Blogger ported Half-Life to PlayStation 1 and showed gameplay
Valve's classic continues to attract gamers and various enthusiasts.
Recently, the author of the YouTube channel Bonnie Studios remembered the first part of Half-Life. He ported the game to the PlayStation 1 console – this is not a typical video about a “concept demake,” the Valve shooter actually runs natively on the original PlayStation 1.
According to Bonnie Studios, it was recorded “directly from SCPH-9002 via a RAD2X capture card.” No emulator program is used for operation; the game engine and renderer were “written from scratch” in the Rust programming language.
The average frame rate was around 17 FPS; most of the time, the FPS stayed at 20 with drops to 10-16 frames in the most open areas. The tech enthusiast noted that due to the peculiarities of image capture, there is a delay of approximately 100 ms; in reality, the game feels more responsive on the console than it appears in the presented video.
He contacted Valve and is awaiting a response – Bonnie Studios plans to publish the source code if there are no objections:
I have written to Valve asking for approval of the project, and if I don't hear back in a month or so, I will take that as no objection and release the code. After release, you will need your own legally purchased copy of Half-Life on Steam: the converter will read it on your computer and use it to build a disk image.
Earlier, another tech enthusiast published gameplay of a modification for Half-Life: Alyx online – it will allow playing fully without using a VR device. He is now preparing for the release of a public demo version of his project.
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