[DECtalk] a physical game powered by speech synthesis

[Blake Roberts]

Hi,

Two years ago, I recorded myself playing a 30-year old game which relies 
on speech synthesis. It's not a computer game, but instead, an actual 
device. Although Passport to the World came with a game board and 
pieces, the talking part is enough to play.


I don't recall sharing my recording here before.  I am doing so now. I 
don't know what text-to-speech technology was used as the game voice. 
However, I have always found over the decades that the voice sounds 
realistic to my ears.


I received the game as a gift 30 years ago and it still talks. Passport 
to the World is probably not manufactured anymore. This is because the 
Passport game I have thinks the Soviet Union still exists. I was playing 
tonight to ensure batteries still function. I heard a question requiring 
answer to be "The Soviet Union". That notion is antiquated...


Dropbox link to my recording:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8wzaj6szagk3y5g/passport%20game.mp3?dl=0


Blake