Excellent explanation. Very interesting to see how the very rude and basic core concepts have always existed early-on but only changed in aesthetics and sometimes functionality.
Will Valve ever make another game? They could just find and hire a talented bunch of indie devs like they did with Portal and then throw their infinite supplies of money at them so they can make the best game they possibly can. I've resigned myself to the fact that Half Life 3 will probably never happen but Portal 3 would be fuckin' sweeeeeeeet.
+Serpico's Beard I don't think there's a need for a Portal 3, Portal was a very solid foundation and Portal 2 is pretty much the best experience that the Portal formula can offer as it is, I'd rather not have another Portal game for the sake of having another Portal game, I'd be just as souless as most AAA games if that were the case.
+Serpico's Beard Actually i was wondering what happened with portal 1/2 devs? Are they still working for valve or left valve and created new dev team/s? Ok i found that Scott Clintworth was working on Destiny in 2014. Jeep Barnett still works for valve and probably works on VR.
I can't imagine how much work went into this, but I enjoyed every bit of it! So much better than those "10 things you didn't know about Portal" videos xD
+Fazbear Crew +Degrungeon Yes xD Also, Tyler even explains some of the technicalities that aren't even in "The Final Hours Of Portal 2" (even if this is more related to the second game, it does explain the origins of the first one)
Outstanding work Tyler! I'd love to see more documentaries like this, especially on Condition Zero, that had one of the most hectic development cycles for any Valve game imo
Portal is my special interest (I'm autistic) and the fact that you ACTUALLY had info I was not previously aware of shows that you really had a strong dedication to your research. Based on that alone, I'd trust that every one of your videos has this much care put into it. The audio contrast was spectacular and I appreciated the screenshots as visual aid. Really, thank you so much for posting this!
theclansofcool On the Steam Group for Valve News Network, Tyler announced that he will be using the group chat feature to talk about this video. About 100 more people joined and started spamming the hell out of everything and spewing their memes, ignoring the reason Tyler wanted to talk. Spam/Cancerfest 2016, basically.
i been following this guy back when he used the channel for for xmas videos of his family and i have to say ever sense he got bigger on his tf2 videos so many 7-14 year olds came in and have made comments and chats and just about everything fucking shity its so damm sad.
+Valve News Network +Mausere I was just about to make this same comment lol. Great and informative video, but please look over your script and use a Thesaurus for a variety of vocabulary! Can't wait to see your video on Portal 2's development :)
I'm attending the college that it came from, a little extra fun fact: "The cake is a lie" is a reference to the fact that NMS would get people to playtest with the promise of cake, only to tell them that it was a lie when they finished
Absolutely amazing video: extremely informative, full of in-depth info that's otherwise hard to find, well put together chronologically, and generally a pleasure to watch. 10/10 would love to see more of this!
next time someone tells me that consoles arent slowing technological progress down I'll tell him/her that portal had to change the portals that give it its name because of consoles
+brunocar It's funny when they say consoles don't slowing down technological progress, then say they should stop supporting last gen consoles because it holds current gen back. Hypocrites.
FollowMeInfantry The funny thing is that sony also had retrocompatibility on the ps4 and microsoft did it earlier it wouldn't be the case. I mean, for fucks sake, its not like its imposible, the the ps4 is the only playstation console not capable of running psx games
XradicalD why? its the only one unable to run psx games even though every other previous major console could run them straight from the disk and both portable through digital conversion. isn't it a little pathetic that sony in their blissful ignorance of top dog in the console wars forgot to put a feature every other console (and even some tablets they made) have, not to mention the fact that you have to install all your games like if it was a pc... oh wait, its a shitty pc using hardware that is objectively obsolete for "top gaming" as their marketing team says
absolutely loved the video very informative also not like news of people dying or something uninteresting either a back story to how something was made kept me very entertained the entire time i dont think you have to change a darn thing keep it up!
The fact that Narbacular Drop folks came from the same DigiPen tribe that later brought "Perspective" - a free 3d-2d platformer that I appreciate immensely - has utterly blown my mind.
