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. View/Reply Online (#128695): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/128695 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117323718/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/21656/1071380848/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
