Case study

Professor Layton: Pandora's Box HD: rehosting the Android game on Vita

This Vita port runs Professor Layton: Pandora's Box HD by loading its Android ARMv7 executable, resolving imports with native functions, and applying compatibility patches. The loader uses game files supplied from an Android APK and OBB, with version 1.0.1 documented as tested.

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: 11
Last commit: 2023-09-24
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Provide a legally obtained Android APK and OBB from a version that still uses OBB; version 1.0.1 is documented as tested.
Prerequisites: PS Vita setup requires kubridge, FdFix or rePatch, and libshacccg.suprx.
Limits: Some videos may fail to play and the post-puzzle animation can be slow.
License: MIT licence.

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BibTeX

@misc{professor-layton-pandoras-box-hd-vita-case,
  title = {{Professor Layton: Pandora's Box HD: rehosting the Android game on Vita}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/layton2-vita}},
  url = {https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/layton2-vita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/professor-layton-pandoras-box-hd-vita-case/}}
}

Plain text

Professor Layton: Pandora's Box HD: rehosting the Android game on Vita. https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/layton2-vita (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/professor-layton-pandoras-box-hd-vita-case/

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README.md GitHub · Rinnegatamante/layton2-vita · Revision b5bd7d3