Speektome.com hth. That's the websight. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gene Warner via groups.io Sent: March 5, 2026 10:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] More on handheld games
What was the name of the place where you could get Freeze Up? I tried to find that email but couldn't. Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: Oriol Gómez via groups.io <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 11:11:55 +0100 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] More on handheld games > Yeah. > My mom has been trying to revive the 25 year old giro zac, but there is no > way, it's rusty in places and the electronics are all broken I guess. > > El jue, 5 mar 2026 a las 10:57, Arianna Sepulveda via groups.io > (<[email protected]>) escribió: > > > What, Torx? No, I have no clue--it was a present. Lol I should see if I > > can find it on Amazon or something. Their's no way I still have it. Parents > > and their quest to get rid of things that you haven't played with in a few > > months, even though you still like something and would drag it out every > > once in a while. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Ari > > > > On Mar 5, 2026, at 4:52 AM, Oriol Gómez via groups.io <ogomez.s92= > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > 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" <turtlepower17= > >> [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. 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