Ben Heck's Guitar Hero Pedal - Kotaku Comments

Ben Heck's Guitar Hero Pedal

sandwiches — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:42:18 MDT

That's cool. Really, really cool, but wouldn't a simpler, one-handed Guitar Hero option be to just mod a guitar controller to only require fret-pressing (like hammering) and not need the strum bar at all? ...or, better yet, Activision could just include that as an in-game option.

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WasabiJoe — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:21:00 MDT

Haha, his video demonstrating the device is gold.

Not so much because you can see the things in action, but because he went and had fun with it

WasabiJoe

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MURDERFACE — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:05:30 MDT

He should start working on some RockBand drum pedals. That would be awesome!

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cjlopez — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:56:48 MDT

Wanna see someone playing through fire and flames using that!!!!!

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relic1980 — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:56:59 MDT

To be honest, I was more impressed by his Super Genintari device [www.stupidfingers.com]
which combined a Genny, NES, SNES and an Atari 2600 into one unit....

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fuchikoma — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:51:48 MDT

@Deflicted:
It's awesome that he has stuff like that. I was thinking along the lines of the PS3 laptop (well... "portable."), 360 laptop, or the NEStari. His portables are functional, but powerfully undesirable.

When he makes games accessible to more people, that can't be a bad thing. He just usually makes huge chunky portables with little screens.

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Deflicted — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:35:02 MDT

@fuchikoma:

Of course you wouldn't want a one handed controller , I assume your a fully abled person.
These things are a godsend for people with disabilities , I bet if you couldn't use your hand you would love one of these.

Deflicted

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fuchikoma — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:53:19 MDT

A few of Heck's projects have been fairly well put together, but I still can't say I'd want a single one of them...

fuchikoma

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Spoony Bard — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:46:58 MDT

Dude, Ben Heck is awesome. Using an old Jaguar controller?...He's like the MacGyver of gaming mods!

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Xerxes3rd — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:53:26 MDT

Ben's projects always have such polish- they look like a commercial product that you'd see in a store. His initiatives on gaming accessibility are quite admirable as well.

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LoopyChew — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:33:00 MDT

His post wins for the phrase "if Robocop went to Holland."

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Soluzar — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:57:52 MDT

@Orionsaint:

How do you know they haven't? I only read Ben's site occasionally, but he could easily be working on designs for a major company. These side projects are what he does for fun, but for pay he could be designing something boring, yet profitable.

He certainly always seems to have plenty of cash to throw around on his projects, so I assume he's making a good living.

Soluzar

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Odin — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:49:42 MDT

I actually can say I dislike the design for his one handed controllers. The guy's great and reason behind the controllers is also an awesome one. It's just I can't help feeling that there's a better way to do it than how he's approaching it.

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Orionsaint — Fri, 09 May 2008 04:23:36 MDT

Why hasn't any big company hired Ben Heck yet? He's a genius designer!

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Dannon — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:04:25 MDT

@Dannon: Sorry to post 3 times in a row but it's missed some off again, I think the system has problems with using -> and <- then continuing to write

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Dannon — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:02:49 MDT

@Dannon: That's not what a wrote Mr. Kotaku Commenting System, you missed a whole chunk out.

I was saying if there was a box ->| |:)<-

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Dannon — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:59:31 MDT

I agree with both Cruithne and Scazza, Ben is somewhat of a legend amongst men, if there was a box here ->| | <- thinking about the problem at hand

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Cruithne — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:55:04 MDT

I think this type of thing is just as important as Child's Play.
I can't begin to express my admiration for Ben and the work he's done.

Cruithne

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Scazza — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:45:52 MDT

Man, what great work. Its nice to know some people out there are thinking of the non-mainstream crowd and doing an awesome job. Guy puts a ton of working into the design, and seems to nail it...

Scazza