reF00D VS rePatch-reDux0

Regarding your first conclusion: Using the Ref00d plug-in should allow you to run any game regardless of your firmware version. Also having NoNpDrm is a must. Ensure you have properly modded your Vita according to this guide, and all that should be setup.

Spoof does nothing about game FW requirements. 0syscall6 or reF00D do.

reF00D Allows user to bypass firmware requirements on games and system applications (dots-tb)

I just noticed you don't have either/or reF00D or 0syscall6 installed. It's up to you which you prefer as they both do the same task. Install one or the other and reboot and try again.

Sharkfood! No, its used for something else entirely. You'll need these plugins. NoNpDrm to by-pass drm checks and 0syscall6 (either / or: reFOOD) to by-pass firmware checks.

fw 3.65 works the same as fw 3.60. Do you have all the proper plugins to play pirated games? Such as reFOOD / 0syscall6 ( you can either doesn't matter) and noNODRM installed?

Likely not reFOOD but be sure to be using the latest version. More than likely its a plugin in ur0:tai that maybe causing the issue. Go through and move (or remove) any (each) user installed plugins and reboot and try the game.

Sorry I forgot about this post:D Is it the latest version of reFOOD? Another possibility maybe perhaps there is a plugin that maybe causing the issue. I went ahead and installed Sound Shape and its DLC (not all) and it launched with no problem. I'm also on fw 3.60.

Why turn 7z to zip. it's already a zip. Install repatch. Unpack the folders from the zip, copy them to ux0. Open vitashell, press triangle, update Live Area. Play.

[OPTIONAL] The rePatch plugin installed on your Vita (https://github.com/dots-tb/rePatch-reDux0/releases/latest) Only required if you don't want to replace any official game files.

RePatch: https://github.com/dots-tb/rePatch-reDux0

rePatch Serves as a replacement for ux0:patch; can be used to load decrypted content on 3.60+; required for use of "compatibility packs" (dots-tb)

ux0:/addcont and remove folder PCSE00065, Download https://www.mediafire.com/file/267pp53er16t289/pinballarcade.zip/file and unzip it to ux0 (remember that you have to have the newest repatch installed https://github.com/dots-tb/rePatch-reDux0/releases).

Yes, easiest way is utilizing rePatch. Here's a short overview of how to do it: https://github.com/TheRadziu/NoNpDRM-modding/wiki

You install the repatch plugin). Then you can drag these folders to your ux0, and play the game as normal.

This may be a rare case, try out the repatch redux version 2.71. Someone has problem with 3.0 and find 2.71 work better for them.

Dunno what it can be then. As a test i installed the latest repatch on my Vita wich never had repatch before. Copied over the contents of the zip and refreshed live area in Vitashell. It just works. Keep in mind there shouldn't be a pre-existing p4 golden game installed.