How A Flash Game Changed Portal History

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Ossy Flawol

Ossy Flawol

Күн бұрын

Portal: The Flash Version is one of the most iconic Portal fangames ever made, and it has a legacy no one has heard of in full. Today, I aim to reveal the lost history of Portal: The Flash Version and how it changed the history of Portal as a whole in a documentary.
Many thanks to Ido Tal, Hen Matshulski, and Josh Weier for their assistance.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 - Intro
4:50 - In A Flash
12:12 - A 2D Legacy
16:24 - The Next Dimension
24:09 - A 3D Legacy
29:40 - Valve Enters The Scene
41:41 - Beyond Still Alive
50:11 - Conclusion
56:49 - Credits
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Music used in the documentary comes from Portal, Portal 2, Portal: The Flash Version, Entropy Zero 2, Undertale, and Deltarune.
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Hey everyone, the name's Ossy Flawol!

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@OssyFlawol
@OssyFlawol Жыл бұрын
Thank you all for your endless support. Captions are available :)
@RoboPlaysYT
@RoboPlaysYT Жыл бұрын
Love the video!
@Blaz_Haz_KATZ
@Blaz_Haz_KATZ Жыл бұрын
And I'm glad someone ported Portal: The Flash Version map pack as a bonus map for portal Cuz now we've got Elliot's Mind
@Isaacfess
@Isaacfess Жыл бұрын
Hey man, super great video. Portal 2 was my first Steam game so this spoke to me.
@hyenaman12
@hyenaman12 Жыл бұрын
Great work mate - Red panda arts
@santiagogleissner
@santiagogleissner Жыл бұрын
Great work, that was a great Video. I never thought i would watch a 1 Hour Long Video, but it was so well edited, i didn’t notice it.❤ Blocksantibuster
@Hen787
@Hen787 Жыл бұрын
A personal thank you from me and Ido, it was a huge joy to watch and a crazy journey on a personal level. You've covered it perfectly, including finding out some stuff we didn't even knew about ourselves. I've had my theories over the years and you've solved and confirmed some of them. :)
@OssyFlawol
@OssyFlawol Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Hen, it was an honour to finally document this story for the world to learn 💙
@somebonehead
@somebonehead Жыл бұрын
Do you still keep in touch with Yoav / Living Tombstone?
@Hen787
@Hen787 Жыл бұрын
@@somebonehead We do and we released a video game together a year and a half ago called In Sound Mind :)
@waterbears9874
@waterbears9874 Жыл бұрын
It’s genuinely amazing how 2 16 year olds not only created such an amazing snake if portal before it even came out, but also unknowingly and indirectly influenced portal 2. It’s amazing how all those pieces just fell into place
@klaus.sfc01official30
@klaus.sfc01official30 Жыл бұрын
​@@Hen787 i heard about your game but i never would have guessed that it influenced portal 2 this much i may as well not live anymore if portal 2 did not exist in a way you saved my life OMG
@thecluckster3908
@thecluckster3908 Жыл бұрын
The reveal of who the composer for the game was had my jaw drop, I did not expect that.
@Dr.Oofers
@Dr.Oofers Жыл бұрын
I don’t think anyone did.
@VEE0034
@VEE0034 Жыл бұрын
Who was it I can't find it anywhere and I can't see in the video
@ballekitt5001
@ballekitt5001 Жыл бұрын
@@VEE0034 29:07 for the reveal
@theladycata9648
@theladycata9648 Жыл бұрын
I still wasn’t expecting to recognize the composer, but he wasn’t kidding about it being someone you’d know if you’ve been online for the past decade. I should have guessed that he’d have a pretty wild career
@SophiePastelz
@SophiePastelz 8 ай бұрын
same fr
@sylvienyas
@sylvienyas Жыл бұрын
Literally the second i heard you mention the name "Yoav" i was like "there is no fking way thats him" its so cool that he was involved man truly had involvement so many childhoods
@Ph1syc
@Ph1syc Жыл бұрын
same! i am a diehard fan of TLT and it was amazing finding him here from all places!
