Portal: Still Alive - Revision history

VRadExe: /* Differences from original Portal */ Add VDC link to my original version of this list that also includes internal stuff

2025-08-16T01:28:48Z

Differences from original Portal: Add VDC link to my original version of this list that also includes internal stuff

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	== Differences from original Portal ==		== Differences from original Portal ==

			''See [[vdc:Portal: Still Alive\|Valve Developer Community]] for an expanded version of this list which includes internal differences relevant to modders.''

	* Added 14 new bonus levels based on Portal: The Flash Version, including challenge mode.		* Added 14 new bonus levels based on Portal: The Flash Version, including challenge mode.
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	* Added two unlockable Xbox Gamerpics, depicting the [[companion cube]] (obtained from incinerating the companion cube) and the [[cake]] (obtained from beating the game).		* Added two unlockable Xbox Gamerpics, depicting the [[companion cube]] (obtained from incinerating the companion cube) and the [[cake]] (obtained from beating the game).
	* The game's menus have been rearranged, adding additional sub-menus and renaming some options in order to comply with Xbox Live Arcade menu requirements.		* The game's menus have been rearranged, adding additional sub-menus and renaming some options in order to comply with Xbox Live Arcade menu requirements.

	== Update history ==		== Update history ==
	{{See also\|Patches}}		{{See also\|Patches}}

VRadExe: Add a proper list of differences from the original game, remove poorly written and unsourced development section

2025-08-15T23:23:31Z

Add a proper list of differences from the original game, remove poorly written and unsourced development section

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VRadExe: Not a "port" really, it was built off the orange box version which was already on xbox

2024-11-09T07:52:37Z

Not a "port" really, it was built off the orange box version which was already on xbox

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	[[File:Portal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|'Portal: Still Alive' cover art]]		[[File:Portal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|'Portal: Still Alive' cover art]]
	'''''Portal: Still Alive''''' is ~~the port~~ of ~~the original~~ ''[[Portal]]'' ~~game on~~ Xbox 360.		'''''Portal: Still Alive''''' is a re-released version of ''[[Portal]]'' for the Xbox 360.
	It was exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 22, 2008. It contains the original story of Portal developed by [[Valve]], 14 new [[Test chambers#Challenge modes\|bonus]] [[test chambers]] modified from the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack]] created by ''[http://wecreatestuff.com/ We Create Stuff]'', and 9 new [[Achievements#Portal: Still Alive\|achievements]] (12 total). There are no additional story-related levels.		It was exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 22, 2008. It contains the original story of Portal developed by [[Valve]], 14 new [[Test chambers#Challenge modes\|bonus]] [[test chambers]] modified from the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack]] created by ''[http://wecreatestuff.com/ We Create Stuff]'', and 9 new [[Achievements#Portal: Still Alive\|achievements]] (12 total). There are no additional story-related levels.

VRadExe: Documented Xbox marketplace shutdown, removed ugly list of the PC port's content, some cleanup

2024-09-17T09:24:15Z

Documented Xbox marketplace shutdown, removed ugly list of the PC port's content, some cleanup

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	[[File:Portal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|'Portal: Still Alive' cover art]]		[[File:Portal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|'Portal: Still Alive' cover art]]
	'''''Portal: Still Alive''''' is the port of the original ''[[Portal]]'' game on Xbox 360.		'''''Portal: Still Alive''''' is the port of the original ''[[Portal]]'' game on Xbox 360.
	It was exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 22, 2008. It contains the original story of Portal developed by [[Valve]], 14 new [[Test chambers#Challenge modes\|bonus]] [[test chambers]] modified from the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack]] created by ''[http://wecreatestuff.com/ We Create Stuff]'', and 9 new [[Achievements#Portal: Still Alive\|achievements]] (12 total). There are no additional story-related levels~~. The bonus chambers are available to play on the Nintendo Switch port of the Portal games, [[Portal: Companion Collection]]~~.		It was exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 22, 2008. It contains the original story of Portal developed by [[Valve]], 14 new [[Test chambers#Challenge modes\|bonus]] [[test chambers]] modified from the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack]] created by ''[http://wecreatestuff.com/ We Create Stuff]'', and 9 new [[Achievements#Portal: Still Alive\|achievements]] (12 total). There are no additional story-related levels.

