10 of the Most Unforgettable First Levels in Gaming

Test Chamber 00 – Portal

Although we didn’t get a chance to experience the use of the Portal Gun in Test Chamber 00, this level design was pretty much the perfect way to introduce the game. We got a fair amount of time to pick up (and smash) cups, throw the radio around (which happened to be playing a jazzy version of ‘Still Alive’). We also met the lovely GLaDOS, and immediately learned this was going to be a humorous and probably quite sadistic puzzle game. The level itself was actually extremely easy and this was more than likely to lure us into a false sense of security for what was to come later on.