Let’s simply get this out of the way in which: Valve might be not going to make Portal 3 (boy is my face going to be pink if I change into flawed years from now). Nevertheless, we will benefit from the fruits of the modding group which are maintaining the franchise alive.

One such instance comes from James Lambert, a coder who’s simply declared that their Portal 64 challenge is now out of beta. Or not less than the primary 13 chambers are, which is being known as the “First Slice.” You possibly can obtain the challenge (in ROM kind) in its present kind right here.

Within the above video, Lambert goes over a few of the issues which have modified for the reason that earlier iterations. One of many extra apparent ones is the upper polygon rely for the portals themselves. There’s additionally a number of speak about Z-buffering, in case you’re into that type of factor.

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For many who don’t know, Portal 64 is actually a remake of the primary Portal sport that Lambert has been engaged on for a while. It’s primarily an try to recreate Valve’s basic from the bottom as much as make it run on the Nintendo 64 {hardware}. A console that got here out within the mid-90s.

In that regard, it’s extra of a “demake.” However the result’s one thing fairly astounding, given the processing energy that’s being labored with.

Alongside the way in which, Lambert has constructed up fairly a following. We get proven an N64 cartridge/sport field combo that one fan has made, whereas one other has custom-made a console with a Portal theme. Lambert additionally guarantees that extra chambers can be added, so the challenge might find yourself being a full recreation of all the sport. With nostalgia a-plenty.