	~~[[File:PSAMaps.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Picture~~ of ~~all bonus maps available in~~ Portal: Still Alive~~.]]~~		Since the shutdown of the Xbox 360 Marketplace, ''Portal: Still Alive'' can no longer be purchased directly on an Xbox 360 console, but appears to still be available on the [https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/portal-still-alive/br30gbnh63f9 modern Xbox store], which would allow it to be played on newer Xbox consoles through backwards compatibility - whether or not purchasing it this way would also make it downloadable on Xbox 360 is currently unknown.
	~~Portal: Still Alive has not yet been released~~ on PC, ~~although an~~ [~~http~~://www.~~moddb~~.com/~~mods~~/portal-still-alive-~~pc unofficial mod]~~ is ~~available which includes ported versions of all the bonus chambers~~. ~~It also has some other maps such as:~~		<!-- NOTE FOR ANYONE RESEARCHING THIS!!!!!
	* GLaDOS Voice Map		You can (as of this writing) still access the store on 360 by inserting a disc, pressing X to view the game details, then pressing Y to search. You can't buy stuff, but downloading games you own might still work, so check that before adding "you cannot get the game on xbox 360" to the page.
	~~The creator~~ of the ~~[[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack]]~~, ~~Hen Mazolski~~, ~~included a map where he used AI~~ to ~~recreate [[GLaDOS]]~~' ~~voice~~.		-->

	* Cut Ending Mockup		''Still Alive'' has never been fully ported to any other platforms; the [[Portal: Companion Collection\|Nintendo Switch port of Portal]] includes the bonus chambers, but it is otherwise based on the original Orange Box version of the game, lacking the new achievements and some small details present in ''Still Alive'' on Xbox 360. An [http://www.moddb.com/mods/portal-still-alive-pc unofficial PC port] of the bonus levels also exists, but it similarly lacks the new achievements, and is inaccurate to the original Xbox 360 version in some minor ways.
	~~A mockup of an unused ending of~~ [[Portal: ~~The Flash Version MapPack~~]].

	* Full port of [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack\|Portal: The Flash Version mappack]]		==New mechanics==

	* Challenge maps


	==~~Mechanics~~==
	*[[Electricity Field\|Electricity Fields]]		*[[Electricity Field\|Electricity Fields]]
	*[[Light Bridge\|Hard Light Bridges]]		*[[Light Bridge\|Hard Light Bridges]]
	*[[Laser Field\|Laser Fields]]		*[[Laser Field\|Laser Fields]]
	*[[Skull cube\|Skull Cubes]]
	*[[Crusher\|Crushers]]		*[[Crusher\|Crushers]]
			<!--Skull cubes were cut and are not a new mechanic (just a visual reskin of regular cubes), do not list them here-->

	==Development history==		==Development history==
			{{cleanup\|reason=Most of this is obvious, explained elsewhere in the page, or unsourced}}
	As some anonymous Valve developers say, every [[Portal: Still Alive]] bonus level is inspired by the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack\|Portal: The Flash Version map pack]] levels which were made by		As some anonymous Valve developers say, every [[Portal: Still Alive]] bonus level is inspired by the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack\|Portal: The Flash Version map pack]] levels which were made by
	[https://wecreatestuff.com/ WeCreateStuff]. Some game mechanics which were seen in the official [[Portal]] game trailer were implemented in the [[Portal: Still Alive\|Still Alive expansion pack]], such as the [[Crusher]] (a whole chamber's part took direct inspiration from the [[Crusher]] level in the trailer). The levels are not canon to the story of the ~~first game~~ . Some rumours surfaced that a second expansion pack was in the works but the rumours were quickly debunked.		[https://wecreatestuff.com/ WeCreateStuff]. Some game mechanics which were seen in the official [[Portal]] game trailer were implemented in the [[Portal: Still Alive\|Still Alive expansion pack]], such as the [[Crusher]] (a whole chamber's part took direct inspiration from the [[Crusher]] level in the trailer). The levels are not canon to the story of the main games. Some rumours surfaced that a second expansion pack was in the works but the rumours were quickly debunked.

