[DECtalk] a physical game powered by speech synthesis

[Joe Quinn]

Was that the entire game, as it seems to of cut out after 15 minutes, I was into it though. :-)

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> On Mar 1, 2021, at 10:02 PM, Blake Roberts <beroberts at hughes.net> wrote:
> 
> 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...
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> 
> Dropbox link to my recording:
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/8wzaj6szagk3y5g/passport%20game.mp3?dl=0
> 
> 
> Blake
> 
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