Thanks, Scott,

I am not the person who requested this information, but I can sure make use of
it.  I am guest lecturing on Nov. 29th in a class called Therapeutic
Recreation and People with Developmental Disabilities at Temple University.

Jan Knuth

>===== Original Message From "Scott D. Hendershot" <[log in to unmask]> =====
>Hello all,
>
>There seems to be allot of interest in games lately and since I put this
>list together a few months ago I thought I would share it with those who are
>interested.
>
>It is a few weeks out of date but I will be updating it soon.  It should be
>enough to get anyone started who has been looking for Accessible Games
>though!
>
>oh yeah, a few games you can get from the computer store will work with
>screen readers but not many, to find out which one read my list and towards
>there is a section that talks about AUDYSSEY Magazine, this is where you
>will find out which games work and which don't!
>
>Anyway, I hope this list is found to be useful and if your not interested
>then well, delete it now!
>
>Later, Scott
>
>Screenreader friendly games
>
>Here is a few of the many places to find games that work with either JFW or
>Window-Eyes or both.
>
>Some of them do not use a screenreader at all, they are "independent"!
>
>
>1. Accessible Games
>http://www.gamesfortheblind.com/
>
>
>New! Accessible StarFight
>Accessible WordScramble
>Accessible WordPlay
>Accessible Battleship
>Accessible BlackJack
>Accessible FreeCell
>Accessible Memory
>Accessible Simon
>Accessible Yahtzee
>
>
>2. Kitchen's Inc
>http://www.simcon.net/jkitchen
>
>for his free dos games
>and for his free windows games
>and don't forget his Trivia page
>
>Kitchen's Inc dos games
>
>The below files are all free speech friendly
>dos games and other programs
>
>doshman.zip 687k bytes January 2000
>hangman type game
>with 12 thousand words
>
>hangmana.dat 18k bytes January 2000
>adult word list for the hangman game
>just put this file in the same directory
>as the hangman game
>
>golf82c.zip 383k bytes November 98
>Golf game now with better sound sequencing to hit the ball
>as well as a practice green a driving range and more
>
>dosbase3.zip 1,363k bytes September 99
>arcade style base ball game
>now with joystick support
>
>dosfball.zip 57k bytes January 96
>football game that you can play an entire season as your favorite team
>
>dostruck.zip 1,445k bytes January 98
>big rig trucker game
>
>dosmule.zip 53k bytes October 95
>galactic drug sales game
>
>doslife.zip 44k bytes April 95
>the game of life
>
>dosbshp3.zip 130k bytes April 96
>battle ship game play against the computer
>
>dosbop3.zip 341k bytes November 98
>computer version of the popular game bop it
>
>dosimon2.zip 774k bytes November 99
>Simon type game where you have to repeat the sounds that are played
>Now keep all of the sets of wave files in the same directory
>four new sets of wave files added
>
>dosreac2.zip 44k bytes October 99
>program that tests your reaction time to a changing color or sound
>now with joystick support
>
>doscon2.zip 400k bytes August 99
>2 player concentration game now with sound files
>
>adultcon.zip 2k bytes August 99
>adult list of prizes for the concentration game
>
>dosmami.zip 31k bytes May 95
>master mind game
>
>dosnake2.zip 245k bytes September 99
>Snakes and ladders game
>a simple fun game to play
>a bug fixed and joystick support added
>
>dosskunk.zip 193k bytes December 96
>fun and funny childrens dice game
>
>dosyaht2.zip 111k bytes April 99
>single or multiple player yahtzee game
>now with sound files and many other new features
>
>dospoke2.zip 408k bytes August 99
>5 card draw poker machine
>now with sound files and other new features
>
>
>Kitchen's Inc windows games
>
>winbat.zip 3.4m bytes July 2000
>A baseball batting practice program
>uses all wave files so no screen reader is necessary
>
>wintruck.zip 4.5m bytes June 2000
>windows version of the trucker game
>
>winbop2.zip 2.8m bytes April 2000
>bopit game for windows 95 or 98
>
>winsl.zip 5.2m bytes October 2000
>snakes and ladders a children's game
>with lots of animal sounds, music etc
>no screen reader required
>
>and don't forget his Trivia page
>
>Thank you for visiting my Trivia web page
>
>You will first want to down load the trivia.zip file
>the trivia.zip file contains the trivia game engine and two
>sample trivia files. you can then dow load other trivia
>files that you would like to play.
