Wow taht would be amazing to play, do you remember where you got it? I'm also looking for a brain warp, in Spain it was called GiroZac, but I haven't been able to find one.
El jue, 5 mar 2026 a las 10:51, Arianna Sepulveda via groups.io (<[email protected]>) escribió: > Wow! This got me thinking of handheld games I had as a kid (I was a > 90s/2000s kid) and I had Bop It and Bop It Extreme (the one with 5 > controls) but I also had this thing called Torx. It was this toy that had a > big sort of canned-shaped thing in the middle (it looked about the size of > a bigger can of fruit, but shorter) with two controls on either side that > you moved in a series of ways--like bending, and twisting. I don't remember > too much about it, but it did have a few different game types. You'd turn > it on and off with an actual physical switch that flipped, which, thank > God! When you'd turn it on, it would say in this robotic voice "I am Torks. > Twist me to select game." Or something almost like that lol! > > > Thanks, > Ari > > > On Jan 17, 2026, at 9:22 PM, Gene Warner via groups.io <genewarner3= > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yeah, I guess if you played it a lot, you would eventually know where > all the colors are using just the battery compartment cover and the power > buttin. But you gotta start somewhere, and I decided that for me it would > be stick on letters. > > > > Gene... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Desiree Oudinot via groups.io" <[email protected] > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:54:26 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] More on handheld games > > > >> Yeah, on my original Brain Warp, I had Braille labels on each side, just > >> single letters to differentiate the colors. I played it so much, though, > >> that not only did the labels fall off fairly quickly, I didn't need them > >> anymore, thus my previous description on how to orient yourself to it. > >> Eventually, that particular unit stopped working, probably from playing > it > >> so much, and handling it roughly as a kid. I had another one that my > dad had > >> picked up at a flea market, but sadly, it got stolen. I'd still love to > find > >> the insert naughty word here who did that. The one that I have now was > >> kindly given to me by a friend, but I haven't been able to get it > working > >> after the batteries leaked. > >> > >> Desiree > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gene > >> Warner via groups.io > >> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2026 8:41 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] More on handheld games > >> > >> Yeah, getting the originals can be pricey some times, but I am having so > >> much fun with Henry that as pricey as it was I still feel it was money > well > >> spent. > >> > >> Say what? would have been a lot better if it had been a handheld game > >> instead of a tabletop one. It's back in its box in a closet somewhere. > >> > >> I couldn't find a working original of Brain Warp so I settled on a Star > Wars > >> themed version call Death Star Escape. It's the same game, same > hardware , > >> just with a Star Wars theme instead of the generic Brain Warp one. Now > all I > >> need is some self adhesive tactile letters to mark each of the > characters. > >> > >> Gene... > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Desiree Oudinot via groups.io" <turtlepower17= > [email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:26:03 -0500 > >> Subject: [blind-gamers] More on handheld games > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> All this talk recently about handheld games has really been sending me > >>> down a rabbit hole of nostalgia. Seeing as I don't have a small > >>> fortune to throw down on getting all the games I remember from my > >>> childhood, and would love to have again, I went searching for cheaper > >>> alternatives, which lead me to the World's Smallest Toys brand. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> For roughly $10 each, I've acquired what is claimed to be the world's > >>> smallest BopIt, and the world's smallest Simon. The BopIt is about the > >>> same size as the BopIt on a keychain that was sold in the late 90's, > >>> which I also had at one point. This one has slightly different sounds > >>> than the original, but is functionally the same. As for the Simon > >>> game, it's about the size of an Oreo cookie, and also works just like > the > >> original. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Sure, this company is capitalizing on a market that is willing to > >>> spend money for somewhat modernized versions of classics, but for just > >>> over $20, I can't complain. I also don't know how well these will hold > >>> up over time, but I think they're cute, and I bet I'd have paid a hell > >>> of a lot more for the originals which may or may not have been in > working > >> order. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Desiree > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#128885): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/128885 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117323718/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
