VHBL on Vita 1.67: Tweaking in progress

Hey everyone, quickly showcasing the work in progress for VHBL‘s port to thecobra’s exploit. To be honest, thecobra’s really done most of the work here, and I merely tweaked it to clean up the code, before compiling and giving it a try.

On the video below, I’m playing doom (again? I should be a bit more creative…) on PS Vita firmware 1.67.

The release should happen soon, although please keep in mind that I also have a real life to deal with in addition to this release, so please be patient while we’re getting ready.

  1. Thomas’s avatar

    you should wait a week or two just in case a new update comes out or gets announced.

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  2. Aaron’s avatar

    CAN’T WAIT! Maybe I’ll finally get some value out of my Vita!!!!

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  3. midnitdragoon’s avatar

    soo exciting cant wait to relive the fun i had with homebrew on psp but instead on the VITA!!! Does it run Duke Nukem 3D better or worse than on the PSP?

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    1. wololo’s avatar

      From my tests, Duke 3d runs basically as it would on the PSP. I have sounds problems (duke’s voice is high pitched) but I think it’s a known issue with the port

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      1. darthscottydog33’s avatar

        hay WOLOLO i have an idea that might get your exploit to more people on the next one you make. dont give any annoucement dont even give an annoucement that your not giving one when you say real soon and working on one sony pays attention saying you wont give an annoucement and sony will watch more cause they now your not saying anything. not saying anything at all will let people have a chance if they pay attention to your blog for the release they are more likly to think you just havent found anything yet

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        1. StepS’s avatar

          there is already a better system for the release…

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      2. 30W’s avatar

        There is a version that fixes the voices on psp.

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  4. GodofDark’s avatar

    Mr.Wololo you said WHBL game (HotShotTennis, Motorstotm Artic Edge etc.) will be released to trusted members if i join would i still get it, and if your on PSVITA ofw 1.66 will future VHBL work

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    1. ndh777’s avatar

      You will either need to update or use a pr0xy because you’ll need to download a game off of the PSN market. And in order to access PSN, you need to be on the latest firmware or using a pr0xy.

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  5. jshishido’s avatar

    Im deploying over seas for 6 months please release it before next month comes or i wont be able to get the hack in a location i cant say :(

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  6. Mike’s avatar

    Hey Wololo! How do you get notification if you are a part of the /talk community?!

    Very excited for the US release! Thanks for your work!

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  7. GodofDark’s avatar

    like if you just joined and is new would you get the name of the game

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  8. rudaz’s avatar

    A want it now :(

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  9. Ungarok’s avatar

    irl is surely the most important.
    Merci for all you’ve done until now and merci thecobra for this exploit.

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  10. McLeod’s avatar

    Thanks for keeping us all on the edge, I haven’t been this excited since the invention of warm k1 jelly yay!

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  11. GodofDark’s avatar

    Am broke :(

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  12. EpicJimber’s avatar

    Very nice work to everyone involved! Wololo, can you elaborate on the ETA? :D

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  13. rudaz’s avatar

    A aint been to kip since a found out its cumn a dnt wana miss ths 1

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  14. Trolkilla’s avatar

    thanks cobra for sharing and wololo for tweaking and hbl.

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  15. GodofDark’s avatar

    Sims 2 Castaway I hope

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  16. Josh’s avatar

    Wololo I’m getting mixed messages…is a new vhbl being released for 1.67, and if so is the game that is being used for this purchasable on the U.S psn? I have about $20 so I can go grab a psn card if this is legit. Thanks <3

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    1. wololo’s avatar

      is a new vhbl being released for 1.67?
      Yes

      is the game that is being used for this purchasable on the U.S psn?
      Yes

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      1. Monk9899’s avatar

        What about EU, ASIA & JP?

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        1. wololo’s avatar

          I can’t give away too much info as it could help to narrow down the game.

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  17. granasaberx’s avatar

    I personally can’t wait for this! I wanna be able to play some emulator goodness.

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  18. Gargadon’s avatar

    FUCK DOOM! show US A VIDEO PLAYING FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 IN ISO!!!!!!!!!! who cares old stupid games! WE WANT PSP GAMES!!!!!!

