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Portal64 builds the ROM locally. A legal copy of Portal for PC is required to extract and convert the assets. Websites distributing the finished ROM are liable for copyright violation against Valve but Valve isn't liable for anything regarding that fan project by Nintendo.
You know that's not how lawyers view projects in development
You know that Nintendo's lawyers did not even raise a finger, right?
When did I say Nintendo
The repeated claim is that Valve acted on behalf of Nintendo because it uses APIs copyrighted by Nintendo. At no point did Valve protest the use of their assets.