I can’t believe that even after all this time, I’m learning new things about my favourite game series of all time. I’m so glad I started this rabbit hole :)
Damn, only 2-3 minutes in and I can already tell you've put a shitload of work into this, Tyler. Can't wait to finish it, great vid. Definitely worth all the work you put into it.
holy crap, dude, best idea ever! continue to use this format for other games, it's the best content of this type that I have ever seen!!! I love it, keep up the awesome work dude!
+Nathan Vincent at least they din't try to release the orange box on wii. then all the games would look horrible. because Nintendo wont release any good graphics hardware
lots of info i had no idea about in this video, great job! i didn't use to like this channel that much but your videos keep on getting better and i like the direction you're going in. keep it up mr. mcvicker.
@@chad7021 I like both of them. They each have their own charm. I also prefer the clean, white layout. It was something new and refreshing to see after seeing the chaotic world of Half Life. I can absolutely believe I just replied to a 6 month old comment.
You did a fantastic job on a video, all of it, from the editing to narrative, it was very entertaining and informative, very well done, keep up the great work c:
This is so cool! I didn't know any of this, it's evident that you put an incredible amount of effort on making this video. Looking forward to your next video!
this was really well done tyler :) keep it up! i thought i was going to be seeing more of the same info i've seen posted a million times, and even almost didn't click the video, but i gave it a shot and was blown away, i learned so much about a game i thought i already knew inside and out you really did your homework and did a good presentation!
"Which up until this point was thought to be the earliest screenshot of Portal's levels" And then you go and find EVERYTHING! Crap, I want to try out much of the older stuff!
My hl2 beta nostalgia is getting triggered from all this, good god what id give just to look trough those assets, how the levels are setup in the nova prospect theme
I think your video recording settings are a bit off, because your videos always seem to have heavily crushed blacks levels, making dark areas of games too dark. You should double-check your settings for your recordings (or maybe your video export settings?) to see if you can fix this. I emailed you a while back about video editing stuff but never got a response. Hope you can go back and find it at some point!
I love this type of content. I actually didn't know anything you explained, apart from the original project made by the students. Thank you so much for this insight!! Portal is my baby
Loved this one, so interesting with so much stuff i wouldn't be able to find myself! So thank you for this :D Take a like from me, for the good work! ;D
Fantastic video! Maybe it's just me, but on 15:27 with the song Still Alive playing, even without vocals, I found myself mentally singing it, which derailed me from your speech.. Again, maybe just me.
Great video, a lot of depth and as far as I can tell this is all the info that you could possible get put into it. Can't wait to hear more from what crazy prototypes the Valve employees made.
I know this is a early build of Portal and it could probably be just a random model but...have you guys noticed that at 7:10 you can see you're playing as a male instead of a female (Chell)? And since everybody knows Half life and Portal story are connected, and this version of Portal took place on Nova Prospekt, couldn't that be Gordon?
+German Lehmann I don't think it's set in Nova Prospekt, but that it was simply a placeholder aesthetic to kick start the development. If it is Gordon, then he too is also probably just a placeholder model. As for the stories being linked, they are only very loosely linked as far as we can tell.
Nice video and very nice research. Thank you for putting the effort in. I wish youtube had more quality videos like this; videos with *actual* content.
"Critically speaking, portal is one of the best games ever made"
me: yes
"Emotionally speaking, portal is one of the best games ever made"
me: yes
Why does Tyler show the Aperture Science logo the first tine he says Portal, then?
@@nicefloweytheoverseer7632 BECAUSE DUH
@@nicefloweytheoverseer7632 because portal takes place in Aperture
Excellent explanation. Very interesting to see how the very rude and basic core concepts have always existed early-on but only changed in aesthetics and sometimes functionality.
They were rude? Why don't you say to them to stop being rude
Ha ha
i want portal 3 so bad...
+KleisterMeister Never gonna happen.
+Bun Nobody can say for sure.
+Daniel Webb but Portal ended on a good note. A sequel would be a BAD thing.
+WELSHGAMER PRODUCTIONS
a valve game is never bad
Daniel Webb Valve have already issued a statement conveying that there will never be another Portal game.
Will Valve ever make another game?
They could just find and hire a talented bunch of indie devs like they did with Portal and then throw their infinite supplies of money at them so they can make the best game they possibly can.
