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Brain Warp AI simulator
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Brain Warp AI simulator
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Brain Warp
Brain Warp is an electronic audio game which prototypes were invented by Big Monster Toys, and its final game production was manufactured and published by Tiger Electronics and released on June 16, 1996. In this game, players follow the spoken instructions from sound files spoken from the game unit. The player has to rotate the game in different directions so that the correct color is facing upwards. Its catchphrase which the voice says before a game begins is: "If you don't keep up with me, you're finished!". When you fail a game, the game unit will say "this game is finished" and then it will say "wanna warp again?". A Star Wars version titled Death Star Escape was released by Tiger Electronics in 1997 and the games are called Challenges.
The spherical unit has six colored knobs – purple, red, green, white, orange and yellow – with numbers on them, and a blue base. A second version was released in 2002 with a translucent black base. The voice calls out a color, a number, or both, depending on the game selected, and the player flips the unit so that the correct knob is facing upwards. After every four points, the game becomes faster. If the player responds incorrectly, the round is ended and the unit will make a raspberry sound. There are six games in total – three where the player has to follow the command, one memory game that uses a combination of colors and numbers, a code buster game and a game called Pass Attack where players have to make up their own pattern. When the game has finished, the electronic unit will say "This game is finished!" After a pause, the game will encourage the player to play the game again by saying "Wanna warp again?" In Brain Warp, the player can select between one of the six different games. The Star Wars version is grey and each knob has the same colors from Brain Warp but has a Star Wars character which include:
In 2007, a follow-up to Brain Warp was released by Hasbro called Hyperslide which features the Code Buster game from Brain Warp and has four discs which all have a different color.
The game was the most popular in Duracell's Kids' Choice National Toy Survey in 1996.
The toy can be seen in many episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun in Dick's office area.
During the manufacturing process, there were some units of Brain Warp that contained an earlier revision of the game, which can be called version 1.0 or version 2.0. The 2.0 version was able to work better with faster speeds between 36 and 44 points on the three reflex games, Colors, Numbers and Combo than the original 1.0 version. The newer 2.0 version has a green arrow on the bottom of the brain warp logo on the purple knob. The older 1.0 version also had some unused voice files in the demo/test mode such as "You're the champ!" "Almost!" "Better luck next time!" and "Nice try!" and had a different background music compared to the newer 2.0 version. Also, there was a bug in the older 1.0 version that lead to the voice and sound effects not in the right pitch against the music. This also happened with Hasbro's Bop It Extreme and Tiger's Boogey Ball game. the newer 2.0 version does not respond best to fast movements. You can get 44 points easier on a 1.0 and beat the game. So if you want to buy a Brain Warp 1.0, look for the one with a green arrow on the bottom of the logo on the purple knob and one with a blue arrow on the logo for a 2.0. To access the test mode in Brain Warp, one must detach the yellow/six knob containing the batteries, move the yellow cover while holding the unit with the purple/one knob (1..0 with green arrow on bottom of logo or 2.0 with the blue arrow on bottom of logo) facing the upwards position, and then pressing the button.
On September 6, 1998, Tiger Electronics released a sister game to Brain Warp, a tabletop electronic audio game called Brain Shift featuring a stick shift for game input. Players move a 'stick shift' to respond to voice commands and sound patterns. In certain game modes, the game becomes increasingly fast. The game requires close attention, and teaches children to recognize and replicate patterns. It came second in the 1998 Duracell Kids' Choice National Toy Survey, and gained a "Seal of Approval" from the US-based National Parenting Center. The hype around the release by Tiger Electronics of the Furby at the same time allowed the company to concentrate its marketing on Brain Shift. This game has two different versions of introduction. It either says "Okay, listen up" or "Alright!" followed by its catchphrase, "Get your brain in gear and let's play Brain Shift." This game has six colors: red, green, yellow, blue, orange and white. The game will then say "Now choose your game". There are six different games: After choosing a game, the voice will then say "Now how many shifters do we have?" The number of players will be selected and then the game will give a short explanation of how the game is played and then the game will commence.
The commercial of the game was made by New York advertising agency Posnik and Kolker whilst Tiger Electronics provided the voice talent for the game and the commercial.