@adam_roman
@adam_roman Жыл бұрын
I've always felt like the human vault in P2's co-op was possibly inspired by the cloning lab in the Flash Version map pack. I feel like that's so much more likely knowing how much Still Alive influenced P2
@RoundShades
@RoundShades Жыл бұрын
I feel like the light bridges and discouragement beams and crusher plates in portal 2 were also inspired by it. I'm aware the crusher plates were in portal 1 trailer, but valve shelved it and might never have brought it back without encouragement.
@aiodensghost8645
@aiodensghost8645 Жыл бұрын
And how you can still find the Borealis in Portal 2. And the test subject from the Flash Game? Maybe he became Rat Man.
@Dr.Oofers
@Dr.Oofers Жыл бұрын
@@aiodensghost8645 Wait, you can find the test subject?
@LukiKruki
@LukiKruki Жыл бұрын
​​@@Dr.Oofers Once you find the vault of fresh test subjects in Portal 2 Coop, GLaDOS reads any one information about the test subjects while scanning them. One of these test subjects is a reference to the flash version of Portal. The test subject number.
@MeowciferMeow
@MeowciferMeow Жыл бұрын
THE LIVING TOMBSTONE???
@jeffisaperson4471
@jeffisaperson4471 Жыл бұрын
Tbh, popular or not, a lot of people don't look into the histories of flash games, so it's nice to see someone actually pulling all the details.
@AstraParfait
@AstraParfait Жыл бұрын
funny that Portal: Prelude was mentioned in this vid considering some of it’s levels are also reimaginings of Flash Version levels (chamber 9 of Prelude being a remake of chamber 15 of TFV comes to mind)
@SegaJennesiss
@SegaJennesiss Жыл бұрын
whenever people claim that fanart and fan works aren't as infulential or creative, stuff like this comes to mind. Never stop making art and contributions to stuff you love, it will be loved and appreciated
@cheesepop7175
@cheesepop7175 Жыл бұрын
it wont
@Dr.Oofers
@Dr.Oofers Жыл бұрын
@@cheesepop7175 bad b8
@B.L.U.S
@B.L.U.S Жыл бұрын
Unless it's rule 34 then you are just poisoning the community Ahem sonic/Undertale/FNAF fandom
@lisatroiani6119
@lisatroiani6119 2 ай бұрын
@@cheesepop7175 low quality bait
@EnderCatCore
@EnderCatCore Жыл бұрын
woah, the fact that someones passion for a game they were a fan of ended up forming the sequel to that game is so cool. that passion someone had for a game they love may have ended up indirectly changing my life in some way, as cheesy as it is to say. this whole story really kinda motivates me to continue to persue the fan projects ive been working on more. 10/10 video
@SuperQGS_
@SuperQGS_ Жыл бұрын
Whoa hey I recognize you! I’m the guy who did the snark bit in your halflife streams years ago. Awesome seeing you in the wild
@EnderCatCore
@EnderCatCore Жыл бұрын
@@SuperQGS_ ayy i remember you, awesome seeing you in the wild too lol
@tikimillie
@tikimillie Жыл бұрын
Its… sad, how distant video game companies and fans have become… it used to be more symbiotic, now its more one sided, the big cold faceless corps vs the insignificant player… Imagine if nintendo treated its fans with the same kindness as valve did..
@SamiTheAnxiousBean
@SamiTheAnxiousBean Жыл бұрын
Usually when stuff gets revealed I'm like "Oh cool" but the reveal of the composer for the 3D verson going on to become the living tombstone hit me SO HARD It's also insane knowing that the flash verson Butterfly effected into making portal 2 the way it currently is, it might have been a completely different game without it, a portal without portals in general, this was a extemely cool and well researched video, thank you for making it!! Great work Ossy!!!