>
>The trivia.zip file also contains a couple of programs that
>you can use to write your own trivia question and answer files
>
>If you write a trivia question and answer file and would
>like to send it to me I would very much like to
>put it up on my web site.
>
>trivia2.zip 318k bytes August 99
>Trivia game engine and other programs
>goodnews.trv 6k bytes January 99
>The Good News -- Bible trivia file
>By Grant Metcalf
>bible.trv 7k bytes January 99
>BIBLE TRIVIA ACCORDING TO KING JAMES
>By Flowers Bates
>trek1.trv 5k bytes January 99
>original Star Trek trivia file
>By Wendy Steele
>starwars.trv 3k bytes February 99
>STARWARS TRILOGY MOVIE TRIVIa
>By Allen Maynard
>wseries.trv 2k bytes January 99
>World Series trivia file
>By Marvin Commerford
>sports.trv 3k bytes January 99
>general sports trivia file
>By David Dunphy
>racing.trv 6k bytes September 2000
>Auto Racing
>By David W Bundy
>music.trv 3k bytes January 99
>general music trivia file
>By David Dunphy
>oldies.trv 12k bytes January 99
>Oldies trivia file
>By Ron Canazzi
>beatles.trv 5k bytes January 99
>The Beatles trivia game
>By John Jacques
>christie.trv 2k bytes March 99
>Agatha Christie trivia
>By Frank Haslam
>general2.trv 4k bytes November 99
>STUFF TO KNOw
>By TERRY A. JUVINALL
>general3.trv 37k bytes February 2000
>nearly 600 general trivia questions
>By David W Bundy
>
>
>3. Personal Computer Systems
>http://pcsgames.com/
>
>Here is our entire list with a short description:
>Personal Computer Systems now has games playable from Windows or
>DOS without needing any adaptive equipment.
>The games are completely audio, all information is spoken by a
>human, not a synthesizer, played through your computer's speakers.
>  * means there is a demo available.
>
>There are 8 games in this Windows/DOS format:
>Snipe hunt.*
>      Grab your flashlight and a sack and lets go snipe hunting!
>Space invaders.
>A burst of audio beeps alert you that invaders are directly
>overhead ready to be destroyed.
>Duck hunt.
>Grab your shotgun, a box of shells and your duck call and lets go
>hunting!
>Breakout.
>Smash! Pow! Crunch! Break through wall after wall of objects.
>Pack man.
>Eat fruit and avoid ghosts. Live action arcade game.
>Red dragon kick boxing challenge.
>Lets go a few rounds in this game for fast action lovers.
>A 2 z key finder
>a child can use the computer and learn letters and numbers.
>Mobius mountain math game.
>A shoots and latter type game to learn math.
>
>21 Pcs dos games
>These games require a DOS screen reader along with a sound card.
>
>rainy day games.
>A three game pack of solitaire, mine buster and triple yahtzee.
>Arthur's quest.
>Your quest is to find and recover excalibur then fight the dark lord.
>Red dragon kick boxing challenge. *
>Lets go a few rounds in this game for fast action lovers.
>Star trek 99 the battle begins. *
>You command federation star ships battling three old nemesis.
>Pack man. *
>Eat fruit and avoid ghosts. Live action arcade game.
>Lone wolf for DOS. *
>Command a ww2 sub and reek havoc on shipping, in this simulation.
>A 2 z.
>A child can use the computer and learn letters and numbers.
>Mind puzzles.
>Smoke your brain with hangman, and other great mind dusting games!
>Haze maze. *
>Hear your footsteps as you navigate through a maze.
>Cops. *
>Drive your police car through the city chacing bad guys!
>Breakout. *
>Smash! Pow! Crunch! Break through wall after wall of objects.
>Card club. *(hearts only)
>Play hearts, norwegian whist, widow whist, or crazy eights.
>World series baseball special edition. *
>We have added real sounds to the world series baseball game.
>Car racing circuit. *
>You can race your car against opponents on five different tracks.
>Panzers in north africa. *
>Command a world war 2 tank, and fight your way to victory.
