Portal

1986

Videogame

Portal was an ambitious attempt to tell a story with the depth of a novel and the interactivity of a game, sitting somewhere between interactive fiction and simulation of a computer system.

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Collection

Not in ACMI's collection

Credits

Production dates
1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

igdb-14546

Formats/platforms

PC DOS

Mac

Commodore C64/128

Amiga

Atari ST/STE

Apple II

Subject categories

Adventure

Science fiction

Single player

IGDB

14546

Collected

3 times

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