Blind gamer attempting to conquer Ocarina of Time
July 29th, 2009 Posted in General Nintendo, News, Posted by ValayHow many gamers can claim that they’ve through a game blind? Well, that’s exactly what one man is attempting, although it’s not by choice. Jordan, blind since birth, is playing through The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with help from the YouTube community. According to Jordan, he is able to progress thanks to “very specific, script-stile directions.” It’s definitely great to see him overcome his visual disability and be assisted in his conquest of Ocarina of Time, as many would agree that it is one Zelda title which should not be missed out on.
“My name is Jordan and I have been blind since birth. I have always been a fan of Ocarina of Time, and here I will show videos of me playing through it (and other games such as Castlevania, pokemon and possibly other Zelda’s) to the best of my abilities. To navigate on my Computer I use a program called JAWS. It reads the words to me and allows me to navigate my pc with ease…To type I’ve memorized the keys. Just so you know, I have done all of these bosses MANY times.”
Thanks to Jake for the news tip!
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10 Responses to “Blind gamer attempting to conquer Ocarina of Time”
By Miles Conrad on Jul 30, 2009
wow, full respect to this guy!
By DemonicMember on Jul 30, 2009
Damn I probably would have more trouble playing that game with full vision
By nathan on Jul 30, 2009
Dam you are a true gamer! nuff said
By cbz on Jul 30, 2009
Good stuff mate, keep playing!
What other games do you like to play?
By philly on Jul 30, 2009
you deserve a medal or something man you are a LEGEND
By eric on Jul 30, 2009
That is awesome, props to you. You are a true hardcore gamer
By keith on Jul 30, 2009
Im with DemonicMember. i would have a hard time with the game even with vision. Thats awesome to see you doing what you are doing. keep it up
By CrObInStInE on Jul 30, 2009
Good job dude!!! Keep it up…
Question though… How is he gonna read our comments if he cant see them :S
But anyways back to my point… Keep it up
By Connor on Jul 30, 2009
“How is he gonna read our comments if he cant see them :S”
It’s explained in the post that he uses a program which reads aloud text on the computer for him, so he’ll listen to our comments: assuming he can find them. It’s no use posting here on Nintendo Everything if he’s never heard of this place. Comment on the YouTube video!
By ed hardy on Nov 5, 2009
It was a very nice idea! Just wanna say thank you for the information you have shared. Just continue writing this kind of post. I will be your loyal reader. Thanks again.