History VideoGame / BlackMesa

** A security guard mentions that Gordon used to have a pony-tail, as he did in the original Half Life.

* ArtificialBrilliance: The Marines... are a nightmare to fight. They are very tough, headshots are difficult to pull off, their weapons are ''very'' accurate, and there are ''[[ShootTheMedicFirst medics]]'' in every squad.
** Tentacles are ''far'' more sensitive this time around, and the Vortigaunts, in addition to using basic squad tactics, can actually take a few hits before dropping. Even the ''Headcrabs'' react a bit faster than average.
* ArtifactTitle: For a long time in the development stage, the mod was title ''Black Mesa: Source." There are still several people that refer to it by this name.

* BodyHorror: The Headcrab Zombies are now very detailed. You'll wish they weren't.

* LampshadeHanging: A guard comments about the situation being "out of a sci-fi movie".

* ShootTheMedicFirst: you'd better...
* ShoutOut: [[Film/OfficeSpace A scientist tells another that he'll need to come in this weekend because of the TPS Reports.]]

* VideoGameCaringPotential: Several NPCs that are there to demonstrate threats can be saved, and have lines if such a thing happens. You can even give a scientist stuck in a bathroom stall some toilet paper and get a line of him thanking you.

''[[http://www.blackmesasource.com/ Black Mesa]]'' is a mod for the Source Engine that recreates the original ''VideoGame/HalfLife''. It has been in development since the release of ''{{Half-Life 2}}'' in 2004, and has had its first release, which runs from the starting chapter "Inbound" to the climatic "Lambda Core" chapter, in September 2012. The final four chapters, constituting the Xen part of the game, are still under development and will be released at a later point.

''[[http://www.blackmesasource.com/ Black Mesa]]'' is a mod for the Source Engine that recreates the original ''VideoGame/HalfLife''. It has been in development since the release of ''{{Half-Life 2}}'' in 2004, and has had its first release which, runs from the starting chapter "Inbound" to the climatic "Lambda Core" chapter, in September 2012. The final four chapters, constituting the Xen part of the game, are still under development and will be released at a later point.

''[[http://www.blackmesasource.com/ Black Mesa]]'' is a mod for the Source Engine that recreates the original ''VideoGame/HalfLife''. It has been in development since the release of ''{{Half-Life 2}}'' in 2004, and has had its first release in September 2012.

''[[www.blackmesasource.com/ Black Mesa]]'' is a mod for the Source Engine that recreates the original ''VideoGame/HalfLife''. It has been in development since the release of ''{{Half-Life 2}}'' in 2004, and has had its first release in September 2012.

''[[www.blackmesasource.com/ Black Mesa'' is a mod for the Source Engine that recreates the original ''VideoGame/HalfLife''. It has been in development since the release of ''{{Half-Life 2}}'' in 2004, and has had its first release in September 2012.

''Black Mesa'' is a mod for the Source Engine that recreates the original ''VideoGame/HalfLife''. It has been in development since the release of ''{{Half-Life 2}}'' in 2004, and has had its first release in September 2012.

* BlandNameProduct: Among others, "tittles" instead of "Skittles".

** After the Resonance Cascade, Kleiner becomes fascinated by a headcrab, referencing him taking a headcrab called Lamarr as pet in Half Life 2.

** For that matter, there is a portrait of Hedy Lamarr (the source of the headcrab Lamarr's name) in one of the offices in "Office Complex".

** After the Resonance Cascade, Kleiner becomes fascinated by a headcrab, this headcrab is Lamarr from Half Life 2.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Several [=NPCs=] that were normally done for without split second reaction times are now far easier to save due to equal parts changes in script pacing and muscle memory.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Several NPCs that were normally done for without split second reaction times are now far easier to save due to equal parts changes in script pacing and muscle memory.

* ShoutOut: [[Film/OfficeSpace A scientist tells another that he'll need to come in this weekend because of the TPS Reports.]]

** Tentacles are ''far'' more sensitive this time around, and the Vortigaunts, in addition to using basic squad tactics, can actually take a few hits before dropping

''Black Mesa'' is a mod for the Source Engine that seeks to recreate the original ''VideoGame/HalfLife''.

''Black Mesa'' is a mod for the Source Engine that seeks to recreate the original ''HalfLife''.

* SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The team had gone more than a year without a significant update on their progress, [[{{Vaporware}} with the project considered dead by many,]] until September 2012 when an announcement was made that the first public version of the mod would be released on September 13th.

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Black Mesa is a mod for the Source Engine that seeks to recreate the original HalfLife.