There are none near the power switch. Four are on the bottom of the center section but I think they hold the bottom housing on. And two are on the opposite side of the center section that appear to be holding what could be a battery compartment door but until I know for certain, I'm not going to just start removing screws to see what happens.
Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desiree Oudinot via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:59:56 -0400 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Torx > If I remember correctly, the battery compartment is near the switch. Feel for > a screw in that area. > > Desiree > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gene > Warner via groups.io > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2026 2:37 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [blind-gamers] Torx > > Hi, > > I just got the Torx handheld game I found on eBay. The way I'd describe it is > that it has a central round section about three inches in diameter with two > short arms reaching to the left and right, at the end of these arms are more > round sections about one and a half inches in diameter. Hand grips are > attached to these smaller round section. Each one can be pointed down or > towards you like a game controler, or straight out like handle bars, or > pointing up, away from you. I found the power switch on the side of the > larger round section in the center. So far I have found no other controls > such as buttons or switches. The hand grips do not twist. So, so far it seems > the only controls are the power switch and the hand grips pointing up, outk, > or down. I also still need to figure out where the batteries go. And finally, > I need to see if I can find the instructions online. > > Gene... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arianna Sepulveda via groups.io" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 04:50:54 -0500 > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] More on handheld games > > > 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 (#128982): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/128982 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118302487/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
