PORTAL – mtadkins https://www.mtadkins.com Thu, 30 Jun 2022 18:54:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.mtadkins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-12917834_1163724020327828_2043764134_n-1-32x32.jpg PORTAL – mtadkins https://www.mtadkins.com 32 32 one PORTAL closes, another PORTAL opens https://www.mtadkins.com/2008/53/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-portal-closes-another-portal-opens Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:05:02 +0000 http://www.matt-adkins.com/archives/53 In honor of PORTAL: Prelude, an unofficial fan-made (mod) ‘prelude’ to the original game, being released to the inter-tubes last week…I whiled away my downloadin’ time by trawling for some Portal-themed goodies, and found 2 heart-warmers:

First, here’s a typography version of the final song by Trickster:

Portal – Still Alive typography from Trickster on Vimeo.

…then we have this feet-off-the-floor awesome version of ‘Still Alive’ done in freakin’ Mario Paint Composer. Damn.

[thanks to Wonderland for the discovery]

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More PORTAL [Warning: *Spoilers*, Tom Cruise] https://www.mtadkins.com/2008/22/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-portal-warning-spoilers-tom-cruise Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:52:31 +0000 http://www.matt-adkins.com/archives/22 Well, not a SPOILER in the conventional sense…. I finally got to finish PORTAL (between the kids and the frequent crashing/freezing of my machine it took a while ;)….thumbs up, btw. But the highlight for me had to be the little song at the end. Just as I was marvelling at how cute & clever it was I noticed Jonathan Coulton‘s name scroll by. Figures.

Anyway, if you haven’t heard of Coulton (of "Code Monkey" fame) — he’s written scores of cute and clever songs, but perhaps the most apropos might now might be "Tom Cruise Crazy", for obvious reasons. For me, "You Ruined Everything" is one of my all-time favorite songs, and in particular the acoustic version he played whilst on NPR a while back. Anyway, here’s the closing credits song for PORTAL. It gives away some plot details, but you might not understand out of context….if you have any inkling of playing the game, do so and wait to hear it then.

Otherwise enjoy:

 

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Hooked on PORTAL https://www.mtadkins.com/2008/20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hooked-on-portal Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:40:33 +0000 http://www.matt-adkins.com/archives/20 So many ‘productive’ things I should be doing….but of course I’m spending all of my time playing PORTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What a great, if somewhat dizzying, game experience…

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