I've resigned myself to the fact that Half Life 3 will probably never happen but Portal 3 would be fuckin' sweeeeeeeet.
+Serpico's Beard Portal 3 is even less likely since Portal 2 had a pretty closed ending. A prequel could happen though.
+Particular Particle or an alternate universe.
+Serpico's Beard If Portal (their best game series in science) doesn't get a #3, Valve has lost all brains...
+Serpico's Beard I don't think there's a need for a Portal 3, Portal was a very solid foundation and Portal 2 is pretty much the best experience that the Portal formula can offer as it is, I'd rather not have another Portal game for the sake of having another Portal game, I'd be just as souless as most AAA games if that were the case.
+Serpico's Beard Actually i was wondering what happened with portal 1/2 devs? Are they still working for valve or left valve and created new dev team/s?
Ok i found that Scott Clintworth was working on Destiny in 2014.
Jeep Barnett still works for valve and probably works on VR.
Says "Portal 3 Is a Possibility"
Valve is laughing at this.
we got half life alyx now so. maybe one day
they turned from IBM to apple in 2 years.
+CariagaXIII what ?
+Andy Play's [BogAco] he means the look and feel. brownish and black IBM like stuff to the white and clean apple.
+CariagaXIII this is like from Macintosh Classic to the iMac.
***** It was supposed to be grey at Classic.
Honestly I liked the old portal theme, at least the abandoned nova Prospekt theme
I can't imagine how much work went into this, but I enjoyed every bit of it! So much better than those "10 things you didn't know about Portal" videos xD
Seriously
1. Portal was released in 2007.
Come on people we aren't idiots
+Fazbear Crew 2. GLaDOS is a robot
+Fazbear Crew 3. The portal gun is white
3: Wheatly is British.
+Fazbear Crew +Degrungeon Yes xD Also, Tyler even explains some of the technicalities that aren't even in "The Final Hours Of Portal 2" (even if this is more related to the second game, it does explain the origins of the first one)
12:20 "double zero"
+Minu the screenshot before it does show a double zero version of that sign
lol wut
Minu what
Yo fellow homestuck
It's interesting how all these UA-cam videos are like 1 day off on release dates. Portal released October 10, 2007
Outstanding work Tyler! I'd love to see more documentaries like this, especially on Condition Zero, that had one of the most hectic development cycles for any Valve game imo
Portal is my special interest (I'm autistic) and the fact that you ACTUALLY had info I was not previously aware of shows that you really had a strong dedication to your research. Based on that alone, I'd trust that every one of your videos has this much care put into it. The audio contrast was spectacular and I appreciated the screenshots as visual aid. Really, thank you so much for posting this!
This video is extremely good , especially for the time, however i do remember the portal 2 beta video being, lacking
i love the portal series and really want another installment in the series.
but at the same time, i just want to leave it as it is.
"Still Alive" at the end gave me some melancholic vibes...
Great video
"he shut down valve" Me: "so thats why there aint no new games"
XD
Iceypie sighting??
@@nuclear_blue found you
*cough cough* Half Life Alyx *cough cough*
Very nice video.going over everything. Really put's those other "Portal Beta" videos to shame.
I'm glad I was able to help out with this one too.
I hope Valve pulls that F-Stop idea back outta the idea bin. It sounds like a pretty neat concept.
Pffshh.. Valve don't make their _own_ games anymore.
+Matt Filer I'm pretty sure Source 2 is already out...
+Cridone thats a big deal in my opinion, dota is a huge game running source2. so Source 2 is out m8
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+Cridone Launch the game. Ta-da, Source 2!
That group chat was fucking satanic.
:papyrus:
+Retrogamer125 What group chat??
theclansofcool On the Steam Group for Valve News Network, Tyler announced that he will be using the group chat feature to talk about this video. About 100 more people joined and started spamming the hell out of everything and spewing their memes, ignoring the reason Tyler wanted to talk. Spam/Cancerfest 2016, basically.
i been following this guy back when he used the channel for for xmas videos of his family and i have to say ever sense he got bigger on his tf2 videos so many 7-14 year olds came in and have made comments and chats and just about everything fucking shity its so damm sad.
+Retrogamer125 It was horrible.
Count how many times Tyler says "large."
