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hello, i’ve been an avid reader and i was a subscriber up until a couple of years ago when i lost my hands and feet due to pneumonia. you even printed one of my letters in issue 124 where i was talking about the bowling game 10th Frame. after i was in the hospital eight months i came home and figured out a way to continue playing videogames. i’ve been playing videogames for 40 years and i really enjoy your magazine.
i started a youtube channel where i do documentaries on the history of videogames. i do all the writing, editing and publishing myself. i use dragon naturallyspeaking to help as well as a trackball for a mouse. the channel is very small as i just started a couple of months ago. it’s only at 143 subscribers but feel free to check it out at bit.ly/2o8dstg.
if you are interested to learn more about me and my story you can go to my Patreon page which has a link to a story which my local NBC affiliate did on me. they talk about me still bowling even without hands and feet, my artwork and of course videogames. www.patreon.com/pdbowl thank you for all the years and having such a great magazine. Patrick davis
Hi Patrick – we actually remember your previous letter well, as issue 124 was nick’s first mailbag. we’re glad to hear that you’ve managed to retain your passion for gaming in spite of a lifealtering situation, and we hope your youtube channel takes off.
Interestingly enough, your email arrived while the topic of adapted gaming devices was in the forefront of our minds, as an old issue of PC Zone we were reading for Back to the noughties had a feature on how gaming did (and didn’t) cater for players with disabilities. we’d encourage any readers with accessibility needs to check out resources like oneswitch.org.uk, as gaming should be a hobby we can all enjoy.