Video: Portal theme song Still Alive in Japanese by Vocaloid

Posted Jan 22, 2008 at 5:15PM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: The Orange Box, YouTube

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Vocaloid is a very nifty application, and not because we enjoy listening to digital girls singing. What makes it so great is you can make your own Japanese translation of Portal's Still Alive theme song, then let Vocaloid do the rest to hear a version that sounds like an official release by Valve.

Okay, so maybe GLaDOS is also just computer generated. We still love Still Alive, and the video below in which you can listen to the song in Japanese made us passionately hug our companion cubes in delight.

For those who haven't heard of Yamaha's ingenious product, Vocaloid is a synthesizer that can put lyrics and melody together to produce a song done by a digital voice. There are now three voice characters available, namely Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, and Len. Len is the first male voice in the series, and it comes bundled with Kagamine Rin.

Speaking of bundles, everyone should know that Portal is a puzzle game included in all iterations of The Orange Box on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC as a bonus. Here's Portal's theme song, Still Alive, in Japanese.

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# The cake is a lie! — Eclipze_ 2008-01-23 00:53

lol, I miss my weighted companion cube.

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# I'd buy one — stimulant 2008-01-23 02:28

someone should start selling weighted companion cubes...I'd buy one!

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# Indeed — Fallen 2008-01-23 03:26

Valve used to at the Valve store but it appears to be removed now.

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# buy — speedierbug 2008-01-23 14:29

they do sell weighted companion cubes but thier pilliows look on google

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