Hi ok. I can tell you about the truman toys and games since I have the system and can describe it. The system is rectangle shaped. At the top on the right hand side going down there is on the face of it you have a blank space and you have a blank slot on the right hand side of it this is where the cartridge of the game go's this cartridge go's in sideways with the braille pointing out. once you hear a click you feel down the right hand side of the game system and you will feel a slider switch you flick this switch up and you will hear a click. This meens that the game is locked in place. To remove the game you hold the game system in your hands and press with your thumbs on the middle where the cartridge is then you gently slide the cartridge out. the cartridge slides out to the right. now going down on the right hand side of the game system there is nothing more on this side. Now on the face of the game. As I said before at the top there is the cartridge space under that you will feel a flat space and then below this flat space you will feel 4 razed buttons they are from left to right a b c and d. that's it then below this you will find the speaker grill. Now moving on to the left side of the edge of the game down this side you will feel a ere phone jack to plug ear phones into it and it is a round jack. And then below that is a usb c plug to charge the game system with the included usb c cord. About the cartridges They are around the size of a small deck of cards. Each cartridge comes in it's oan cardboard case. There is no braille on these cases but all of the cartridge have braille on them. for instance bewild for bewilder ice for another game and so on. Well I hope that this long expelation and description helps you in your perches. From Mich Verrier from New Liskeard Ontario Canada.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Arianna Sepulveda via groups.io Sent: March 5, 2026 4:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] More on handheld games Oh, and I also had Say What and something called Freeze Up, but I can't remember the second one too well. I'm rather interested in that Truman Toys gaming system. I know they don't appear to be doing games like this, but something like the Windows game Squirreled Away or other sim games would be neat. I also kind of wish the system had a joystick and that the letter buttons were arranged in an arrow shape (and not like that tilted square shape like on Play Station or Xbox--that tilted square shape always confuses the crap out of me lol) but I don't think they're intending to make faster-paced games for the system? Thanks, Ari > On Mar 5, 2026, at 4:51 AM, Arianna Sepulveda via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >> <[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" <[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. 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