By Dexerto | Created at 2026-06-12 11:26:44 | Updated at 2026-06-12 21:59:46
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Ever wanted to take Half-Life 1 on the go using a 2007 Nokia phone? No? Well, one skilled programmer has made that a reality with full mouse and keyboard support.
There’s something about old games and porting them over to wild machines, kitchen appliances, and well… other things that fans adore. After all, it takes a special amount of talent to do so, and it’s an impressive feat for both the creator and whatever they’ve chosen to play the game on.
Well, now someone’s managed to make an old Nokia phone play Half-Life 1, including Bluetooth capabilities, mouse and keyboard support, and, more impressively, it runs at 30 fps.
Half-Life 1 can officially run on a Nokia N95
Sharing his creation on X, programmer Dante D. Leoncini revealed how he’s managed to put Half-Life 1 on the Nokia N95. Given that the game came out in 1998 and the phone was released in 2007, it’s arguably an upgrade for the nostalgic adventure.
“Half-Life 1 on the Nokia N95 finally reached 30 FPS,” wrote the creator, explaining that there are a few “bugs to fix” that they already know about, but have finally added Mouse and Keyboard support, showcasing how it works in a video.
The video itself shows the creator moving around, using the very limited controls on the phone and a mouse to actually play the game while the sound works perfectly (at least with the quality you’d expect from a 2007 phone).
This isn’t the only device Dante has put Half-Life on, recently sharing that it’s running on both Symbian devices like the Nokia N8 and E7, allowing fans to download the version for their own vintage Nokia phones.
Of course, fans are obsessed with the creation, calling them an “absolute madman” and writing: “Thank you, sir, for even attempting this. This is incredible. Love to see the most famous, groundbreaking, and beloved FPS in history running on a Symbian device. On a beloved device from a forgotten era of phones.”
What’s more, the programmer has also managed to make Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 work on the phone, proving there really is no limit to what you can port over onto weird devices, like the fact that ChatGPT can run Doom.
