I was a little late getting to the orange box party. Several of my friends got it when it came out. They brought it over to the house a couple times but I only played it a little. This past week I turned in some games for credit and picked up a used copy. First of all every game in it is solid. I was about half way through Half Life 2 and was getting a little frustrated so I started playing Portal. My god was I hooked. I started playing it Thursday before band practice, went to practice. Came home went to bed, woke up and played some. Paused it five minutes before I had to leave. Got home at one something in the morning and beat it. It's a short game but for as short as it was I think it maybe the most gratifying video game experience I've ever had. I'm not saying anything that hasn't been said a year ago but if you haven't had the pleasure of playing this game you really should try it out. Later, Ryan H.