That was the first fully audible electronic game I purchased on eBay. Since then I have bought Henry on Etsy, then a Death Star Escape themed version of Brain Warp (same game and same electronics but with a Star Wars themed skin, and Torx also on eBay, and the Truman audio adventure game system with all five games.
Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arianna Sepulveda via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 02:30:58 -0400 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Torx > Speaking of more games in the hand-held type of category, does anyone > remember the game called Say What? It looked like a sort of oval, I think, > and it sat flat on a table. There were some buttons at the bottom of the top > face, and around and above them was the speaker. Above the speaker were I > think 5 little half sphere things arranged in an arc. The game would give you > a scrambled phrase, and each part of the phrase was tied to each of the > spheres. You had to rearrange the spheres until you had them in the correct > order, and you had a clock to beat. I so want to find this again lol! > > > Thanks, > Ari > > > On Mar 14, 2026, at 5:14 PM, Gene Warner via groups.io > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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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