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 2012, 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 2012 benheck.com Experience room:
Bill Paxton Pinball
Bill Paxton pinball will be available for play at the Midwest Gaming Classic. Bill Paxton pinball is a custom pinball machine created from scratch by Ben Heckendorn. Aside from "stock" items such as flippers and solenoids it has been completely manufactured from scratch. Most of the artwork is from Bill Paxton's movies and has been assembled in stylized montage form as is typical for a pinball machine.
Modded Console Showcase
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
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!