Open A Portal To An NES Emulator

Running an NES Emulator Inside Portal 2 Isn't Practical, But it Works

Portal 2 remains a masterpiece of puzzle-solving and storytelling, but a recent project by a modder known as PortalRunner elevates this classic to uncharted territory: running a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) emulator inside the game itself. Portal 2 has always been a modder’s paradise, its Squirrel scripting language acting like a digital sandbox where creators [...]

Open A Portal To An NES Emulator

The Portal games were revolutionary not only for their puzzle-based, narrative-driven gameplay, but also for their unique physics engine, which let players open portals anywhere and conserve momentum and direction through them. They’re widely regarded as some of the best video games ever made, but even beyond that they have some extra features that aren’t talked about as much. Namely, there are a number of level editors and mods that allow the i…