Hey, everyone

I’ve got some good news again.

Despite the delay of a few days (everyone knows why), here is the new update for the DeltaruneVita project!

Video:

DELTARUNE for PS Vita (v0.69 Showcase) - Update!

About the v0.69

This updated introduces a major improvement to texture handling. Validated BC3/DXT5 atlases reduce a typical 2048×2048 texture page from 16 MiB in RGBA8888, or 8 MiB in the previous RGBA4444 cache, to approximately 4 MiB, while preserving alpha transparency and visual quality.

This reduces CDRAM pressure, improves performance in several demanding areas, and prevents many of the missing, corrupted, or misplaced texture problems encountered during previous PVRTC experiments.

Other improvements include:

• Fixed hole-based mini-games
• Fixed the Zelda-style mini-game softlock involving Susie and movable blocks
• Fixed the second-button softlock in room_dw_city_mice
• Fixed a crash when starting Chapter 3 from a Chapter 2 save
• Restored the Heart box during battles
• Reduced stuttering when selecting Spare
• Improved walking and room-transition performance
• Improved music and sound-effect handling
• Improved dynamic border transitions
• Compressed console border assets
• Fixed Susie's locker sequence in Chapter 5
• Added initial Spanish language support
• Updated the customized Butterscotch runtime with recent compatibility fixes

Regarding project status (by Chapters 1 -5)

• Chapter 1 is playable and has been extensively reviewed room by room.
• Chapter 2 is playable and has received comprehensive fixes for puzzles, battles, textures, audio, transitions, and softlocks. Some demanding rooms and battles remain under observation.
• Chapters 3 and 4 are playable, with fixes for pathfinding, mini-games, chapter transitions, textures, and runtime compatibility. Further room-by-room testing and optimization continue.
• Chapter 5 is playable with substantially lower texture-memory usage and improved performance in several demanding areas. Complex battles and some rooms still require further optimization.

DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLATION

Projeto: WolffsRoom/DeltaruneVita: Deltarune (Capítulos 1 a 5) Porte para PSVita.

Lançamento v0.69: Lançamento Deltarune Vita v0.69 · WolffsRoom/DeltaruneVita

Seam's Patcher: Seam's Patcher - DeltaruneVita
The currently supported official Steam version is v0.0.253.

Translations:

Portuguese-BR translation: Portuguese-BR.zip - Google Drive

Spanish translation: Spanish.zip - Google Drive

AI NOTICE

Claude Code, Gemini, and GPT-5.6 Sol through Codex were integrated into the development workflow to assist with runner programming, diagnostics, project organization, patcher development, and technical documentation.

Hey everyone!

The original project is not mine. The work was created by Doodlewind and the Pocket Voxel contributors, with its visual approach based on the excellent Dramatic Shape Voxel Mod.

My changes are focused on Vita packaging, presentation, diagnostics, and performance:
- Renamed the application and build to "Pokemon Fire 3D”
- Added custom PS Vita LiveArea artwork
- Optimized outdoor rendering around voxelized trees and bushes
- Replaced the Vita's full-detail tree hulls with a uniform coarse voxel mesh
- Added angle variation in 'select' button

I packaged everything as a single installable VPK.

Enter my Discord to download: https://discord.gg/JnXfvQKr5

Hmmm, remember! Must provide your own legally obtained canonical US Pokémon Red ROM when building. The expected SHA-1 is:
ea9bcae617fdf159b045185467ae58b2e4a48b9a

Please do not report issues from this modified build directly to the original developers without first confirming that they also occur in the upstream version.

Original project and build instructions:
https://github.com/pocket-stack/pocket-voxel#run-it

Mod source:
https://github.com/DramaticShape/DramaticShapeVoxelMod

Thx to the original developers and contributors who made this possible!

Hey everyone, I’ve got some good news.

Over the last few days, I’ve been working on the optimizations and fixes needed to resolve the issues and crashes in Deltarune (Chapters 1 - 5) for PS Vita.

I’m very proud of the progress we’ve made (thx to everyone who commented, reached out via DM, and reported issues), and I’m happy to report that we’re achieving great results, with the game being refined chapter by chapter.

Some bugs may still occur, but I’m actively working on this project. Just leave a comment here or file an issue at https://github.com/WolffsRoom/DeltaruneVita/issues. Depending on the complexity, I’ll address it in the next update, v0.60.

Source: https://github.com/WolffsRoom/DeltaruneVita/releases/latest

(If you’ve already updated the datafile and VPK from 0.52, now you just need to update the VPK, as described in the repo.) There will be another change in the save files (from ux0:data\deltarune to ux0:data\deltarune_saves).

DeltaruneVita will move the files on its own; there's nothing you need to do manually.

For those who haven’t started a new save yet, I recommend installing it from scratch.

Yeah, you read that right.

