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    Default Handheld Playstation auctioned at CGE2004 - Who made it?

    I'm sure this information is available somewhere, but I've been unable to dig it up so far. I assume it's not Ben, since his projects are almost all chronicled on his site. Anyone know who made it?

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    If the device has a "free-spinning" uncovered game disc on the back of the model, it is indeed Ben's. I remember him showing it around at an earlier CGE.

    Here's a page from Classicgaming.com that discusses it. Don't know why it's not explained at www.benheck.com...

    http://www.classicgaming.com/vcsp/PSp/PSp1.htm
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    I dont think that was the unit. If I remember correctly (since I did hold it). The unit was solid black (and had a bit of a unfinished look to it) and there was no graphic for the Psp on the screen. Though I know the person who made it was/is a member of DP I cant recall who it was. I think Joe would remember who it actually was though.
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    It was black, but definitely didn't look unfinished. It had molded black plastic connecting the screen and system up. Very, very, cool looking. I talked to the guy who made it (and talked to Ben at CGE a couple years ago), so I'm 99% sure it wasn't Ben :-).

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    Check out this site:

    http://www.portablesystems.net/playstation5.html

    I'm sure this is what you're talking about.

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    Certainly looks like it... this is a pic I took from last year's CGE as modelled by Janice...

    http://www.mayhem64.co.uk/cge2k4/cge2k4vv.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slate
    Check out this site:

    http://www.portablesystems.net/playstation5.html

    I'm sure this is what you're talking about.
    That is indeed it.
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    And that site plus a little Google Detective work pulls up his name : Dave Kaplish. Thanks for the help guys.

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