Designing For | Colorblindness & Link's Awakening DX's Color Dungeon -- Designing For Accessibility @DesigningFor | Uploaded July 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at the bonus dungeon added to Link's Awakening DX, the Color Dungeon, and how it accommodates for all players -- even the colorblind.
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Twitter: twitter.com/Designing4Games
Discord: discord.gg/bAwJkXP
Writing: Connor Binder/Light Bear/bearoflightness
Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Script Editing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Additional Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...
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Also check out our episode on how Bloodborne's inconsistent intro area makes the game inaccessible for everybody: youtube.com/watch?v=aEE4oWoA9yU
Or our episode on one of the later stages in Half-Minute Hero's Hero 30 mode, which tells an incredibly strong narrative of attachment and shame, all within the span of a few minutes: youtube.com/watch?v=xDDYU2TK_b8
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 64, Mario Tennis, Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, Panel de Pon, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, Pikmin, and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. Donkey Kong Country 3 by Rare.
Pokémon: Crystal Version and the character "Vanilluxe" are © The Pokémon Company and Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Tetris is © The Tetris Company, LLC and Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Super Puzzle Fighter II: Turbo is © Capcom Co., Ltd.
Valkyria Chronicles II is © SEGA Co., Ltd.
A Hat in Time is © Gears for Breakfast.
Team Fortress 2 is © Valve Corporation.
Doom is © Bethesda Softworks LLC and id Software LLC.
Banjo-Kazooie is © Rare and Microsoft Corporation (Formerly Nintendo Co., Ltd.)
Rewrite is © VisualArt's/Key.
Riven: The Sequel to Myst is © Cyan Worlds, Inc., Red Orb Entertainment, and formerly Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinestrals is © Neverland Company Inc. and Natsume Inc.
Seiken Densetsu 3 is © Square Co., Ltd.
Mortal Kombat is © NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (Formerly Midway Games Inc.)
Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel is © Konami Holdings Corporation.
Guacamelee is © DrinkBox Studios.
Bioshock 2 is © 2K Games, Inc.
Dungeons & Dragons is Wizards of the Coast LLC.
The character "Wolverine" is © Marvel Worldwide, Inc.
The character "Hugh Neutron" is © O Entertainment,
DNA Productions, Inc., and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc.
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Footage/Images Used:
Racing Games for the blind: youtube.com/watch?v=RZxWY7TXW0k
RockyNoHands: youtube.com/watch?v=ZMvikz2cA-8
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out blindfolded: youtube.com/watch?v=CvzIb53Lcno
Mario Party 2: youtube.com/watch?v=bZByztBl8Dk
Mario Party: The Top 100: youtube.com/watch?v=0Kzn7qY3nLM
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo: youtube.com/watch?v=tAQ9k8kh2kI
Bioshock and Guacamelee images: kotaku.com/what-its-like-to-play-games-when-youre-colorblind-1606030489
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at the bonus dungeon added to Link's Awakening DX, the Color Dungeon, and how it accommodates for all players -- even the colorblind.
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Twitter: twitter.com/Designing4Games
Discord: discord.gg/bAwJkXP
Writing: Connor Binder/Light Bear/bearoflightness
Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Script Editing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Additional Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...
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Also check out our episode on how Bloodborne's inconsistent intro area makes the game inaccessible for everybody: youtube.com/watch?v=aEE4oWoA9yU
Or our episode on one of the later stages in Half-Minute Hero's Hero 30 mode, which tells an incredibly strong narrative of attachment and shame, all within the span of a few minutes: youtube.com/watch?v=xDDYU2TK_b8
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 64, Mario Tennis, Mario Party 2, Mario Party: The Top 100, Panel de Pon, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, Pikmin, and Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble are © Nintendo Co., Ltd. Donkey Kong Country 3 by Rare.
Pokémon: Crystal Version and the character "Vanilluxe" are © The Pokémon Company and Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Tetris is © The Tetris Company, LLC and Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Super Puzzle Fighter II: Turbo is © Capcom Co., Ltd.
Valkyria Chronicles II is © SEGA Co., Ltd.
A Hat in Time is © Gears for Breakfast.
Team Fortress 2 is © Valve Corporation.
Doom is © Bethesda Softworks LLC and id Software LLC.
Banjo-Kazooie is © Rare and Microsoft Corporation (Formerly Nintendo Co., Ltd.)
Rewrite is © VisualArt's/Key.
Riven: The Sequel to Myst is © Cyan Worlds, Inc., Red Orb Entertainment, and formerly Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinestrals is © Neverland Company Inc. and Natsume Inc.
Seiken Densetsu 3 is © Square Co., Ltd.
Mortal Kombat is © NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (Formerly Midway Games Inc.)
Metal Gear Solid: Ghost Babel is © Konami Holdings Corporation.
Guacamelee is © DrinkBox Studios.
Bioshock 2 is © 2K Games, Inc.
Dungeons & Dragons is Wizards of the Coast LLC.
The character "Wolverine" is © Marvel Worldwide, Inc.
The character "Hugh Neutron" is © O Entertainment,
DNA Productions, Inc., and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc.
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Footage/Images Used:
Racing Games for the blind: youtube.com/watch?v=RZxWY7TXW0k
RockyNoHands: youtube.com/watch?v=ZMvikz2cA-8
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out blindfolded: youtube.com/watch?v=CvzIb53Lcno
Mario Party 2: youtube.com/watch?v=bZByztBl8Dk
Mario Party: The Top 100: youtube.com/watch?v=0Kzn7qY3nLM
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo: youtube.com/watch?v=tAQ9k8kh2kI
Bioshock and Guacamelee images: kotaku.com/what-its-like-to-play-games-when-youre-colorblind-1606030489