Retro for the road: Portable Atari 7800
Ben Heckendorn, a total techno whiz and contributor to Engadget, has completed his latest custom handheld ... this time cramming an Atari 7800 into something you can carry around with you. (It's no PSP slim, but hey.)
Heck's 7800 portable combines a 7-inch LCD screen with some notable goodies, including video out, rechargeable batteries, and a paddle controller (in addition to the basic D-Pad). As usual, Heck made the thing just to prove he could. His past creations cover a wide variety of gaming "dream tech," including a portable SNES, "PS360" controller, and a Wii "laptop." He's also the brains behind the Access Controller, a commercially available one-handed pad for PS2, PS3, and PC. The fella is crazy creative – give a look-see to his body of work!
Heck's 7800 portable combines a 7-inch LCD screen with some notable goodies, including video out, rechargeable batteries, and a paddle controller (in addition to the basic D-Pad). As usual, Heck made the thing just to prove he could. His past creations cover a wide variety of gaming "dream tech," including a portable SNES, "PS360" controller, and a Wii "laptop." He's also the brains behind the Access Controller, a commercially available one-handed pad for PS2, PS3, and PC. The fella is crazy creative – give a look-see to his body of work!












Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Wubbytoes @ Jun 20th 2008 7:20AM
Ben Heck's stuff is always so awesome. I'd love to have one of his crazy projects.
Sam @ Jun 20th 2008 7:42AM
Wow wow wow- shouldn't that be "has completed" rather then "has complete"?
Tut tut.
Kizzle @ Jun 20th 2008 2:21PM
Now do the best Atari, the 5200.
chispito @ Jun 20th 2008 1:26PM
Wha?
Jhongerkong @ Jun 20th 2008 1:51PM
Everyone knows the Jaguar is the best Atari system.
Shane @ Jun 21st 2008 3:45AM
He should now take the time to make portable consoles unportable.
BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 21st 2008 3:55AM
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