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    1. Seaking’s avatar

      NO piracy. How many times do they have to say this?

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    2. WarBearFace’s avatar

      Vhbl and iso support are completely different things. This is just user mode and you can’t expect too much from it. However Davee is making progress towards a HEN and has already shown an iso running on it. Assuming you own this game physically and that you can’t play it on your psp for some reason that’s what you should be following. However straight up piracy is never looked at in a nice light, so from now on keep your all caps demands to yourself or inquire more politely. You might actually get more useful answers that way.

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    3. ???’s avatar

      Fuck DOOM? NO FUCK YOU STUPID ASSHOLE!!!

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    4. General Generous’s avatar

      Fuck off. FINAL FANTASY IS GAY. If you want isos, go fuck a horse.

      How’s your mom.

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  19. Seaking’s avatar

    I say wait. They’re waiting for you to release it just so they can update and add ps1 classics. Je deteste $ony.

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  20. The Budds’s avatar

    (flashes back to when I use to mod Doom a lot)

    :lol: What’s so bad about showing Doom? I still remember great times telling everyone in family not to answer the phone whenever me and my friend used to play over the 56k.

    Great times!

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  21. bravo815’s avatar

    I’m guessing this exploit game isn’t available on the UK ps store?
    I hope it is.

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  22. Aaron’s avatar

    Hey Wololo! Make me a moderator so I can shut these people up who just beg for Piracy instead of appreciating what they ARE getting. If I could BAN Gargadon right now, I would DROP THE HAMMER! So sick of that stuff.

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    1. The Budds’s avatar

      Unfortunately you can’t kill stupidity. Your hope is trying to teach people tobe well informed to combat it.

      Indeed a ban could be dropped, but it won’t solve the problem. It would be a short term solution.

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  23. Chris’s avatar

    You should try to release it on a weekend, If it’s saturday night, it would be better, as on weekends the response by the PSN staff is the slowest, because the majority of the workers or managers are resting at their homes.

    You have seen it with past releases.

    Thank you!!

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  24. ㅇ’s avatar

    씨발 미친 복돌이새끼들

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  25. ㅇ’s avatar

    현피 뜨자 씨발럼들아!!!!!!!

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  26. 아즈 라엘’s avatar

    내가 씨발 루리웹 뻘글러 아즈라엘이다 개새끼들아

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  27. ed’s avatar

    Hi Wololo,

    Could you confirm if this game is available on the Australian PSN store?

    Kind Regards and thank you for all the work you have been putting in.

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  28. sweet_leaf85’s avatar

    GOOGLE TRANSLATE SAYS THAT DUDES TALKING SOME MAD CRAP… LOL

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  29. sweet_leaf85’s avatar

    sorry bout the caps..

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  30. Watching The World Burn’s avatar

    Can’t wait and I hope i can get the exploit game before sony takes it down again.

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  31. Watching The World Burn’s avatar

    Also does Doom 2 work or only 1

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    1. wololo’s avatar

      They use the same engine AFAIK, so I believe Doom 2 works too

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  32. bennv59’s avatar

    wololo can you plz give us a price range so that we get the game before sony pulls it?

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  33. dialtone’s avatar

    Actually I’m dying for a way to boot iso images from the vita and my desire doesn’t stem from piracy needs. I own a lot of original UMD games and theres no way in hell I’m going to pay again for software I already own to get it in digital format so I can run it on the Vita. Homebrew is real exciting as I can get countless hours messing with brews and emulators but beyond that the Vita software available is limited and I’ve already beaten the couple titles that interested me (Unit 13 and Uncharted, they really should have put the online mode for Uncharted to give me some replay ability) being able to go back and play my psp titles without having to carry around a 2nd piece of hardware would be fantastic. Now I know Wololo is developing VHBL which is great and am very excited for the US 1.67 release (I’ll die if I miss the short window before sony pulls it) but I just wanted to point out there are legit reasons for wanting psp iso backup capabilities and it’s not just about piracy. Hoping Davee brings the scene a little present. Congrats on 1.67 VHBL and can’t wait for the release, trying to keep my eyes peeled.

