# ReTiP

> ReTiP is a native Windows port of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise, made by static recompilation with ReXGlue, with unlocked frame rates and mod support.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/vivapinatatroubleinparadise/ports/retip/
Page updated: 2026-09-30

- Developer: SolarCookies
- Port type: Recompilation (A tool translated the game's original machine code into C automatically, which was then built as a native PC program.)
- Game: [Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise](https://emulationking.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/vivapinatatroubleinparadise/index.md)
- AI use: No AI. The project says: “This Repo has a strict no AI rule, No Vibe Coding, No AI generated Assets, No AI assisted Disassembly/Analysis.”
- Source code: https://github.com/SolarCookies/TiP-Recomp
- Runs on: Windows

What you need: An ISO of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise for Xbox 360, dumped from your own disc.

ReTiP is a native port of Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise for Windows, made by static recompilation with the ReXGlue SDK. Its main aim is modding and quality-of-life features rather than low-end performance.

It has a built-in mod manager with texture, shader, audio, data and Lua script mods and a Thunderstore browser, unlocked frame rates with caps and VSync, custom aspect ratios, quality presets, a partially unlimited garden, and fixes for the ice shader and other effects that break in Xenia. The project has a strict no-AI rule.

It is early and Windows-only; Linux and macOS are planned. It needs a fairly strong PC (16 GB RAM, a GTX 1660 Ti or better). The download contains no game data. It needs Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise for Xbox 360, dumped from your own disc.

## How to set it up

1. Download the zip and extract it.
2. Run `retip.exe` and select your ISO when asked; the game files are extracted from it.
3. Press F4 for the settings menu and F5 to manage mods, including the built-in Thunderstore mod browser.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/xbox360/games/vivapinatatroubleinparadise/ports/retip/#download

- for Windows: 1.12.1 (2026-08-21)