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tried to beat the system and it still gave me the "incorrect" message

ironically enough the "Case" sensitive part dooms you as you always type in caps with that program.

Did anyone else notice something flash in the lower right of the screen while going through the test?....some sort of ascii image...
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Well, after my friend was raving about the "Portal" game for a couple weeks now...I finally told him to get me a copy. It is still sitting on my desk after a week...will get around to playing it eventually.
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Wow uh ... tell your friend to get ME a copy too. I'll give you the address of my desk, it loves free games.
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Phibs wrote:Wow uh ... tell your friend to get ME a copy too. I'll give you the address of my desk, it loves free games.
That might be do-able :wink:
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Cereb Daithi wrote:Did anyone else notice something flash in the lower right of the screen while going through the test?....some sort of ascii image...
Yea, about 3/4 of the way through? Couldn't make it out, but there was something.
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Tried installing portal on one machine and right after the game starts loading up, I keep getting the "Direct X 8 minimum requirement error" right after the application dies on me. :cry: I have DirectX 9 installed...hmmmmmm?

2 more machines to try it on at home. NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!
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Downloading Portal right now. Not buying the whole box...

I saw the trailer for the game and I'm psyched to play it!
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HL EP2 is great, really makes me want to play EP3...

hopefully the 360 will be back online this weekend and I can give TF2 a spin. I also need to earn my cake by beating all the advanced Portal levels.


<<--on the waiting list for Portal 2 :lol:
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Mr Kleen wrote: I also need to earn my cake by beating all the advanced Portal levels.
Good luck with that. I've only been able to do the first four. The one with the guns was a PITA.

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Libra Monkee wrote:
Mr Kleen wrote: I also need to earn my cake by beating all the advanced Portal levels.
Good luck with that. I've only been able to do the first four. The one with the guns was a PITA.
yeah, tell me about it. I finished it but lost my save so I have to do it all over again. but all the effort will make the cake that much sweeter when I get it... :P
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Is there already a Portal 2 in the works? If so, info? :P
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Going to have to admit that I'm stuck in Portal right now... Dumbfounded over (probably) the stupidest thing ever!

What do you do after you enter that one room in Test #19 where you press a button to activate some rotating eyeball thing that shoots something and breaks glass for you...
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midnit wrote:Going to have to admit that I'm stuck in Portal right now... Dumbfounded over (probably) the stupidest thing ever!

What do you do after you enter that one room in Test #19 where you press a button to activate some rotating eyeball thing that shoots something and breaks glass for you...
use a portal to let the rocket launcher shoot stuff for you: windows, WCC tubes, ect...

play around, enjoy the experience without focusing on being frustrated. you'll figure it out. :D
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Ahh nice, thanks for the tip!
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Finally! Portal installed this AM. Put son to sleep for nap and finished w/ the rest. Birthday cake and opening eyes...did I die even though it seems I won? Curious but great game when son wasn't bugging me to play it. :wink:

Also, the UIN will constantly change characters so there is no way to memorize or write it down.
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What UIN? I beat Portal shortly after my last post, but not sure what you're talking bout. :o
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midnit wrote:What UIN? I beat Portal shortly after my last post, but not sure what you're talking bout. :o
on the aperture science web site, we were talking about it earlier in this thread.
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PORAL: PRELUDE

free 3rd party "add-on" installment. MOAR PORTALZ FOR TEH YUO!

would you like to teleport more?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tax4e4hBBZc[/video]
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SQUEEEEEEEE!!!

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WRXWagon2112 wrote:SQUEEEEEEEE!!!

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Took the words right out of my mouth. :lol:
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i've set up a public team fortress 2 server playing orange_x3 24/7 if anyone here (besides julian) plays.

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I'll be on it tonight :)
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More Portal 2 goodness:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxfJ5u-IR5k[/video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD3EV2xzrYQ[/video]

Looks like they've done a really good job!
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