It hasn’t been long since Apple started allowing retro game emulators on the App Store. We have already seen notable controversy after the company removed the Game Boy iGBA emulator from the store. It turned out that GBA, which reached the top of the download charts, was almost a carbon copy of another emulator submitted for review.
GBA4iOS developer Riley Testut claimed that iGBA was a “GBA4iOS knockoff” that was packed with ads and trackers. It turns out that Delta by Testut, successor to GBA4iOS, is now available for free on the App Store.
The original emulator generated some buzz a decade ago after Testut found a way for iPhone users to download the Game Boy Advance emulator without having to jailbreak their device. Apple finally closed the iOS loophole, and of course, Nintendo wasn’t too happy with the emulator. However, now you can download Delta for free from the App Store directly without having to worry about the download.
Along with GBA titles, the app supports NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, and Nintendo DS games, with the promise of more platforms in the future. The app supports third-party controllers, as well as quick saves, cheat codes, and data syncing between devices using Google Drive or Dropbox. There’s even local multiplayer for up to four players, although in that case, you’ll probably want to use an iPad or mirror your phone to your TV.
You will need to provide any games you want to play on the emulator. To comply with the law, you will need to dump the games you already own into ROM files.
While iPhone and iPad users outside the EU can get Delta directly from the App Store, the process is a little different for those who live on the block. Testut is also behind a third-party app marketplace called AltStore, of which iPhone users in the EU can now more easily install a version.
AltStore PAL is an open-source marketplace that includes Delta and another app developed by Testut called Clip, which is a clipboard manager. The latter requires a small donation of at least one euro for use. Testut noted that he and his business partner Shane Gill plan to open AltStore PAL to other third-party apps after making sure everything runs smoothly.
That said, AltStore PAL costs users €1.50 per year. That covers the basic technology fee that Apple charges for each download from an app marketplace, as well as payment processing. Alternatively, you can use the older version of AltStore, but you will still need to use a computer to download apps and update them once a week.
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