I think this is another thing that hits accessible games far harder, sinse
there are fewer users, and even fewer people who can investigate
compatibility options.
Take for instance one game I have, the original Turrican 2 released for Dos
in 1991. Someone has created a pre-configured version of dosbox which you
can run streight from an exe file, which makes the game essentially behave
like a windows program, despite being almost twenty years old, however
console based text games such as fallthru simply do not have that option.
Then, is the fact that a sited user can always install an emulator, ----
this is one reason why Eamon delux has seen so litle work, sinse most people
who want to play Eamon will simply install an aple Ii emulator, ---- sadly
though the text in such emulators is completely inaccessible to a screen
reader, thus meaning a windows based componente is needed.
my concern isn't as much for games with actual maintainers such as Jim's,
sinse even if it takes time the developer will attempt to make the games
compatible, as in fact Draconis, Gma and all the other major accessible game
companies have, but for games which are no longer supported.
There are so few accessible games, it'd be a shame if games like drone are
simply upgraded out of existance.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
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