@andresbravo2003
@andresbravo2003 Жыл бұрын
We Create Stuff really did the best work of making a 2D Portal Flash Game that I grew up with back in the day when the connection is slow before Fiber took over. Valve did brought his mappack and made Portal: Still Alive as a Xbox 360 Exclusive game in 2008. just the way we loved it. 😇👍🏻💙
@cuddlebug9699
@cuddlebug9699 Жыл бұрын
The flash version was what introduced me to Portal,I poured hours and hours into it when i was a kid but never finished it...Thanks for making this video and reminding me of it!
@shadokwastaken
@shadokwastaken Жыл бұрын
holy damn that was an awesome watch, you really are the portal lore master
@flow1194
@flow1194 Жыл бұрын
this video makes me want to stand up from my chair and walk around in my room. watching this on my second monitor while making a portal fangame myself was... an interesting experience, definetely gave me a lot of motivation. i hope i can use it to someday give my own story to this wonderful community
@permatemp5208
@permatemp5208 Жыл бұрын
What an experience. You really went through a lot of research and digging, and honestly came across one of the most important pieces of not only Portal, but Valve history. If it weren't for you, who's to say anybody would've known? What an amazing video.
@ARealLemonLime
@ARealLemonLime Жыл бұрын
One of the best videos ive seen in a long time, most documentaries people make on KZbin i get like 20 mins in, and get bored and leave. this one had me invested the whole way thrush. I loved the style of well, how you did everything. Just overall a good video
@sixthdragoness9874
@sixthdragoness9874 Жыл бұрын
This is the game that got me into PC gaming entirely. I found it on Newgrounds shortly after the Portal hype train started up and decided to give it a try, fell in love with the concept and wanted more so I got a copy of the orange box and haven't turned back since
@WinderTP
@WinderTP Жыл бұрын
It really hit me when you said that every creation process is a story worth telling. The story of Portal Flash may not have been the most influential one, but like a river, Portal 2 didn't come from the void - it's a result of teams of people, multitutes of influences, all having their own stories like this. Having been in a story like this myself, events like these really do have an emotional impact, no matter how small other people deem it to be, and these tiny things really do mean something to me. Thank you for having so much love for the Portal series, and thank you for telling this story :)
@sobercaine1364
@sobercaine1364 Жыл бұрын
Hey ossy, i rarely comment on videos but this documentary is more than great and amazing. The documentary made me rethink why portal and portal 2 is a popular franchise. I played the flash version and portal: still alive because i wanted to play something different and not play the same original game the x-th time. I didn't knew this mod was that important and even changed the timeline literally for portal 2. And Hen even created the idea putting portal in the half-life universe??? Now we know how important this modpack was for the sequel of portal. Thank you ossy! Now i love portal more than ever! (I'm sorry with my bad english grammar)
@117Tennessine
@117Tennessine 11 ай бұрын
The way it all tied together at the end... Absolutely BRILLIANT. The insane amount of work that went into this was just... stunning. Ossy, you're a legend.
@PMZaphod
@PMZaphod Жыл бұрын
Just started the video, and can already tell how much work you put into this. Your narration has improved a lot, congratulations! You are now the Portal Loremaster
@Discoh
@Discoh Жыл бұрын
It's mind-blowing to learn that such a small, seemingly innocuous fangame could have such a massive untold legacy on both Portal and Valve as a whole. Even crazier to think that there's a chance neither of us would even _be here_ to talk about it if it hadn't existed. Thank you for sharing this story - it's one that absolutely deserves to be told. None of them have disappointed, but I think it goes without saying that this is your best and most in-depth video to date. Wonderful work, and congrats on 15k. I'm proud to be one of them.
