I love that game, it almost looked like a set of handlebars, but you could twist them and bend them as commanded by the toy. I had finally beat all versions of the game, and once I did that, I never picked it up again. I gave it to my kids to play with. 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. View/Reply Online (#128910): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/128910 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
