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Disclaimer: This guide is for educational purposes. Installing homebrew may violate Sony's terms of service.

If you are looking for other Mario titles that run natively (via VPK):

using a .vpk file is the ultimate way to experience Nintendo's 3D masterpiece on a handheld console. Thanks to a massive 2019–2020 community reverse-engineering effort, developers completely decompiled the game's C source code. This bypassed subpar emulation through tools like DaedalusX64, resulting in a native port that runs flawlessly.

Have you installed the Super Mario 64 VPK on your PS Vita? Share your settings and high-score screenshots in the comments below. For more Vita homebrew guides, check out our coverage of GTA: Vice City and Bully ports.

This would complement existing fan-favorite features currently available in compiled VPKs, such as:

Assuming your Vita is already on custom firmware (HENkaku/Enso) and you have installed as a file browser, here is the generalized process for the Super Mario 64 VPK for PS Vita . (Note: This guide focuses on the Ghostship method, as it is the best current standard).

The Vita homebrew scene is still active, with developers like Rinnegatamante pushing the hardware to its limits. Future updates to Ghostship may include:

Super Mario 64 is a legendary 3D platformer developed and published by Nintendo, initially released for the Nintendo 64 console in 1996. It's widely regarded as one of the most influential games of all time, pioneering the 3D platformer genre.