Half-Life's Weird Ports
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- half life is a video game i think... i forgot...
/ ratlobr
special thanks to
richter overtime for being cool
supadupaplex for being neat
and marphy black for his footage
erm... heres chapters:
00:00 - intro
0:55 - official ports
6:15 - cancelled ports
8:12 - unofficial ports
cover from the outro:
• The Girl From Ipanema ... - เกม
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The russian moder watching the video ready to import the ps 2 files and textures to pc
I would cut both my hands just to have the ps2 hev and health chargers on the PC version
@@dajair01 already an add-on for that on moddb
@@klimaxkid Give name of the mod please
this dude from bulgaria 💀
@@dajair01 how about you put those hands to work for me while i import it for ya bud. lots of lotion too ok
For the controls of the Dreamcast port, Gearbox always touted during previews the dedicated DC keyboard and mouse peripherals, the latter of which only released to the public partway through the port's ill-fated development. Same goes for the PS2 port and its support for any standard USB keyboard and mouse.
Yooooo Whatup
True. My first time with Half-Life was in a PS2 and my mouse worked just fine.
The PS2 mouse and keyboard did release
thank you for your service. You and GeneralKidd are inspirations.
Hey fuck you I'm gay
"Valve will never touch Half-Life 1 again." Wow, that didn't age all that well.
true.
Someone took that Nvidia half life 2 port, and since it was android they messed around with it and disabled the Nvidia exclusive bits and made it to work on regular Android instead of only that Nvidia device, so now you can play portal 1, hl2, hl2:ep1 and hl2:ep2 on any android device, as long as it's powerful enough
@@inactivepleasegoaway Android isn't really Linux. That would be an even worse process.
Hey where is this version? I'd love to get my hands on it, who knows what else it could power.
@@Wheagg I don't really know a specific place to get it but the guy who did it is called Nillerusr
@@inactivepleasegoaway arm cpus cant run x86 games without emulutaion
@purpleguypog yes you can run hl1 on the oculus quest. It has been ported and works. This video misses a lot of cool stuff :)
The Dreamcast port of Half-Life actually has really fancy colored lighting in it.
Today that doesn’t sound like much, but back in ‘98 it was a huge achievement for a home console to support.
I finished Half-Life: Blue Shift without any problems on the Dreamcast, except for the long loadings.
@@Alef.93 I could never get the darned thing to boot properly, regular Half-life worked though.
intro song?
@@Alef.93 the long loading is fixed when playing with gdemu on dreamcast
Sonic Adventure had something similar. That dynamic colored lighting was stripped out of all future versions and was only reintroduced by modders in the PC version.
"Now I think that Valve will never touch Half-Life 1 again" -Ratlobber, 2022 (this aged like milk)
Edit: most likes I've gotten on a comment!
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After 1 year BOOM half life 25th anniversary update
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One really interesting unofficial port is "Lambda1VR" which is a port of half life to native quest vr headsets (no pc). Played through most of the game this way, it was surprisingly brilliant!
That was the first time I played this game
I was looking for a comment about this. You can also play through Blue Shift and Opposing Force with it.
it's made on the Xash3D too
@@lewa_j For that reason exactly it defienetely should have been mentioned.
Imagine playing on a quest LMAO poor people
There's also a VR port for the Oculus Quest.
Also, not too many people are aware, but the Dreamcast version was also intended to come with a second disc which contained several multiplayer modes.
so true larry bundy jr. so true.
Larry always coming in clutch on these kinda vids with cool info!
Hello, you!
I dunno if you ever tried the HL 3DS port, but if youre playing it on the NEW 3DS XL and not the old 3DS its runs perfectly fine, aside from load times it runs at a very stable framerate too. It's actually a really solid version of the game, Ive played through it on there once and I think its fun as hell
the footage you showed might've been an old build or running on the original 3DS
Here to second this, the gameplay is AWESOME on the New 3DS XL! I played through a chunk of a game for a livestream a while ago, I only encountered one crash if memory serves me right (I was using a homebrew screen recorder, so it was under more load than normal). On the go, it's a stellar port that controls well 👍
@@doitallYT glad someone else agrees! I will not stand for this half life 3DS slander! lol streaming it is a great idea I'm sure that'd be pretty fun to watch :p
Maybe i screwed something up during installation but my new 2ds xl struggles quite a bit running the game, especially with audio. It gets kind of smooth at some point but by then hours have passed
@@NovaFrederick it's possible, yeah 3DS modding ain't really the smoothest process I remember when I first installed it, it took is while to get it actually working lol
But it still was totally worth it!
