I know it’s been over a month since I’ve released any portables but I don’t want any of you to worry that I’ve given up, joined a monastery or anything. Quite the contrary – I’m actually working on several new projects at once, most of which are fairly original and cool. That, along with the editing of the documentary, writing for Engadget and preparing to make a game has slowed down my process a bit.
Alright I’d better get back to work now!
Avast ye maties! The latest Benheck.com Podcast is now online, and we be tacklin’ the subject of Piracy! Why we think people do it, how it affects industries and the push by companies to provide legal alternatives, such as the Wii’s Virtual Console.
It’s a bit less organized than our other podcasts (I was too busy to fully develop an outline, sorry) but should be worth your time, if only to hear us rip on the quality of modern music. We also discuss ROMS, MAME and CDs versus MP3s on a hard drive, which will last longer and such.
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Latest Benheck.Com Podcast (Episode 5)
The updated Benheck.com website is underway, and one of the new features will be the “Benheck.com Theatre” This allows you to download any of my last 4 (main) films in a variety of formats. Includes Adventure, The Adventurous, Lizard of Death and Port Washington.
In the meantime I’ve made a “beta” version of this on the current site so you can get in there and download some stuff. Enjoy!
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Or Zunecast, whatever it will be called in the future. I dunno, shouldn’t dwell on rumors. Anyway, this time we discuss the price of games, importance of an online component and “Game Systems of the Future”
One of these days I’ll get RSS set up for this, I swear! Enjoy…
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Latest Benheck,Com Podcast (Episode 4)
New Sonic Boom Podcast (Episode 13)
Also on that topic…
Do you or your company have a cool product you’d like featured, reviewed or discussed on The Benheck.com Podcast? Why not send it to us for review? (We’ll even send it back if you want 🙂 We love checking out new games and technology and our listener base is growing – each bi-weekly episode averages around 1000 downloads. Interested in helping us branch out? Email Ben using this link.
Final sub-topic…
After getting various requests over the years I’ve put the plans for my Neo Geo arcade machine on the Downloads page. They’re in AI and PDF.PSD art for the cabinet is included as well.
No instructions are provided, but you should be able to figure it out. Enjoy…
I packed up the Xbox 360 laptop today for shipment to its owner. I thought it looked pretty neat in the packaging and figured I’d snap a photo:
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It fit pretty nicely into the LCD box/foam. Almost looks like an OEM deal, doesn’t it? Goodbye, my troublesome friend! Watch out for transit damage…
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XBox 360 Laptop “Making Of” Story
Xbox 360 Laptop Finished Product Photos Page Includes videos and a full-resolution photo pack.
Have a couple new podcasts for you this week. Both involve next-generation gaming, with the theme of the Benheck.com podcast specifically being “The Console Wars” Which contains predictions you’ll find nowhere else on internet gaming sites. For a unique (and possibly refreshing) view, listen in!
For all of you who visited this site in the last week, hope you’ve enjoyed the stories and makings of. The server had some problems, but now it’s back with more bandwidth than ever. I’m going to come up with a new layout, hopefully better than this temp one, along with some other cool new features. Stay tuned!
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Latest Benheck,Com Podcast (Episode 3 – The Console Wars)
Sonic Boom Podcast Episode 10
Sonic Boom Podcast Episode 11
The web trailer for our upcoming documentary “Echoes of the Past” is now online and available for download. The documentary explores the history, myths and legends of a long-abandoned ghost town by the name of “Pere Cheney” in northern Michigan.
Dave and Will explore a northern path near the ghost town.
We’re still deep in post-production but plan to have the finished product out before the end of year. In the meantime you can watch the promotional trailer we’ve put together, available in a variety of formats, using the links below.
Stay tuned to One Man Down Productions and Benheck.com for more information on the documentary as the process nears competition.
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