Portal ARG - Revision history

Sejievan: restore page

2023-04-15T20:26:15Z

restore page

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:26, 15 April 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~I am rails hungry~~		{{OtherWikis
			\| ''[[HL2:Portal ARG \| Portal ARG at the Combine OverWiki]]''
			}}
			The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".

			In order to acquire the achievement, players were required to collect a [[Radio]] in each test chamber, and carry it to a specific location. The red light on the radio would change to green when the correct location was reached, after which the default music would change to a series of beeps, similar to {{W\|Morse Code}}. If a player carried the radio through a [[Material Emancipation Grill]], a different sound would play. It was later discovered these sounds, stored in 26 separate WAV files, contained hidden images that could only be accessed by using {{W\|Slow-scan television}} software.

			In addition to images, the WAV files also contained brief messages in Morse Code, as well as a phone number and a username/password combination. It was eventually discovered that dialling the number using an analogue modem lead to a [[GLaDOS]]-themed {{W\|Bulletin board system\|BBS}} which, when accessed using the aforementioned username and password, revealed more images and other data that hinted that [[Portal 2]] was forthcoming.

			On [[March 3, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 3]], another patch was released that changed the [[Party Escort Bot\|ending]] of [[Portal]], and this was considered confirmation that Portal 2 would soon be released. On March 5, three days after the commencement of the ARG, the sequel was [http://store.steampowered.com/news/3559/ officially announced].

			== See Also ==
			[[Portal 2 ARG]]

Carpalcraftsman: Replaced content with "I am rails hungry"

2023-04-15T15:39:37Z

Replaced content with "I am rails hungry"

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:39, 15 April 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~{{OtherWikis~~		I am rails hungry
	~~\| ''[[HL2:Portal ARG \| Portal ARG at the Combine OverWiki]]''~~
	}}
	The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".

	In order to acquire the achievement, players were required to collect a [[Radio]] in each test chamber, and carry it to a specific location. The red light on the radio would change to green when the correct location was reached, after which the default music would change to a series of beeps, similar to {{W\|Morse Code}}. If a player carried the radio through a [[Material Emancipation Grill]], a different sound would play. It was later discovered these sounds, stored in 26 separate WAV files, contained hidden images that could only be accessed by using {{W\|Slow-scan television}} software.

	In addition to images, the WAV files also contained brief messages in Morse Code, as well as a phone number and a username/password combination. It was eventually discovered that dialling the number using an analogue modem lead to a [[GLaDOS]]-themed {{W\|Bulletin board system\|BBS}} which, when accessed using the aforementioned username and password, revealed more images and other data that hinted that [[Portal 2]] was forthcoming.

	On [[March 3, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 3]], another patch was released that changed the [[Party Escort Bot\|ending]] of [[Portal]], and this was considered confirmation that Portal 2 would soon be released. On March 5, three days after the commencement of the ARG, the sequel was [http://store.steampowered.com/news/3559/ officially announced].

	~~== See Also ==~~
	~~[[Portal 2 ARG]]~~

Gamma097: Fixed the Combine OverWiki link.

2013-03-24T18:26:47Z

Fixed the Combine OverWiki link.

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:26, 24 March 2013
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{OtherWikis		{{OtherWikis
	\| ''[[HL2:Portal ARG ~~Combine OverWiki~~\|Portal ARG Combine OverWiki]]''		\| ''[[HL2:Portal ARG \| Portal ARG at the Combine OverWiki]]''
	}}		}}
	The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".		The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".

WindPower at 01:46, 21 January 2013

2013-01-21T01:46:50Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:46, 21 January 2013
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{OtherWikis		{{OtherWikis
	\| ''[~~http~~:~~//combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Portal_ARG~~ Combine OverWiki]''		\| ''[[HL2:Portal ARG Combine OverWiki\|Portal ARG Combine OverWiki]]''
	}}		}}
	The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".		The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".

Klow at 01:36, 21 January 2013

2013-01-21T01:36:05Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:36, 21 January 2013
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{OtherWikis		{{OtherWikis
	\| ''[http://~~half-life~~.~~wikia.com~~/wiki/Portal_ARG Combine OverWiki]''		\| ''[http://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Portal_ARG Combine OverWiki]''
	}}		}}
	The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".		The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".

Rippinblaise: fixed an extra word that made the sentence not make sense

2011-06-27T07:33:52Z

fixed an extra word that made the sentence not make sense

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:33, 27 June 2011
Line 4:		Line 4:
	The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".		The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".

	In order to acquire the achievement, players were required to collect a [[Radio]] in each test chamber, and carry it to a specific location. The red light on the radio would change to green when the correct location was reached, after which the default music would change to a series of beeps, similar to {{W\|Morse Code}}. If a player carried the radio ~~carried~~ through a [[Material Emancipation Grill]], a different sound would play. It was later discovered these sounds, stored in 26 separate WAV files, contained hidden images that could only be accessed by using {{W\|Slow-scan television}} software.		In order to acquire the achievement, players were required to collect a [[Radio]] in each test chamber, and carry it to a specific location. The red light on the radio would change to green when the correct location was reached, after which the default music would change to a series of beeps, similar to {{W\|Morse Code}}. If a player carried the radio through a [[Material Emancipation Grill]], a different sound would play. It was later discovered these sounds, stored in 26 separate WAV files, contained hidden images that could only be accessed by using {{W\|Slow-scan television}} software.