Deltarune, released officially in June 2026, now released for PS Vita too. Nothing is impossible.

Source: WolffsRoom/DeltaruneVita: Deltarune (Chapters 1 to 5) Port to PSVita.

This project had been shelved for a long time. I’d been thinking about it ever since I translated the older port (Chapter 1) into Brazilian Portuguese.

I got excited when I saw some Android port projects (Home - Deltarune Android Port | AngelaPuzzle and this https://gamejolt.com/games/deltarunech1-5androidport/1080568), but when I saw the ButterscotchRunner/Butterscotch repository, I thought... this is it.

The initial versions of DeltaruneVita were based on the port of the Hadrian Soares for Android, by merging the ButterscotchRunner project with VitaGL (hi, Rinne ;p).

The initial idea was something along these lines:

Deltarune game.droid
↓
Butterscotch VM/Runner
↓
PS Vita-specific renderer
↓
VitaGL / GXM

But eventually, while I was testing the compatibility of “mods” (translations, actually), I noticed that the entire project had actually managed to run the Windows version of the game translated into PTBR. So I did a complete 180 and started from scratch (from v0.36 onward), working directly on the Windows/Steam port for PS Vita.

Here is how it works under the hood:

Official PC/Steam files
↓
Data preparation by chapter
↓
Caramelo adapted for Vita
↓
VitaGL + OpenAL + Vita controls

This saved me a lot of time and effort, especially when it came to optimizing and fixing the janky bugs that were in the port of the port (Steam → Android → Vita oh my god...). Not to mention the interface bugs... what a nightmare.

Of course, I’m still grateful to Hadrian Soares, because without his project I wouldn’t have been able to achieve the results I did; I took advantage of that and used the touch control graphics as inheritance in the Vita version.

Huge shoutout to Rinne for VitaGL. Without it, this and other ports would be impossible. I'd also like to thx the team behind the runner Butterscotch, which made Deltarune (Chapters 1–5) possible on the PS Vita (and will certainly make other games developed in GameMaker Studio possible as well).

Anyway... the current version of DeltaruneVita includes support for translations (since Toby is lazy and only does English and Japanese), support for dynamic borders from the PS4 version and its own settings menu, with options to adjust the screen, volume, enable or disable touch controls... and so on.

Anyway, I’m continuing to fine-tune the project basically playing/testing and making some adjustments to scenes and locations using GameMaker (and other tools) so that this port looks better and better on the Vita. My goal is to make it look practically like a native game (it even has a manual, man).

I wish I could share a gameplay video, but the USB port on my Vita isn't working, so... you'll have to settle for some screenshots, hahaha. I'd be happy if someone took the time to record the screen and post it on YouTube or something.

Enjoy :)

(And please, buy the game legally, okay?).

Hey everyone,

Check this out again :)

Source: WolffsRoom/BeachBuggyRacing-Vita: Beach Buggy Racing port for PS Vita

Feel free to give the game a try, more details in the repository.

Important alerts

The adjustments in the game’s data files, generated by the patcher available in this project, were made 100% by AI, tests and validations carried out by MeninoSung and Wolff, this being a proof of concept that it is possible and feasible to port this game to PlayStation Vita.

AI Notice:
ChatGPT 5.6 Sol

Hey everyone, we need to talk about the elephant in the room.

Recently, any homebrew port or tool that mentions using Artificial Intelligence during its development has been met with hostility, insults, and an almost automatic rejection from some members of the community.

I believe discussing this openly is of public interest so we can finally define our guidelines as a community. Why is AI so deeply hated around here?

The Main Arguments Against AI (And Their Reality)

Generally, the arguments against using AI boil down to:

• "Stolen" code: Claims of plagiarism and copyright infringement.
• Lack of quality: AI hallucinations that can generate inefficient code, bugs, or hurt game performance.
• Lack of effort/learning: The elitist idea that a "real dev" must write every single line of code from scratch.
• Macroeconomic factors: General complaints about environmental impacts and the economics of Big Tech (which, let's be honest, is not the fault of someone porting an indie game to a 2011 handheld).

But we need to separate the smart use of AI from lazy "copy-and-paste" work.

If a clueless user thinks they can create a perfect port just by spamming Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V into ChatGPT without understanding a single thing about programming, the result will be garbage. But the problem there is not the toolt’s the lack of scope, skill, and effort of the person using it. Bad code is bad code, whether it was written by a tired human or spat out by an AI.

Let’s Separate the Wheat from the Chaff

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Pragmatism: No One is Getting Paid for This

The reality of the homebrew scene is that no one is earning a salary here.

Many of us work 8-hour daily jobs and have very limited free time. Spending hours writing line after line of repetitive tasks, like conversion scripts, renaming bulk files, or fixing screen resolution scales, is exhausting.

Why shouldn't we use AI to automate the tedious grunt work?

