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Chunks Of Half-Life 2 Are Hidden Inside Portal on Switch — And Hackers Are Getting Them Working
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 56347" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>After yesterday’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Valve released <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/portal-companion-collection" target="_blank"><u>Portal: Companion Collection</u></a>, a bundle of <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/portal" target="_blank">Portal</a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/portal-2" target="_blank">Portal 2</a> for the Nintendo Switch. Within 24 hours, hackers have already found out that this bundle essentially contains a hidden game within its code, and it’s none other than <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/half-life-2" target="_blank">Half-Life 2</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yesterday, Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/OatmealDome/status/1541954114225115139?s=20&t=HDoJD6QjQNb4ZkLYjGeR8Q" target="_blank"><u>@OatmealDome shared</u></a> that they had found Half-Life 2 in its entirety (save for a few things like maps and music) within the game’s files.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>@OatmealDome pointed out that Portal having bits and pieces of Half-Life 2 is expected because “Portal 1 is just a fancy mod of Half-Life 2.” However, they also found larger chunks like NPCs and voice clips that don’t have any correlation to Portal.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In fact, there are so many pieces that they were able to fully <a href="https://youtu.be/ezPJmq5wkW8" target="_blank">mod Half-Life 2 onto Switch</a> using the fragments hidden within Portal.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course, the version of Half-Life 2 they constructed via Portal isn’t quite up to par with its PC predecessor — @OatmealDome noted that they edited out load times and built a bypass for crashes. That being said, it runs impressively smoothly for a mod constructed out of another game.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Aside from Portal: Companion Collection (and its hidden Half-Life 2 chunks), yesterday's <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-mini-everything-announced-june-2022-persona" target="_blank">Nintendo Direct Mini</a> also gave way to other announcements like <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/persona-3-4-5-nintendo-switch-release-date" target="_blank">Persona on Switch</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: </em><a href="https://twitter.com/ameliazollner" target="_blank">@ameliazollner</a><em>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-2-portal-switch-hackers" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 56347, member: 1"] After yesterday’s Nintendo Direct Mini, Valve released [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/portal-companion-collection'][U]Portal: Companion Collection[/U][/URL], a bundle of [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/portal']Portal[/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/portal-2']Portal 2[/URL] for the Nintendo Switch. Within 24 hours, hackers have already found out that this bundle essentially contains a hidden game within its code, and it’s none other than [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/half-life-2']Half-Life 2[/URL]. Yesterday, Twitter user [URL='https://twitter.com/OatmealDome/status/1541954114225115139?s=20&t=HDoJD6QjQNb4ZkLYjGeR8Q'][U]@OatmealDome shared[/U][/URL] that they had found Half-Life 2 in its entirety (save for a few things like maps and music) within the game’s files. @OatmealDome pointed out that Portal having bits and pieces of Half-Life 2 is expected because “Portal 1 is just a fancy mod of Half-Life 2.” However, they also found larger chunks like NPCs and voice clips that don’t have any correlation to Portal. In fact, there are so many pieces that they were able to fully [URL='https://youtu.be/ezPJmq5wkW8']mod Half-Life 2 onto Switch[/URL] using the fragments hidden within Portal. Of course, the version of Half-Life 2 they constructed via Portal isn’t quite up to par with its PC predecessor — @OatmealDome noted that they edited out load times and built a bypass for crashes. That being said, it runs impressively smoothly for a mod constructed out of another game. Aside from Portal: Companion Collection (and its hidden Half-Life 2 chunks), yesterday's [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-mini-everything-announced-june-2022-persona']Nintendo Direct Mini[/URL] also gave way to other announcements like [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/persona-3-4-5-nintendo-switch-release-date']Persona on Switch[/URL]. [I]Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN. Find them on Twitter: [/I][URL='https://twitter.com/ameliazollner']@ameliazollner[/URL][I].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/half-life-2-portal-switch-hackers"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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