The benheck.com Experience
The website benheck.com is one of the best locations on the web to find information about console modification, controller modification, and updates to the hardware that runs systems, both old and new. If you are looking to see how someone could create an Atari 2600 portable, or how someone can make a Playstation 3 into a laptop, or build their own pinball machine this is the place to go online.
For 2010, the experience that people get by heading to benheck.com will be brought into reality with The benheck.com Experience at the Midwest Gaming Classic! benheck.com forums members and Ben Heckendorn himself will be on hand to demonstrate new creations that they have made, do some real time modding and creation at the show, sign random stuff you might have for him, and much, much more! If you have ever wondered what it would be like to modify your gaming devices to be exactly how you wanted them to be, these are the people to talk to!
benheck.com Experience Events
The following things will be events taking part in the 2010 benheck.com Experience room:
3D Printing Demostrating
Demo Sat 1pm
Want to see something really cool? The benheck.com Experience will have a 3D printer on hand demonstrating how you can print things in 3D! Make sure to stop in at 1pm on Saturday to see this nifty printer do it's thing!
Bill Paxton Pinball Tournament
Qualifying Sat 10am-7pm, Sat Finals @ 7pm and Sun 10am-4pm, Sun Finals @ 4pm
Take on this awesome new project that BenHeck just completed! Bill Paxton pinball will be available for play at the Midwest Gaming Classic, and if you are one of the top four scores throughout the day, you'll get to enter a final four player tournament, where Bill Paxton Pinball taunts you to steal the other players modes and multiballs and emerge as the champion!
Console Upgrades and Fixes
Service Available - Sat 10am-8pm and Sun 10am-5pm
Do you want to upgrade your console to output video modes that it couldn't before, like composite and S-Video hookups? Or, do you have a console that has a problem and you want to get it repaired? Bring them to the benheck.com members and for a modest fee, they'll try to get your console working better than ever before! (Note: No modding will be done to allow ROMs or illegal backups to be played on any consoles.)
Development Console Showcase
Showcase Open - Sat 10am-8pm and Sun 10am-5pm
Do you want to see some of the consoles that helped to make your favorite PS1, PS2, Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles? Then you'll really want to see this display of some of the most awesome console mods... done by the console manufacturers themselves!
Live Benheck Podcast Recording
Sat @ 5pm
Want to hear the benheck crew record their podcast live? You can even get in on the fun by asking questions and getting answers live in person, with your questions and their answers broadcast in this great podcast! If you love the Benheck podcast, you won't want to miss this!
Modded Console Showcase
Showcase Open - Sat 10am-8pm and Sun 10am-5pm
Want to check out some of the coolest modded consoles around? People make Xbox 360 laptops, portable SNES systems, and wacky controller ideas out of existing hardware. This is some seriously creative stuff to take existing consoles and allow them to play games in ways you might not have ever thought of before! Check out what the benheck.com forums members have created throughout both days of the show!
Talk with Modded Console Creators
Sat 10am-8pm and Sun 10am-5pm
Want to meet the people behind the awesome creations that people make with their video game consoles? Make sure to stop in the benheck.com Experience to chat with those creative minds behind these awesome ideas, or if you have created something bring it and share it with others at the benheck.com Experience!