Cool but let's get some UX design on these apps. Something like OpenEmu for mobile would be great. And let's get RetroAchievements integration too.
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NES Emulator for iPhone and iPad Now Available on App Store [Removed]
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I wonder in which console generation will the limit be put… SNES/Genesis? PSX? Dreamcast? Actually even PS2 is retro nowadays…
I have a feeling modern iOS devices will be able to emulate up to the PS2/Dreamcast era fairly easily. I have a $120 handheld game player from china that can play PS2 games. Surely if that can, then any iPhone released in the last 7-8 years probably can as well.
Controls aren't great, but most games seem to load fine. Games where you need to rely on up/left or up/right or similar are pretty difficult to control.
Seems USA based are better than any global ROMs. Some specific games can't get past startup/splash screen to choose from the 1 player / 2 player menu. Looks like there might be external controller support. Might be a reason to get a bluetooth NES controller...
Seems USA based are better than any global ROMs. Some specific games can't get past startup/splash screen to choose from the 1 player / 2 player menu. Looks like there might be external controller support. Might be a reason to get a bluetooth NES controller...
They really want to feel the Wrath of Nintendo.
The modern day iPhone should be able to run Switch games. Easily. Except for that one small problem...
The modern day iPhone should be able to run Switch games. Easily. Except for that one small problem...
I've downloaded and loaded a couple of roms. No issues for me. It is a bit difficult to use the buttons on the iPhone 15 PM because of the small size, but it functionally works just fine for me. Will be great for when waiting in line at the grocery store. Definitely not meant for long gaming sessions.
This is running great for me so far. If someone can release MAME and Atari 2600 emulators I’ll be good with that I will be satisfied.
The old emulation sites with every game ever made are still out there operating… google is your friend
Yes, a bazillion of them. A company called 8BitDo makes decent affordable bluetooth controllers. You should be able to get a good one for $20-$30 on Amazon.
Looking foward to seeing Retroarch on the appstore soon.
Wow an app that allows me to play games where I don't need to buy 1000 in game farts to speed up progress, impressive!
I don't see Apple allowing a superapp with multiple emulator cores anytime soon into the App Store. No, Retroarch isn't going to happen.
I’m so sorry everyone. I removed the app out of fear. No one reached out to me pressuring me to remove it. But I’d rather not have the risk
You did it literally as I was downloading it
Edit: By the way, I don't think there's any risk associated with it. Since you didn't violate any license you should be in the clear.
The modern iPhone could control the missions of dozens of Apollo missions in the background…
The internet police going to arrest you for downloading a car?
Anyway - love the concept of the app but the controls are total trash. Inconsistently "responsive" and makes game completely unplayable. Too bad, it's actually extremely quick (like, almost instant) to load a game and graphics/sound are great.
Never had the need for one so I was clueless, but good to know there is a few out there to chose from.
Anyone specific you recommend?
I’ll keep working on it on GitHub. I would like to adopt Apple’s GCVirtualController which is much better. But then the app would need to be landscape-only
Yes if the iPhone automatically deletes it
gonna have to turnoff offload unused apps in settings