In Real Life

This Portal Cover Vid Is Pretty Entertaining

The song (a cover of Jonathan Coulton’s now-infamous “Still Alive”) is well done, too. Don’t turn it off after the first few squeaky seconds. It gets better. I swear.


March 20, 2012
In Real Life

Laser Sings Portal’s ‘Still Alive’ Off-Key

If Portal taught me anything, it’s that any machine possessing even the most rudimentary degree of artificial intelligence is a potential threat, so I think I’ll just sit back and quietly enjoy the Automated Laser Corporation 20-watt fibre laser’s rendition of Jonathan Coulton’s “Still Alive”.


February 13, 2012
In Real Life

Commander Shepard Is Still Alive

Kotaku AU

I’ve got a terrible feeling that we’ll be seeing an insane multitude of Mass Effect posts over the next couple of days, but this was too good not to post. Want to hear an awesome reworked version of Portal’s Still Alive discussing the events of Mass Effect? Of course you do! Oh… you don’t? I’ll just shuffle awkwardly over here then…


June 9, 2011
News

Mirror’s Edge Isn’t Dead Yet, Folks

You can never take vague executive statements to the bank, especially during E3, but what EA Games’ Frank Gibeau said earlier today about Mirror’s Edge is at least cause for cautious optimism.


June 1, 2011
In Real Life

Portal 2′s ‘Want You Gone’ Sounds Even Better When Sung By Electric Guitar

Need a reason to learn how to play the electric guitar? YouTube musician FamilyJules7X demonstrates how well mad guitar skills and gaming go together in his triumphant electric cover of Jonathan Coulton’s “Want You Gone”.


August 20, 2010
In Real Life

Portal Song Slowed Down 800%, Bieber-Style

We now know how to make a Justin Bieber song sound good: slow it down 800 per cent. But what happens when Portal’s Still Alive, that great video game song from Jonathan Coulton, gets the same treatment? Listen.


May 21, 2010
In Real Life

Classical Guitar Is Still Alive

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Children’s choirs and soloists have worked their way through the end song of Valve’s great puzzle game Portal, but this is the first rendition of seen of it played on what appears to be a classical guitar.


November 5, 2009

Left 4 Dead 2 Still Alive, Parties Like It’s 2007

If you’re the kind of person to grit their teeth and clench their fists at even the thought of one more over-played Portal reference, it might be best to give this Left 4 Dead 2 clip a miss.


July 10, 2009
News

Still Alive Free For Rock Band Unplugged

The latest batch of downloadable songs for Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP includes the stirring love anthem “Still Alive” from Portal, which will be available, free of charge and includes delicious cake.


January 5, 2009
Uncategorized

Theremin Hero Nails ‘Still Alive’

This gentleman goes after Portal’s “Still Alive” in Rock Band 2 using a rather novel approach: a theremin. How’d he do? Much better than you might expect.