Yeah, good luck. As I said, these games are getting tougher to find. I used to have a gigantic storage bin full of these games. Some of them were my sister's, and weren't blind accessible, such as versions of Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, Monopoly, and others. I also had that stupid Rug Rats game you mentioned, but as I recall it broke after only a few months. But there were a lot of others I'd like to get my hands on again, if money was no object. The only ones I still have that seemed to have survived my latest move are Henry, Brain Warp (if I can get it working) and BopIt Extreme.
Desiree -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Gene Warner via groups.io Sent: Friday, January 2, 2026 8:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games? Oh, OK, thanks! I guess I'll have to keep looking and waiting. Gene... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desiree Oudinot via groups.io" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 20:29:09 -0500 Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games? > No, perhaps I was the one who wasn't clear. I do have a standalone > unit for the Henry game. Just dug it out, in fact, and no yucky > batteries in it this time. > > It has a 4 by 4 grid of rubber squares that you press which make the > different sounds that you have to match. > > Desiree > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Gene Warner via groups.io > Sent: Friday, January 2, 2026 6:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games? > > There's no information about the game itself that I didn't already know. > It's a game like concentration except that you are trying to find two > tiles with the same sound behind them. BlindShell has a game like this > on their phones. > > What I was saying, maybe not too well, was that there doesn't seem to > be a self contained handheld Henry game. Instead it is available as a > cartridge for Tiger's version of a Game Boy. I'd get it if I knew > there were more games for it that were blind user playable. > > Gene... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Desiree Oudinot via groups.io" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 17:58:34 -0500 > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games? > > > That's completely unacceptable. I hope you get your money back quickly! > > > > Also, the Henry game you're looking for is this one: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWMzfKM30rA > > > > I found a couple listings on Ebay but for parts or repair only. I > > don't remember if I took that one from my parents' place or not, > > I'll have to see if I have it. These older games do seem to be > > getting harder > to find. > > > > Desiree > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > > Gene Warner via groups.io > > Sent: Friday, January 2, 2026 3:07 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games? > > > > Unfortunately, the listing for a brand new mind warp game by tiger > > electronics turned out to be a bait and switch. What I got was a > > game called Rug Rats which I immediately returned for a refund. I > > contacted the seller to ask if the brain warp game was still > > available because I still wanted it at the price I ordered it for > > and he told me there was no > brain warp game. > > Listing items for sale that you don't have is an ebay market place > > policy violation so once my refund is issued, I plan to report him > > to eBay. What a jerk! > > > > last I checked there were only two brain warp games available but > > neither one worked. > > > > And the Henry gtame isn't a stand alone hand held game. It's a > > cartridge for Tiger's hand held game console, or in other words, > > tiger's version of the game boy. Not what I want to spend money on > > unless I know that there are a lot of accessible games available for it. > > > > So instead of four games, I'll get two. Say What? and the Truman > > games adventure game system with five games. > > > > Ah well, it could be worse. At least I'm getting my money back for > > the two misleading listings. > > > > Gene... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Desiree Oudinot via groups.io" > > <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:36:10 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games? > > > > > 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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