Kind of a bummer that AltStore PAL won't run on an iPad because it means you can't even force run the iPhone app, while AppStore users probably can.
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[The Verge] Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators [UP: Delta available now on the App Store!]
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Well I stand corrected then. Still not happy about it though!
Installed Delta on my Mac for the hell of it. Thought maybe if it ever gets removed, I'd have it if I decide to ever get an iPhone/iPad again.
Also can't EU users just create a US Apple account? I did that with Japan before. I remember one of the issues was you had to do it through iTunes or something in order to not have to put a payment method in. I just put some random address, I think. It's been 10+ years so I'm not sure if that still works though.
Also can't EU users just create a US Apple account? I did that with Japan before. I remember one of the issues was you had to do it through iTunes or something in order to not have to put a payment method in. I just put some random address, I think. It's been 10+ years so I'm not sure if that still works though.
Really hoping we see a Virtual Boy emulator come to visionOS.
Re: Virtual Boy - you can sideload an emulator on the Quest. Not what's being asked but a larger amount of people have access.
There's also a really cool emulator for 3DS too - the 3D effect works so well for Virtual Boy.
There's also a really cool emulator for 3DS too - the 3D effect works so well for Virtual Boy.
I feel like it's so petty of Apple to treat iPadOS and iOS as 2 completely separate "platforms".
Weird they were somehow able to convince the EU they weren't the same and shouldn't be treated the same.
Crazy Nintendo never officially did that on 3DS.
Maybe the Switch 2 will have a 3D screen again and then they'll do it 😅
It's cool playing some older games from my GB catalogue on the iPhone, but the lack of buttons is killer. We need a USB-C controller addon!
Yeah, it's not a great experience for things like platformers. Mario Golf or Pokémon it's fine, Mario World absolutely not.
Kishi has an usb-c version which works with iPhone 15s, afaik.
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Works flawlessly on my backbone. Settings recognize it as a backbone controller. Can use dpad or left analog stick.
Yep. Newest version of backbone with different size adjustments lets me finally not have to take my case off to use it.
Anyone figure out Genesis? I can't get them to import. It says on the website it's supported but maybe not yet?
I have a gen 2 Backbone and love it, but I have to say that's one good looking piece of tech
If they flipped the dpad and left analog position, I'd buy one of those gamesirs.
Need something more retro focused.
Need something more retro focused.
I made a long shot bet two years ago getting an M2 12.9" iPad Pro with the idea that policy change would allow me to run ScummVM and retro games on it's gorgeous basically-but-technically-a-few-pixels-short-of 4K 4:3 display.
ScummVM hit a few months ago, and now emulators.
The bet paid off!
Solid but annoyingly no iPad support. You *can* run it as an iPhone app on iPad… but that's not ideal
Yeah, I hadn't realized the mandate didn't cover iPadOS, which makes making AltStore and AppStore availability mutually exclusive nonsensical.
Thanks, I'm on iPhone anyways(albeit a slightly older one). Now just the pain of getting the files to it
It's easier than it used to be!
From your computer (PC OR Mac) you can put your files on the iCloud Drive (available once you install the icloud app), then transfer through the files app (or just point Delta at the files in iCloud Drive, that's what I did)
The Files app also allows transfer of files from cloud storage providers (Google Drive etc)
If you have a USB adapter or a USB-C iPhone (the 15) you can plug in a thumb drive and transfer files that way (I got a double headed thumb drive, one side A one side C which makes this incredibly easy)
The Files App has a built in FTP client so you can transfer over WiFi
Or do it the bad old way and use iTunes/File Explorer/Apple Devices For Windows 10/11 and transfer through there.
I think ftp will be easiest. My iCloud is full and I don't have any of the other drives. I think I still even have a ftp app on my laptop from the Xbox series mod days
Don't use FTP — you're better off using SMB/Windows sharing (which Files.app also supports).
Delta is great, yes. However, Ignited is currently in the review process to be approved for the app store. Ignited is a fork of Delta, however it has iPad support, more emulation, much more features, and is more actively in development and the dev is very responsive in the community. Honestly, once Ignited releases, I am bouncing off of Delta.
Ignited is also going to be on the EU app store, as well (not locked to an alternative app store).
This is per the lead dev on the Ignited Discord.
Huh. Well maybe I'll wait before messing around then. Got plenty of console stuff to work on this week and busy with work till next Monday.
Tho it'd be nice if someone made a threadmarked best way to do file transfers from PC to iPhone without a sub service before then XD
Could just get tossed for "copycat" reasons.
Its a very strange standard to apply to Open Source projects. As long as the license is respected and the name is different it really should not apply. But we've already seen how that goes.
What bloat does Delta have lmfao.Per the lead Ignited dev:
Hopefully it won't be declined.
I think the hard part with Apple TV is there's no Files app… so getting ROMs to it might be difficult?
probably in the code that would make it harder to iterate on going forward
Maybe the developers can add an FTP server feature, like the media player app Infuse. Just access the FTP server on the PC and drag-and-drop files, easy peasy.
I'm guessing the stick just maps to the DS' Dpad? If that's the case, then yeah, gotta hold the run button. Using the Dpad alone just makes ya walk in SM64DS
If anyone sees a deal for the ANDROID backbone controller - it does actually work fine with iPhone 15. I did update the firmware by plugging it into my Walkman tho.
Re: file transfer on AppleTV, plenty of solutions for that. In fact, Providence, a multi system emulator on the AltStore, uses a server solution whereby you go to browser on computer at like 192.168.0.50 or whatever and can drag files in. Could do something like that for Apple TV.
Re: file transfer on AppleTV, plenty of solutions for that. In fact, Providence, a multi system emulator on the AltStore, uses a server solution whereby you go to browser on computer at like 192.168.0.50 or whatever and can drag files in. Could do something like that for Apple TV.
Saw this all right before going in to watch a film and still immediately found the time to download it and get DS emu set up. Still kinda surreal that we have emulation on iOS after all this time and DS seems to work flawlessly so far.
Seriously considering a backbone but £100 for just a mobile controller is pretty costly for me. We'll see though, might be too good to pass up.
Seriously considering a backbone but £100 for just a mobile controller is pretty costly for me. We'll see though, might be too good to pass up.
