PS Vita Developer NabsiYa has updated RTDink-Vita to 1.3.1. RTDink-Vita is a port of popular 90’s RPG Dink Smallwood, for the PS Vita. Version 1.3.1 brings performance improvements and MIDI support.

What is Dink Smallwood for PS Vita

Dink Smallwood is an action RPG with “a spoonful of Zelda,…a dash of Monkey Island and a pinch of Diablo.” Initially released in 1998, the game was later on made Freeware in 1999, then made open source in 2003, including its assets in 2008. An “HD” enhanced version was released in 2011, and made open source in 2017.

The game has a small but constant fan following that continues to develop add-ons for the game more than a decade after its release. The game is also notable for its humorous dialogue and surrealistic themes in various scenes between the gameplay.

From the port’s readme:

Port of Dink Smallwood HD for PSVITA.

The game centers on Dink, a pig farmer-turned-hero who embarks on various quests throughout his world. The game features isometric, Diablo-like gameplay, including weapons, items, and magic. The game has a satirical off-color slant, including everything from a fiercely abusive uncle to a town that worships ducks. Dink is never freed from the grievances of being a pig farmer, a fact he is far too often reminded of by his nemesis, Milder Flatstomp.

RTDink-Vita 1.3.1 – What’s new

NOTICE

• The path of the data files has changed to ux0:data/Dink Smallwood HD/ rather than ux0:data/proton
• the TITLEID of the application has changed and is now DINK54321 rather than RTDINK123.
• If you want MIDI Audio to work please download Timidity from here and unpack it to ux0:data/timidity

NEW

• Fix crash which happens when trying to load save.
• Now you can move using the left analog stick of your Playstation Vita
• MIDI Audio works using Timidity
• Livearea assets
• Other performance improvements.

Download RTDink-Vita (Dink Smallwood for PS Vita)

The easiest way to download RTDink-Vita is to install VitaDB Downloader, from which you can browse and install all homebrew apps and games available on VitaDB, the largest and most up to date Homebrew Database for the Vita. alternatively, you can download it manually from VitaDB or from the project’s github page.

Steps to install the game on ps vita (source):

1. This is required for the shader that port uses
   https://samilops2.gitbook.io/vita-troubleshooting-guide/shader-compiler/extract-libshacccg.suprx
2. Dink smallwood hd data can be extracted from android apk file
   https://www.rtsoft.com/pages/dink.php
   This must be placed inside ux0:/data/Dink Smallwood HD/

The game should work, if it fails to launch then files are not placed correctly , check log at ux0:/data/logs.txt to find out which file is missing.

For additional resources, check the official game’s site: https://www.rtsoft.com/pages/dink.php