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Flash Game Friday is a weekly feature that provides gamers with (uh…duh) a free, browser-based flash game. You may have played it before and you may have not, but it’s always worth checking out. We’ll be bringing you the latest, time-wasting, challenging, lose-sleep-into-the-wee-hours type of flash games.

Portal. It’s no secret that this game holds a special place in the hearts of Tech Olive. So it would come as no surprise that anything even loosely Portal-related would at least gain an audience from the Tech Olive staff. Some of these projects are even worth the time that we spend admiring them. So, not only is this week’s flash game related to Portal, but it’s also worth the few hours that you’ll sink into it. Whether those extra gray hairs are worth it, however, is entirely up to you.

While some may argue that Portal: The Flash Version strips the original game of everything that made it great, it’s more a matter of the game being slimmed down and distilled into its most basic form: frustrating, but endlessly fun puzzle-based platforming. If you’re not a fan of Portal, then go die in a fire you should still give Portal: The Flash Version a try. And, for fans of Portal that also enjoyed this Flash version, go grab Portal: The Flash Version Map Pack for the proper Portal game!