After Valve said no to Portal 64, the dev is making a new Nintendo 64 game that sounds a lot like the co-op cult classic that put the Helldivers devs on the map

After Valve halted the development of James Lambert's Portal 64 due to the use of proprietary Nintendo development libraries, Lambert shifted gears to create a new Nintendo 64 game. This upcoming game, which involves players combining runes to cast spells, resembles the mechanics of Magicka, a 2011 co-op game by Arrowhead Game Studios. While not directly cited as inspiration by Lambert, the concept echoes the spell-combining gameplay of Magicka. Lambert's commitment to developing for the N64 platform continues, promising an action platformer centered around magical spells.