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Hands-On With the New App Store Delta Game Emulator
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A decade ago, developer Riley Testut released the GBA4iOS emulator for iOS, and since it was against the rules at the time, Apple put a stop to downloads. Emulators have been a violation of the App Store rules for years, but that changed on April 5 when Apple suddenly reversed course and said that it was allowing retro game emulators on the App Store.
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With official support available for emulators, Testut this morning released his latest emulator, Delta, on the App Store. Unlike the other two emulators that have been released in the last week, Delta is incredibly polished and provides an all-around pleasant gameplay experience.
Delta supports game systems that include the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS. Skins for the different systems load automatically depending on what's being played, and the app does an excellent job making you feel like you're playing on a retro Nintendo device.
It is worth noting that Delta is such a great emulator because it is not, in fact, new. It has been able to be installed on iPhone using alternate installation means, but the App Store is a much more streamlined way to get it. Delta is the must have emulator, at least for NES content.
Delta's on-screen controls work flawlessly for games, but it is also compatible with a wide range of retro and modern game controllers. It supports save and load states, and content can be synced between devices. There are also advanced features like support for Game Genie and GameShark cheat codes, a hold button, and fast forward for speeding through slow parts of games.
When you import a game, Delta automatically detects the appropriate box art, and there is support for 3D Touch and app icon shortcuts for accessing recent and favorite games.
There are no games included with Delta when you install it, but it can open zipped files that are uploaded to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Apple's App Store rules permit "retro game console emulator apps" and Apple says that developers are required to ensure that their software complies with "all applicable laws."
If you haven't downloaded Delta already, it's well worth going to pick it up. We're not expecting Delta to get pulled from the App Store, but there's always the possibility that Nintendo could protest now that it's more widely available, so download it sooner rather than later.
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Delta - Game Emulator
Delta is an all-in-one emulator for iOS. Delta builds upon the strengths of its predecessor, GBA4iOS, while expanding to include support for more game systems such as NES, SNES, N64, and DS. FEATURES Supported Game Systems • Nintendo Entertainment System • Super Nintendo Entertainment System...
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You need to just google (name of console) r*ms. Reddit link is a good place to start. You also need a way to unzip the files. when you open the app it asks for the location of the rom and loads into the app. The hardest part is workin out how to save the extracted file, 5e unzip tools for iPhone aren’t usually the most intuitive. I use iZip
Probably just the checksum skipping that makes it seem preferred:
“Skips checksum verification when importing zipped games”
Yeah, used an official Nintendo wireless SNES controller and Xbox Series controller.
The EU solved a problem that never existed. In return, it created many actual problems.
Your tax dollars at work. (Or euros, I guess.)
Do most of your games show up with no cover photo? Mine are mostly blank. Not sure what to do etc.
NM I found out how to add.
NM I found out how to add.
Apple's meandering gaming strategy finally comes in focus - just steal other companies games
Like beeper I’m looking forward to this shutting down.
The androidification of iOS continues.
The androidification of iOS continues.
Why? How does this affect you at all? If you don’t like it and don’t want to use it then don’t download it. 🤷♀️
Oh I won’t. My boyfriend and his friends definitely have but hopefully it won’t bite them in them in the butt(or perhaps it should).
As I said before the androidification of iOS is annoying.
Especially THIS is what we are happy about.
Guess I’ll see if my ps5 controller works. Also, how do I get it to not turn on my ps5 if I want to use it on my iPhone.
I went ahead and downloaded it while it was still available. I don't know if it'll get pulled for some weird reason, so I wanted to have it handy.
I had a couple romhacks ready to go, so I went ahead and tried them both, and it's such a great experience to play some good old GBA titles. They look so nice and sharp on my phone, and now I can truly say I have options for 5 minute sessions of gaming while bored.
(Also 😂 at all the doomsayers over an app on the App Store. Guys, it's just an app, not the end of the world. There's grass outside waiting to be touched.)
I had a couple romhacks ready to go, so I went ahead and tried them both, and it's such a great experience to play some good old GBA titles. They look so nice and sharp on my phone, and now I can truly say I have options for 5 minute sessions of gaming while bored.
(Also 😂 at all the doomsayers over an app on the App Store. Guys, it's just an app, not the end of the world. There's grass outside waiting to be touched.)
I searched for delta emulator and it was the first hit after the sponsored one.
Video game emulators are one of the main reasons for jailbreaking, historically, because they were not allowed in the app store for nebulous reasons.
This is a big, positive moment for Apple; they opened their platform just a little bit more.
