Do you have a link to this product? I would also be curious to know if it’s blind friendly meaning do you have to have a screen to play or is it audio based? > On Mar 13, 2026, at 2:36 PM, Gene Warner via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >
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