Case study

max_vita: porting Max Payne Mobile's Android binary to PS Vita

max_vita ports the Android release of Max Payne Mobile to PS Vita by loading and patching the user's original game binary. Its wrapper supplies a small Android-like environment and compatibility hooks for graphics, audio and game behavior.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 93
Last commit: 2022-07-08
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires a PS Vita with kubridge and the shader compiler, plus the user's Max Payne Mobile v1.7 APK and v1.6 or v1.7 OBB.
Limits: The author describes the port as potentially unstable.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{max-vita-case,
  title = {{max\_vita: porting Max Payne Mobile's Android binary to PS Vita}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/max_vita}},
  url = {https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/max_vita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/max-vita-case/}}
}

Plain text

max_vita: porting Max Payne Mobile's Android binary to PS Vita. https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/max_vita (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/max-vita-case/

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README.md GitHub · fgsfdsfgs/max_vita · Revision e92e9ad