The issues I have with fps games on the DS and 3ds come from using the touchscreen to look. Always hated that
Hehe. Xash3D FWGS dev here.
We even built the engine for MP3 player and old Motorola phone :)
It actually wasn't so useless, as we found ways to optimize memory usage of the engine.
yeah that engine was very optimised nice work
This sounds awesome, do you have a link to the project?
@@doitallYT I'm not sure if I can post links on TH-cam comments, they get silently deleted.
Hello, I recently started to use the Xash3d and I have an issue. When I start the game and get to the first loading zone the game crashes. I thought you would know why? And thank you for your time
@@hellcatgaming1129 You should probably join the Xash discord members and developers might help you with solving the problem
There was also a cancelled Mac port of Half-Life 1. Apparently, the Mac version was nearly finished, but was shelved due to multiplayer issues.
Valve released Mac ports of Half-Life 1 and 2 in 2013, but these ports are 32-bit and so cannot run on modern macOS (10.15 Catalina and up). I really hope Valve updates these ports to 64-bit soon (but Catalina came out in 2019, so Valve has had three years to update their games to 64-bit).
There's one more Xash port I'd really recommend looking at, the Original Xbox port. If you have a stock, 64mb system, you can play the game with broken NPC textures. If you have a 128mb Xbox however, you can play the game as intended.
Xash on the Switch is awesome as well, it has the only true port of Opposing Force that I've come across.
This was a very comprehensive video on the subject, awesome work! 😁👍
I find it so weird that the dreamcast of all consoles got HD models when it clearly couldn't handle it.
The houndeyes and vortigaunts look like they're from alpha, the zombie looks like the deathmatch zombie model, the headcrab's claw textures look messed up, the barnacle it's teeth and tongue are all orange, and the bullsquids have orange eyes and blue spots. Not to mention the textures that are a lower resolution than even the LD models.
Gina also looks like a mutated baby. Also gina's suit looks like it has space to accommodate breasts.
Also for some reason the beret marine in the ps2 version was replaced by a green helmet soldier making combat encounters harder to read as they look more similar to regular marines.
If you don't know what I mean by "harder to read" here's a chart from the combine overwiki.
Gas Mask Beret Ski Mask Cigar
SMG Yes Yes No No
SMG+FG Yes Yes No No
SMG+GL No Yes* No Yes
Shotgun No Yes* Yes No
Shotgun+FG No Yes* Yes No
*Must be a squad leader.
Also gearbox hates red berets.
I never knew about the different outfits denoting different loadouts! That's really interesting.
See the weird thing is though that the Dreamcast was actually more powerful than the PS2, which got higher quality models than even the HD Models.
My guess though is the Dreamcast wasn't really supported long enough for any devs to get comfortable with the hardware.
@@ghhn4505 Knowing how much opposing force likes to crash I'd wager that the port probably wasn't optimised very well.
@@ghhn4505 Yeah I think so too! It was more powerful than the ps2. Actually being released 2 years before ps2
As others have said, the dreamcast was more powerful than the PS2. It also had a VGA port, meaning even today it's pretty easy to get it hooked up to a modern monitor or TV. The system was intended to be "future proof" in some ways, and anticipated better screens, requiring better HD models. The VGA, built in online functionality, and serial port(lol) were all added with the intention of giving it a lifespan that would last well into the 2000s.
well ur dream come true cuz valve actually made a major update for half life 1 for its 25th anniversary
your editing is underrated and your content is unique
And his intros. Feel like Adult Swim bumper’s.
Hi sados
his content is just like richter overtime.
Man, I would've seriously enjoyed the PS2 HL port if I played it back in the day.
Also, Don't forget that the Dreamcast had mouse and keyboard support, so it would be as good to play it on DC as on PC, but I think the DC mouse and keyboard were specifically made for the console, so you couldn't just connect a regular keyboard or mouse to it, anyway, it's a shame it was cancelled.
ps2 half life has usb keyboard and mouse support i think lol
@@thethethethe135 That's right, and you could use any usb keyboard and mouse
9:18 - Imagine that…
9:22 Yeah totally...
