Hey. It won't start for me. I tap the bottom of the screen once and it
goes into landscape but the engine doesn't start until I tap the screen
anywhere. Then I can't get it to do the 3 beeps thing by tapping in the
center. But after it starts it goes back into portrait Then I can tap
all I want but nothing seems to happen. If you tap the left side of the
screen while in portrait it'll stop the game and give you a list of top
scores which on mine is empty. I can tap anywhere else on screen and get
zilch. Eventually the engine revs up a bit but it never really goes
anywhere the road sound stays dead center at least the second time, the
first time it went off to the right then I couldn't get it to steer any
at all. Playing with iPod touch 5 with the latest version of iOS as of
the writing of this email. Anybody else getting anywhere?
Sent with Thunderbird 16.0.1 Portable
On 4/2/2013 2:24 AM, Ken The PionEar wrote:
Do you know that right now, there is one good game and one excellent game you
guys don't know about? I was going to see who turned this up. He or she could
have got some credit with this find, but I can't wait any longer. It's not that
I want the credit, but because everybody has *got* to get this one game.
It's called Formula 1 spirit, by Karotky Media Solutions. Just type audiogames
with no spaces in the app store, and it's number two on the list. It's two
bucks.
Yep, for two dollars you can race with the big boys on all the formula 1
tracks. Be the driver with the best time...
I wasn't going to tell you about this game. i was going to drop little hints,
like on my first post... because there was a contest. The winner of the game
got a free iPad.
I put this in past tense because this game is two years old! That's right
people, while the blind community has been drooling and yearning over the
posibility of an audio racing game, one has existed the whole time! Now do you
see why I behave as i do? I talk about being the game hunter not to brag, but
to... make more game hunters! It can be done! I don't submit apps because I
want you all to learn to look for them yourselves. We have gotten too dependent
on the Applevis app submissions. I'm glad we have them, but meantime we could
have had this racing game if there were only a few more game hunters like me
around. (Yes, I know I'm not the only one, but we are very few in number.)
Anyway, this game is well-worth the price, even if there are no other cars and
you can't crash. Here's what you get.
A game with force feedback--it vibrates when you're off the road. One point.
True driving mechanics. Your car doesn't simply slide sideways like in every
racing game for the blind I've ever seen, you have to compensate for turns you
make, just like in real driving. For example, if you turn too far to the right
and then turn the wheel straight, you're still aimed too far to the right. you
have to straighten out by turning left--but not too far, then straight ahead.
1 point.
All the formula 1 tracks represented--I think. I've only played through 3 so
far.
1 point.
Okay, now that your blood's pumping, I have to tell you that the beginning is
inaccessible. Now don't worry, I'll tell you what to do. First, tap the screen
about a third of the way down from the top with VO off. Then turn it on, and
you should see the name of a race track. It's the top button, so learning
exactly where it is shouldn't prove too hard now that you know what you're
after. Okay, now that you've found this screen, you can either play that track
or scrool either left or right with the scroll buttons. These are labeled in a
weird language, but they say scroll, then the weird direction names. These
buttons change the tracks.
Next to that is an unlabeled button. Tap it to get to the lap setting screen.
There are two new buttons labeled LC left, which decreases the number of laps,
and LCRight which increases the number. You can set it quite high, at lease 16.
Once all that's done, turn off VO and tap near the bottom of the screen. You'll
know you got it right because the engine noise will start. Then, go to
landscape mode and tap the center of the screen. You should hear five beeps,
then you're off. The gas pedal is on the right side of the screen. Your phone
has just become your steering wheel!
Okay, now you're cookin' with gas. The object is to keep the road, represented
by the wind noise, in the center. This is different than other racing games
you've played because the focus was the car, blind man's thinking. Here, it's
on the road, where your eyes should always be while driving--sighted man's
thinking. Just always steer toward the wind and you'll be fine.
There are also sounds to let you know when you've gone off the road and are
getting back on. It's the road shoulder sound--and it works just like in a real
car. So you hear the sound, steer away from it. Then you hear the sound again
because you got *back* on the road, so you begin to straighten out. This way,
if you're in a sharp turn, you not only get warned when you're going off the
road, but you get warned when you're getting back on so you can begin
straightening out.
This is by far the best racing game I have ever played as far as driving
mechanics. No, you can't crash, and no, there aren't other cars zooming past. I
wish there were, but even now as it is the game's very hard to play because of
the driving skills required. Wow! This app gets a ten from me, despite the
drawbacks.
Meet you at the races!
By the way, that's the excellent game. The good game is called Blind Monk. It's
free, and is kind of like the rubber ducky game. If yall can't find it I'll
post ab out it later. Getting tired...
Check out my games at
www.ThePionEar.net
and my music, and that of my band, at
www.ThePionEar.net/BlindLabyrinth.html .
If you want to reach me, you can call 419-744-0517, friend me on Facebook,
(KenWDowney,) or write me at kenwdow...@me.com .
Crazy Ken
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