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05-13-2007, 08:01 PM
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One handed games??
Are there any games out there that are fun that can be played one-handed?
A very good friend of mine has lost the use of his left hand -- hopefully temporarily -- and we're trying to figure out some games for him to play. Up until now the only games he has liked are first-person shooters and I don't know of any you can play with just a mouse. Any and all suggestions and ideas are welcome  TR |
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05-13-2007, 09:32 PM
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Some FPS games can utilize a joystick, so that could be an option.
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05-14-2007, 06:17 AM
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If he gets a gamer mouse perhaps he could map everything to the mouse if he wanted to. I'm sure strategy games would be able to do this as well as a number of fps's.
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05-16-2007, 03:40 PM
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Thanks for the ideas. Any specific titles come to mind?
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05-21-2007, 02:48 AM
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Turn based games are still fun (and 1 hand friendly). one that comes to mind is Panzer General 2 (or 1 and 3 as well) but mainly PG2 because the mod community literally made several hundred custom campaigns to keep a game going.
I can't think of any FPS games or RTS games as keyboard shortcuts are premium. Or perhaps he should get voice recognition software and assign popular keys to bold vocals? |
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05-21-2007, 05:14 AM
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rmnrdi : this was not necessary, we are not a game server. Last edited by pam123; 05-21-2007 at 07:52 AM. |
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05-21-2007, 09:34 AM
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Never thought of voice recognition for game play!! I'll pass that good tip along, Smidget
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05-23-2007, 05:21 AM
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The Heroes of Might and Magic games only require mouse input... has he got access to the internet?? There's plenty of Flash games etc.
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05-23-2007, 03:35 PM
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Yes he has Internet access, but is fairly limited on time, if that matters, for online games. When he gets to play it is usually 15 - 20 minutes to a half hour half hour if he is lucky.
Any good flash game recommendations? |
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05-31-2007, 07:22 AM
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Games like Titan's Quest can be played strictly with the mouse. All of the items and features are available by clicking menus or buttons... I would assume that many action RPGs are similar in function. (Such as the Dungeon Siege series.)
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05-31-2007, 10:01 AM
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I don't know anything about one-handed games, but I recently saw this article about a gamer who can only use one thumb.
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05-31-2007, 06:13 PM
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that's pretty interesting, Cricket -- thanks for the link
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06-06-2007, 01:37 PM
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haha im in the same boat. ive ben playing racing games and flight simulator w/ joystick for now lol.. (ampuatated tip of left middle finger)
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06-06-2007, 01:42 PM
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Yes, I would recomend flight simulator, with a good joystick (programable buttons), should work well.
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06-06-2007, 02:38 PM
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I must have been picking up your brainwaves!
-- I was thinking of a sim, too, but a train sim called Trainz. I'll also mention plane sims. What's a good racing sim? I have an older one called Power Slide which is a ball, but I don't think it's available...
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06-06-2007, 06:51 PM
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http://www.rfactor.net/ best racing game in my book, lots of tracks and cars to pick from, plus u can play on net too. http://www.rfactorcentral.com/index.cfm wolfie |
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06-06-2007, 07:40 PM
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Hey wolfie, where's your avatar? and thanks for the link: looks pretty good
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06-06-2007, 10:25 PM
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Sid Meier's Pirates can be played from start to finish using just one hand on the numpad.
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06-08-2007, 07:11 PM
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Realistically, any strategy game that can be paused can be played one-handed... so aside from the Heroes of Might and Magic games I mentioned, I've just finished playing Tropico. In that game, just by clicking one button or by pressing the - key, you can pause the game to allow you to carry out different tasks.
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06-08-2007, 07:27 PM
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06-09-2007, 03:33 AM
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You could tell him just to be a camper in FPS games
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06-09-2007, 06:17 PM
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Thanks, some more good ideas, Folks
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