The PS2 port is really good and works perfectly with a normal USB mouse and keyboard
Half Life on the PS2 was a masterpiece. The coop campaign was a completely new story adding to the events and the cheats are an amazing addition.
There also seems to be some improvements on the gameplay and there are easter eggs everywhere as well as two Half Life 2 references.
Imo this is one of the best PC to console ports ever made, where the quality is not only matched against the powerful PC but arguably surprassed. Thats rare to see.
My first experience with Half Life. I also prefer all the HD model. I suppose nostalgia blinds people and such, but I think it is objectively all round better than the PC version. That’s only controversial around the “uber fans” though.
@@sebastianaliandkulchewhat references to Half Life 2?
@@KD--sj8eo -Dr Kleiner is mentioned in Decay (although it seems it was planned to have a larger role i think, but since HL2 was being developed Valve may didnt want to.
-In the manual, is stated that Gina was working on a new HEV suit, the Mark V, the same Gordon uses in the sequel.
The rest i wouldnt classify as references but more like casual similarities. It may seem like a dumb thing, but it never is bad to look at this subtle details:
-The Gordon Freeman model in the PS2 port has green eyes, something previous models didnt had, which matches with the boxart of HL2.
-You can see how much a health station can store.
-Walter scientist model (which for me looks almost equal as a lower poly Kleiner XD). PS2 Gman model is also imo more closer to the sequel than its previous models.
If i find something more i would write it here.
@@KD--sj8eo I think the HD PS2 models also makes the transition to HL2 a bit more natural and less strange imo.
Its time to choose bruh
9:23 BRUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
ratlobber and overtime need to collab more
I remembered seeing a decoy copy of Half life 1 for ps2 on game stop and said that they didn’t have it or was an excuse to not let me buy it. Would of enjoyed this version of the port but it’s still fun on pc.
I always get excited about your videos they're super entertaining keep making them!
You actually missed one cancelled valve sanctioned Half-Life port. There was going to be a port of Half-Life to contemporary Macs of the time which had a completely different OS and architecture compared to the Mac OS X intel x86 port of the steam version that came out around 2010. It was poised for Mac OS 9 (version 10.0 and newer run a completely different OS that’s derived from a OS called NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP) and would run on the PowerPC ISA instead of Intel. It was being made by Rebecca Heinemann (the same person who famously ported Doom 1 to the 3DO in 6 weeks) Valve wanted it cancelled after it was done for whatever reason. Which is a shame because it would have been one of the earliest cross play games to ever release as it would have worked just the same as the PC original.
One of my favorite vids from you. This was a really good video!
Gordon goes to waltuh. 6:43
Fun fact: you can also play hl2 on your phone
The PS2 version has a part that is so much better than the original. When you get to the end of "Residue Processing" there is a door you have to slowly open with a wheel. Once you go through it closes on its own and the loud machine sounds in the background become muffled as it closes. It sounds extremely satisfying and feels like a real moment of progression.
5:44 - "Its time to choose bruh!" 🤣
“The PS Vita is probably the definitive portable version”
The Steam Deck would like to have a word with you.
But what if you emulate the PS2 port on pc, wouldn't that be the ultimate way of playing HL1
Lol emulate it on mobile with controller
@@nukeg2417 why
It would be
@@nukeg2417 mobile is like the worst way to experience most games
Example: PvZ on mobile is free but filled with micro-transactions and ads.
In fact some of the microtransactions are more expensive than the PC version, which is better (except for mobile having the ability to select levels)
Btw PvZ GOTY (only available version on Steam) is 5 bucks where I’m from.
@@whoisanarnb He said _emulate._
Your complaints with mobile gaming has absolutely nothing to do with the experience of emulating games on mobile.
Waited years to play Half Life and Black Mesa being a console gamer. Pretty much got a Steam Deck just to play them. They did not disappoint.
Didn't expect racing lagoon music on a half life port video but god damm. Good video!
