# Professor Layton: Curious Village HD Vita: an Android game rehosting port

> Professor Layton: Curious Village HD Vita runs the Android game on PS Vita by loading its ARMv7 executable, resolving Android imports with native functions and patching platform behavior. The loader uses the player's APK and OBB data; the author notes occasional video problems and slow animation after puzzle solutions.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/layton-vita>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/layton-vita/blob/f0aa83910462526bc41b49400a5645fb65547016/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/layton-vita-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/layton-vita-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/layton-vita-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legally obtained Android APK and OBB from a compatible version are required; versions 1.0.1 and 1.0.3 were tested.
- **Prerequisites:** PS Vita setup requires kubridge, FdFix or rePatch, and libshacccg.suprx.
- **Limits:** Videos can occasionally freeze or lack audio; post-puzzle animation can be slow.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/layton-vita/blob/f0aa83910462526bc41b49400a5645fb65547016/README.md>

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