It's not quite as bad as the M.U.L.E. theme.

I beat portal on friday, I forgot the theme song in like 5 minutes.

This was a triumph.

That song is actually pretty catchy

In a sense it is.

"This was a triumph..." shapes how players feel about Portal itself. GladDos (Valve) manipulates the player as the credits roll.

And the song, because it is truly clever and unusual, is maybe the best thing about the game, truth be told.

Written by the same genius that gave us "Re: your brains", Jonathon Coulton.
his other stuff

It was a nice, unexpected ending of a great, fun game. Worth the price of admission and you get all of HL2 and TF2 as well.

The closing song from "Max Payne 2" was actually really good, as well. It was called "Late Goodbye" by a band from the Netherlands called Poets of the Fall. Tied in nicely to the abundance of Norse mythology references in that game.

Yeah, I'm a geek. As if I needed to tell you that.

The psychological experiment of Portal's ending credits song is a lie.

Captain_Sissypants: What the hell is "Portal"

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Portal in flash. (new window) In case any of you didn't know.

Great.. Thanks.. now I can't stop listening to it.

I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.

my favorite ending credit song was from the original Ninja Gaiden on NES.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfNctfhUA1k

I know there is an orchestral version out there, just can't find it

wil: I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.

Maybe Black Mesa? HAHA! THAT WAS A JOKE! FAT CHANCE!

gah

Ninja Gaiden Ending (pops)

for good or for awesome: Great... now I won't get *any* work done today!
/Thanks muchly
//"There is no sense crying over every mistake / You just keep trying 'til you run out of cake" - words to live by.

I always kind of dug the Simons Quest (NES) ending music...

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Loved the final battle. GLadDOS's various personality modules were a hoot.

"What's that? What's that? That thing has NUMBERS on it! Oh, you're the lady from the test... hi!"

/currently taking on advanced courses on the 360 version
//...where'd the FLOOR go? Oh, those bastards!

It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.

best game ending ever.

maxgamer: The cake is a lie.

The cake is not a lie.

It is delicious and moist.

Stop what you are doing and assume the party escort submission position, or you will miss the party.

son of a biatch.

Not only was I beaten to the comment I wanted to make, I was beaten by Wil Wheaton.

New song idea: "Beaten by Wil Wheaton"

There really was cake, you know.

Also, um, SPOILERS.

/hard to overstate my satisfaction, too

for good or for awesome: Portal in flash. (new window) In case any of you didn't know.

How the hell do I pass level 15? Goddamnit!

Confabulat: It's not quite as bad as the M.U.L.E. theme.

You mean this one?

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If you haven't yet, check out the flash music vid at vgcats.com

Best game ending ever. I can't believe the same guy wrote/sings that awful "i feel fantastic" song though.

Whoever captured that video clip was using code from Half-Life 2 in the game. There is no HUD or gravity gun in Portal.

/Bad Gamer! Bad!

And let's not forget the wonderful score to Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy.

/Angelo Badalamenti can do no wrong.

I wanted to finish the game, but I just couldn't kill my best friend.
Companion Cube was with me through thick and thin.
You are a bunch of heartless bastards.

song starts at 1:58, btw

I know this is about a song, but doesn't this still belong on the Geek tab?

sounded like any other indie/silly bad/good rock song to me...

Never played Portal, always wondered what everyone was talking about.

This is disappointing. I don't get it.

It's not that the song is inherently so great (although it is weirdly catchy).

It's the fact that the song is sung by a character from the game, ridiculously funny, and perfectly ties up the game's sense of humor at the end. It reveals more about the character and the company she (?) works for. The song is directly part of the game... not just some tune tacked on at the end to sound good.

It's damn brilliant.

Having never played Portal, let me say that I was thoroughly impressed and immensely enjoyed that. I'm being sincere.

The player's relationship with "GLaDOS" is akin to a passive-aggressive relationship with a psycho girlfriend. "I tried to kill you to show you how much I love you!" Then she timidly goes back into her cave to recharge for the next victim; all in the name of "research".

And there's the loud, hot, squishy, monkey sex which only crazy girlfriends can give you.

/knows too much on the subject...

Damned earworm ...

I listened to that bugger once - ONCE! - and I've been humming it for the last 45 minutes.

Thanks, subby ... grumble, grumble

Knobbs: Never played Portal, always wondered what everyone was talking about.

This is disappointing. I don't get it.

Maybe you should have played the game before watching the end, and then it would have meant something to you.

Maybe.

Anyway, best ending credits ever. I cannot wait for some other bands to do a cover of this song.

KungFuJesus: I can't believe the same guy wrote/sings that awful "i feel fantastic" song though.

just take your "song sounds better" pill and chill out man.

/kinda like that song.

Lando Lincoln: Anyway, best ending credits ever. I cannot wait for some other bands to do a cover of this song.

Search on YouTube, there's already a few attempts at it.

Bad bit in the bit bucket: Confabulat: It's not quite as bad as the M.U.L.E. theme.

You mean this one?

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That's the one. It's been stuck in my head since 1983.

So when is it coming out for Rock Band?

JimbobMcClan: So when is it coming out for Rock Band?

Only in our dreams, most likely.

Someone twist my arm and I could chart it up for Guitar Hero II. . .

Anyone interested?

...and I've officially been brainwashed. fark!

Anyone out there play the Activision game "Portal" from the 1980s--an "interactive novel"? It's kind of trippy and there's a Web version available.