	In addition to images, the WAV files also contained brief messages in Morse Code, as well as a phone number and a username/password combination. It was eventually discovered that dialling the number using an analogue modem lead to a [[GLaDOS]]-themed {{W\|Bulletin board system\|BBS}} which, when accessed using the aforementioned username and password, revealed more images and other data that hinted that [[Portal 2]] was forthcoming.		In addition to images, the WAV files also contained brief messages in Morse Code, as well as a phone number and a username/password combination. It was eventually discovered that dialling the number using an analogue modem lead to a [[GLaDOS]]-themed {{W\|Bulletin board system\|BBS}} which, when accessed using the aforementioned username and password, revealed more images and other data that hinted that [[Portal 2]] was forthcoming.

LingoSalad: Linked "Alternate reality game" to wikipedia

2011-06-16T20:02:21Z

Linked "Alternate reality game" to wikipedia

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:02, 16 June 2011
Line 2:		Line 2:
	\| ''[http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Portal_ARG Combine OverWiki]''		\| ''[http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Portal_ARG Combine OverWiki]''
	}}		}}
	The '''Portal ARG''', or '''Alternate Reality Game''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".		The '''Portal ARG''', or '''{{W\|Alternate Reality Game}}''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".

	In order to acquire the achievement, players were required to collect a [[Radio]] in each test chamber, and carry it to a specific location. The red light on the radio would change to green when the correct location was reached, after which the default music would change to a series of beeps, similar to {{W\|Morse Code}}. If a player carried the radio carried through a [[Material Emancipation Grill]], a different sound would play. It was later discovered these sounds, stored in 26 separate WAV files, contained hidden images that could only be accessed by using {{W\|Slow-scan television}} software.		In order to acquire the achievement, players were required to collect a [[Radio]] in each test chamber, and carry it to a specific location. The red light on the radio would change to green when the correct location was reached, after which the default music would change to a series of beeps, similar to {{W\|Morse Code}}. If a player carried the radio carried through a [[Material Emancipation Grill]], a different sound would play. It was later discovered these sounds, stored in 26 separate WAV files, contained hidden images that could only be accessed by using {{W\|Slow-scan television}} software.

Esky: Added link

2011-06-01T01:54:19Z

Added link

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:54, 1 June 2011
Line 4:		Line 4:
	The '''Portal ARG''', or '''Alternate Reality Game''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".		The '''Portal ARG''', or '''Alternate Reality Game''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)\|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements\|achievement]], "Transmission Received".

	In order to acquire the achievement, players were required to collect a ~~radio~~ in each test chamber, and carry it to a specific location. The red light on the radio would change to green when the correct location was reached, after which the default music would change to a series of beeps, similar to {{W\|Morse Code}}. If a player carried the radio carried through a [[Material Emancipation Grill]], a different sound would play. It was later discovered these sounds, stored in 26 separate WAV files, contained hidden images that could only be accessed by using {{W\|Slow-scan television}} software.		In order to acquire the achievement, players were required to collect a [[Radio]] in each test chamber, and carry it to a specific location. The red light on the radio would change to green when the correct location was reached, after which the default music would change to a series of beeps, similar to {{W\|Morse Code}}. If a player carried the radio carried through a [[Material Emancipation Grill]], a different sound would play. It was later discovered these sounds, stored in 26 separate WAV files, contained hidden images that could only be accessed by using {{W\|Slow-scan television}} software.

	In addition to images, the WAV files also contained brief messages in Morse Code, as well as a phone number and a username/password combination. It was eventually discovered that dialling the number using an analogue modem lead to a [[GLaDOS]]-themed {{W\|Bulletin board system\|BBS}} which, when accessed using the aforementioned username and password, revealed more images and other data that hinted that [[Portal 2]] was forthcoming.		In addition to images, the WAV files also contained brief messages in Morse Code, as well as a phone number and a username/password combination. It was eventually discovered that dialling the number using an analogue modem lead to a [[GLaDOS]]-themed {{W\|Bulletin board system\|BBS}} which, when accessed using the aforementioned username and password, revealed more images and other data that hinted that [[Portal 2]] was forthcoming.

Esky: I have a good pun, but I'm saving it for a really good page. For now, you'll have to live with this one; Is there any port-al left in the bottle? THAT was God-awful. Nice.

2011-05-31T00:15:28Z

I have a good pun, but I'm saving it for a really good page. For now, you'll have to live with this one; Is there any port-al left in the bottle? THAT was God-awful. Nice.

New page

{{OtherWikis
| ''[http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Portal_ARG Combine OverWiki]''
}}
The '''Portal ARG''', or '''Alternate Reality Game''', was introduced as an easter egg in the [[March 1, 2010 Patch (Portal)|March 1 Patch]]. The notes released along with the patch read "Changed radio transmission frequency to comply with federal and state spectrum management regulations", and accompanying this was a new [[Achievements|achievement]], "Transmission Received".

In order to acquire the achievement, players were required to collect a radio in each test chamber, and carry it to a specific location. The red light on the radio would change to green when the correct location was reached, after which the default music would change to a series of beeps, similar to {{W|Morse Code}}. If a player carried the radio carried through a [[Material Emancipation Grill]], a different sound would play. It was later discovered these sounds, stored in 26 separate WAV files, contained hidden images that could only be accessed by using {{W|Slow-scan television}} software.

In addition to images, the WAV files also contained brief messages in Morse Code, as well as a phone number and a username/password combination. It was eventually discovered that dialling the number using an analogue modem lead to a [[GLaDOS]]-themed {{W|Bulletin board system|BBS}} which, when accessed using the aforementioned username and password, revealed more images and other data that hinted that [[Portal 2]] was forthcoming.

On [[March 3, 2010 Patch (Portal)|March 3]], another patch was released that changed the [[Party Escort Bot|ending]] of [[Portal]], and this was considered confirmation that Portal 2 would soon be released. On March 5, three days after the commencement of the ARG, the sequel was [http://store.steampowered.com/news/3559/ officially announced].

== See Also ==
[[Portal 2 ARG]]