Brain Warp
Brain Warp is an electronic audio game which prototypes were invented by Big Monster Toys, and its final game production was manufactured and published by Tiger Electronics and released on June 16, 1996. In this game, players follow the spoken instructions from sound files spoken from the game unit. The player has to rotate the game in different directions so that the correct color is facing upwards. Its catchphrase which the voice says before a game begins is: "If you don't keep up with me, you're finished!". When you fail a game, the game unit will say "this game is finished" and then it will say "wanna warp again?". A Star Wars version titled Death Star Escape was released by Tiger Electronics in 1997 and the games are called Challenges.
The spherical unit has six colored knobs – purple, red, green, white, orange and yellow – with numbers on them, and a blue base. A second version was released in 2002 with a translucent black base. The voice calls out a color, a number, or both, depending on the game selected, and the player flips the unit so that the correct knob is facing upwards. After every four points, the game becomes faster. If the player responds incorrectly, the round is ended and the unit will make a raspberry sound. There are six games in total – three where the player has to follow the command, one memory game that uses a combination of colors and numbers, a code buster game and a game called Pass Attack where players have to make up their own pattern. When the game has finished, the electronic unit will say "This game is finished!" After a pause, the game will encourage the player to play the game again by saying "Wanna warp again?" In Brain Warp, the player can select between one of the six different games. The Star Wars version is grey and each knob has the same colors from Brain Warp but has a Star Wars character which include:
In 2007, a follow-up to Brain Warp was released by Hasbro called Hyperslide which features the Code Buster game from Brain Warp and has four discs which all have a different color.
The game was the most popular in Duracell's Kids' Choice National Toy Survey in 1996.
The toy can be seen in many episodes of 3rd Rock from the Sun in Dick's office area.
During the manufacturing process, there were some units of Brain Warp that contained an earlier revision of the game, which can be called version 1.0 or version 2.0. The 2.0 version was able to work better with faster speeds between 36 and 44 points on the three reflex games, Colors, Numbers and Combo than the original 1.0 version. The newer 2.0 version has a green arrow on the bottom of the brain warp logo on the purple knob. The older 1.0 version also had some unused voice files in the demo/test mode such as "You're the champ!" "Almost!" "Better luck next time!" and "Nice try!" and had a different background music compared to the newer 2.0 version. Also, there was a bug in the older 1.0 version that lead to the voice and sound effects not in the right pitch against the music. This also happened with Hasbro's Bop It Extreme and Tiger's Boogey Ball game. the newer 2.0 version does not respond best to fast movements. You can get 44 points easier on a 1.0 and beat the game. So if you want to buy a Brain Warp 1.0, look for the one with a green arrow on the bottom of the logo on the purple knob and one with a blue arrow on the logo for a 2.0. To access the test mode in Brain Warp, one must detach the yellow/six knob containing the batteries, move the yellow cover while holding the unit with the purple/one knob (1..0 with green arrow on bottom of logo or 2.0 with the blue arrow on bottom of logo) facing the upwards position, and then pressing the button.
On September 6, 1998, Tiger Electronics released a sister game to Brain Warp, a tabletop electronic audio game called Brain Shift featuring a stick shift for game input. Players move a 'stick shift' to respond to voice commands and sound patterns. In certain game modes, the game becomes increasingly fast. The game requires close attention, and teaches children to recognize and replicate patterns. It came second in the 1998 Duracell Kids' Choice National Toy Survey, and gained a "Seal of Approval" from the US-based National Parenting Center. The hype around the release by Tiger Electronics of the Furby at the same time allowed the company to concentrate its marketing on Brain Shift. This game has two different versions of introduction. It either says "Okay, listen up" or "Alright!" followed by its catchphrase, "Get your brain in gear and let's play Brain Shift." This game has six colors: red, green, yellow, blue, orange and white. The game will then say "Now choose your game". There are six different games: After choosing a game, the voice will then say "Now how many shifters do we have?" The number of players will be selected and then the game will give a short explanation of how the game is played and then the game will commence.
The commercial of the game was made by New York advertising agency Posnik and Kolker whilst Tiger Electronics provided the voice talent for the game and the commercial.