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  34. sortadan’s avatar

    I currently have VHBL for Everybody’s Tennis and am happy with it now that it works in English (thanks wth!!!). I do live in the US though and if this new release is as good or better then I may will switch. Is it known yet what syscalls are missing from this one vs. previous options, or will you release some type of compatibility list? I’m mostly interested in emulators like psp2600, NesterJ, psphugo, snes9xTYL, etc…

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    1. wololo’s avatar

      I haven’t checked compatibility much, I think this is something we will know when massive testing really starts… I’ll try to do a bit more testing this week to give more feedback

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  35. OMightyBuggy’s avatar

    I can’t wait to play DOOM II again. :)

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  36. SNIPERFOX’s avatar

    [V]_[@w@]_[V] wololo my main man

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  37. Mp1’s avatar

    With the problems people (myself included) are having accessing PSN using proxies since the Sony maintenance, are those of us who missed the first two exploits stuck with updating to 1.67? Is there any reason now to stay on a lower firmware?

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    1. wololo’s avatar

      It depends on your own priorities. As long as you don’t have a true proof (actual vhbl files) that a hack is available for 1.67, and unless you desperately need access to the PSN, I would recommend to not update. But since vhbl is extremely limited anyways, and the vita loses lots of features if you cannot connect to psn, I think it is really a personal choice…

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  38. Mp1’s avatar

    Point taken. My only reason to update would be to access the store for “The Game!” I just would be very disappointed to miss out on the opportunity. Hopefully the access for lower firmware issue is worked out before your new release. I will stay on 1.61 and try to be patient. Thank you.

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  39. ???’s avatar

    Wololo is over using Doom you should try other games for testing.

    I personally want to see SCUMMVM running on that oled screen

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  40. add137’s avatar

    Thank you wololo ,Good Job.

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  41. wololo’s avatar

    new game need money 39.99$
    tekken 6

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    1. Mastershake01’s avatar

      is the game title i saw that much is it worth downloading now or should i wait till later ;)

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      1. StepS’s avatar

        it’s a fake Wololo. always check the avatar.

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  42. Bubba’s avatar

    Thanks for your hard work wololo.

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  43. darthscottydog33’s avatar

    WOLOLO i have an idea that might get your exploit to more people on the next one you make. dont give any annoucement dont even give an annoucement that your not giving one when you say real soon and working on one sony pays attention saying you wont give an annoucement and sony will watch more cause they now your not saying anything. not saying anything at all will let people have a chance if they pay attention to your blog for the release they are more likly to think you just havent found anything yet

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  44. Justin’s avatar

    please please please wait for the weekend, I wanna make sure I have money in the bank so I can get the game needed :P

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    1. darthscottydog33’s avatar

      the week end the worst time to wait for the psn updates info on tuesday they try to get rid of the exploit asap so if they get rid of it sooner then they can patch it sooner and maybe have it back up by the next tuesday

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  45. syafiq tatsuya’s avatar

    well even 3ds can play ds and 3ds game via flashcart XD and what about vita well i know that vita are more complex then psp and 3ds but like wololo say it’s just a matter of time and money that psvita will be hackable XD now i just focus buying 3ds YAY

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    1. OMightyBuggy’s avatar

      The 3DS isn’t hacked it can only play DS and DSi mode (kinda like PSP emulation on the Vita) off of a flash cart, there is no 3DS rom support on any card made. Cards that say, “works on 3DS” only means that the flash cart can run on it. Btw the only card that claims that it can play 3DS roms is most likely a fake (Crown 3DS).

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  46. utnsoldier’s avatar

    Wololo just release already :)

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  47. darthscottydog33’s avatar

    is that the exploit tekken 6

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    1. darthscottydog33’s avatar

      if so im short 30$

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  48. Brandonheat8’s avatar

    Cannot wait :) i have been with the community a long time and this is another step in the right direction that i want to be a part of, great job wololo, and team members who’s names escape me at the moment.

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  49. Richmond Tan’s avatar

    will VHBL work for Singapore ?

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