Internet heroes help blind gamer beat Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Ah shit I'm getting burned, I was just trying to say a N64 isn't really easy to get now a days.. I mean if it was a PC game or a console that was greatly available now a days it would have been a bit better, but yeah, nevermind joystiq!

"I was just trying to say a N64 isn't really easy to get now a days..."

Hi Wii! What's that? You have something called the Wii Shopping Channel where you can download Ocarina of Time onto yourself! That's awesome!!!!

Next! :l

Dude, a blind person can still enjoy a game they can't see.
They can easily be transported into a book with their imagination much like anyone else, except they use audio books.

A blind person is able to understand the concept of a story, react to the sounds of battle, become lost in a maze, be aware and be scared of cliff edges, and still feel satisfaction in victory.

Gosh darnit, that's like saying a Deaf person can't enjoy a movie because he/she can't hear the musical score.

"They can easily be transported into a book with their imagination much like anyone else, except they use audio books."

And I'm not saying they cant.

"A blind person is able to understand the concept of a story,"

Yes they are.. don't really need to hear the click click click of an N64 controller to do that though.

"A blind person is able to understand the concept of a story, react to the sounds of battle, become lost in a maze, be aware and be scared of cliff edges, and still feel satisfaction in victory."

Coudnt he achieve a lot of this buy going to the grand canyon or watching silent films though? Why cant they enjoy these things too?

"Gosh darnit, that's like saying a Deaf person can't enjoy a movie because he/she can't hear the musical score." Maybe if implied the colour blind couldn't enjoy ocarina of time youd have point

This post chronicles clear evidence against your ignorant stance.

Yes of course, forgive me, I forgot about the infamous video games that can be played via Braile.

Give it up idiot, blind people DON'T play video games. Just like they don't take pictures or read magazines.

Blind people also don't drive cars or ride bikes.
But they sure as hell WANT TO.

They tried making sound games, and mosta' them sucked.

If a person can enjoy a video game much like listening to an audio book (aka: being transported into a storyline except this time: playing it), then WHY THE HELL NOT?

Just because a man loses his teeth doesn't mean he shouldn't be able to enjoy the food he used to enjoy.
It's called "working around things".

Unless the blind gamers report "Meh, it wasn't fun", stop acting as if there was nothing they gained out of it.

Oh and btw: Blind people have driven cars and ridden bikes.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=8168749&page=1

http://urbanvelo.org/blind-bike-trials/

Handicap shmandicap. Let the people do as they want.

The world for that young man is tough as it is. He doesn't need to be exposed to the insanity of the Joystiq comments section.

Just because you still live with your mom doesn't mean he does. Blind people may not be able to play video games but they can live along.

831 Son: you're right, I should rephrase...."I hope your mom/friends/whoever can help get my comment across to you can express my congratulations to you if they so choose". Although in my defense I'm sure the world is tough as it is being blind, however it can be tougher when a handicapped person is not treated the same way everyone else is. It's demeaning to some so we shouldn't assume to shelter them from our experiences e.g. "joystiq comments" just because we think its in their best interest.

aang1818: Really?!....I applaud what was accomplished and the first thing you do is flame on me? Am I the only one that feels he should be congratulated? How do you know he lives alone? How do you know I don't live alone? How do you know anything? Did I ever say he was living with his mom? Don't presume to speak about anything without knowing something first.

Unless you know him personally, you shouldn't try to drop knowledge on me and his living situation and unless you know me personally you shouldn't assume I live with my mom or that I'm as uneducated as you are. I don't need to explain myself but it goes to show that you were unable to understand the message I wrote so go ahead and reread it again. If you still feel like I "live with my mom" then congratulations you are a "Ra-tard"

You fail. Ever heard of louis braille?

Ha. YES! I still tear up when the credits start going on OoT, so I can't even imagine what that must feel like with the added frustration of not even being able to see what you're wailing on.

These guys are amazing.

The person who developed the guide is not blind. The person he was making the guide for, however, was.

Please read the article completely before commenting. It'll help avoid faux pas like this in the future. :D

Not that those are the only options - between things like Natal, Eyetoy, dance mats and Balance Boards, there are plenty of options for controlling games beyond a joypad or mouse and keyboard. It's just up to developers to come up with some way of using them for disabled gamers.