Hero Coder Adapts ‘Portal’ for the Apple II

Two thing that persistently retain a special place in geek hearts are the Apple II desktop information processing system and the video secret plan Portal . What happens when you put them together ? Magic .

Vince Weaver , an assistant professor at the University of Maine ’s Electrical & Computer Engineering department , has very liberally created a version of the beloved game usingApplesoft BASIC . He upload a video of his game in action to YouTube and I call back this guy ’s my new favorite vlogger .

If you ’re unfamiliar with Portal , it ’s a puzzle - platforming game in which a player opens one portal vein as an entrance and one as an exit . The musician has to teleport themselves or objects through the portals to solve various dilemmas . It ’s also well known for its excellent sense of humor which remains intact with this Apple II crossover . The cake is still a lie and a beautiful death credit sequence plays Johnathon Coulton ’s song“Still active . ”