Hi everybody,
Well this will be my first installment about this gaming system.
Today I will describe the system itself and the game cartriges.
First of all is the game system itself. It is about five by two and a
half by one inches or about the size of a hand held radio. The top
one and a half to two inches is the slot for the game cartridges,
they slide into a hole on the right side just above the power switch.
This power switch is what the tape was covering so I guess that the
tape was there to make sure the game system stays turned off during
shipping. And that is all that is on the right side, the cartridge
slot and the power switch. On the left side are a USB-C charging port
and a 3.5mm headphone jack for private listening. No headphones are
included. The back has a holographic label that covers a screw for
disassembling the game system for those who want to make
modifications to accomodate a player with specific changes needed to
play the games. The top and bottom are blank. I saved the front
description for last because this is the side you will be interacting
with the most. The top couple of inches is taken up by a window that
allows you to see which cartridge is currently plugged into the game
system. Yes, I know most people here can't see but this game system
is for more than just visually impaired players.
Below the window is the control area which contains the four buttons
used to play the games, they are labeled A, B, C, and D, and are
actually roughly in the shape of the letters they are labeled with.
Three of these buttons have a second function that is activated with
a long press of the button, they are, A is to pause and resume the
game, probably for areas where the game doesn't stop to wait for your
response, B is to lower the volume level, and C is to raise the
volume level. And that is pretty much it for describing the game
system, I will describe the cartridges later so keep reading. The
first thing they tell you to do is charge the battery, they don't say
how long it takes but I figured a couple of hours should be lenty to
get started with. I intend to leave it plugged in over night.
Now for the cartridges. Currently there are five games available,
each game is entirely stand alone in that there is no specific order
you need to play the games in. Each tells a completely separate story
from the other games. So I chose, for lack of any other reason, to
play them in alphabetical order.Each cartridge is about two and a
half by one by one half inches. It is not possible to plug these
cartridges into the game wrong, it simply won't fit. One of the
short ends has the edge of a circuit board which connects with the
game system the other short end has the braille I found earlier, it's
probably one word that identifies the game.
The game I will be playing first is Bewilder, so I will be describing
how you play the games with this system using this game. To avoid
spoiling your fun, I will not be describing anything specific from
the game, examples, if needed, I will make up. Here is the
description of this game from Truman's web site.
Bewilder
Quest & Puzzle
When Bewilder Johnson is stung by a mysterious insect, she finds
herself transported to a dark and unusual forest. In her search to
get home, she teams
up with Whiskerby, a friendly talking cat who introduces her to the
creatures that surround them. But Bewilder is not alone, for the
forest is ruled by
an evil scorpion queen named Scarletta, who wants Bewilder for her
own terrifying reasons.
Well, that's it for now., next time, in a day or two We'll start
playing the game. See you then!
Gene...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Hooley via groups.io" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 16:49:19 -0700
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Truman games adventure game system
Are you familiar with the dots on some pill medication organizers? Are
the dots on the game system like that? I'm not sure if it's Braille
related, but they're sure handy for independence!
On 1/9/2026 4:36 PM, Gene Warner via groups.io wrote:
The game system seems specifically designed for players that may
have special needs like customised controls and the like. The
information on the web site says that the circuit boards have
modification instruction silk screened onto them.
I found some tactile markings that I would guess are some kind of
braille labeling but since I don't know braille I can't tell you
what they say. There's probably more information on their web site.
https://www.trumantoys.com/
Gene...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Hooley via groups.io" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 16:27:00 -0700
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Truman games adventure game system
Does Truman games and system cater specifically to blind players,
or is
it just a general gaming company?
On 1/8/2026 10:38 PM, Jude DaShiell via groups.io wrote:
If those games were meant to be played in a specific order, the
cartridge
bags could have been labeled sequentially with dots. One dot for the
first game; two dots for the second game, three dots for the
third game,
and four dots for the fourth game and so on. On Thu, 8 Jan 2026,
Gene
Warner via groups.io wrote:
I am in the United States. Florida to be more precise.
Gene...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Hooley via groups.io" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 16:52:30 -0700
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Truman games adventure game system
Do you live in the United states or UK?
On 1/8/2026 4:32 PM, Gene Warner via groups.io wrote:
Well, the package from Truman games arrived today! I went
ahead and opened it up just to give everything a quick
inspection to make sure it all survived being shipped.
Inside the box I found five smaller boxes which were the five
game cartridges. Also in the box was the game unit itself
wrapped in a bubble wrap bag, On quick inspection I found four
buttons in the middle of the front, a USB-C charging port and
I believe a headphone jack on the left, a large square opening
for the cartridges and something else that was covered with
masking tape on the right side. For now I left the masking
tape in place until I know what that is about. And lastly,
there was a charging cord floating around in the box.
Andunderneath it all was some papers I suspect is the manual.
There isn't much to it so I am thinking that there isn't much
to learn before I can begin playing one of the games. One
thing I will need to figure out before I begin playing, are
each of the games like a chapter in a book so there is a
prefered order I should play the games in.
I put everything back in the box and set it aside until this
weekend. Right now I am busy with another project. Stay tuned,
more later on.
Gene...
