OK, maybe not pinball, but geez, this is insane - in a good way! I can’t even play Mortal Kombat effectively with both eyes glued to the screen and my dog controlling the other fighter, so I’m in complete awe at this kid’s mad skillz.

Blind since birth when his optic nerve didn’t connect because of Leber’s disease, Mellen honed his video game skills over the years through patient and not-so-patient playing, memorizing key joystick operations and moves in certain games, asking lots of questions and paying particular attention to audio cues. He worked his way up from games such as “Space Invaders” and “Asteroid,” onto the modern combat games.

“I guess I don’t know how I do it, really,” Mellen said, as he continued playing while facing away from the screen. “It’s beyond me.”

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