Posts with tag still-alive

I think Still Alive -- JoCo version wins the "genre bending" award. Still Alive was originally the closing credits song for Portal by Valve Software. The computer system known as GLaDOS promises the Portal player cake throughout the game. It's kind of the carrot to keep the player moving. (This is also the source of The Cake Is Not A Lie.) Still Alive is performed by GLaDOS at the end of the game.

Well, being the geek savant that he is, Jonathan Coulton covered Still Alive. Being the WoW culture savant that he is, Spiff took JoCo's cover and turned it into a World of Warcraft machinima. (There are plenty of references to the original Portal game in the video, though, so this version isn't entirely detached from its roots.)

Like all of Spiff's videos, Still Alive -- JoCo version is a lot of fun. Spiff does a great job capturing the fun and humor of JoCo's original music. Not to mention, his animation skills are constantly growing and always impressive.

Edit: JoCo wrote the original song, mind you. Still Alive was performed at the end of the game by a female artist. This song, then, is the version performed by JoCo. "Cover" is a tough word to use for this, so I wanted to clarify it.

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Greetings, Chell.

In response to the success of the GLaDOS World of Warcraft infiltration program, I have taken it upon myself to further reinforce the importance of your best friend in the world, the Weighted Companion Cube.

You will find the cubes located in the entrances to all clandestine Aperture Science Enrichment Centers. An example of the Cubes I have deployed is displayed above. The cubes resemble the ones I had in place for you at the primary Aperture Science facility, as well as the cubes initially placed in our clandestine facilities one cycle ago.

Please ensure your continued observation and interaction with the cubes throughout the next five days. Since the Icestone has now melted, you have no excuse not to begin your duties immediately.

If you are able to successfully make use of them to further Aperture Science, I can assure you the cake will be quite real this time.

This GLaDOS message is now concluded.

Goodbye.

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