sudwerks pinball table, where he
was immortalized by the line, What the hell's this sissy drink?
Later, he
Well there are exchane rates and the like to.
I'd pay 200 for a game if I knew it would be good quality.
Most games are 30 or so bucks unless its a pack.
There have been a few acceptions ofcause.
entombed and tdv being really large games actually are worth a lot
more but even so.
In the shops
you will have to run each of them as admin.
At 11:33 p.m. 31/12/2013, you wrote:
does anyone know how I have to set up this game in windows 8.1 64 bit.
I can't seem to get them to extract. It says something like can't
create output file. I don't think this would have anything to do with
these
Well I have had several issues when traveling to the sun that doesn't
always happen though I was able to troubleshoot that with neils and
he reacons it should be fixed.
You need to target then travel twice to the wormhole at the end of
each system, then find the plannet you need to be at once
.
Dallas
On 27/12/2013, Shaun Everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
Thats another thing I have not got used to.
wireless hardware means batteries.
Batteries mean I may turn on and find things do not work meaning I
have to change them and I have always had issues changing power cells.
i have only
and
screaming into the modern computing world.
Cheers!
On 12/26/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
Charles I have no answers for you.
All I know is that something will have to happen.
All I know is we can't go on as we are.
I have no idea what that will mean and yes we may lose
problems,
there may be a few compatibility issues, but as game developers and
users upgrade they will have to address those compatibility issues
eventually. I don't think it is so much a question of if but when all
this will happen.
Cheers!
On 12/26/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
I see
I agree with you mike.
win7 I can mostly live with since I have to handle that daily but 8
scares the living daylights out of me.
So much visual stuff and stuff I am not used to.
I have heard all the info and I am still scared to death.
I have used classic systems for ages, even7 is still
Thats another thing I have not got used to.
wireless hardware means batteries.
Batteries mean I may turn on and find things do not work meaning I
have to change them and I have always had issues changing power cells.
i have only just got used to the semi touch keyboard membrane in my
win7/8
I also like older games though with xp dieing even though I will have
it to play older stuff and will stay 32 bit otherwise as long as I
can there will come a day where I may just not be able to play the
old classics without a major fiddling round.
Or I get a server to run vms on that may
latest swamp is 3.1 aparently.
At 07:31 PM 12/24/2013, you wrote:
Greetings All!
Just updated my Swamp to 3.0c I think it is, it's the latest on the
site any way.
Well When I click on multiplayer it tells me who is the sponser for
the day and then nothing, it goes silent.
I thoght at this point
game. I
could not see adding joystick support or mouse support would improve
that game in any specific way. On the other hand a game like GMA's
Tank Commander would be awesome with joystick and mouse support. So it
all depends on the type of game being considered.
Cheers!
On 12/21/13, shaun everiss
I think this is a joke but that would be a good game.
I wouldn't pay 75 bucks for it, Ok maybe I would if it included a
shirt, shorts, dry fit shirt and cap with the logo, several of them.
On that note I was trying to think about a game idea called aprones
manic christmas.
It involved several
!
On 12/24/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
I agree.
The reason I still use xp apart from liking the find features and the
sound recorder plus the simple interface are all the games that still
use direct sound and vb6 code.
Oh would I like to say Look I will go full time to 7.
I have 7
I agree with you draconis.
You devs all of you should be looking at upgrading if you are not allready.
I like old xp but I'd prefur to play games in 7 and 8.
More games for xp?
Well maybe that was when there was vista but seriously, I don't think
people should keep making games in vb6 anymore or
the website domain renewed and it comes up fine
here. If you have any more issues do let me know.
Cheers!
On 12/23/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi.
havn't heard messages from the list for ages, checked the blog and
found that usagamesinteractive.org has no dns entry, went
I agree.
The only reason I hang on to this old xp machine is to really play
games that will only run on xp propperly.
I do actually have a brand new i5 with win7 and an 8 upgrade I got
this year and I have not really gamed on it much.
