Ben's Lens: Ben's Lens: Arcade Stickler

Dielectric grease my man.

Finally the return of the Ben's Lens Programme

Best ending.

Some of these camera swoops remind me of a 90's VJ.

Mondo cool!!!

Nice to see what the cool kids are up to!

I don't know if its just my advanced old age and obvious bad hearing (?) but is the volume super low to anyone else in this special episode of Ben's Lens?

Squeaking more than the ring during the CEOxNJPW event!

The Obsidian not being easy to open is why I think it's a poor choice in its price category. $200 non-custom arcade stick should should really be much easier to open up.

Jason should consider a stick mod where the stick itself is the flask and there is a straw running through the lever. That way you just unscrew the balltop and suck it out of the shaft.

Seeing the random employees walk by in this video, I wonder what they're thinking when they look into this room.

0:43 Goddammit they're called suppressors not silenc- oh wait that's a different thing nevermind.

I made an account to comment on Ben's hot Emperor's New Groove reference. Good stuff. Also hi to my husband @bigevil1987!

What type of arcade sticks do the Giant Bomb crew use?

Whoa, PS2 Phat. Glad to seen one working still (mine deadlined in 2003).

@mhsilver : Pretty sure the ones they have in the office are qanba obsidians. I think I've heard Ben say he uses are Hori RAP at home.

@mhsilver: they're using Qanba Obsideons. Pretty nice sticks.

That's right Jason, mondo cool.

Sweet Brad cameo!

Cut it out!

That bagel looks absolutely incredible

My fat ps2's still going strong but the disc tray comes off the track occaisionally. Got it hooked up to a tiny TV mostly as a dvd player these days. You don't see many of them in working condition these days, true.

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Jason "MacGyver" Oestreicher.

Thanks guys!

I love Ben's Lens program.

"Less squeaky and far quieter" is my Tinder bio.

@pamsteropolous: I was just about to say that! Fantastic!

More Ben's Lens!

It occurred to me just now that an 'arcade stick' is basically just the part of an arcade cabinet where the controls are. You're just holding a piece of an arcade cabinet. Could you take an old arcade cabinet and just take the arcade stick part off and enclose the back, making your own stick?

Jalapeno cheese bagels are amazing, provided the juice of the jalapeno slice properly seeped into the bagel, and the cheese is sufficiently burnt to give it a little caramelization around the edges.