Its amazing your channel is finally getting traction
I remember when this channel had 1k
still cannot believe how fucking well made the intros are. i would pay money to learn how to do shit like that, looking forward to seeing your channel blow up even more boss
I'm surprised you didn't mention the xash3D port to the Oculus Quest line of standalone VR headsets, Lambda1VR. Despite being a pretty impractical way to play Half-Life (especially if you are easily motion sick), it's definitely the most unique use of xash3D in my opinion.
0:15
"Half-Life is a game that is best experienced with a keyboard and mouse"
Lambda1VR: Hold my beer
Awesome video, youre a fantastic youtuber, quickly becoming one of my faves, keep it up im subbing
3:16 Bro think he Walter White 💀
7:44 Is that LGR?
intro song is tight, surprised its not in the description. good video & keeps everything brief and detailed
ratlobber be going on my homepage for a while now
I actually like the reddish rocks on the surface areas. The brown ones in PS2 version are nice too reminding me from the yellowish version from the Alpha.
I wonder if a mod is available to bring all extra content into the PC version.
I think "yet another half life ps2 port" on moddb is what you are searching, but idk if there is a way to use the models and textures for Blue Shift and OF
4:04 Gearbox is canon, suck an egg.
I like to think so too
When Richter talks I imagine him in a fancy smoking jacket and swirling a glass of wine all fancy like.
maaaaan , I love your vids , this montage and style are magnificent
I love Half-Life Decay! I have no friends however.
Hey bro, Valve touched HalfLife again, touched it real good to.
I absolutely lvoe how you put jungle music on these videos, the aesthetic of drum n bass music over older games is just something undescribable
I appreciate the jungle music on the background, it wraps the video with such an amazing aesthetic value from a different time
You know you can customize your controls plus change the right stick to not be inverted and fix the cenitivity and even switching buttons around. (P.s. when you switch the buttons to a different button and go to the training mode the controller png will change to that button)
there was also the HL2 ports to the 360 and PS3 via the Orange box back in 2007. PS3 one was a bit stinky with really bad load times but was the first way I played HL2
the PS3 port's audio is also pitched up super high in comparison to the rest. give gman's intro speech a listen - it sounds like nightcore
@@ratlobber ah true I forgot about that!
The bugs make the unpatched PS3 version a wonder to play... I broke a box and it broke my game audio lol
@@ratlobber gamecube half-life.
It was the only time I’ve actually seen the infamous purple box in a unmodded game
Ratlobber intros remind me of those weird bumpers you'd see on music video - broadcasting television channels here back in 2005.
Your videos are so DANG nice i love it, keep up the good work
You forgot you forgot the VR versions of Half life 1
Definitely. Probably the most unique of the Porta
The VR version is the best, the Ai is self aware, some of the best ai in video game history.
@@rickydo6572 "Half life but the AI is self aware was done on Gmod VR. Musicladman is talking about the PC VR and Quest VR ports of Half life
yeah but those aren't exactly "ports" as they arent porting the game to another piece of hardware, more-so mods
@@madeyalook121 I don't understand your argument. I'm sure that all other ports of half life use modified original game code.
My brother I gotta ask. Are you making all those intros cards yourself. They’re all insanely cool.
Gordon doesn’t need to hear all this he’s a highly trained professional.
I have only recently discovered your channel but I think you are doing a great job!
X-Coast - Feel Real (feat. Xhosa) for the intro song huh? nice
good ear
all of the editing is amazing, wish you gave the sources to what you used to make all of them
funny thing is they did touch hl1 again lol
Your intro's are very aesthetically pleasing, love the vids.
I really liked playing Half-Life on ps2. I picked it up this year, actually. And while it certainly has its compromises from the original, being able to kick back and play Half-Life with a controller is far more comfortable to me. It was worth the difficulty spike. I honestly wish there was a mod that added that "aim assist" from the ps2 version into PC Half-Life. It was a great casual playthrough.
i think that the steam release of half life actually has that aim thingy
@@polishtimmy505 It's not the same, call it cheating but on PS2 it straight up locks on to the enemy and follows them.
A switch port would be nice to see, especially if gyro aiming is well implemented.
steam deck moment (i am joking this is a joke the steam deck isn't real)
My backlog is already bad on switch, can’t imagine how I’d be if I had pc gaming on the go. Glad it isn’t real.
I have faith in Valve for good gyro implementation, since a majority of console versions have really raw gyro.
