NES Emulator for iPhone and iPad Now Available on App Store [Removed]

[Pakaku]

Because these apps trivialise copyright infringement and intellectual property theft.

An emulator cannot do that unless it's bundled with the emulator somehow. What you're aiming for would be something like websites that host ROMs. Even a ROM on its own isn't necessarily illegal if you dump your own copy that you bought yourself (more of a grey area), it's the distribution that's illegal.

 

[thenahon]

I'm glad I downloaded it before it got torpedoed.

 

[vipergts2207]

Because these apps trivialise copyright infringement and intellectual property theft.

These billion-dollar corporations should be thankful to have folks such as yourself around to make sure someone is there to stand up for them. Obviously, their lobbyists and political "donations" aren't quite enough.

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Because these apps trivialise copyright infringement and intellectual property theft.

And most importantly they don't have IAP enabled

 

[Fuzzball84]

A bit bizzarre... removed voluntarily? surely there's something more to it than this?

 

[Fuzzball84]

Will disappear in 3 2 1

What a prediction lol

 

[MNWildFan]

Officially pulled, but App Store page will still load with an "OPEN" blue button for those that have downloaded it. Hope this gets clarified officially one way or another...

Yup, and to make sure you don't lose it for good with it being pulled now, turn off that offload unused apps option

 

[VertPin]

The dev himself said it was a decision he personally made, without pressure from any companies or teams.

 

[goji99]

Because these apps trivialise copyright infringement and intellectual property theft.

You do realize that ROMs are perfectly capable of being legally obtained, right? All you need to do is rip your own copies from the physical media itself. 100% legal. Even then, some of these games are 40+ years old and no longer in print in any form - I read an article once that pointed out that more games have been lost to time than silent movies. Preservation is extremely, extremely important.

 

[MNWildFan]

If only Nintendo was this proactive in lowering the prices on their first party releases!

Sorry to break it to you, but Nintendo probably has no intentions on doing that anytime soon

 

[kirky29]

I just want a gameboy colour emulator so I can play Pokemon Red!

 

[Timpetus]

I just want a gameboy colour emulator so I can play Pokemon Red!

Get thee to altstore.io and install Delta. It's fantastic, and emulates GBC+GBA perfectly.

 

[MNWildFan]

Lol I'm so glad I downloaded it in time.

Could I ever lose it since it's now pulled?

Yes; and with that in mind, if you have that offload unused apps option turned on, make sure you use it enough so it doesn't offload itself

Either that, or turn off that offload unused apps option

 

[Vastolorde97]

I just want a gameboy colour emulator so I can play Pokemon Red!

Hopefully Delta gets uploaded soon

 

[dannyyankou]

If only Nintendo was this proactive in lowering the prices on their first party releases!

You can get good deals if you know where to look.

Groupon for example has TOTK for $46-

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch

Condition: NewESRB: Everyone 10+Gaming System: Nintendo Switch

www.groupon.com

 

[Populus]

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

Don’t worry. Even tho I didn’t get it in time, I fully understand why you did remove it from the AppStore. Especially with Nintendo behind.

 

[Blackstick]

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.

PS2? PS4 or Switch on an iPhone 15, no problem.

 

[Smith288]

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

This you?

GitHub - tsalvo/nes-emu-ios: NES Emulator for iOS / iPadOS / macOS / tvOS, written in Swift

NES Emulator for iOS / iPadOS / macOS / tvOS, written in Swift - tsalvo/nes-emu-ios

github.com

 

[Bananapple]

PS2? PS4 or Switch on an iPhone 15, no problem.

What’s that discussion about anyway? Isn’t this thread about a frickin NES Emulator and you guys talk about emulating Ps4 games wtf.

 

[dannyyankou]

I downloaded it before it was removed. My issue with these touchscreen emulators is that you have to press the buttons one at a time. I tried playing Super Mario Bros, and you can't hold down sprint and jump at the same time.

 

[Timpetus]

This you?

GitHub - tsalvo/nes-emu-ios: NES Emulator for iOS / iPadOS / macOS / tvOS, written in Swift

NES Emulator for iOS / iPadOS / macOS / tvOS, written in Swift - tsalvo/nes-emu-ios

github.com

Looks like it is him. You can probably sideload with AltStore if you can build an .ipa from his source.

 

[tsalvo]

This you?

GitHub - tsalvo/nes-emu-ios: NES Emulator for iOS / iPadOS / macOS / tvOS, written in Swift

NES Emulator for iOS / iPadOS / macOS / tvOS, written in Swift - tsalvo/nes-emu-ios

github.com

Yes I’ve been working on this for some time, that’s my GitHub repo. Feel free to use that code however you like!

 

[hovscorpion12]

At this point, the only individuals that can legally have emulators are the companies themselves. We've seen how Nintendo can go full John Wick.

Any emulator on the App Store that is not from Nintendo, Sega or Atari themselves will 100% have the largest lawsuits against them.

 

[Dust-by-Monday]

Is it legal to own a ROM if you own the cartridge?

 

[Vastolorde97]

At this point, the only individuals that can legally have emulators are the companies themselves. We've seen how Nintendo can go full John Wick.

Any emulator on the App that is not from Nintendo, Sega, Atari themselves will 100% most likely have the largest lawsuits against them.

If that where the case most emulators on the playstore would have been delisted years ago.