At 05:49 AM 12/25/2013, you wrote:
Hi Josh,
Well said.
I agree.
The reason I still use xp apart from liking the find features and the
sound recorder plus the simple interface are all the games that still
use direct sound and vb6 code.
Oh would I like to say Look I will go full time to 7.
I have 7 I even have 8 if I want it.
But there are just some
thats some battle man
At 12:44 PM 12/21/2013, you wrote:
Hey gang. It's been ages since I've posted... just haven't had much to
say lately on the subject of gaming because of how busy I've been. But
I've definitely been keeping an eye on the list... anyhow, I just beat
one of the Japanese audio
Well I don't know exactly how this would need to change in practical
terms but there needs to be some serious canges.
I won't mince words, and I am going to be blunt.
I am not saying that any of this is easy in fact it may be darn hard
but it needs to happen.
1. Visual basic 6 is a pile of
Played the trial of this dark, really rocks.
Now if only there was a way to buy this
accessably for the pc as well as other choice of games.
At 06:58 AM 12/21/2013, you wrote:
New Game! Choice of the Deathless -- You're
not the bad guy. You're just his lawyer.This
came today from
Hi.
havn't heard messages from the list for ages, checked the blog and
found that usagamesinteractive.org has no dns entry, went to
usagamesinteractive.com and have no dns.
pinged usagamesinteractive.com and no host.
I need to know if its my isp or are you having some issues.
shaun
---
all around.
Kind regards,
Damien C.S. Pendleton.
-Original Message- From: shaun everiss
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 4:21 AM
To: Gamers Discussion list
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] X-Sight Interactive Update
Well if it helps I still have all your sounds and old audio from ages back.
I use
I agree dark.
a simular discussion is going on the nvda list.
I have 7 but a lot of the games that are for the blind are old.
I have used xp for ages, and it still works.
7 is a good system as far as its better than vista.
8 though I don't know its ok but there are som many visual things now.
I agree allex.
There are people I know in enterprise companies
that simply don't update or secure their systems
as far as ms goes or with minimal security
because of the fact that any update has potentual
to stuff something and since time is cash they
only update the most critical and even
Well personally once ms gets it right I just hope they stay right.
they got it right with xp.
some what with 7 after that its if you like it then fine but if not well.
At 08:50 AM 12/20/2013, you wrote:
Well Dallas, your supposition doesnt hold up to
much scrutiny, since Apple has, and does,
Well I hope this does not come off to strong, but the reason I am
still hanging on to xp is because some games, missippi, and the gma
games gtc, lonewolf and sod really don't work that well witn 7.
There is also the vb6 issue that will probably eventually come up.
Now if the games we have that
True charles but most people do have at least a core2 and at least 2gb ram.
Most people should have at least dotnet 3.5 if not 4.0 installed and
anything over that is for touch devices and such anyway.
At 05:32 PM 12/20/2013, you wrote:
If you can take advantage of more modern tools to develop
, newer games, etc. That is
the only way to have your cake and eat it too.
cheers!
On 12/19/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
Well I hope this does not come off to strong, but the reason I am
still hanging on to xp is because some games, missippi, and the gma
games gtc, lonewolf and sod
empire releases a new
operating system that forces them to change.
Cheers!
On 12/19/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
Well personally once ms gets it right I just hope they stay right.
they got it right with xp.
some what with 7 after that its if you like it then fine but if not well
Well if it helps I still have all your sounds and old audio from ages back.
I use your old timer program as part of my training for timing various things.
Its really not that flashy but gets the job done
and I have found nothing better than it.
I do hope there will be a place where we can get
:37 AM 12/18/2013, you wrote:
Hi Shaun,
If using OpenAL the sounds have to be in mono not stereo.
As far as the issues with echo etc sounds like an issue with FSL. As
Cara pointed out OpenAL itself does not do that, and it could be the
implementation at fault here.
Cheers!
On 12/16/13, shaun
well I find that playing some of these games just gets rid of the
anger I would have had if I didn't.
