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It's worth mentioning that the author has a YouTube channel[1] where he periodically posts videos showcasing updates he's made to the game over time. I'm surpri

It's worth mentioning that the author has a YouTube channel[1] where he periodically posts videos showcasing updates he's made to the game over time. I'm surprised there isn't a link or even any kind of screenshots of the game on the Github repo, even if it is still very early in development. [1] https://www.youtube.com/@happycoder1989/videos https://www.youtube.com/@happycoder1989/videos

frfl 3y ago
Was wondering the same thing. If you search "screenshot" in the issues, there are a few screenshots people have uploaded, primarily in regards to demonstrating bugs. https://github.com/lambertjamesd/portal64/issues?q=screenshot https://github.com/lambertjamesd/portal64/issues?q=screensho...
driscoll42 3y ago
Agreed, this repo is in desperate need of a few screenshots/video on the ReadMe to showcase what it looks like.
- pard68 3y ago
  I personally have found there is something of an art to a good readme. So folks can make one that is informative and visual, others can't. I have a project or two that suffered because my readme designing skills suck, then talented friend PR'd a great readme with screenshots and such.
  - andai 3y ago
    It may be an art, but I wouldn't say it takes much talent to include a screenshot, GIF or YouTube link! Most likely he just didn't give it much thought.
    - Retr0id 3y ago
      Speaking only for myself, often a project is in a half-finished state, and any provided screenshot would quickly become out of date.
      - dharmab 3y ago
        Your audiences imagination is probably even worse!
      - beezlewax 3y ago
        You could probably automate a tool to take screenshot for you.
        yowzadave 3y ago
        This sounds like a slippery slope into yak-shaving…next thing you’ll open source your automated screen-shorting tool, and it will require a readme of its own!
        pard68 3y ago
        Should I write a new screenshot tool for the screenshot tool's readme?
        candrewlee14 3y ago
        Sounds something like charm’s vhs: https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs
    - Nition 3y ago
      Weirdly even commercial software websites seem to do this a lot. Pages of text and some mostly-unrelated images with no screenshots at all. Sometimes you can learn more about a program from screenshots of it in Google Images than from the official website.
      - nineteen999 3y ago
        Agree totally - I want to see whether the controls for what I want to use the software for are in prominent positions, buried deep in some menu, or completely non-existent. I also want to see what other UI fluff is crowding out those controls and becoming distracting for me and my users, and how bloated the application is around other tasks that I have no use for. It's not the sole way to evaluate usefulness of software obviously, but it can help save a lot of time if it's clear from screenshots or videos if its not a good fit for my needs.
        Nition 3y ago
        Honestly half the time the site doesn't even describe what the software is for. They'll be like "CRE8TR TAKES CREATIVITY TO A NEW LEVEL", "Used by industry professionals worldwide!" If you've just come from a random link on Hacker News or something they can be incredibly vague. Once again, a screenshot immediately shows me "oh, it's a UI wireframing tool."
  - Yondle 3y ago
    Your are absolutely a software engineer. Counter point for counter point sake.
- TaylorAlexander 3y ago
  Sounds like a good opportunity for a pull request!
  - driscoll42 3y ago
    I opened an Issue on the Repo for it!
- driscoll42 3y ago
  Can't edit my post but the ReadMe has been updated! Looks great now.
beebeepka 3y ago
Looks much better than I expected. Hard to believe people are complaining about things this cool.
- bigupting 3y ago
  Looks terrific on the Vita screen
nsxwolf 3y ago
It looks so good it's a lot closer to a port than a demake.

frfl 3y ago

Was wondering the same thing. If you search "screenshot" in the issues, there are a few screenshots people have uploaded, primarily in regards to demonstrating bugs. https://github.com/lambertjamesd/portal64/issues?q=screenshot https://github.com/lambertjamesd/portal64/issues?q=screensho...

driscoll42 3y ago

Agreed, this repo is in desperate need of a few screenshots/video on the ReadMe to showcase what it looks like.

pard68 3y ago
I personally have found there is something of an art to a good readme. So folks can make one that is informative and visual, others can't. I have a project or two that suffered because my readme designing skills suck, then talented friend PR'd a great readme with screenshots and such.
- andai 3y ago
  It may be an art, but I wouldn't say it takes much talent to include a screenshot, GIF or YouTube link! Most likely he just didn't give it much thought.
  - Retr0id 3y ago
    Speaking only for myself, often a project is in a half-finished state, and any provided screenshot would quickly become out of date.
    - dharmab 3y ago
      Your audiences imagination is probably even worse!
    - beezlewax 3y ago
      You could probably automate a tool to take screenshot for you.
      - yowzadave 3y ago
        This sounds like a slippery slope into yak-shaving…next thing you’ll open source your automated screen-shorting tool, and it will require a readme of its own!
        pard68 3y ago
        Should I write a new screenshot tool for the screenshot tool's readme?
      - candrewlee14 3y ago
        Sounds something like charm’s vhs: https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs
  - Nition 3y ago
    Weirdly even commercial software websites seem to do this a lot. Pages of text and some mostly-unrelated images with no screenshots at all. Sometimes you can learn more about a program from screenshots of it in Google Images than from the official website.
    - nineteen999 3y ago
      Agree totally - I want to see whether the controls for what I want to use the software for are in prominent positions, buried deep in some menu, or completely non-existent. I also want to see what other UI fluff is crowding out those controls and becoming distracting for me and my users, and how bloated the application is around other tasks that I have no use for. It's not the sole way to evaluate usefulness of software obviously, but it can help save a lot of time if it's clear from screenshots or videos if its not a good fit for my needs.
      - Nition 3y ago
        Honestly half the time the site doesn't even describe what the software is for. They'll be like "CRE8TR TAKES CREATIVITY TO A NEW LEVEL", "Used by industry professionals worldwide!" If you've just come from a random link on Hacker News or something they can be incredibly vague. Once again, a screenshot immediately shows me "oh, it's a UI wireframing tool."
- Yondle 3y ago
  Your are absolutely a software engineer. Counter point for counter point sake.
TaylorAlexander 3y ago
Sounds like a good opportunity for a pull request!
- driscoll42 3y ago
  I opened an Issue on the Repo for it!
driscoll42 3y ago
Can't edit my post but the ReadMe has been updated! Looks great now.

beebeepka 3y ago

Looks much better than I expected. Hard to believe people are complaining about things this cool.

bigupting 3y ago
Looks terrific on the Vita screen

nsxwolf 3y ago

It looks so good it's a lot closer to a port than a demake.