A practical example: In my port of The Case of the Golden Idol (the Godot version), I heavily used AI to generate helper Python scripts that automated repetitive bug fixes in the game files. The result? The port is out there, and it runs perfectly. The end-user just wants to play their favorite game on their Vita. If a developer used an AI-assisted script to save 10 hours of repetitive manual labor, the final gaming experience is exactly the same.

Less Gatekeeping, More Ports

Historically, the Vita community has always been a bit gatekept. How many new developers have shown up asking for guidance to get started, only to be met with a cold "figure it out yourself" by older devs?

AI has democratized development, serving as a tutor for those who want to learn and bring their ideas to life. Criticizing people who are starting to create solutions using the tools available today is just silly gatekeeping.

If Rinnegatamante or other devs decide to ban or accept AI on VitaDB, that’s entirely their call. But as a community, we need to decide what stance we want to adopt here on the subreddit.

Poll: How should r/VitaHacks / r/VitaPiracy handle projects that use AI?

I want to hear your thoughts. Please vote below on how we should handle posts featuring tools or ports that utilized AI in their development workflow:

1. Fully Accept: What matters is the end result working well on the Vita. Using AI as a support tool is completely valid.
2. Regulate (Transparency): Allow it, provided the developer openly declares in the post where and how AI was utilized (e.g., "auxiliary scripts created with AI assistance").
3. Ban: Ban any project that used AI tools for coding, asset generation, or translation.

Let me know your arguments in the comments.

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Edit 1:

List of games/tools that have announced the use of AI for the PS Vita:

Zombie Tsunami, Beach Buggy Racing (coming soon), The Case of the Golden Idol, Animal Crossing, DSVita, CardWars-Vita, Aleph One Vita, A Bite at Freddy's Vita, Pac-Man CE DX Vita, Dark Lands Vita, and others.

Edit 2:
The post idea is to determine whether the community finds it acceptable to regulate the use of AI in “serious” projects, for example, by banning AI-generated publications or any content that lacks a factual basis.

Edit 3:
This might be controversial, but please, forgive me. It wasn’t some AI glitch or hallucination that freaked out several PS Vita owners with VitaDB installed. Let's be real: mistakes happen, whether they are made by humans or AI.

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share a project I've been working on: a native PS Vita port of MOTHER: Encore (the amazing fan-made reimagining of MOTHER 1). It's adapted directly from the original Godot Engine PC release, specifically based on ACT 2 (v0.4.0.3).

Current Status:
To be completely transparent, it’s currently in a rough state. It is technically playable, but you should expect bugs, crashes, and poor performance while I continue to rewrite controls and optimize it for the Vita hardware (I don't promise functionality for versions that include the "b".)

Credits e Disclaimer:
Massive shoutout to Pkdotts and the original dev team for making such a masterpiece.
(Disclaimer: This is a free, unofficial, non-commercial fan port and is not affiliated with Nintendo).

If you want to check out the code, follow the progress, or even help out, you can find the repository here: WolffsRoom/MotherEncore-PSVita: Mother Encore port for PS VITA

Any feedback is super welcome!

Hey everyone,

I just released v0.7.1 of The Case of the Golden Idol for PS Vita.

This release adds virtual mouse/cursor support in joystick R and L, animated menu transitions, and reworked controls that make better use of the Vita's buttons.

How to install:

As usual with these ports, you MUST legally own the game on Steam. I built a Windows script (ApplyPatch.bat) that pulls the assets from your Steam game.pck and automatically optimizes them for the Vita. Just download the VPK and the patch tool from my GitHub Releases (or VitaDB) and follow the steps in the README.

Links:

GitHub: https://github.com/WolffsRoom/GoldenIdol-PSVita

VitaDB: https://www.rinnegatamante.eu/vitadb/#/info/1403 (version 0.7.1 will be there soon)

Thanks again to everyone who tested the port and reported issues.

Hey everyone,

Estou trabalhando para finalizar uma adaptação de O Caso do Ídolo de Ouro para a PSV.

A versão está em suas fases finais de desenvolvimento e será publicada ainda esta semana para que todos possam acessar e jogar.

Realese post: https://www.reddit.com/r/vitahacks/comments/1twztqs/release_the_case_of_golden_idol_psvita_port/

Github: WolffsRoom/GoldenIdol-PSVita: The Case of the Golden Idol port for PS VITA

Game details:

The Case of the Golden Idol is a 2022 puzzle video game developed by Color Gray Games and published by Playstack. The game portrays a narrative spanning 40 years in the 18th century, in which players collect clues to piece together concepts, characters, and evidence to contextualize the story.
Source: Google / Wikipedia

https://store.playstation.com/pt-br/product/UP3639-PPSA23611_00-0966950101963244

Technical explanations will be submitted on GitHub and in a post on my personal website.

See you later, everyone!