If the audio is crap for a game like Say What, it might be helpful to
have someone who understands them all to interpret the phrases just
once, or a few times, so that from then on, you sort of have a hearing
memory when you replay them. That's what helps me when the audio I play
again is not very clear.
On 1/3/2026 7:06 AM, Gene Warner via groups.io wrote:
I have the modern version of BopIt! It's just a big round button, there's no
off switch as it doesn't need one. And now I have Say What? My typical score is
four and I got five once! My two biggest problems with the game are my memory,
it's not very good at remembering what words are assigned to all of the balls,
and understanding what the game says, the audio quality is crap, but what can
you expect from a game?
I am waiting for the Truman games system to arrive, when I ordered it they
predicted a December 31st arrival but on December 31st it was just sitting at
their facility somewhere in Great Briton.
I also thought I was getting Brain Warp and Henry, but I suspect that the Henry
listing was a mistake, the description was for the Henry hand held game but the
title was for something else, turns out to be a promotional electronic game
that was given away. I think the seller knew that because when I requested a
return, he refunded all my money and told me to just keep the game.
I suspect that the Brain Warp listing was an intentional deception. I filed a
complaint with eBay on that one. it cost me almost $90, I won't let that go
without a fight.
I'll set up a saved search so that I'll get notified if another one of either
of those games gets listed.
Such is life on eBay....
Gene...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Desiree Oudinot via groups.io" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2026 20:40:01 -0500
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] accessible hand held games?
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...
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