	== Update history ==		== Update history ==
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	\|File:Portal Still Alive menu background.png\|~~Menu~~ Background		\|File:Portal Still Alive menu background.png\|Marketplace Background
	\|File:Portal Still Alive marketplace banner.png\|Marketplace Banner		\|File:Portal Still Alive marketplace banner.png\|Marketplace Banner
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Portal-Still-Alive/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410960 ~~Official~~ page] ~~on Xbox.com~~		*[https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/portal-still-alive/br30gbnh63f9 Official Microsoft Store page]
	*[http://www.moddb.com/mods/portal-still-alive-pc ~~Portal: Still Alive]~~ PC port ~~on Moddb.com~~		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20240722183420/http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Portal-Still-Alive/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410960 Original Xbox Marketplace page] (archived)
			*[http://www.moddb.com/mods/portal-still-alive-pc Unofficial PC port]
	[[Category:Portal: Still Alive\| ]]		[[Category:Portal: Still Alive\| ]]
	{{TestChambersNav}}		{{TestChambersNav}}

Thecrazywingman: /* Mechanics */

2024-05-28T07:30:57Z

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	*[[Crusher\|Crushers]]		*[[Crusher\|Crushers]]

Thecrazywingman: /* Mechanics */

2024-05-28T07:30:05Z

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	*[[Crusher\|Crushers]]		*[[Crusher\|Crushers]]

Bobanchoban77: added apostrophy in cover art header

2024-02-01T11:53:40Z

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	:''Not to be confused with [[Still Alive (song)]], a song from the original game.''		:''Not to be confused with [[Still Alive (song)]], a song from the original game.''
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	[[File:Portal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Portal: Still Alive ~~Cover~~ art]]		[[File:Portal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|'Portal: Still Alive' cover art]]
	'''''Portal: Still Alive''''' is the port of the original ''[[Portal]]'' game on Xbox 360.		'''''Portal: Still Alive''''' is the port of the original ''[[Portal]]'' game on Xbox 360.
	It was exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 22, 2008. It contains the original story of Portal developed by [[Valve]], 14 new [[Test chambers#Challenge modes\|bonus]] [[test chambers]] modified from the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack]] created by ''[http://wecreatestuff.com/ We Create Stuff]'', and 9 new [[Achievements#Portal: Still Alive\|achievements]] (12 total). There are no additional story-related levels. The bonus chambers are available to play on the Nintendo Switch port of the Portal games, [[Portal: Companion Collection]].		It was exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 22, 2008. It contains the original story of Portal developed by [[Valve]], 14 new [[Test chambers#Challenge modes\|bonus]] [[test chambers]] modified from the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack]] created by ''[http://wecreatestuff.com/ We Create Stuff]'', and 9 new [[Achievements#Portal: Still Alive\|achievements]] (12 total). There are no additional story-related levels. The bonus chambers are available to play on the Nintendo Switch port of the Portal games, [[Portal: Companion Collection]].

M084MM3D at 09:34, 10 July 2023

2023-07-10T09:34:38Z

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	[[File:Portal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Portal: Still Alive Cover art]]		[[File:Portal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Portal: Still Alive Cover art]]
	'''''Portal: Still Alive''''' is the port of the original ''[[Portal]]'' game on Xbox 360. It was exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 22, 2008. It contains the original story of Portal developed by [[Valve]], 14 new [[Test chambers#Challenge modes\|bonus]] [[test chambers]] modified from the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack]] created by ''[http://wecreatestuff.com/ We Create Stuff]'', and 9 new [[Achievements#Portal: Still Alive\|achievements]] (12 total). There are no additional story-related levels. The bonus chambers are available to play on the Nintendo Switch port of the Portal games, [[Portal: Companion Collection]].		'''''Portal: Still Alive''''' is the port of the original ''[[Portal]]'' game on Xbox 360.
			It was exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 22, 2008. It contains the original story of Portal developed by [[Valve]], 14 new [[Test chambers#Challenge modes\|bonus]] [[test chambers]] modified from the [[Portal: The Flash Version MapPack]] created by ''[http://wecreatestuff.com/ We Create Stuff]'', and 9 new [[Achievements#Portal: Still Alive\|achievements]] (12 total). There are no additional story-related levels. The bonus chambers are available to play on the Nintendo Switch port of the Portal games, [[Portal: Companion Collection]].

	[[File:PSAMaps.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Picture of all bonus maps available in Portal: Still Alive.]]		[[File:PSAMaps.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|Picture of all bonus maps available in Portal: Still Alive.]]

Naleksuh: Reverting vandalism

2023-06-13T04:41:03Z

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KEMONO PANTSU at 20:53, 12 June 2023

2023-06-12T20:53:21Z

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