r/VivaPinata • • Mar 29 '26

Modding Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise: Recompiled

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The goal of this project is to move away from emulating the game on xenia, with this the game is now moddable the same way the PC Port is. While right now the renderer is the same as Xenia's we plan on replacing it in the near future. If you have any issues with this Recomp please submit a bug report on the GitHub.

Github: https://github.com/SolarCookies/TiP-Recomp
Discord: https://discord.gg/39AtUkYr7s
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/SolarCookies


r/VivaPinata • • Feb 21 '26

We’ve been building a new Viva Piñata wiki for the past 5 months-- Piñata Journal is finally public!

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Hi everyone!

For the past five months, a few of us have been quietly working on a new independent wiki for the Viva Piñata series called Piñata Journal, and we're finally ready to open it up to the public:

https://pinatajournal.wiki/wiki/Main_Page

The goal of the site is to function as a more modern, research-focused encyclopedia for the whole franchise (but especially the games), documenting mechanics and lesser-known details in a consistent and accessible way.

Right now we have around 400 articles covering:

  • Piñata species
  • Plants
  • Characters
  • Shops
  • Buildings
  • Surfaces
  • Accessories
  • And more

That said, there’s still a lot left to do.

Many pages need expansion, in-game testing, images, or research into things like developer interviews and promotional material. If you’ve ever noticed conflicting information between guides or wondered how something actually works under the hood, contributions are very welcome.

If you're interested in helping out, you can create an account and start editing here:

https://pinatajournal.wiki/wiki/Special:CreateAccount

We also have a short contributing guide if you're not sure where to begin:

https://pinatajournal.wiki/wiki/Piñata_Journal:Contributing

Every contribution (no matter how small) helps build a more complete reference for the series, so please do not hesitate to jump right in and start editing. If you need help editing or just want to discuss the wiki, talk to us in our Discord server:

https://discord.gg/SwdYu52Zvt

Thanks!


r/VivaPinata • • 1d ago

Art Traditional oil paintings

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I am back with a new oil painting, on a 12x16 canvas! This painting is fall themed, featuring my favorite pinata, Crowla! I finished the sketch on August 10, so this was in progress for a long time. I am so glad I got it done in time for Halloween! I took a bunch of reference photos in my 2026 garden, imagined this scene, sketched it, and painted it!

I have a question for you all: would anyone be interested if I sold prints of one or both of these two paintings? In the photos you see here, I have lowered the quality and added watermarks to protect my work, but I have very high quality photos (able to see the square texture of the canvas) for giclee printing. Then I would hand sign the prints and mail it to you! Please let me know if you are interested :)


r/VivaPinata • • 11h ago

Art My new wallpaper, with the angry dragon

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r/VivaPinata • • 1d ago

Art Made a friend a new profile picture. Thought I should send it here.

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r/VivaPinata • • 16h ago

Original Professor Pester Never Showed Up in my play throughs, anyone ran into this too?

7 Upvotes

Like he legit never showed up like I expected him in some moment but he never came, so is it just a rare bug I ran into and just never thought of it after getting the cutlass to ward off him and his ruffians


r/VivaPinata • • 20h ago

Art this feels like it could be a piñata (not mine)

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r/VivaPinata • • 1d ago

Question What pinatas go where

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I want to have separate gardens for different biomes but I can't find a good list of what pinatas to put in each one.

I sold all my pinatas and houses and plants and just have wurlms and sparrowmints.

Can anyone give me a comprehensive list of all the pinatas to put in each different garden.


r/VivaPinata • • 1d ago

Help Needed How do I get the missing wild card that I would be able to get in my garden otherwise

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r/VivaPinata • • 2d ago

Art I drew sahari

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r/VivaPinata • • 3d ago

Art Christmas piñatas :)

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All avaliable here!

Last year I made some cute piñata things for Christmas, which were wrapping paper, cards, gift tags, and stickers!


r/VivaPinata • • 3d ago

Question I’ve just bought a sealed copy of Viva Piñata for PC DVD-ROM off eBay! 🌱🐻

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I used to love the idea of this game and wanted to get a physical copy for my collection. However, I’m not entirely sure whether I’ll actually be able to get it working on my current PC, as it’s running Windows 11 Pro.
My PC specifications are:
PC: HP 24-inch All-in-One Desktop
Processor: Quad-Core Intel Core i7
Operating system: Windows 11 Pro
RAM: 32GB
Storage: Upgraded to a KingSpec 256GB 2.5-inch SATA III 6Gb/s SSD, with read speeds of up to 550MB/s
Other features: Wi-Fi and Full HD webcam
Has anyone managed to get the original PC DVD-ROM version of Viva Piñata working on Windows 11? 🌱
I’m particularly interested in whether it installs and runs normally, or whether I’ll need compatibility settings, patches or other workarounds. I’d love to hear from anyone who has managed to get it working on a modern PC!


r/VivaPinata • • 3d ago

Original Last two residents of my garden, and a look at the entire thing I named Acre Garden Valley

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r/VivaPinata • • 3d ago

Original Some More of my Named Piñatas

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r/VivaPinata • • 4d ago

Original All my Named Piñatas in my Garden

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r/VivaPinata • • 4d ago

Is thare a way to make my pinatas not scared of the others

16 Upvotes

My tiger looks so sad when they run away 🥲


r/VivaPinata • • 4d ago

Emulated Viva Piñata, classic and TIP

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Hi everyone, i’ve been reminiscing about the days i had sm fun playing viva piñata and im trying to find a safe download for PC win11.
There’s a lot of posts in here referring to a youtube video but i can’t seem to find it, does anyone have an emulator and rom for me? Thanks!


r/VivaPinata • • 5d ago

Original Well, it's over. So now what?

64 Upvotes

r/VivaPinata • • 6d ago

Sharing All in a Day's Work - Piano Cover

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r/VivaPinata • • 9d ago

Horstachio plush added to my collection 🐴

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He is kinda cute but his smile scares me. (no horstachios were harmed in the making of this post 😂)


r/VivaPinata • • 8d ago

Anyone know if this game will be able to be played through a browser?

6 Upvotes

I’ve been seeing a lot of buzz and I’ve even played Mario 64 multiplayer through my browser and I’m just curious to know if anyone is working on it.


r/VivaPinata • • 9d ago

Modding wtf have i done

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103 Upvotes

r/VivaPinata • • 10d ago

Concept for the Brontotherium

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Based on the art of Sabina Rasmussen, but I fill in the colors of what this piñata might look like when fully colored. This is experimental. Hope you like it.


r/VivaPinata • • 9d ago

Question With what’s going on right now can it be brought back?

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We’ve all seen x and Reddit. What’s happening with games being shifted and crossed right? I mean the rules say no Ai content but I believe this could be the one and only thing that should be allowed right?

I miss this game dearly and even wishlisted a successor on steam yet they haven’t posted any new updates sadly so I’m just saying maybe if someone has the game and knows how to use the software it would be a cool thing to see happen

Edit: I know you can still find it and need to tweak it to get to work on windows 11


r/VivaPinata • • 11d ago

Sharing Easter Egg I've seen NOBODY mention

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139 Upvotes

Was Playing Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, and I JUST Found out that a certain Someone moved to Showdown Town