PS Vita Release: Final Fantasy III
Developers Frangar and Rinnegatamante have released their promised FFIII port for the PS vita, aptly named ff3_vita.
Additional credit is given to TheFloW and Darthbellic for the original ARM elf loader, and providing LiveArea assets respectively.
What is Final Fantasy III for PS Vita
The name says it all, this is a PS Vita port of Final fantasy III, based on the Android version of the game. From the readme:
This is a wrapper/port of Final Fantasy 3 Android for the PS Vita.
The port works by loading the official Android ARMv7 executable in memory, resolving its imports with native functions and patching it in order to properly run.
Setup Instructions
(From the readme)
In order to properly install the game, you’ll have to follow these steps precisely:
- Install kubridge and FdFix by copying
kubridge.skprxandfd_fix.skprxto your taiHEN plugins folder (usuallyux0:tai) and adding two entries to yourconfig.txtunder*KERNEL:
*KERNEL
ux0:tai/kubridge.skprx
ux0:tai/fd_fix.skprx
Note Don’t install fd_fix.skprx if you’re using repatch plugin
- Optional: Install PSVshell to overclock your device to 500Mhz.
- Install
libshacccg.suprx, if you don’t have it already, by following this guide. - Obtain your copy of Final Fantasy 3 legally from the Google Play store in form of an
.apkfile and one or more.obbfiles (usually located inside the/sdcard/android/obb/com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIII_GP/) folder. You can get all the required files directly from your phone or by using an apk extractor you can find in the play store. The apk can be extracted with whatever Zip extractor you prefer (eg: WinZip, WinRar, etc…) since apk is basically a zip file. You can rename.apkto.zipto open them with your default zip extractor. - Copy the
.obbfile toux0:data/ff3and rename it tomain.obb - Open the apk and extract
libff3.sofrom thelib/armeabi-v7afolder toux0:data/ff3. - Install FF3.vpk on your PS Vita.
Download FFIII Vita
You can download the game here.
Important:
- You will need a hacked PS Vita to run unofficial games.
- Also please note once more that you will need a legit copy of the original Android game in order to play this. The files from the original game are required for the setup! (See Setup details in the section above.)
If you enjoy this release, you can donate to Frangar for his work here.
Source: VitaDB
Since the PSP version is one of the few games that GePatch works perfectly with, what are the advantages of playing this release over that one, I wonder?
HD? Apart from that none I guess. I’d prefer if if they’d managed to port FF Dimensions, FF Dimensions II, Chrono Trigger, and the Android/PC remakes of FFV and FFVI instead.
This game does not have many English versions. LIterally the defunct DS version (requiring 24 online messages to unlock Onion Knight with no online features), the PSP version (which only had a Eastern physical release iirc and no way in the west besides digital to use), and the android port… many people want to dust off their vita for classic games and this is now, in my opinion as a huge fan of 3, the definitive way to play the 3D version.
Dragon Quest VIII also has an Android release. It would be awesome if that could be played on the Vita!! ^^
This would be very incredible.
THIIIIIRDDDDD!!!!
I wish there was a way to include cheats in it.
O que falta é um Port do emulador do sistema Android para o Vita
you all need to be more thankful/grateful…they never have to port or add anything to their ports. i cant believe so many ppl are so grumbly about this…so rude and disrepecting. Thank you Fl0w and Rinnegatamante, Frangar and Darthbellic for all the time and wonderful things you all bring to vita scene. No i dont belive im asskissing. i just feel sometimes everyone who contributes things to the scene, dont get enough credit. none of these ppl have to do anything for us..im just thankful for all the devs/contributitors. *rant over*
i too am thankful to all involved. i always felt ff3 3d was missing from vita.