Looks like I need to name the files a specific way before installing, but it's my first attempt and have some questions. Namely, the emulator doesn't seem to want to install the .zip
Is anyone here familiar with vita emulation that can give me a hand?
I can't be of much help because I've never used it. But the emulator's website says zip files should work:
Currently, Vita3K supports .pkg, NoNpDrm, removedDec, or manually decrypted games (Vitamin dumps are not supported and Maidump is unstable). The games should be in a .zip or .vpk format if you want to install them from the emulator, or if you prefer to copy them yourself, you can drag and drop the game folder in your pref_path/ux0/app folder (not applicable for NoNpDrm dumps/.pkg files).
https://vita3k.org/quickstart.html
Edit: also where did you yoink the rom from? And what are the contents of the zip file?
Thanks! I actually managed to figure it out, thanks tho!