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Ben Heck presents the portable Atari 7800

11:42 AM on 06.19.2008, Colette Bennett 11 comments

Ben Heck presents the portable Atari 7800 photo
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Ben Heck rocks.

Simple as that. The guy is not only able to whip up creations that make the average gamer's mouth hang ajar, but he produces them consistently, making the average electronics dabbler look like a clueless twit. Seriously though, Ben ... we fill buckets with the saliva we produce over your creations.

Now! I've gibbered enough about Ben, let's look at his newest foray into mad science. The portable Atari 7800 has a 7-inch widescreen screen to accomodate that big motherboard, rechargable batteries, an A/V output jack, and a combo driving/paddle controller. Freaking amazing. I'm officially requesting a full-size robot crafted out of NES parts who will sing the theme to any game from that era on command while making me cookies.

[Via Engadget -- Thanks, Jonathan]


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king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 06/19/2008 12:06
Ben Heck is a god among men
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Gameboi at 06/19/2008 13:07
I have fond memories of my time spent entertaining myself with the Atari brand, and that pic made them all come flooding back. Very cool.
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 06/19/2008 13:14
I wish I had time and capital to invest in an awesome hobby.
braulio09's Avatar
braulio09 at 06/19/2008 13:32
an A/V outout jack

output?

also, nice fucking gadget.
coffeesash's Avatar
coffeesash at 06/19/2008 15:05
I want a walking SNES that breakdances to Pilotwings tunes
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SDogg554 at 06/19/2008 15:24
cant this guy get a life?
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Knyte at 06/19/2008 17:39
@SDogg554

He got a profitable life doing this. What was once a hobby he did for fun, now people send him piles of cash to build them portible systems, as well as the fact that a Controller Company commisioned him to build them a one-handed X360 controller not that long ago.
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mistic at 06/19/2008 23:50
ben heck = teh win :-)
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Arion at 06/20/2008 00:45
Is there anything he cant make portable ? :D
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