hi.
you won't be able to read game menus, but all the menus of the emulators, configuring then, etc
are accessible. in the game menus the users could write documentation for different game menus
and i could add in the documentation.
when navigating menus in console games it's all about memorizing
the options. but don't worry, when you get used to it you won't mind
having to do it.

Hi! That idea of DRG is great! I loved playing with emulators! It was nice to read that there will be games that are accessible for the blind. Also, a nice idea to write documentations for some game menus (and perhaps how to play them).

And the idea with autoit sounds great, too. If such a thing were possible, that were a dream. :-)

Janagirl!

@fastfinge
i'm using Qmenu to create a menu with choices to run the emulators
and to view theyr respective websites / documentation, such as
readme, contact information and licence / disclaimer.
when you open the emulators, all theyr options are accessible, they will use a "file/open"
then you just choose the rom and start playing right away.
i'm already adding games to the full version, it will be around 500 or 600 mb compressed, but
there will be good games in it..
psx: gekido(beat'em up, stereo sounds, fantastic game)
sega genesis: 3 versions of streets of rage, samurai shodown
gba: dragon ball super sonic warriors, 3 versions of mk, final fight, sound voyager(amazing!)
snes: mk 1 2 3, ultimate mk 3, final fight.
project 64: golden nugget 64, super smashbros, wrestling games.
any ideas of what else to include?

hi, i already added street fighter games for the gba, snes, genesis
i might add marvel vs street fighter in the winkawaks emulator if i manage
to make it work, i'm having some problems with the portable version of it

hi @bladestorm.
some of the games that you mentioned are already included but i forgot to say here.
the question is: the full version is already 950 mb,
are you guys whiling to download a gig[peraps compressed to 500 or 600 mb]
of roms? i assure you.. they are worth it, i'm including only the games
i've played, and only accessible ones. bushido blade 2 is included.
so what are your comments?
unfortunately i won't add voices to the menus -- there are so many games and i don't have the
time to do it and someone to read the menus.
however, if any of you are whiling to create a project that allows a screen reader
to read the menus or something like that, i'm sure i'll add it in this collection
and update it frequently with new changes.
and if i receive menus of certain games, i'll add files with each of the game menus described
in text.

I had another game which is playable for the snes. Its name is teenage mutant ninja turtles - tournament fighters. but I know there are different versions. the name coule be "teenage mutant hero turtles - tournament wariors", too. Don't know all names of the versions now. but it's a very nice game.

hmm, I'm not sure then drg.  If you don't have a choice then we'll make due with the large download.  I'm sure it will be worth it in the end anyway! 

a couple things here
1: some more games that I will try to upload from my collection
winkawaks
warriors of fate, called tenchi no kurau 2 in japan
beat-em-up using swords/fists/picked up weapons and mounts like horses for mounted combat
battle circuit
beat-em-up again, with conversation boxes and occasional freezes which I am trying to figure out
marvel superheroes VS street fighter
marvel VS capcom
super street fighter 2 turbo
samurai showdown 1-5
sengoku 3: a hack and slash side scroller
sometimes you actually have to go backwards which is weird
aliens VS predator: beat-em-up with katana, smartgun/plasma caster as ranged attack, fists, grenades, etc
snes
dragon ball Z super butouden 1 and 2
2 fighting games based off this very very good anime
yu yu hakusho tokubetsuhen: again based off a good anime, kind of hard to describe, use spirit gauge attacks to do damage, and special gauge to do power ups
basically a sinimatic fighting game
yu yu hakusho 2 and final: street fighter type fighting games
these'll add up about 300 megs
2: winkawaks and some snes cheats for anyone who doesn't want to keep dying in a beet-em-up or is getting used to a game's sounds and controls
3: my personal controls for both emulators, which let player 1 play without having to unload screen readers, because the arrows are not used!
some suggestions
why not instead of programming some huge project for possibly a hundred different menus for large games, put up an archive of menu guides and send them to matheus, so he can bundle a new archive with a menus folder
extending that, we could put in moves lists, and game controls for anyone who doesn't want to go through gamefaqs.com looking for the game
hoped these help, and sorry for the overkilled extremely detailed long bomb poste lol

hi all, thank you all very much for the games
i'm adding all of then to the collection.
ok, i finaly decided: there won't be a light version and a full version,
there will be just one version and packs that you can add with roms, you will have to add then
manualy, so i'll create a few more documents explaining how to do it for each
emulator and then will share it here.
so the rom packs will be available for different consoles, like one for snes, one for winkawaks
one for psx, etc.
i'll try to release it as soon as possible, probably tomorrow, but i'll try
to upload it today.
i don't know if the ftp server of my friend will be up, let's see.

hello nik.
most of the games that i'll include in the packs are playable for those that are blind.
the only thing that you will have to do is memorize the menus, and some games could
offer some difficulties, if you take a beat em up as a example, there can be platforms
and such that make it difficult for you to complete
the games. it depends what game you will play.
in the future i can also make a series of podcasts explaining how to play games that weren't
designed with the blind in mind, but are playable.
really great that you all like this idea.
i'm looking more and more to your opinions, and i'm uploading the
collection of emulators[without games] right now, it should be available in 10 minuts or so

Hi:

The podcasts would be good. I was born blind, and nobody in my family played console games *at all* while I was growing up. I have recently acquired a Wii that me and my girlfriend are both enjoying the heck out of, as it's one of the few computer gaming experiences we find ourselves able to share, but that's my only experience with console gaming.  I found the controllers and random placement and names of buttons confusing even with the wii, so I suspect attempting to play an emulated game using an emulated controller by pressing b on the keyboard and meaning x on the controller or whatever will be extremely confusing at first.  So, a gentle intro to some of the games would probably be helpful. 

Are any of these games multiplayer? If so, how does that work? Do we both play on the same computer, sharing a keyboard and monitor? Or do we need two computers? Or two keyboards?  If I/we decide to get a joystick, can it be used with any/all of these emulators?  This question is interesting to me, as most accessible games cannot be shared by someone with perfect vision and someone with none at all. They either have no visuals at all, or in the case of Audio Quake the person with vision has an advantage that's so massively unfair it can't be compensated for effectively.  Either that, or I'm just really terrible at Audio Quake and am missing something obvious.  Anyway, to get back on topic, an emulator pack looks like a really interesting way to try things without investing in consoles and spending a lifetime on ebay looking for out of print games.