@bunjection
@bunjection Жыл бұрын
This was an amazing video! I didn't even notice that 1 hour passed, it felt more like 20 minutes. I also discovered Portal and Valve through P2 and if it wasn't for P2 I would have never bought every single Valve game available on Steam as well as a Steam Deck. When you were talking about the story I actually felt your emotional connection with it and the editing was superb. The captions are also an amazing touch! Have a great day, Ossy!
@ryguy-qh2qk
@ryguy-qh2qk Жыл бұрын
This story just goes to show how much a teenager with a bunch of crazy ideas in their head can actually impact this world. Don't feel like you can't make those dreams a reality.
@TitanTheDevourer
@TitanTheDevourer Жыл бұрын
This is a grossly underrated documentary and it deserves more attention than it already has. It’s absolutely mind blowing how impactful the Flash version was and I’m glad that this video opened my eyes to the history of one of my favorite game series. Thank you so much Ossy for making this documentary
@TaccRaccoon
@TaccRaccoon Жыл бұрын
The nostalgia for this is big to me. Got into portal in late 2010 and was also into flash games, I remember playing this so many nights in that cold winter sitting by the radiator And in school whenever we had free time in the computer class I would play it a lot
@Pseudocomedian
@Pseudocomedian Жыл бұрын
Finding out Yoav was actually notorious youtube user The Living Tombstone was like a frying pan to the head
@announceing1993
@announceing1993 Жыл бұрын
This was spectacular! You did an amazing job with the research and editing! You have me invested all the way through! I'll keep supporting you with any endeavors you take on next, keep it up!
@BonkExclamationPoint
@BonkExclamationPoint 11 ай бұрын
Truly a beautiful story. It's incredible how people manage to make things and shape this really intriguing circle that one person finds fascinating enough to share it to the world. The world which has not seen it in it's entirety. Amazing video Ossy, Thank you for making it!
@hdew12354
@hdew12354 Жыл бұрын
i love the fact that at some parts of this, i literally cried! amazing work, fantastic video and a simply astonishing history and telling thereof!
@yall_girl_eve
@yall_girl_eve Жыл бұрын
Damn, im not something who cries normally, but this one touched me, Portal 2 and still alive were a HUGE part of my life growing up, and the flash version as well Thank you for this video
@wolfcl0ck
@wolfcl0ck Жыл бұрын
Bravo, well done! I imagine with how many times you had to restart the export, the last few days probably felt a whole lot longer than usual.
@cherylbomb1138
@cherylbomb1138 Жыл бұрын
Phenomenal video! Portal was the first game I was able to play on the family computer and it stuck with me ever since. It was a gateway to a much bigger world of Valve and even the flash version! I've only found the flash map pack in recent years and the Still Alive port to the PC and they've got such a unique feeling to them. I hope to see more documentaries in the future!
@lazy_gravity6088
@lazy_gravity6088 Жыл бұрын
amazing video!!!! your work on the history of the portal community has been a joy to watch. thank you for making these videos
@andyknapp
@andyknapp Жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing story. Great video! Your best yet!
@Reptiliomorph
@Reptiliomorph Жыл бұрын
Cave Johnson taught me how to give semi-casual presentations. When I was in college, I was told confidence was important to give a good public presentation. The most confident person I could think of was Cave Johnson, so after that I made sure to imitate him as best I could when doing public speaking for my projects. My presentations where I imitate Cave Johnson ALWAYS got 100%. My grades went up because a few exams in my final year were public speaking, and I got a scholarship. All because those teens were hyped. Thanks to those guys.
