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 need to see if I can find the instructions online.
Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Hooley via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:11:17 -0600 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Torx > What is this game? > > > On 3/13/2026 3:44 PM, Brennen Kinch via groups.io wrote: > > 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 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#128987): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/128987 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]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
