Source: YouTube

Quote:How 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.”

source: http://www.nintendoeverything.com/?p=20656




Wow, that's just amazing. Mad props to anyone with such dedication.  Sad thing is he's probably way better than I am :(

Blind people can do what some people with working eyes can't (myself): beat games.

As I'm sure you figured out, backflipping was a way to give him a sound clue each time as well as give an exact distance, since it is a community effort. People figured out how many backflips in each direction were required in order for him to get to the right area and to be able to land in front of a treasure chest or something else. I'm interested to see just how far he gets.  Perhaps the enemies' attacks will indeed have such a pattern that makes it completely manageable?

Wow. That's impressive. Kinda one of those things that just goes to show how hard people can work at a goal despite a disability. That's a motivational story right there.