Oh crap, good point
+Valve News Network
+Mausere
I was just about to make this same comment lol. Great and informative video, but please look over your script and use a Thesaurus for a variety of vocabulary! Can't wait to see your video on Portal 2's development :)
+Valve News Network Hey i found something inside this site you send once from Aperture science could you write me back so i can tell you
I wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't mentioned it, now every word he says is LARGE
Count how many times he says "this" in the beginning
That Still Alive instrumental never fails to make me happy and, fulfilled in some sort of way. Great video.
Definitely one of your best and most interesting videos yet, nice job!
I'm attending the college that it came from, a little extra fun fact: "The cake is a lie" is a reference to the fact that NMS would get people to playtest with the promise of cake, only to tell them that it was a lie when they finished
I think a Glados chase scene would have been cool but instead of you chasing Glados, she would be chasing you.
Absolutely amazing video: extremely informative, full of in-depth info that's otherwise hard to find, well put together chronologically, and generally a pleasure to watch. 10/10 would love to see more of this!
_ _*_12:20_**_ Test-A 00 when there actually stands a 10 on the sign._*
Is there a mod to bring back the swirl portals and original crosshair? I love the look.
That would be awesome! I think there is a texture mod online on a website call gamebanana I think
Check out portal: project-beta for those assets
+Wayne Grace I just figured out how to install portal project beta. Yes.... YES.
+Fazbear Crew blue portals has a nice esthetic too, but rather different than the original
+Wayne Grace definitely. Blue portals is a great fan game.
Really great job on this video, very detailed and informative. I loved every bit of it, thank you. :)
this intro is so right in every level possible
next time someone tells me that consoles arent slowing technological progress down I'll tell him/her that portal had to change the portals that give it its name because of consoles
+brunocar It's funny when they say consoles don't slowing down technological progress, then say they should stop supporting last gen consoles because it holds current gen back. Hypocrites.
FollowMeInfantry
The funny thing is that sony also had retrocompatibility on the ps4 and microsoft did it earlier it wouldn't be the case.
I mean, for fucks sake, its not like its imposible, the the ps4 is the only playstation console not capable of running psx games
+brunocar That's... a nitpick more than an actual reason, don't you think?
XradicalD why? its the only one unable to run psx games even though every other previous major console could run them straight from the disk and both portable through digital conversion.
isn't it a little pathetic that sony in their blissful ignorance of top dog in the console wars forgot to put a feature every other console (and even some tablets they made) have, not to mention the fact that you have to install all your games like if it was a pc... oh wait, its a shitty pc using hardware that is objectively obsolete for "top gaming" as their marketing team says
brunocar What on earth are you even talking about..? Are you ok? Do you need some water?
I hope you make more quality content like this. This was absolutely amazing.
A video about F-STOP is coming? Fuck yeah. F-STOP keeps me up at night.
Stuff I didn't know! Very nicely done dude.
I AM SO GLAD YOU DIDNT INCLUDE THE IMMERSION BREAKING SOUND THAT ACCOMPANIES YOUR LOGO.
Yeah now you've got me fiending for the next video after that tidbit at the end.
absolutely loved the video very informative also not like news of people dying or something uninteresting either a back story to how something was made kept me very entertained the entire time i dont think you have to change a darn thing keep it up!
Love this type of video dude nicely done :)
The fact that Narbacular Drop folks came from the same DigiPen tribe that later brought "Perspective" - a free 3d-2d platformer that I appreciate immensely - has utterly blown my mind.
Great video, this is why I'm subbed!
I can’t believe that even after all this time, I’m learning new things about my favourite game series of all time. I’m so glad I started this rabbit hole :)
Ooooh I really want to hear your theory on F-Stop!!!
Wow, I never knew so much of this information was available. Thanks for making this great video!
Even when the video was being processed, you got like 50 likes
First off:
_AMAZING_ VIDEO, MAN! Keep up the good work!
Great video Ive so much about valve with your vidz
Damn, only 2-3 minutes in and I can already tell you've put a shitload of work into this, Tyler. Can't wait to finish it, great vid. Definitely worth all the work you put into it.
TEST-A Double 0? NO! IT'S TEN!