@BluSpringg
@BluSpringg Жыл бұрын
I remember there was a time many years ago when I first watched my uncle play Portal 2, and being super interested in it. He had the Portal 2 DVD box, so you just know that he was a complete OG. I don't remember when I had first played Portal TFV, but I remember that I have played it before, it being the first experience I had of actually playing Portal back on my grandmother's old Asus EeePC netbook. When you had stated the possibility of how if TFV didn't exist, Portal 2 very likely wouldn't have existed, I started sitting back in my chair, starting to tear up contemplating that reality. Portal 2 continues to be my most favourite game of all time, with only one game coming close to beating it. Coming across this video on my recommended page, the second I saw "Flash game" and "Portal", and saw the 2D test subject, I immediately knew what game you were talking about, and it brought back the memories of when I was a kid playing that game. I had entirely forgotten about its existence, but once I saw it and immediately knew what you were talking about, it immediately jogged my memory. I might revisit the original Flash game and play the 3D remaster for the first time for a stream later. Thank you for presenting this video, Ossy. I'm hoping more people get to see this history, because it not only shows a piece of art that two fans had become inspired to make, but it also showcases the history of Portal 2's development process, how fanwork is such a crucial part of any kind of media, and the history of The Living Tombstone that still continues to be a major part of so many people's childhoods even before he was known as TLT.
@DullFool
@DullFool Жыл бұрын
The We make stuff duo honesty reminds me of this person who help develop the L4D2’s Last stand and surprisingly to my knowledge, nobody has made a documentary on him yet. His username is Lleage, and normally you would think this is some fake story but he’s even credited in on the official website for the last stand update, I’m not sure he helped with the update but he wasn’t officially hired so he was most likely a person who came up with the map concepts for that update, his KZbin and steam usernames are the same being lleage
@DemonArisen
@DemonArisen Жыл бұрын
Phenomenal video. A beautiful reminder of why I love Portal, the Portal community, and Valve themselves. If not for Portal 2, my life -- and I'm sure many of our lives -- would be completely different. Portal 2 introduced me to the world of games, sparked my fascination for level design, and is the reason I now have a career in the games industry. I have Hen and Ido, and their boundless passion and skill, to thank for that. And thank you, Ossy, for sharing this incredibly moving story with us in the form of such a detailed and well-researched documentary. Bravo, and may The Flash Version live long in our collective memory :)
@ivan_tty
@ivan_tty Жыл бұрын
Nice documentary! To be honest, there's not a lot of long videos on KZbin that can keep me interested. This one managed to do that. Thank you for making this documentary.
@Fuji-yd7hd
@Fuji-yd7hd 4 ай бұрын
Im literally gonna cry dude this is the best video ive ever watched on youtube. Thank you
@MrNamegame
@MrNamegame Жыл бұрын
This is truly the first time in a long time I've had chills down my spine over something so incredibly amazing within a game community in a positive manner, watching this documentary on the spine of Portal 2's influence. Did not think a Flash game would have such an incredibly massive impact on the meat and potatoes of a game sequel. Astounding.
@dillydoo6880
@dillydoo6880 Жыл бұрын
I just reached the conclusion, and... wow. You put this together *beautifully.* I'm so glad I got to hear this story about Portal and its legacy, and how this Flash game made such a big impact on Portal. It's eye-opening, and it's great to hear its impact on you personally. Thank you for putting this together.
@dontbememeist497
@dontbememeist497 Жыл бұрын
Wow, this made me tear up a little. Great documentary, dude. Hope to see more like this in the future.
@Liam-man-93
@Liam-man-93 Жыл бұрын
This was one of, if not THE best video about portal I've ever watched. Thank you for sharing this.
@NathanTyph
@NathanTyph Жыл бұрын
Outstanding documentary, Ossy! You did an amazing job with your research.
@V4ker
@V4ker Жыл бұрын
This was an awesome documentary, much thanks, Ossy! I think it's really important to preserve such pieces of history while it's still possible, if somebody were to try digging this deep 5, 10, 15 years later, it could be that... this would've been impossible by that point. This video will likely remain the only (and maybe the last) source for years to come The algorithm should notice - it did for me at least :) P.S. Very good captions too, many creators completely ignore this aspect - thanks, Reese Rivers! P.P.S. Nice piano arrangement in the credits, was it a Permatemp's special for this video?
@permatemp5208
@permatemp5208 Жыл бұрын
Correct!
