oops! Sorry about that. From time to time, Everybody sends an email saying something is included or attached, without the inclusion or attachment.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/2540/i.html?_nkw=torx&_from=R40 Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mich Verrier via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:03:57 -0400 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Torx > Hi there is no link in this message. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gene > Warner via groups.io > Sent: March 14, 2026 10:14 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Torx > > It is audio based so it is blind playable. The link below will take you to an > eBay search for "Torx" in Electronic games.I suggest you look for new ones, > mine was brand new, still sealed in a plastic shell package that has to be > cut open and was only $20 plus shipping which was $10. > > On further examination of mine I found two screws securing a plastic piece > that was about the right size for a battery compartment, after undoing the > screws, that's what it turned out to be. It takes three AA batteries. > > I also learned that even though it has a physical slide switch for power, it > does not disconnect the batteries from the electronics, it simply sends a > signal to shut down, just like your computer's power switch. The reason I > know that is because when I put in the batteries, the switch turned out to be > in the on position. When I switched it off, it said something like "Very > well, later then." before shutting off. > > Now I just need to figure out how to select and play the games. > > Gene... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brennen Kinch via groups.io" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:44:13 -0400 > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Torx > > > 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. 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