January 9th, 2006
2:06 PM CST -
You may have heard of Brice Mellen before. He's just like any other high school senior. He loves video games and plays them all the time. He's virtually unstoppable at playing the latest console Mortal Kombat games. And to top things off, he plays with a compromise. He can't see the television.

Brice is survivor of Leber's disease, which blinded him at birth, but that has not stopped him from becoming an avid gamer. Later this month, Brice will travel to Japan to compete against several of Japan's best Mortal Kombat players as part of a special for Nippon TV’s Power of Memory, Part III.

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January 9th, 2006 6:00 PM CST - BlindPlayer
Would it shock you that I'm mostly in the same situation, except for being as well known?
January 9th, 2006 6:42 PM CST - Khaos
Originally Posted by : BlindPlayer
Would it shock you that I'm mostly in the same situation, except for being as well known?
You're blind...But you can read this thread? :S
January 9th, 2006 7:09 PM CST - B_SiK
lmao, way to throw it right back in his face khaos. Dont throw too hard, he can't see..remember ?
January 9th, 2006 7:50 PM CST - Khaos
Originally Posted by : B_SiK
lmao, way to throw it right back in his face khaos. Dont throw too hard, he can't see..remember ?
Easy there cupcake, if he really is blind, than that's not cool to make fun of him. But if he is bsing (which I don't think he is), he won't hear the last of it from me.
January 9th, 2006 8:50 PM CST - Kwizard
They play Mortal Kombat in Japan?
January 9th, 2006 8:58 PM CST - JSOOGZ
Originally Posted by : Kwizard
They play Mortal Kombat in Japan?
Yes. Yes they do.
January 9th, 2006 8:59 PM CST - Khaos
Originally Posted by : JSOOGES
[quote=Kwizard]They play Mortal Kombat in Japan?
Yes. Yes they do.[/quote] <img src=http://www.trmk.org/forums/images/avatars/163285818543a7ab43924b7.jpg> Lolz..... Mortal Komat is a huge franchise, why wouldnt it reach Japan. Actually, a certain MK2 version was only released in Japan.. <img src=http://www.trmk.org/forums/images/avatars/163285818543a7ab43924b7.jpg>
January 10th, 2006 5:49 AM CST - Kosta
Originally Posted by : Khaos
[quote=BlindPlayer]Would it shock you that I'm mostly in the same situation, except for being as well known?
You're blind...But you can read this thread? :S[/quote] If he's blind, he could have somebody read the thread to him, and I heard that there are some kinds of computers built for the blind. On topic, I think this is awesome. I can't wait to see the results
January 10th, 2006 4:03 PM CST - BlindPlayer
To prove I an in fact blind, why did you never see me post any pictures? Because the screen reading program I have installed reads text, but not graphics. It's not computers that are designed for the blind, but software built for us.
January 12th, 2006 8:57 AM CST - Angel
You can get someone else to do it for you...
January 12th, 2006 9:03 AM CST - Kryptonite
Originally Posted by : BlindPlayer
To prove I an in fact blind, why did you never see me post any pictures? Because the screen reading program I have installed reads text, but not graphics. It's not computers that are designed for the blind, but software built for us.
If it reads text and not graphics, then how did you find your Kenshi avatar?
January 13th, 2006 12:47 AM CST - Jinko
Originally Posted by : Kryptonite
If it reads text and not graphics, then how did you find your Kenshi avatar?
LOL!!!!!!!!Good one there Kryptonite, Good one.
January 14th, 2006 3:50 PM CST - Kona
LOL OWND
January 16th, 2006 3:48 AM CST - Jinko
Ahahahahahahahahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 16th, 2006 11:22 PM CST - SOL-740
Originally Posted by : Jinkomaster
Ahahahahahahahahh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Or he could be a bit upset and hurt by twits who think that the anonymity of the internet gives them license to act like bloodless jackasses. Could go either way really.
January 17th, 2006 8:33 AM CST - Misfit
Well, I cant wait to see the results.
April 27th, 2006 3:31 AM CST - **~Ninjachic~**
speechless, not sightless.
April 27th, 2006 3:37 AM CST - §corpion
If you truly are blind, enlighten me as to where I can find this wonderful software you use. Also, how do you target posts, and not the entire page? Or do you in face have to wade through all of the text on any given page you visit? That's a lot of time you invest to just post on a Mortal Kombat fan message board. I call your bluff.
April 27th, 2006 3:15 PM CST - Glamador
Personally, I don't think the "bluff" is worthy of calling. Whether he claims to be blind or not, it doesn't make any difference to his posts. So I say leave it be.
April 27th, 2006 4:04 PM CST - SwiftDarkfire
i think there was somthing on g4 once where kevin p got beat by this blind kid im not sure though
May 8th, 2006 10:50 AM CST - Umon Daisuke
Originally Posted by : JSOOGES
[quote=Kwizard]They play Mortal Kombat in Japan?
Yes. Yes they do.[/quote] Sorry man, but an MK fanbase in Japan is virtually non-existant. As far as recent MK's go, Koei I believe published DA there and it never appeared on any sales charts (which list games that sold as low as 1000 copies). MKD never saw the light of day there as far as I know. Japan is pretty much VF country when it comes to fighters, followed by Tekken. Everything else takes a backseat nowadays.
May 9th, 2006 5:13 AM CST - knicky91
Myself, i have not heard of that but if it is true??? it is cool
May 9th, 2006 2:23 PM CST - kold_as_ice92
that's kooler than Helen Keller's story! a blind dude unstoppable at MK...............wait, how does he even know who he's fighting with? or does he push X right away? but i HAVE to see this guy! he sounds kool!
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