I really can't stand most switch games gyro since it has a lot of drift due to the game software, deadzones, low sensitivity only, smoothing, delay and so on. Valve really nailed their support for it on PC and I see them doing great for console gaming. Steam Deck is introducing people to the gyro gang and it makes me happy to see people learn about it.
I believe Valve can do it, it’s more or less if the Nvidia’s porting team can. They did a fine job with gyro in the portal games, but the biggest problems is its auto-recalibration (of which I think it’s more aggressive than the switch’s built in one) and a deadzone that honestly doesn’t get a chance to be annoying because the screen drifts back due to the recalibration. Like I think it’s one of the most responsive gyro implementations on switch it just needs a couple of fixes (and like doubled the max sensitivity & a gyro pause button)
@@IcyXzavien Somehow, files related to Half-Life 2 were found in Portal Companion Collection's files.
Excellent Video, also really appreciate the Racing Lagoon background music.
"You were definitly missing out on autosaving" Cut to child me crying his ass off after the game crashed at the trash compactor.
i wanna have a gay relationship with ratlobber
Chill man 😂
9:24 this DID NOT age well
your intros and outros are dope as hell
You’re intro graphics are some of the best things I’ve ever seen on TH-cam lol
God damn why do all the youtube guys with cool background music never include music lists
You can actually plug in a keyboard and mouse on the ps2 version of half life and play it as intended :))
But you removed your adapter and now you got a plugin, is there any problems like the constant dilation of the metal because this tech isnt incompatible? I think its like 50% success rate but really not worth destroying your console.
@@rekamud6635 what are you talking about? they plug into the usb plugins on the front
@@mayflowwy Idk u were talking about gaping holes in the playstation.
I have been loving your videos. Thank you.
First time watching your channel. The intro is mind boggling
I've never played G mod, or really watch any half life videos, so I'm not sure why your channel was suggested to me. I'm glad it was though, your intros are amazing dude, holy shit
I have to say, I really love your choice of using drum & bass as background music. Wish more people did that.
you may know - what's the track used for the intro? It's very unusual
@@_brutalistsbible_5049 ive been trying to find it for so long, its so catchy. but i cant find it.. ugh
@@Shockxv I found it from someone mentioning they recognized it in the comments. "X-Coast - Feel Real (feat. Xhosa)" but pitched and slowed down. Note that the music video is not very family friendly
Love your sense of humor (besides the review being brilliant)
Bro I blinked and you gained 8k subs lmao
keep up the good work babyman
"ps vita version is probably the definitive portable half life experience"
Steam Deck: 👁️👄👁️
The subtle racing lagoon music in the background made me smile
This is a great video, the PS2 is my favourite way to play Half Life just because nostalgia and cheat codes!
love the 90s dnb in the background, fantastic genre
Great vid Richter Underdime. Can't wait to see more.
Your Intros are always so fukin good bro criminally underrated
Babe wake up! New Ratlobber video!
I remember seeing the PS2 port being sold in Boots. I looked at it, but never asked my dad to buy it. Man those were some good game box-looking-at days
how could i have ever lived without your 10 minute video about bullcrap
An intro like that in 2022, I love it.
you are gonna grow rapidly soon i can feel it
its now cannon that black mesa was the production plant for sonic adventure on the dream cast cause they've got like 20,000 crates of it
I've been playing through the PS2 port of Half-Life on my Trinitron, looks incredible with YPbPr component cables!
Man I was binge watching richter overtime then went “oh maybe I should watch someone else” but I can’t escape lol
Ratlobber and richter overtime are the best source game TH-camrs
I still have a boxed PS2 copy of Half-life, manual and everything. Something that needs to brought to PC has to be the cheat code to play as a vortigaunt.
"This game controls like complete dog doo-doo" is forever cemented in my brain cells, thank you
I need more of g man telling me "it's time to choose bruh"
I think the port I'm most impressed by is the Xash port to Oculus Quest 2. You can play through Half Life and all it's expansions in VR natively with features as if it was made for VR in the first place. It's so fun and immersive.
There was also a cancelled Mac port of λ 1, Rebecca Heineman talks about it in one of her videos, but I can't find it at the moment (I seem to remember it being a postscript section to the main video's content). As I remember they actually got pretty far with it, and it was quite impressive on the PowerPC.