Meet Mike Begum, avid Street Fighter 4 and gamer who overcame his challenges.
Kotaku and CrossCounter TV met up with Mike Begum, who is probably one of the best Chun-Li using fighting game fans out there. Mike was born with arthrogryposis. Arthrgryposis is arare congenital condition which is characterized by multiple jointcontractualand can lead tomuscularweakness and fibrosis. In Mike's case, he is only able to use partial use of his one function arm.
But like our friend Randy "N0M4D" Fitzgerald, Mike overcame the odds and become an avid gamer in games like Smash Brothers and Street Fighter. Also like Randy, he uses [...]
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Accessible Gaming News: Mike "Broly" Begum
Posted on April 8, 2011 by Evil Ambassador Copiozo
This post was posted in Gamer News and was tagged with Evil Controllers, N0m4D, gaming, accessible gaming, accessible, randy fitzgerald, gamer news, news, street fighter, gamer, mike begum, smash bros
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Quadriplegic Gamer Calls For Custom Button Remapping In Console Games - Evil Controllers
Posted on May 25, 2010 by Evil Mayor
The call of Chuck Bittner and his request for action to re-map controller buttons
Chuck Bittner has spoken. His call to action to access the technology to re-map buttons on today's great games has not gone unheard. Bittner is a Quadriplegic "Able Gamer" who is frustrated by the lack of attention that Developers, Publishers and Hardware creators have given to this community. A community that is filled with fans and competitors who will be able to participate on the same level and beyond if given the proper access to that technology. Evil Controllers has a great relationship with Randy "N0m4D [...]
This post was posted in Uncategorized, Industry News and was tagged with Evil Controllers, Modded Controllers, able gaming, The Mayor, Quadriplegic Gaming, Kotaku, Rapid Fire modded controllers, N0m4D, modified controllers, accessible gaming, re-mapped controllers, accessible, randy fitzgerald
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