Colorblindness & Link's Awakening DX's Color Dungeon -- Designing For Accessibility

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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Writing: Connor Binder/Light Bear/bearoflightness

Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones (   / 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:    • Bloodborne's Central Yharnam -- Desig...  

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:    • Half-Minute Hero's Cursed Hero -- Des...  

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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:    • For Blind Gamers, Equal Access to Rac...  

RockyNoHands:    • RockyNoHands: The Gamer Who Can Beat ...  

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out blindfolded:    • Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! Blindfolded ...  

Mario Party 2:    • Видео  

Mario Party: The Top 100:    • Mario Party The Top 100 - All Free-fo...  

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo:    • Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo - Felici...  

Bioshock and Guacamelee images: https://kotaku.com/what-its-like-to-p...