Portal fans, here is something for you today. James Lambert has just released the first version of his Portal 64 Demake for the Nintendo 64. Yeap, you read that right. Portal 64 is a real thing, you can download it right now.
Portal 64: First Slice features the first 13 chambers from Portal. It has working portals and a portal gun. And yes, it will run on the real Nintendo 64 console. Not only that, but Lambert plans to demake other test chambers in future versions.
Naturally, PC gamers can use Nintendo 64 emulators in order to play it on their PC. And I know. Most of you will ask “But why?”. Why play a demake of Portal when you can enjoy it in all its Path Tracing glory? Well, I have an easy answer to that question. “Why not?” This is a free N64 ROM/game, showcasing what could have been achieved on that classic console. It’s like watching Doom running on a calculator. It is fun.
So anyway, if you want to download Portal 64 and give it a go, you can do so by clicking on this link. Do note that to create the ROM file, you’ll need the PC version of Portal. Otherwise, you won’t be able to create the N64 file. Below you can also find its latest trailer. So, be sure to watch it.
Speaking of Portal, in July 2023, NVIDIA released Portal Prelude RTX. Portal Prelude RTX was the first game using NVIDIA RTXIO, and it packed full path tracing effects. This is basically the exact opposite of what Portal 64 is. So now you can enjoy a next-gen remaster and a demake of Valve’s puzzle game.
Have fun!
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