@bsm377
@bsm377 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, I didn't even know that a simple Flash game would have such a big impact on the Portal history. Great video!
@ErasmusMagnusR
@ErasmusMagnusR Жыл бұрын
Impeccable subtitle work.
@FrenchFryCheese04
@FrenchFryCheese04 Жыл бұрын
XD
@LunalynDragon
@LunalynDragon Жыл бұрын
This video was super awesome! I put it on to have something to listen to while drawing, but I was focused in paying full attention by the end. That doesn't happen a lot with me! Really impressed with how above and beyond you went to get answers, what a legend!
@achlysyte
@achlysyte Жыл бұрын
such a beautiful and inspiring video this was!!!! praying this blows up, bcuz it absolutely deserves so
@fizzledmistake3448
@fizzledmistake3448 Жыл бұрын
i remember playing this game! nothing fixes a day like listening to you ramble about obscure portal stuff for an hour
@LazyBird352
@LazyBird352 Жыл бұрын
"I couldn't just talk about one aspect of this game's history. I needed to talk about ALL of it" And only then, I realized, this is a hour long video. I thought "It's going to be a fun hour"
@TheSpygineer
@TheSpygineer Жыл бұрын
Good job as always! This is indeed an incredible story of passionate fans creating something amazing.
@PuzzleFactoryProd
@PuzzleFactoryProd 7 ай бұрын
The crazy thing about KZbin is that I saw someone’s let’s play of the flash Portal game, so then I played it. Now I’m watching the history of that game on KZbin 10+ years later 😂
@Gurtopolis
@Gurtopolis Жыл бұрын
This was amazing. I never knew anything of the flash mappack, only that the flash version existed and was given some maps in still alive. And this video is beautifully edited and deserves so much more than 15k views.
@Arcaxon
@Arcaxon Жыл бұрын
Wow this was a lovely thing to find in my recommendations! Absolutely loved this video; I never knew about this at all! Thank so much for sharing this and to everyone else who helped! :D
@ZillyArt32
@ZillyArt32 Жыл бұрын
THE TLT TWIST REALLY CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE IN THE BEST WAY! LOL, I love how you sorta alluded to it before the reveal by talking about his music making experience,
@YourPal69
@YourPal69 Жыл бұрын
this video is a masterpiece telling a story of just 2 kids having fun and creating a little project to influencing the making of one OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL GAMES IN YEARS. Beatiful
@AndrewIdot
@AndrewIdot Жыл бұрын
really cool documentary. this was really interesting, good job ossy!
@supermariojean
@supermariojean Жыл бұрын
I always want to know the history about this version of portal actually the history of this flash game actually changing an entire franchise forever and that's really impressive to be completely honest.
@0DRONZER
@0DRONZER Жыл бұрын
never knew portal flash was this important this is really cool to know, amazing video
@minecraftthelostorder5782
@minecraftthelostorder5782 7 ай бұрын
That's why I love so much the lore of a simple video game! It has such a history made of gold which seems unbelievable from the first point and surprising from the other! Love your hard work! Good luck!
@SamiTheAnxiousBean
@SamiTheAnxiousBean Жыл бұрын
I know this is unrelated but first time seeing that Intro animation which I haven't seen in your other videos and... Omg it's so satisfying
@deathpred2579
@deathpred2579 3 ай бұрын
I started watching your channel a few days ago and I've watched pretty much all of your catalogue in just a few days. Your videos are so fun and they stand out to me compared to other portal/source youtubers. The things I know about the BTS of the games is the same parroted info every other source youtuber talks about when mentioning portal. Watching your stuff genuinely piques my interest because I have never heard about a lot of this stuff. First heard about you through your collab with Richter Overtime, but I'm so glad I started watching your stuff. Especially this documentary style video. You go into great detail about the whole history between We Create Stuff and Valve, how they influenced Portal 2 and you just blew my mind in general. Great stuff and I can't wait to watch more of your videos in the future. Plus you have a nice voice when you talk, whether it's the one you use in your videos or the one on streams, they both sound nice.
