I got some small self adhesive letters to stick on the Star Wars Brain Warp as a way of identifying the character on that pylon. Then I'll be able to play it.
You could always try looking on eBay or Etsy to see if somebody has a working Giro Zac. Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lucy Edmonds via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 07:38:10 -0500 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] More on handheld games > I still have a Brain Warp, and it still works just great! I love playing it! > > Lucy Edmonds > > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Oriol > Gómez via groups.io > Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2026 5:12 AM > To: [email protected] > 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 > <http://groups.io> (<[email protected] > <mailto:[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 <http://groups.io> > <[email protected] <mailto:[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 > <http://groups.io> (<[email protected] > <mailto:[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 <http://groups.io> > > <[email protected] <mailto:[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 <http://groups.io> " > > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> > >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Gene > >> Warner via groups.io <http://groups.io> > >> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2026 8:41 PM > >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[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 <http://groups.io> " > >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > >> To: <[email protected] <mailto:[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 (#128911): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/128911 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
