Blind Gaming History
Accessible Gaming Museum
A lucky dip of blind accessible gaming history. From some of the earliest pioneers such as Mike Townsend using a Telesensory Optacon to play Teletype computer games to far more recent developments.
Latest: Blog posts from OneSwitch on Audio Gaming
Mini Gallery
1975 TSI Optacon Gaming
1977 TSI Game Center
1981 BBC Micro
YouTube Playlist
Museum Lobby
1975 TSI Optacon Gaming 1977 TSI Game Center 1981 BBC Micro YouTube PlaylistMuseum Lobby-
- More Blind Game Accessibility Links
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- • "Not Just Vibes" - AI assisted game modding (2026)
• Apple at 50 - National Federation of the Blind (2026)
• The Last of Us 2 RNIB discussion (2020) - • The Greatest Living Blind Hacker (2015)
• OneSwitch blog posts on Audio Gaming (2006-)
• Alexander Stern legal case against Sony (2009)
• Blindness (1996) - FMV CD-Rom game - • PCS Personal Computer Systems (1995-2024) (archive)
- • Audyssey Magazine (1996-2008) (archive)
• Blindness - Dedolomedia (1996)
• Silent Steel - Tsunami Media (1995)
• Flash Traffic: City of Angels (1994) - download
• The Whistler - Game Edition (1993) - • Darkness At Dawn (1986) - C64 unreleased
- • BBC Micro (1981-1990s) - Stardot + TAVIP
• Pinball Game (1983) - David Calderwood - • Vic 20 Text Adventures - Scott Adams (1981)
• TSI The Game Center, blind game console (1977)
• Very early blind accessible history
• AudioGames.net
• AllInAccess.com and Historical Access Project- • Blind Apple [II/Mac] mailing list and Archive
- • Computer Talk audio-cassette magazine (1983-2009)
- • Jake Gross resources including audiogames
- • Raised Dot (1983-1994) Newsletter
• TAVIP mailing list
On-line Blind Accessible BBC Micro
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- • Pontoon (1983 BBC Micro)
• Love Letters (1952 simulation)
- • Pontoon (1983 BBC Micro)
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- • "Not Just Vibes" - AI assisted game modding (2026)
