The previously announced ports for Portal Valve and Portal 2 finally arrived on Nintendo Switch yesterday. With only $ 20 ($ 28) for both titles, it’s an absolute steal for two of the best puzzle games of all time, but according to one modder, it looks like the release also means other classic Valve games will also run on the Switch, especially.
There are good reasons to turn a blind eye when a console manufacturer advertises old gaming ports to newer systems and aligns them with titles you’ve already played and paid for. But for the Switch it has been different, as it means that now countless classic games are portable and can be played almost anywhere, not just in the living room or on a desk with a gaming computer. Portal remains one of the best and most original games of all time, and its sequel provided a welcome second help.
But according to OatmealDome, which on Twitter self-proclaims itself as a “switch, iOS and macOS tinkerer” and also works on the Dolphin emulator, it is worth noting the arrival of Portal to Switch because the game was nothing more than a complement. mod for Half-Life 2, taking advantage of the original code of this game in its core. Thus, with Portal brought to the Switch and the Source engine installed on the console, the door has also been opened for Half-Life 2 to run on the portable system as well.
At the moment, this mod isn’t for everyone, you really need to know that you’re going through the internal workings of the Switch to make it work, and, as OatmealDome also points out, “the game occasionally crashes, some maps It’s impossible to move forward “NPC animations have bugs, saves don’t work, and world cameras don’t generate properly.” There’s also a bit of stuttering in the game, which isn’t surprising, as it’s only been about 24 hours since Portal was made available on the Switch and Half-Life 2 hasn’t been optimized yet. no way to work with the hardware.
Finally, someone could come up with a guide on how to get Half-Life 2 to run on the Switch through the Portal, but our ideal result is that enough players will buy the Portal package that Valve follows with the official Half ports. -Life 2 and Gordon Freeman. Original Adventure: Two games we look forward to playing back in the can.