William Pilgrim has created a 4Noah utility aimed at making a number of Atari VCS (aka 2600) games playable with the SPACE BAR alone. Set an accessibility switch to this and you can make games, that were never designed to…
Category: One Switch Games (page 2)
We Love Hideki Kamiya!
Graeme Singh recently proved that a 2D one-switch fighting game was both possible and fun with his PC title Way of the Exploding Hand 2. Watching the video above, Japan’s Platinum Games seem to have proven the same for 3D…
Forza 3: One Switch Mode
E3 witnessed the announcement of a “one-button driving assist” mode for Turn 10’s Forza Motorsport 3 on the Xbox 360. That. Is. Very. Good. News. Can’t wait to see if it is what I hope it is: A current generation…
The Factory: Game for Helen RR 2008 Winner
Within the blog pages of Australia’s The Age is an interesting article on Retro Remakes competition winner “The Factory” by Shane Hockings. I personally find the game very tough, and sorely needing a tutorial with a few demonstration solutions (see…
Mystic Mine – Multiplayer One Switch Game
Just released this February – Mystic Mine is now available to buy on-line at Koonsolo for $19.95 (use www.xe.com for a currency conversion). It’s massive fun as a multi-player game and highly recommended by OneSwitch.org.uk. If I had an all…
NanoGames.com
The on-line resource of accessible games NanoGames.com is slowly transforming into something very special indeed. Tweaking game settings has become easier, the web-site has been beefed up with helpful information: things are looking impressive. NanoGames.com owner and designer Dennis Asher…
Accessible Gaming – Living in the 80’s?
Graeme’s Free Games presently features some highly accessible versions of Namco’s all-time classic Pac-Man. All feature the option to reduce the number of ghosts as well as giving the facility to adjust the speed of the ghosts and your Pac-Man…
Let’s Tap – SEGA/PROPE potential one-switch game
Let’s Tap is a compilation of games and sensory activities made accessible on the Nintendo Wii by just tapping a box that a Wii-remote sits on. Some of the games are quite high-paced to look at, but the “visualizer” effects…
Strange Attractors 2
Strange Attractors 2 has arrived. It’s possibly the most polished and ambitious one-switch game ever written. Kick the Tyres here (the demo) or buy the full game for $14.95 (£7.50 ish). It’s superb. I love it. For those wishing to…
Design Tips For: One Switch Games
A pure “One Switch Game” is one that can be started, played and replayed using just one control. Typically that will be via the SPACE BAR and the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON (both doing exactly the same thing). For disabled gamers…