>Fox and hounds. *
>You can ride a horse and try and catch the fox.
>Shooting range. *
>An exciting gun shooting game.
>Tenpin bowling. *
>Use ear and hand skills to bowl.
>Mobius mountain. *
>A math, shoots and latter type game.
>Monopoly. *
>Very speech friendly monopoly game.
>Any night football.  *
>A play by play description, football game.
>
>
>4. Bavisoft. Software for the Blind and Visually Impaired
>http://www.bavisoft.com
>
>Grizzly Gulch Western Extravaganza
>
>6. G M A Games at:
>http://www.gmagames.com/index.html
>
>
>Lone Wolf
>
>Lone Wolf for Windows is a World War II submarine simulation game. It
>combines naval warfare strategy, with a real-time realistic submarine
>simulation.
>Demo available.
>
>
>Trek 2000
>
>Trek 2000 is a strategic Star Trek-like game. Your goal is to defend the
>Federation against the attacking Tholians, Klingons, and Romulins. You
>command
>four Federation star ships, along with two space stations. You are
>out-gunned and out-numbered, but with your superior Federation training, you
>may yet
>save the day.
>
>Trek 2000 is the full Windows implementation of the DOS Trek 99 version.
>
>Shades of Doom
>
>Shades of Doom is a revolutionary step forward in games for the VI
>community. It was inspired by the graphical shooter game Doom, but it has
>come into its
>own when the prototype was released in November 1999. The alpha was released
>to the Audyssey mail list in June 2000, and again in September 2000, where
>
>
>7. ESP Softworks  at:
>http://www.espsoftworks.com/textonly/index.html
>
>Is supposed to be releasing a game in the next couple of months called
>Monkey Business, watch for that one!
>
>They also have a free game out called ShellShock, it's pretty cool!
>
>go here to get it!
>http://www.espsoftworks.com/textonly/freebies/directx.htm
>
>8. MindsEye2 at:
>http://www.mindseye2.bigstep.com/
>
>Games and Educational Software
>
>Something for everyone in the family.
>
>Expert Crossword Fun
>
>More challenging, accessible crossword puzzles.
>
>
>Crossword Fun
>Do you love crosswords? Then this exciting collection of virtually every
>type of crossword under the sun is the game for you!
>
>Anagram Mania
>
>A multimedia feast of anagrams!
>
>Crossword Fun for Kids
>
>Exciting fun-filled game for children 4 and up
>
>Flies By Night
>
>Deep in  treacherous Tadpole Swamp lives Prince Polywog Frog who must gobble
>up twenty
>irritating, fast flying but tasty bugs before sunset to win the
>fair Princess Petunia's hand.  But the swamp is a dangerous place to
>live.
>
>Also, if your into games then  check out
>Audyssey Magazine
>Computer Games Accessible to the Blind
>
>Edited by Michael Feir
>
>which you can find out more information by going to the web site of which
>the address or url is below.
>
>There are now several ways of obtaining Audyssey. Thanks to ESP Softworks,
>there is once again a distribution list for those who want to receive
>Audyssey via E-mail. To subscribe to the distribution list so that you
>receive all future
>issues, the direct Url to the subscription form is:
>http://www.espsoftworks.com/forms/audyssey_to.asp
>You may also refer a friend and pass onto them the current issue as well as
>an introduction e-mail explaining the magazine in detail.  Then, if they
>wish to subscribe they will be referred to this form.  The form is available
>from the Audyssey Magazine section of the ESP Softworks web-site. To get
>there directly, go to:
>http://www.espsoftworks.com/textonly/audyssey/audyssey.html
>The Audyssey section also contains all back-issues of Audyssey if you want
>to get caught up with events.
>
>Well, this ought to be enough to get you started!!!
>
>Later, Scott
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: VICUG-L: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Maureen Pranghofer
>Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 4:36 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Bowling game
>
>
>Hi Mary
>I don't know about a bowling game but I suspect that most computer games
>from the department store wouldn't work with Jaws because I ordered a cdrom
>with games once thinking that at least some of the word games would work
>with Jaws but they didn't even work.
>Maureen
>----- Origi
>
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Janice L. Knuth, MSW, LSW
Training Coordinator
Pennsylvania's Initiative on Assistive Technology
Institute on Disabilities / UAP
Temple University
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