@MonoNako
@MonoNako 7 ай бұрын
I had no idea one of the devs was also behind Nightmare House until this video, really amazing piece of flash game history and nostalgia right here
@TS_Mind_Swept
@TS_Mind_Swept Жыл бұрын
I heard about the Flash version, but I didn't realize it actually came out before the original; I also wasn't aware of how everything was connected. Thanks for doing all that in-depth research and digging to piece it all together. I think any fan of these games tends to be a fan of that type of thought process, I know I have been about Big B (
@l-l
@l-l Жыл бұрын
Amazing documentary. This deserves so many more views and you deserve so many more subs.
@jackpumpoen
@jackpumpoen Жыл бұрын
beautiful subtitle work, it’s so rare to see them done to this quality and moved on the screen so that they don’t cover text or images
@ElementalTJ
@ElementalTJ Жыл бұрын
Amazing video. Subscribed. Thanks!
@SASTSimon
@SASTSimon Жыл бұрын
Great video as always ossy
@cloudplays4685
@cloudplays4685 8 ай бұрын
Wow, I know I’m very late to this video but this was one of the most compelling, interesting and thoroughly researched stories I’ve ever seen. Thank you for keeping this story alive and sharing it with all who watch this incredible video
@walidbentaher
@walidbentaher 8 ай бұрын
I really wanna hear more flash game stories like this. They are so facinating to listen too!
@sapphirenoctua
@sapphirenoctua Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this documentary.
@CallmeAlexey
@CallmeAlexey Жыл бұрын
i think many people here, including me, played all flash version and the map pack before, not knowing its released before portal and all the backstory... especially valve looking into this, is crazy. god you really dig anything related to portal hahah. this was so fun to watch.
@TheSmart-CasualGamer
@TheSmart-CasualGamer Жыл бұрын
As someone who grew up with Portal: The Flash Game and, upon seeing the trailer for Portal 2, assumed it was a sequel to this, this is a maddening experience. I have still never played the actual Portal games.
@AppNasty
@AppNasty Жыл бұрын
That was a trip down memory lane. Sub earned x10.
@carlosmartinezdelasen105
@carlosmartinezdelasen105 Жыл бұрын
great job man, greatly edited, great information, overall 10/10. 5 stars if it was still a thing
@YishaiBarr
@YishaiBarr Жыл бұрын
"Did the unthinkable". I think another lesson here is that obscure Valve employees want recognition for their work as much as fan content makers want, even if they are paid for it. This isn't Gabe Newell, this is a guy who works for Valve who probably doesn't get any share of fan mail for his work.
@Jetbytes
@Jetbytes Жыл бұрын
Portal 2 made a massive impact on my life when I was growing up, and it's still one of my most favourite games ever. So if what you say at the end really is true, i'm so thankful to Hen and Ido, and of course Valve for being brave enough to start over again from scratch! This was a really great video, and very nostalgic for me as I remember playing Portal: The Flash version when I was younger. Great to hear the history behind it. Thank you!
@skyjumper4097
@skyjumper4097 25 күн бұрын
fabulous video :D this really felt like getting taken on the journey of digging all this information up and you present it in a perspective that might be quite personal, but it is easy to imagine and manifest what it would be like to be in your shoes. I also appreciate that this was not filled with sponsors, just one pure hour of (hi-)story and information. i am definitely subscribing to you after experiencing this video, as this high quality content seems to become more and more of a rarity. i am also joining the discord tbh y not >:3
@fntthesmth423
@fntthesmth423 Жыл бұрын
Your voice sounds like you're on the verge of breaking into tears at the end, it really adds to the experience
@DrawKill
@DrawKill 10 ай бұрын
As someone who didn't get to play portal until 2010, it was insane learning about all the stuff I missed out on. Thanks for covering it, my mind was blown when Yoav ended up being Living Tombstone lmao.
