ESP Help Sheet (Audio Games)
This help sheet accompanies the first four "Electronic Soup Podcasts" on audio games and playing with a visual impairment. If anything grabbed your attention, then hopefully we have it duly linked here, for you to jump away to.
Missed the podcasts? Described by Damon Rose of the BBC's Ouch as, "the most unusual sounding podcast I've ever heard! Wow!". They came bundled up as part of Dave Banes' fantastic Access Collective, but you can now grab them alone from here: Podcast 1, 2, 3 (skinny), 3 (full-fat), 4 (short alternative) and finally 4 (extended).
ESP 1: An Introduction to Simple Audio Games
Listen to an MP3 of ESP1 here, or read the transcript here.
This first podcast aims to give absolute beginners a taste of what simple audio games can be like. The ordered links below are some of the games featured...
a. Win Pong by Kitchen's Inc (PC)
b. Space Invaders for Blind (PC demo only)
c. Terraformers by Pin Interactive (PC)
d. Mach 1 by Kitchen's Inc (PC)
e. Mousou "Imagination Sound Controllers" (hand-held)
We also recommend taking a look at "The Curb Game", which is a very easy to grasp on-line audio game.
ESP 2: Console Audio Games and Campaigning for Better
Listen to an MP3 of ESP2 here, or read the transcript here.
We'd hoped to share the rich wealth of audio games available on games consoles. Unfortunately we could only find two. We also cover a little on those campaigning for better.
a. Sound Voyager (Nintendo GameBoy Advance)
b. Real Sound: Regret of the Wind (SEGA Saturn & Dreamcast)
c. Mortal Kombat (Midway - PG game)
d. Jordan Verner playing Zelda: Ocarina of Time (video)
e. Stevie Wonder calls for better game access (news clip)
f. Alexander Stern sues Sony for lack of access (news clips)
ESP 3: Deeper Audio Games
Listen to the skinny EPS3 here, or the full-fat ESP3 here.
We tie up here with the immensely knowledgeable Dark from AudioGames.net to reveal some of the deeper audio games that are now available.
a. Tomb Hunter: Mysteries of the Ancients by USA Games Interactive (PC)
b. Entombed by Driftwood Games (PC)
c. Time of Conflict by DMA Games (PC)
d. Daisy Daisy sung by an early 1960's IBM computer.
Take a look at our top 10 Audio Games list for some more great games. We also highly recommend visiting 7-128.com's Top 25 Web-Sites for Blind Gamers, our GameBase Audio Game reviews, and if you are Spanish, AudioJuegos.net.
ESP 4: Low-Vision Video Gaming
Listen to the abridged EPS4 here, or the extended ESP4 here (both quite different). Read the ESP4 transcript here.
We tie up here with the immensely knowledgeable Dark from AudioGames.net.
a. Taito's Puzzle Bobble (for Colour-Blind problems)
b. Valve's Left4Dead (for Colour-Blind Options)
c. Popcap's Peggle (for Colour-Blind Options)
d. NanaOn-Sha's Vib Ribbon (High-contrast for PSone).
e. Taito's Space Invaders (High-contrast coin-op).
f. Mommy's Best Games' Shoot 1 UP (Xbox 360).
g. Michi.nu's Archaist (PC).
h. Dennis Asher's Nanogames (on-line).
i. Pug Fugly Games' The Pyramid
j. Speed control utility CPU Killer (PC)
k. Screen Magnifiers in general (PC and Mac)
l. Artsoft's Rocks and Diamonds (for Level Editors and building your own more accessible content).
m. Michi.nu's pending Johnny Goes To Hell (for Speech, Audio Cues and Helpful Documentation).
You can also listen to these podcasts as they were originally packaged, being part of the Access Collective. Download and subscribe at Podbean.com or iTunes.
In closing, we must give huge thanks again to Dave Banes, for giving us the kick up backside to create any kind of podcast. Thanks to Dark of AudioGames.net for his invaluable expertise and huge contribution. And finally, many thanks to Retro Remakes for giving us enough web-space to host the MP3's. Cheers!
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