Valve pulls down this Portal demake for Nintendo 64

Once again we bring you an interesting case that has been known recently and is related to one of the most anticipated titles in the catalog on the hybrid console. This time we are talking about Portal: complementary collection.

Portal news: complementary collection

This time the story of a Portal fan who dedicated efforts since 2022 to bring the Valve classic to Nintendo 64 has been known. The project, called “Portal 64”reached beta, but Valve has now stepped in to shut it down, sending a DMCA to developer James Lambert.

Valve indicated that the project depended on Nintendo’s proprietary libraries

. It is unclear whether Valve acted on its own initiative or if Nintendo influenced its decision. Despite the sophistication of the project, which allowed Portal to run on real N64 hardware, all the work done has been abandoned, marking the premature end of a creative and dedicated initiative.

It is a situation that stands out the challenges and tensions between fan creativity and intellectual property rights. The situation highlights the delicate relationship between the creativity of these projects and the limit of what is legal.

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