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That 70's Xbox

Sunday, March 20th, 2011 – running time 22:59

Ben builds a retro 1970's styled Xbox 360 portable to promote some upcoming Atari games. Break out the bell bottoms, cue the 8-track and tag along!

Retro Design

Using an original Atari 2600 as an example, Ben designs the case for the Xbox 360 retro portable.

01:15 | Play

LCD Dissection

Ben prepares the LCD monitor for the project.

02:55 | Play

Xbox 360 Dissection

Ben takes apart the Xbox 360 and modifies it to work with his project.

04:01 | Play

Pinball Wars

Team Heckendorn puts artwork on the "Lost" cabinet and talks about the system motherboard.

09:34 | Play

Building the Case

Ben begins routing the case for the project, using some new techniques.

12:13 | Play

Final Assembly

With the case built, Ben does the final assembly and demonstrates the Xbox 360 1977 Portable.

17:47 | Play

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Show Title:
The Ben Heck Show
Description:
Season 3 premieres November 5th with brand new episodes each week! Tune in to join master hacker, engineer, and conjurer of cool stuff Ben Heck as he tackles all new projects. Submit YOUR idea for what Ben should build next at BenHeck@Revision3.com.
Categories:
How-To & DIY, Technology & Gadgets
Launch Date:
Sep 12, 2010
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Ben Heck (Host)