Fantastic video Tyler! This is the kind of information that is hard to find, and you did a great job sharing it with us!
Hold on! There is an android port of Portal?!
I've seen a mobile port that needs a special tablet....sigh..
on nvidia shield only.
@@spaghetto181 if your phone is rooted you can play it on android phone
holy crap, dude, best idea ever! continue to use this format for other games, it's the best content of this type that I have ever seen!!! I love it, keep up the awesome work dude!
Wow this amazing... some quality shit right here.
Now THIS is the kind of content I would like to see more of VNN. Excellent work!
Dumbed down for console again. Why am I not surprised
PC, master race, ya'know?
+Nathan Vincent At least it's just a small effect.
+Nathan Vincent i honestly prefer the "dumbed down" portals
+Nathan Vincent I think I'll have a heart attack and die. Of not surprise.
+Nathan Vincent at least they din't try to release the orange box on wii.
then all the games would look horrible.
because Nintendo wont release any good graphics hardware
lots of info i had no idea about in this video, great job! i didn't use to like this channel that much but your videos keep on getting better and i like the direction you're going in.
keep it up mr. mcvicker.
Me when the portal in the portal logo is still the old texture:
:o
Very nice. Informative, interesting, and well narrated. I'm looking forward to your future content Tyler, you really nailed it here.
watching this with my lady and when you said about changing/improving she said "your voice" just thought you should know ha ha ha
Hahaha, find out specifics if you can.
+Valve News Network brutal, one might even say savage
+Valve News Network I think your voice is just fine, thanks for making this vid
+Valve News Network Your voice is fine, but I did think you tried to talk too fast.
+Daniel Emery I know what it's like to be lonely, fam. I also have delusions of being in a relationship. FeelsBadMan
Years later and I’m still a huge nerd towards this series
where did you get this beta of portal?
Great job, Tyler. I appreciate your dedication and work on this video, man.
i actually like the Half Life look on the game
@@chad7021 I like both of them. They each have their own charm. I also prefer the clean, white layout. It was something new and refreshing to see after seeing the chaotic world of Half Life. I can absolutely believe I just replied to a 6 month old comment.
Great Job Tyler! It's awesome how you were able to get all this demo stuff. I'm really looking forward to the next video.
Half Life 2: Alyx HYPE!!
A lot of work went into this video and it certainly shows. It was awesome and quite informative. Great job, mate!
I wonder where you got all these old map & assets...
from moddb
Dude i saw countless portal-beta video's But this... is just amazing!
Yes, this is all authentic footage.
Thank you for making this video. Very well made. It's awesome to learn about the history of Portal. Keep up the great work!
Am I the only one who would prefer Portal 3 rather than Half-Life 3?
Nope
Nope.. But I do prefer to have Opposing Force 2 or something that has a continuation of Corporal Shepherd's story
No
Purpletrax Agree.
+- Roger - Why Half Life 3 when HL2E3 is not even out?
You did a fantastic job on a video, all of it, from the editing to narrative, it was very entertaining and informative, very well done, keep up the great work c:
Where did the gameplay footage go???
this is really well done tyler and i hope you can do more of these things as they are really awesome
How did you found these gameplay footages?
+UhhIsAnyoneInThere87 Most of them are mods
Nahben Haben And you can download from...
+UhhIsAnyoneInThere87
bing
google
yahoo
moddb
google
bing
yahhooooo
ClippyMacrino Ok bullshit
+UhhIsAnyoneInThere87 Where can I get them?
This is one of your best videos mate!
I would love to see more stuff like this in the future.
How did you get all this footage from the beta? Is there a leaked download for it? Or are all of these just old videos?
+The Open Rift Leaked download
+undertrash mando oh... (yo you know of any download links for them)
+The Open Rift Google is your friend
Doggo mando in this case, it's not.
someone give intel on how to get, pls
This is so cool! I didn't know any of this, it's evident that you put an incredible amount of effort on making this video. Looking forward to your next video!
And where is your next video, depicting Valve's plan?
this was really well done tyler :) keep it up! i thought i was going to be seeing more of the same info i've seen posted a million times, and even almost didn't click the video, but i gave it a shot and was blown away, i learned so much about a game i thought i already knew inside and out you really did your homework and did a good presentation!
