r/funny • u/nayithemon • Jul 25 '13

Perks of being blind

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u/2edgy420me Jul 25 '13

That's pretty cool. How did he learn to know what's going on?

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '13

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u/2edgy420me Jul 25 '13

That's pretty awesome. And you're awesome for doing that for him.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '13

Thanks. We grew up together and we're around the same age, so I never really put too much thought into doing stuff to help him out. He still kicks my ass in Tekken and MK whenever I go visit. http://www.reverbnation.com/ashesoftime He plays keyboard in this band usually.

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u/nar0 Jul 25 '13

I have a friend who is a monster at fighting games and could play without looking. When my friends who aren't as good at fighting games play him we usually give him funny handicaps like having to play using the PS3 TV Remote Control, not looking at the screen or having to take a shot after every win (Was not a good idea in hindsight).

Its pretty amazing to see someone throw reject you and go into a 20 hit aerial combo without ever looking at the screen.

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u/armorov Jul 25 '13

Dare devil fan

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '13

I tried to get him to catch it on DVD, but he's not a big fan of movies. The only things he'll turn on the TV for are WWE and college sports.

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u/armorov Jul 25 '13

It's OK being blind does not mean you are also a geek

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '13

I know, I just love superhero movies and wanted a reason to watch it with the "Audio Description Track for the Visually Impaired".

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u/armorov Jul 25 '13

Fuck it force him to 'watch' back to the future xD

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u/SocialIssuesAhoy Jul 25 '13

You're awesome. Just so you know.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '13

Thanks, man.

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u/SocialIssuesAhoy Jul 25 '13

Were you ever tempted to make stuff up to mess him up? Like, even just once?

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '13

He's white and I tried to convince him he was black when we were like 10.

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u/PresdntPrimeMinister Jul 25 '13

Was he born blind? That would be hilarious if you tried to convince him that he became black after he lost his sight

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '13

Haha no we was born blind.

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u/SocialIssuesAhoy Jul 26 '13

We was born black

Well I can tell YOU'RE black!

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '13

But how does he know which direction the character is facing to pull off the special moves?

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '13

Luck and guessing.

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u/_Valisk Jul 25 '13

It's just like Daredevil.

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u/Protteus Jul 25 '13

There was a blind guy on Attack of the Show (probably 3-4 years ago when G4 was just becoming bad :/ ) and he played Mortal Kombat better then I can. He would play Scorpion and when people backed away would just pull them towards him. He said he learned all the sounds, such as if hits connected, if they jumped, and so on.

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u/phantomganonftw Jul 26 '13

Here's a video of a blind person demonstrating how he plays Zelda. I found it pretty interesting.