Here are the instructions for Brain Warp, as promised. I was originally going to do an audio recording, since I think that would have been easier, but unfortunately mine had some batteries in it that had been left in a bit too long. I'm hoping I'll be able to clean it up and get it working again, but if not, would you mind telling me how much you paid for yours on Ebay?
In any case, here are the instructions. When you take the unit out of the box, the first thing you will notice is that it has six round, flat protrusions sticking out of the device itself, which is also round. Each of these six pieces has a color and a number written on it. For reference, 1 is purple, 2 is red, 3 is green, 4 is white, 5 is orange, and 6 is yellow. You may be asking yourself how this is accessible, but there are a couple of tactile cues which let you know which way you have the device oriented. The red 2 is the part of the device which houses the speaker. You can tell this because it has widely spaced ridges all around it. Conversely, the yellow 6 serves as the battery cover, and has a small hole into which you stick a standard Phillips screwdriver to remove it. Since you bought yours new in box, you shouldn't need to worry about this screw being stripped, but that's usually something I would caution folks on when buying a used device. Due to the fact that the screw itself is recessed, it's extremely common, and frustrating, to encounter this, which makes it quite difficult to remove that cover. So, once you have your batteries inside, you're ready to start playing. Technically, you can orient it whichever way you see fit, but this is what I would recommend to make it easier for someone who's blind. Since the red 2 holds the speaker, and that speaker is also quite loud (gotta love 90's toys with no volume controls) it makes sense to hold it so that it's facing down and away from you. In this orientation, the purple 1 is facing up, and the yellow 6, the battery compartment, is facing straight ahead, or facing your chest if that's easier to remember. On the left-hand side of the unit is the button which fires up the game. Press this button, and it will tell you to select a game mode. You have six of them to choose from. There's colors, numbers, combo (colors and numbers) a matching game whose name I forget, code buster, and pass attack. I can go into further detail about each game mode in a separate message if necessary, but most of them are self-explanatory except for the last two. Keep in mind that keeping your orientation is important for playing this game, because you will need to think fast and turn the device to whichever letter or number it asks you to very quickly. So, if you are starting with the purple 1 facing up as I've described, if you turn it to the right, the white 4 will now be facing upwards. Similarly, again starting on the purple 1, if you turn it to the left, the green 3 will now be facing upwards. But, as play continues, it may ask you to go from, say, green to yellow, if you're playing with just colors, so you need to be aware of how you've turned the device so that you can quickly reorient yourself and continue to turn it to whichever color or number it's shouting out. I don't know if I'm doing a good job at explaining this, and it will probably make more sense once you actually see it and can physically understand what I'm saying, but I'm happy to answer any other questions you have. Desiree -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gene Warner via groups.io Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2025 9:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games? Desiree, I just picked up a brand new Brain Warp I found on eBay. I would be interested in the additional information you have on the game. If you prefer, you can contact me off list at genewarner3[at]gmail[dot]com. Thanks and Happy Holidays! Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desiree Oudinot via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:36:06 -0500 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games? > The 80's and 90's were the golden age of handheld games in general. > Having grown up in the 90's myself, I can confirm that I had quite a > few excellent handhelds which gave me hours of fun. I was really > surprised to read that there are still games like that being made > today. It seems that kids wouldn't be interested in such things when > they can play Fortnight and Roblox and watch all the AI-generated crap > in the world. Anyway, when looking for some of these vintage games, I > would expect to pay a pretty penny for them. One of my all-time > favorites was Brain Warp, made by Tiger Electronics. While there is a > slightly visual aspect to it, you need to learn which colors and > numbers correspond to each of the six faces of the device, there are > some helpful tactile cues that you can use to orient yourself to it. > If you do decide to try to find one for a decent price and in decent shape, I can explain in more detail. > > Desiree > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Gene Warner via groups.io > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2025 9:24 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games? > > Hi y'all! > > I know this has been asked before but are there any decent accessible > hand held games out there? > > Gene... > > > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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