Where the hell did you find all those devtest maps? Is there any site that has them?
This felt very professional and well executed. Good job!
Wait.... You have fottage if F-Stop?
"Which up until this point was thought to be the earliest screenshot of Portal's levels" And then you go and find EVERYTHING! Crap, I want to try out much of the older stuff!
My hl2 beta nostalgia is getting triggered from all this, good god what id give just to look trough those assets, how the levels are setup in the nova prospect theme
FANTASTIC work, especially with all the BTS photos and video.
are these old game versions downloadable anywhere ?
+Maximilian M Yeah but rare
Armel Mahmutovic101 that doesn't help at all, he wanted to know where to download them. Not how to install them...
I appreciate the effort you put into this video. Waiting for the next one.
of course the xbox cant handle a swirl lol
+♛ Huffdaddy™ notice how ps3 didnt get orange box at all? PC Master race
+Dr. Doge puu.sh/nfGzk/bedebf18db.jpg Please Do research Before Commenting.
+Dr. Doge I own the Orange Box on ps3; stop talking about things you know nothing about.
+Dr. Doge I'm ashamed to game on PC with people like you.
+Dr. Doge ps3 did get the orange box tho
Great job on the video. I'd love to see more videos like this showing the changes to a game during development.
is this your own footage or did you take this from a demo or something?
+Khorps eyy khorps
BananaSquid hey, waifu
Khorps ey b0ss
Really good video format. Good job Tyler.
I think your video recording settings are a bit off, because your videos always seem to have heavily crushed blacks levels, making dark areas of games too dark. You should double-check your settings for your recordings (or maybe your video export settings?) to see if you can fix this.
I emailed you a while back about video editing stuff but never got a response. Hope you can go back and find it at some point!
I love this type of content. I actually didn't know anything you explained, apart from the original project made by the students. Thank you so much for this insight!! Portal is my baby
Ok, can someone clear me up on this? Is the footage ACTUAL footage from the builds? Or some beta remake mod thing I've never heard about.
+- ChrisCube - I think actual footage, which is the main reason i came here.
***** same
+Flip How was the footage obtained?
i think that old builds were released
I like these longer type videos with much content, quality work.
Loved this one, so interesting with so much stuff i wouldn't be able to find myself! So thank you for this :D
Take a like from me, for the good work! ;D
Fantastic video!
Maybe it's just me, but on 15:27 with the song Still Alive playing, even without vocals, I found myself mentally singing it, which derailed me from your speech.. Again, maybe just me.
Last time I was so early the video wasn't even at 144p
wot then wot was it o.O
+the definition of splooge One solid color.
Last time I was early, the video was at 000p. It wasn't even uploading, but I was still there, bright and early.
+Degrungeon
you all are like OP
Great video, a lot of depth and as far as I can tell this is all the info that you could possible get put into it.
Can't wait to hear more from what crazy prototypes the Valve employees made.
I know this is a early build of Portal and it could probably be just a random model but...have you guys noticed that at 7:10 you can see you're playing as a male instead of a female (Chell)? And since everybody knows Half life and Portal story are connected, and this version of Portal took place on Nova Prospekt, couldn't that be Gordon?
+German Lehmann I don't think it's set in Nova Prospekt, but that it was simply a placeholder aesthetic to kick start the development. If it is Gordon, then he too is also probably just a placeholder model. As for the stories being linked, they are only very loosely linked as far as we can tell.
+German Lehmann If there's something that can make the whole world facepalm, it's this theory.
Lol, not a theory man, chill, just stating some facts, i didn't say it was Gordon, i just asked what you guys thought the character being Gordon
German Lehmann It was observant, but as I said in my other comment; I think it's just placeholders for the game, not much else. Good find though.
+S1lver94 It is a retextured citizen male_07.
Good vid Tyler. Love these longer Vids, the effort really shows.
It is always exciting to learn a story behind a development. Thanks for sharing!
This is really good. I learned a lot I didn't know even though I've seen other videos on the origin of Portal.
Nice video and very nice research. Thank you for putting the effort in. I wish youtube had more quality videos like this; videos with *actual* content.
Nice work on the video, this includes all the screenshots and gameplay.