So it must work for others in different ways.
At 05:45 PM 12/17/2013, you wrote:
A recent interesting article I read (there's a link to it on the
wikipedia entry for Doom), actually stated
. There are a number of other IDEs around that
can be setup to work with Mono as well. So there is no need to use
Visual Studio 2010, Visual Studio 2012, etc if you want a
cross-platform .NET IDE and compilers.
Cheers!
On 12/15/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
well after all
of inventing or recycling
nonsense about it that isnt true, which is done far too often on this list.
On Dec 15, 2013, at 8:41 PM, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi kara well I am just a user that is interested in more information.
One thing I have found about anything else is
that when you
/15/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
well tom the team I work with use free sl with purebasic and it uses open
al.
Compaired to direct sound it just blows things away.
Complete 3d environmentals for effects and such.
It does mean fully using non 3d devices for 3d things.
However
what about a pc version for windows for whenever it would be good if
there was one.
I have only played smuglers 5 and not completely.
At 01:01 AM 12/15/2013, you wrote:
Hello Richard.
You have actually preempted me here. The other day I mentioned
talking to a developer about game access,
linsy all you need is your name I think and emailing gmagames for the
key or is it posgames for the key.
the gmagames engine just needs a name and user id from your computer
you just need to tell the game to do a key replacement, and then
email it at pcs who wrote that.
At 01:48 PM
Well mac software may be a bit more officient.
though I have only heard this from the point view of those musicians
and such that use it.
SOme of those that are able to use macs will happily bash down
windows units for not being as fast.
On vertual machines windows probably is not the best to
well tom the team I work with use free sl with purebasic and it uses open al.
Compaired to direct sound it just blows things away.
Complete 3d environmentals for effects and such.
It does mean fully using non 3d devices for 3d things.
However as is found with sfml, the panning does not work the
not do that say Visual Basic 6 could do.
Cheers!
On 12/11/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
Well davie, when danny and I were working on the
deathmatch series danny found out we all did that
there were limitations with bgt.
Sertain things need to be written a sertain way.
And the way
Well I have 2 toshibas now
a core2 with xp and an i5 with 7 and 8 upgradable.
Both are responsive and yes the right arrow is broken now but still
the unit works.
On my new one my i5 it works like a dream the keys are almost but not
quite touch enabled and sertainly I don't have to even pres
Well before this topic gets to old, aparently its only 20 bucks for
those that want to develop for windows phone 7 and up right now to
join the program.
So in theory to make win mobile whatever accessable should be
affordable to those that can.
I mean 20 dollars is about the price of a game.
And on that note I have always wandered how much power we would have
if we joint a few teams or just a few devs together though they
would probably have to be using the same stuff to develop which could
be a problem.
At 11:36 AM 12/15/2013, you wrote:
Hi,
This is where developing games
Hi kara well I am just a user that is interested in more information.
One thing I have found about anything else is
that when you get a system you seem to stick to
it and protect it with your life.
I have always used windows and have invested a lot in it over the years.
Though if I started
Yeah probably, this list is good for what it is.
But if you really want something spaciffic the audiogames.net forums
are also good.
Every so often we are getting over run with zombies.
Hay where is aprone in all this, seriously, I need my marlin.
At 05:52 PM 12/15/2013, you wrote:
Didn't
Not that I know, and not many offline games but I will attempt to do
something about this as long as you have specs for what it supposed to do.
I just need to put it in my groups folder and see when there is
space it can be worked on.
I am not promising anything though but I can always put it
what do you mean.
I am interested.
I have played ulsas and monopoly so I do have a general interest.
you build a company how and what with etc.
Is this a board game or is it something else.
it could be interesting concept to do since the group I work with has
only one series of zombie type
well you can build a company on smuglers5 but I have never got used
to the trading system.
At 12:11 AM 12/16/2013, you wrote:
and even starmule and trucker too.