@d4cto
@d4cto Жыл бұрын
Honestly, it's a very interesting piece of trivia and an extremely well made video. I'd shake your hand if I could, that is beautiful.
@d4cto
@d4cto 7 ай бұрын
Rewatching this video 5 months after. Still a pretty interesting video but by god you weeping in the middle of it just sounds pathetic.
@vicenteperez2136
@vicenteperez2136 9 күн бұрын
i love hearing stories like this i started doing game dev in 2022 and making stuff for me is something that i personally enjoy that maybe some day someone can enjoy something that i created no matter what it is art, music, or a game i haven't been working on my project for a while now because my computer went down but hearing things like this just makes me want to get back to working on my project its something that i want to put so much care into so much i even have a recreation of the first piece of art i made for it in lego on my desk that even if its never finished its still a memory i hold close to my heart that i had an idea to make something and went through with it
@Kirodromeda
@Kirodromeda 7 ай бұрын
i genuinely shed a tear watching this, the portal series has genuinely shaped me during my times on the internet and i cannot imagine a world without the second installment
@Mikeinator_
@Mikeinator_ Жыл бұрын
19:49 voice crack "...flash game. The BiGgEsT indicator of this..."
@diamondhero3804
@diamondhero3804 Жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw that intro I knew it was going to be good
@Yoshimitsu4prez
@Yoshimitsu4prez Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, I never knew about this so I was surprised when it connected to things I did
@temst2561
@temst2561 Жыл бұрын
You are an absolute unit of a documentarist. You just got a new sub.
@bgtherobit
@bgtherobit 22 күн бұрын
i was thrown for a loop for a second when the superliminal game footage started playing in the background during portal2/f-stop segments lol
@notarobotto
@notarobotto Жыл бұрын
I thougt it would be like a normal documentary, talk a bit of the after, expand on the subject and end it here. Damn this was so much in-depth. Thank you for this
@eliott.6997
@eliott.6997 Жыл бұрын
The Flash Version of Portal was the first time I'd been exposed to it. Had no idea it came out before it, that it was made through hype, or any idea of the legacy behind it, or how it moulded the future of Portal and more notable Valve. This... was an enlightening experience... thank you.
@Lost_HumanVO
@Lost_HumanVO Жыл бұрын
Oh, man! I never ever suspected to TFV be that valuable for this series! Now I love this even more) Thank you for this video, you uncovered some unexpected story!
@dgbeck
@dgbeck Жыл бұрын
absolutely phenomenal video, you’ve REALLY outdone yourself this time :)) i grew up with the og flash version of portal bc like most people, after i played portal i just knew i needed more. i remember playing it on obscure unblocked game websites in middle and high school on my school mandated chromebook during classes and being absolutely in love with it. i never knew any of the history behind it though, i didnt even know it came out before portal, and this video truly just blew me away with how much of an incredible untold story this game has to offer. thank you for making this video, you’re doing a massive service to the portal community (as you already do frequently) spoiler: the bit with the living tombstone caught me SO off guard LMFAO
@BonnibelVA
@BonnibelVA Жыл бұрын
GOOD LORD THIS IS AMAZING!!!
@zoetbh6048
@zoetbh6048 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fucking extraordinary video. Amazing work as always Ossy.
@linkmaster8
@linkmaster8 Жыл бұрын
Jesus christ that ending fucked my mind up. Amazing work!
@aiden_3c
@aiden_3c Жыл бұрын
I remember watching my uncle play Portal for the first time, it was one of the first video games I played period. He was on the turret introduction level lol. Portal was something I was so passionate and interested in, and my friend at the time emailed me the link to the flash version that I could play on school computers or at home on my mom's laptop. I had no idea how important or influential it was, especially towards Portal 2, which is like... my favorite game ever.
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