I have to admit, I'd rather be trying a different game than that particular one...a final fantasy title, for instance...but you've definitely run across a very helpful individual. I daresay it's going to get hard, though. Castlevanis' known for murderous platforming at times, even for the sighted.

Greetings, Trajectory. It's good to know there are more blind video gamers posting on the forums than I am. lol. I thought I was the only one who actually said on my first post to all the forums I was blind.

Now, I wonder if any other games could be done like this. Castlevania is a sidescroller, so that's not a problem... but I wonder what three d games could be done this way. Like the onimusha games, for instance, or or even one of the gauntlet games.

The problem with OoT, though, are the places where reaction is needed. Things such as having to jump on the dead run (well, not jumping but you know what I mean), pitfall-dodging in similar positions (shadow temple) or the ice cavern and its boulder-pushing. ...Not to mention getting to that blasted cavern itself. I know -sighted players who fall off the icebergs every so often. I'm not saying it's not possible, but you'd have to figure it's going to be hard. And this says -nothing- for the water temple, which by its very nature uses 3d exceedingly efficiently.

Ontario, huh? I'm a good old British Columbian myself. lol.

I can't coment on the older games, because all the games I play are on the ps2. But I am going to try and get a copy of the original Marvel Super heroes VS. Street Fighters game. That was a classic on the psx in terms of playability. It wasn't just fighting, but the mechanics were good. And the assistance of double-team attacks just made everything a lot better. If you want to know more just say so.

Are Flannery's or Crasher Wake's gyms or Giovani's gym doable?
I have friends at school who have beaten most of these games (blind). I don't have the games myself, except for a crappy rom of FR which I don't play anymore because of how confusing I found it.
I tried asking my friends to bring me to those leaders, but none would because they aren't kind enough to restart the game.
Would you mind giving me a Saffron or Viridian gym savestate? either that, or somehow teach me how to navigate? The best I did was making it to Viridian Forest, but got stuck. I needed my friend's help finding the mart (kinda humiliating that I needed help, seeing he's also blind and figured it out himself)

As for OoT, I mainly use C-up. In the room with the torch, the water and the cobweb, I use up-C and then turn to the sound of the torch. For the bosses, I use Directional (stareo) sound in a very similar fassion.

Sorry, I'm a bit confused. Which console are you talking about here? The GBA? Does this have sterio speakers?
I have a psp, and I recommend it to all seriusly gamers out there. I'll tell you more about it if you want to, but I'm not sure this is the right topic to write about it.

Oh, thanks for explaining. I have read about Castlevania for other consoles. Do you think the whole Castlevania series is accessible?

Hmm...okay, some tips, of a sort:
Follow walls! I can't stress that enough. I never cared too much about marts, but Veridian's isn't flush...it's free-standing somewhere in the middle of the town but in its southern half. I don't remember precisely where. As for Veridian gym? I couldn't do it in RBY, I got used to it in FR/LG because the little arrow dealies on the floor make sound. Crasher Wake from DP is accessible, but a walkthrough doesn't hurt; pay attention to how long the water rushing sound goes for, and then wander around a bit...it's what I did. Flannery? Again...accessible, but it's a trial-and-error, try and remember where each pool brings you out and then navigate that way. That being said, the best possible thing you can do in a gym is save very very often. Worst case scenario, you get stuck and have to backtrack, then save in a new place if you screw yourself over; best case, you end up getting it right but don't get stuck doing every little step of the puzzle multiple times.
I can do a few things in OoT, but haven't really tried some of what you've been doing. I've been shown to the entrance of the spirit temple as adult Link and had a ball in there. It's quite fun...I even managed to climb that shifting wall nearer the top (easy trick: use the Long Shot and target the very very top of the wall). In any event I hope I have helped at least a little.

To address a question: some Castlevania is partially accessible, most isn't. This is particularly true for the 3d castlevania games, which are notoriously unforgiving even for the sighted sometimes. The one thing I do like about one (Lament of Innocence, in particular) is the way bosses telegraph their attacks. If only there were clues about precisely which angle you were being attacked from...