Lisa Hayes
www.nutrimetics.com.au/lisahayes
- Original Message - From: dark d...@xgam.org
To: Gamers Discussion list
I agree with the tosh.
I found that out the hard way when I busted the internal keybard
playing games.
I suggest for anything that requires hitting the keys buying a crappy
keyboard with nothing on it.
I have a logitech kbd120 which has no frills and I sit it on my lap
and bash to my heart's
Toshiba do have suppliers but you need to pay to get things fixed and a lot.
I generally back up my registry and when I get it back I do a system
restore to make sure it is not broken.
An interesting note at least it was one of those as it happened a few
years back.
But I had to send the system
I agree.
I'd never do that.
though you do wander if games ever became as real as the world
outside them that would be a problem.
I like playing some of those game to blow off steam but I wouldn't
just get a gun and start shooting.
At 09:22 AM 12/16/2013, you wrote:
The decisions you make in
No but the people I work with for the deathmatch series do use fsl on
purebasic which does have open al intigrated.
The environmental and other effects do have a few echo issues, but
over all are ok.
I am not sure about anything else which is not purebasic.
At 06:20 a.m. 14/12/2013, you wrote:
Yay for arcade machines
At 08:04 AM 12/13/2013, you wrote:
I've been holding on to this little jewel far too long.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/96692612/SpaceAttack.zip
This is a Space Invaders clone I wrote for Pac Mate and have just
ported over to windows. No, it's not like all the
Hi.
just got this item on tidbits.
10) Speaking of games, the AbleGamers Charity has released its
AbleGamers 2013 Holiday Gift Guide:
find any limitations that
would convince me that using Pure Basic or VB 6 would be any better.
In fact, I can think of several good reasons to stick with BGT unless
there is something absolutely essential to the game that it misses.
Cheers!
On 12/11/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote
there is a file called space attack demo.exe you start the game with that.
At 01:27 PM 12/13/2013, you wrote:
So far, I don't see how to start the gam using Windows. Maybe I
missed it, but it isn't in any of the .txt files, and there doesn't
appear to be an .exe file.
---
Be positive! When
Well davie, when danny and I were working on the
deathmatch series danny found out we all did that
there were limitations with bgt.
Sertain things need to be written a sertain way.
And the way we were expanding the deathmatch
series was just really going outside of bgt's limits.
deathmatch1
Wow.
I have not heard anything out of rs though they really have not
released any standalone since shoot da me.
And that game was not that good.
Their online client is what gets the most attention though I seem to
like the quentin c gameroom more though thats just me.
Not much has been from
sertainly does simon.
I had no idea that rs was doing this or was getting interest even if
it was to a not really correct place it can still be counted as interest.
and any interest is still a point in the right direction.
At 04:27 AM 12/12/2013, you wrote:
we are not recommending them, as
Probably, but there is so much drive there charles.
There is still drive to get high end cpus, cards, and other things.
People that are djs on my midi and game station I listen to are still
inthralled in display cards, trying to get the best and meanest
without burning their systems to molten
!
On 12/10/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
Well all I know tom is that whenever I have gone shopping with my
friends to stores that used to be full with games years ago its
mostly console games now.
The computer games still exist but are less.
I think a lot is online to.
Another
Well as part of a development team doing the deathmatch series, and
catchfish among others I can tell you that with a 1 man band or even
more than one it really does make things hard.
First, if anyone looses energy or interest or has writers block or
gets injured somehow, then things just
I didn't have that much of that sort of thing but I did get on skype
with some friends and over the radio station I do stuff with do semi
play games.
Simular to dnd the , and when it gets to a point a decision needs to
be made he poles the group of us usually 2 or 3 on the server.
At 03:04 AM
Hi.
Decided today since I had vary little to do that I'd try all the old
3d games with 3d sound back.
3d soundback is a small old program for vista that is supposed to
allow old games to run that used direct sound, in old versions of
windows to run on win vista and over.
First settings are
do you mean age of empires or rize of nations or spore.
My friends play all those.
