Case study

World of Goo Vita: rehosting the Android game on PS Vita

World of Goo Vita runs the Android version of World of Goo on PS Vita by loading its ARMv7 library into memory, replacing Android imports with native functions and applying runtime patches. The loader uses the user's own paid Android game files, including libworldofgoo.so and asset folders.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 32
Last commit: 2023-09-05
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The paid, discontinued Android version of World of Goo is required; World of Goo Remastered is unsupported.
Prerequisites: PS Vita setup requires kubridge and libshacccg.suprx. Install FdFix unless using the rePatch plugin. Building the loader requires vitaSDK and the listed libraries.
License: The project licence file contains the MIT License.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{world-of-goo-vita-case,
  title = {{World of Goo Vita: rehosting the Android game on PS Vita}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/goo_vita}},
  url = {https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/goo_vita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/world-of-goo-vita-case/}}
}

Plain text

World of Goo Vita: rehosting the Android game on PS Vita. https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/goo_vita (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/world-of-goo-vita-case/

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README.md GitHub · Rinnegatamante/goo_vita · Revision ee89267
CMakeLists.txt GitHub · Rinnegatamante/goo_vita · Revision ee89267
LICENSE GitHub · Rinnegatamante/goo_vita · Revision ee89267