Release: VitaQUAKE 1.0 for PS Vita
Developer Rinnegatamante just released VitaQUAKE 1.0 for the PS vita, as part of the Revitalize Competition.
What is vitaQUAKE?
VitaQUAKE, as the name implies, is a port of QUAKE for the PS Vita. It runs on the Rejuvenate hack, and as such requires you to run on PS Vita firmware 3.51 or lower.
Do I need to introduce QUAKE? It’s basically the father of all modern FPS (Wolfenstein 3D and Doom being the grandfathers), and it’s a load of fun.

From the developer:
Today i want to release my Quake port for Rejuvenate!
It’s based on winQuake and it supports both Shareware and Full version of Quake.
Right now, it uses CPU for rendering purposes so if you play in full screen mode you can notice some framedrops (like 20-25 fps). To have a fullspeed stable framerate you can simply reduce a bit screen size in Options Menu.
The packet you can download here contains the free shareware version. If you want to use your full installation of Quake you just have to add pak1.pak file to id1 folder.Features:
– Native 960×544 resolution!
– Sound support
– Support for shareware and full versions of Quake
– Native support to both PSVITA analogs
– Variable camera sensibility for right analog (Change Mouse Sensitivity in Options Menu)TODO List:
– Add network multiplayer support
– Improve sound quality
– Switch to GPU rendering
– Add gyroscope, touch and retrotouch supportControls:
– Left Analog / Digital Pad = Move player
– Right Analog = Move camera
– O / X = Jump
– R Trigger / Square = Shoot
– Triangle = Change Weapon
– L Trigger = RunCredits:
– idSoftware for winQuake engine.
– MasterFeizz for ctrQuake source which i studied to understand how winQuake works.
– xerpi for basic console system used for debug purposes.Installation:
– Place the id1 folder in the root of your PSVITA through FTP Vita
– Launch vitaQuake
– Enjoy
Download vitaQUAKE
You can download vitaQUAKE here.
What is the Revitalize competition?
Revitalize is a Homebrew competition for the PS Vita, organized by wololo.net. We expect homebrew submissions to run on the Rejuvenate hack. Anyone with a PS Vita running Firmware 3.51 or below can run homebrews through the rejuvenate hack, which is compatible with the Vita TV as well.
The prizes are as follow:
- $400 for the best entry
- $300 for the second best entry
- $100 for Wololo’s favorite open source entry (this can be cumulative with one of the 2 prizes above)
- $100 for the best color emulator (think 8 bit or above, no gameboy/gameboy color)
- $100 for the best non emulator homebrew
You have until November 30th to submit your entry for the Revitalize competition
Source: Rinnegatamante on /talk

GPU rendering go go go
I would love to see a video footage of this game in action. 😮
Someone port Brutal Doom!
heck yeah. That is what I am hoping for.
Will need to port Zandronum/GZDoom over first for that to work and to get it to use GPU rendering from the start as the opengl stuff will hammer the CPU like mad. I have been looking at porting it since i usually port the Doom engine already (for example when rpi came out) for personal gain (increase knowledge etc). If i can find (or someone can link me) information on using the GPU of the Vita then i might jump on this.
Ah what a nice sight. I hope it runs better than doom ports as none of em seemed to work on 444mhz rejuvenate for unity
LOL, this guy’s gonna win the first prize.
Rinnegatamante FOR THE WIN. ByePass Plugin is awesome, man!
I want to see quake ports with a working soundtrack. I think it’s one of the most important parts of the game.
It’s great that the developer is planning to make use of the touchscreens, hopefully for aiming! I hate right stick aiming.
Awesome!
Does it work on version 3.01 TN-V10? (100 in 1 Megamix hack) ? Since it supports the Vita’s Native Resolution of 960×544, it probably won’t work in TN V10,
help! I followed everything in the instructions but when it loads up on the vita I get an error:
FindFile: can’t find gfx/pop.lmp
Playing: shareware version.
Sys_Error: W_LoadWadFile: couldn’t load gfx.wad
Press START to exit
cody826 the same error for me!
Can I simply say what a relief to uncover someone that actually understands what they’re talking about over the internet.
You definitely understand how to bring a problem to light and make it important.
More and more people really need to check this out and
understand this side of your story. I was surprised
that you’re not more popular because you most certainly have the gift.