I am not sure how exactly it could be emulated, a few maps could be
done with tactical battle but it would take time to do and you
couldn't customise your species which is part of it.
on chooseyourstory.com there
alternative would be for a company to put their manuals in html or
some standard format that can be read on any platform with any screen
reader with voice or braille and forget it.
Cheers!
On 12/4/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
Well tom I have had to buy braille paper from my local
, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
That really is not good tom.
I guess you could pick up the xbox1 or other controler but still.
I suspect from what I have seen at computer shops that for the most
part bar consoles, a lot of stuff is full blown sticks now.
And a lot
balance. While I have purchased a
Wii for my son and he plays a lot of video games I also have made sure
to give him standard games like Monopoly, Trouble, Sorry, etc as I
think it is important that he learns to enjoy both the way I did
growing up.
Cheers!
On 12/3/13, shaun everiss sm.ever
Well on the pluss side, a lot of the mainstream
devices have some or at least enough access to go for some general use.
My high quality philips recorder for example has
enough access via its layout for me to use it without any real issues.
my soni recorders always had enouch access to core
Well then you are lucky.
It seems these days especially when on holiday in the times we can
get out which does not seem that often since just about everyone bar
me ofcause has a job and a life, board games are talked about and
sometimes brought but usually by the time we get to them it just
Well tom I have had to buy braille paper from my local blind org and
for members it can be quite cheap.
but for normal schools and such or anyone that is not a member the
paper can cost upwards of 200-400 dollars a rheme.
something like 50 up a sheet and thats just standard grades.
Though to be
Well ken my first games were the pcs games when I had dos, and some
of the interactive fiction titles.
Then jim kitchens games, lonewolf, trek 2k and shades of doom.
I was there for that to start off.
I especially enjoyed the shooting range by pcs and the panza game.
However the first game I
I never got into a board game club, the family is always pestering me
to get involved in something, sports, and other things.
Though I did do something about one of the things I was told to do I
never followed through with things on a serious level.
I know a lot of my religious friends play dnd
never heard about all those.
The only games I got were monopoly standard
popomatic standard, life standard
snakes and ladders, ludo an cludo standard.
happily families and a few others but no modified boards.
About the only gaming purchace I have done in the last 10 years is
upgrade the cheaper
well not that I use it but there is an opensource chromium which does work.
This is the dev release of chrome, when the releases become chrome
google put their own stuff to make that version chrome.Its this extra
which makes it bad.
At 03:37 AM 12/5/2013, you wrote:
That's one thing I forgot
both the way I did
growing up.
Cheers!
On 12/3/13, shaun everiss sm.ever...@gmail.com wrote:
One of the games I still miss was based on the monopoly concept.
You were trying to become the presidant of a company.
if you failed you would become the cleaner.
It was visual but I got materials
well it all depends on what you want.
Lotitech still arguably make the best sticks /pads, though I have
heard from a hard core gamer that plays that force feedback although
good does sacrofice some positional information especially with centering.
He recomended the ms prosition sticks but these
Hi all.
I got really bored out of my tree today and decided to look at my
list of tweaking and hacking tasks.
Since the major part of that list was really empty of jobs I went way
down and discovered the issue of playing sound in old games like
shades of doom and gtc right.
I can't find the
That really is not good tom.
I guess you could pick up the xbox1 or other controler but still.
I suspect from what I have seen at computer shops that for the most
part bar consoles, a lot of stuff is full blown sticks now.
And a lot of that is specialised for things like flight or racing.
There
Well I think access should be all and not just for sertain dissabilities.
Blind products should be called blind products.
Yeah I know thats really bad mouthing the blind
but accessable implies total access to everyone.
One issue with some of this is to make stuff
accessable for say the blind
Well speaking of memmories tom, I was on holiday about 4 years back
with several friends.
At nights we would have monopoly tourniments lasting the entire holiday.
Games would go from 6 till midnight and beyond.
One day we got oup late due to one of such games having meals at
weird times only
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