Crazy Taxi Vita

Crazy Taxi Vita
File:Crazytaxivita.jpg
General
Author	TheFloW & Rinnegatamante
Type	Racing
Version	1.2
License	MIT License
Last Updated	2022/06/14
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This is a wrapper/port of Crazy Taxi Classic 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. By doing so, it's basically as if we emulate a minimalist Android environment in which we run natively the executable as is.

In Crazy Taxi, the player assumes the role of a taxi driver who must accumulate money by delivering passengers to their destinations in the fastest time possible, earning tips by performing “crazy stunts” before the time runs out. The franchise has been recognized for its innovative gameplay design which is easy to learn but difficult to master.

Requirements

• libshacccg.suprx
• kubridge.skprx
• fd_fix.skprx OR repatch_ex.skprx
• Game Data Files: Android

How To Play

In order to properly install the game, you'll have to follow these steps precisely:

• Install kubridge and FdFix by copying kubridge.skprx and fd_fix.skprx to your taiHEN plugins folder (usually ux0:tai) and adding two entries to your config.txt under *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 Crazy Taxi Classic legally from the Google Play store in form of an .apk file and one or more .obb files (usually located inside the /sdcard/android/obb/com.sega.CrazyTaxi/) 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 .apk to .zip to open them with your default zip extractor.
• Copy the .obb file to ux0:data/crazytaxi and rename it to main.obb
• Open the apk and extract libgl2jni.so from the lib/armeabi-v7a folder to ux0:data/crazytaxi.
• Install CRAZYTAXI.vpk on your PS Vita.

Screenshots

Changelogs

v1.2

• Backported improvements to the so loader from YoYo Loader.
• Updated to latest vitaGL version.
• Made all game patches version agnostic (Aka support for any upcoming apk update).
• Added support for latest apk version.

v1.1

• Reduced renderer CPU workload thanks to latest vitaGL updates.
• Fixed music volume being too loud.
• Improved sounds handling. Now sounds playing too long or repeating erroneously should be less frequent.
• Restored cut texture contents (Pizza Hut, KFC, FILA)
• Restored cut model contents (Pizza Hut logo, FILA decorations)
• Restored cut possible destination contents (FILA)
• Restored cut voiceline contents (Pizza, Hut, KFC, FILA, Original Levi's Store)
• Restored cut destination names contents (Pizza Hut, KFC, FILA, ORiginal Levi's Store, Tower Records)
• Added joystick vibration support for PSTV.
• Fixed a bug causing some UI elements to have incorrect color (eg. Game time is now yellow as it should be instead of cyan).
• Thanks to Silent for the help provided while restoring cut contents.

Note: You need a v.4.5 apk in order to play with this wrapper. v.4.6 is currently NOT supported!!!

v1.0

• Initial Release.

Credits

• Rinnegatamante for vitaGL and fixes.
• Silent for helping with contents restorations.
• Once13One for providing LiveArea assets.

External links

• Wololo - https://wololo.net/2021/09/19/ps-vita-release-crazy-taxi-port-by-theflow-and-rinnegatamante/
• VitaDB - https://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/info/728
• Github - https://github.com/TheOfficialFloW/crazytaxi_vita