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I'm excited to announce the release of Sparking Zero Access — a screen reader accessibility mod for Dragon Ball
Sparking! ZERO on PC.

This mod makes the game playable with NVDA, JAWS, and other screen readers. It covers menus, character select,
battles, online play, and more.

What it does:
- Full menu and character select navigation spoken aloud
- In-battle announcements: HP, KI, Sparking gauge, timer, skill points
- Opponent tracking: enemy HP, KI, Sparking changes
- Online play: lobby, room management, works as both P1 and P2
- Post-battle results: player level, rank up, rewards
- Episode Battle story mode: map navigation, cutscene text
- Shop accessibility for buying new characters and other items.

How to install:
0. You need to have the game installed before you can install this mod.
1. Download AccessForge from https://github.com/AccessForge/AccessForge/releases
2. Run it, find Sparking Zero Access, click Install
3. That's it — launch the game and play

The mod is open source: https://github.com/AccessForge/SparkingZeroAccess

Built with AccessForge, a 1-click accessibility mod platform for blind gamers.

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#NVDA #JAWS #DragonBall #DragonBallSparkingZero #SparkingZero #DragonBallSuper #DBZ
#Gaming #PCGaming #Modding #FightingGames

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Rooktallon 1d ago

@JessicaTegner That is super exciting. Thanks for building this. I fully intend on getting Sparking Zero the next time I get paid. Hopefully you are able to rest a little now your coding is done, red hair does not stay red with the stresses of labor with which to attend, after all. The funny thing is that I had no idea in the slightest you were even a Dragon Ball fan since you never mentioned it in conversation either on here or outside of this platform either. I've been a fan of the anime and video games for quite a while now really, since I was a small kid and no, not a baby goat either. I'm actually curious to know what your inspiration was for this kind of thing and why you chose Sparking Zero.

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Jessica Tegner 👩🏻‍🦰1d ago

@Rooktallon haha no rest for the wicked with red hair I guess.
Yes I love Dragon Ball. I grew up with the PS2 games, and Dragon Ball BT3 was my fav of all time, and since Sparking Zero is the spiritual BT4, I really wanted to play it. I actually have had the game for a while, just haven't gotten around to see if modding it would be possible.

Well, here we are. Hope to see your posts about your enjoyment of the game, when you get around to getting it.

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Rooktallon

@JessicaTegner BT3 is also my personal favorite of the older titles, with the original budokai Tenkaichi as a close second. As you might imagine, BT2 is fun to play but there's very little we can do as far as the story is concerned but it's till a decent game. Also, these games have some really awesome soundtracks and I sometimes listen to the music just for the fun of it.