Abe's Exoddus completed by blind gamer

kapteeni13 · #1 02-09-2011, 10:39 AM

Title says too much... but have you tried beat AO as blind?

Never tested this before but i just got this odd idea when i logged here.

Im not sure is it possible?

Sekto Springs · #2 02-09-2011, 11:05 AM

I think after being killed for the tenth time by the same slig on the second screen you'd either quit out of boredom or frustration.

Mikaeel · #3 02-09-2011, 11:21 AM

Do you mean blind as in, with blind folds? Uh, I don't think anybody would able to do that, no matter how familiar they are with the game.

You'd never know when to jump or roll under the saws.

MojoMan220 · #4 02-09-2011, 11:27 AM

Actually, Oddworld.com is bringing back the "Fan of the Month" feature, and the first profile will be a blind gamer who beat one or both of the games. It was mentioned on OWI's Facebook page a little over a month ago.

Mikaeel · #5 02-09-2011, 11:32 AM

So somebody beat Exoddus without looking?

I'd love to see a video of this guy rolling Abe under the 7 saws in that one level without looking. I'd kill for a vid like that.

Bullet Magnet · #6 02-09-2011, 11:57 AM

You could have a spotter advising you.

moxco · #7 02-09-2011, 03:29 PM

Does it count if your guide dog plays for you?

skittlesaretasty · #8 02-09-2011, 03:33 PM

Yes, and you get triple awesome points.

Bullet Magnet · #9 02-09-2011, 03:36 PM

If you have a dog that plays videos games you aren't going to take advantage of it with silly forum challenges.

OddChipango · #10 02-09-2011, 08:37 PM

Wait, my cat plays TF2, is that normal? And she ain't looking!

Sekto Springs · #11 02-09-2011, 08:53 PM

What in god's name is the point of playing video games if you're blind?
It's just like button-mashing with a bag over your head, only you can't take the bag off and laugh with your drunk friends about it later.

***Xavier*** · #12 02-09-2011, 11:15 PM

Apparently some blind guy managed to play Abe's Oddysee. He posted about it on the OWI's Facebook page.

Chubfish · #13 02-09-2011, 11:24 PM

It depends on what you mean by "blind"; it has a very broad meaning.

moxco · #14 02-09-2011, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Wiktionary
blind
/blaɪnd/ Show Spelled [blahynd] Show IPA adjective, -er, -est, verb, noun, adverb
–adjective
1.
unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.

Oh, such over-whelming broadness.

SligValet · #15 02-10-2011, 12:05 AM

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Oh, such over-whelming broadness.

What he meant is, that there are other definitions of blind people can commonly use.
Such as not seeing the obvious, and other things.

MeechMunchie · #16 02-10-2011, 12:40 AM

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What in god's name is the point of playing video games if you're blind?
It's just like button-mashing with a bag over your head, only you can't take the bag off and laugh with your drunk friends about it later.

Someone needs to play Blind Monks' Society.

kapteeni13 · #17 02-10-2011, 01:59 AM

Erm, as i said my idea was odd.

moxco · #18 02-10-2011, 02:28 AM

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What he meant is, that there are other definitions of blind people can commonly use.
Such as not seeing the obvious, and other things.

Yes but in that sense blindness is being used metaphorically. For example just because you "flock together" with similar people doesn't make you biologically a bird.

Phylum · #19 02-10-2011, 02:47 AM

You're crushing my dreams.

moxco · #20 02-10-2011, 02:55 AM

You can still become a bird!

kapteeni13 · #21 02-10-2011, 03:18 AM

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What in god's name is the point of playing video games if you're blind?

Nope, this idea i though is only for AO & AE or other 2D games. 8)

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So somebody beat Exoddus without looking?

I'd love to see a video of this guy rolling Abe under the 7 saws in that one level without looking. I'd kill for a vid like that.

Agree!

Manco · #22 02-10-2011, 04:31 AM

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What in god's name is the point of playing video games if you're blind?

I remember seeing a short thing on TV about a blind guy that had somehow managed to learn to play video games without his sight.

Different kid, but similar story: http://www.azcentral.com/ent/vgames/...gamer0728.html

***Nate*** · #23 02-10-2011, 05:03 AM

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What he meant is, that there are other definitions of blind people can commonly use.
Such as not seeing the obvious, and other things.

No, what he actually meant is that being legally blind doesn't necessarily mean that a person can't see anything at all. There are levels of vision-impairment.