A while ago, Apple announced that it would open the game emulator to the App Store Within a day, the iGBA emulator was launched However, the developer Riley Testut complained that it was a copy version of the GBA4iOS emulator released previously known as iGBA, which caused controversy. and Apple was soon removed from the shelves.After the controversy, the Delta game emulator launched by the official GBA4iOS developer is available on the App Store for users outside the EU.
After the Delta simulator was put on the shelves, it immediately got a good score in the free APP rankings of App Stores in several countries for Taiwan, it is currently in sixth place.
An all-in-one Nintendo emulator
Delta from Testut Tech claims to be an all-in-one iOS emulator. As a follow-up to GBA4iOS, it is primarily aimed at users who want to play Nintendo game ROMs (especially portable Nintendo game console ROMs) on iPhone.
Supported game systems include GameBoy Color, GameBoy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 64, Super NES and Nintendo Entertainment System, and it is clear that more game consoles will be supported in the future.
As many people expect from an emulator, Delta also supports many game controllers, including Nintendo Switch Pro controllers, Nintendo Switch Online controllers, Sony and Microsoft game console controllers with iOS support, MFi controller support, and other Bluetooth and Wired keyboards. The app also offers support for various cheat code systems, save states, synchronization between devices, and support for four-player local multiplayer.
Delta is now free to download and use and requires an iPhone or iPod Touch running iOS 14.0 or higher, or an Apple Silicon Mac or Apple Vision Pro running macOS 11.0 or higher. However, as with other emulators, users need to find the games they want to play and make sure they do so legally.
Delta’s arrival follows a series of recent developments in App Store policies, legal changes and some controversy.
On Sunday, the first round of emulators were available on the App Store. This comes after Apple revised its App Store Review Guidelines, changing a rule that effectively banned the installation of console emulators and classic games. Less than a day later, the iGBA emulator was pulled from the App Store after Delta developer Riley Testut complained that it was a rip-off of the previously released GBA4iOS emulator.
Testut’s AltStore account on X confirms that the emulator’s App Store listing is real, and that’s also how users outside the EU can download the emulator.
AltStore PAL is a third-party app store approved by Apple that is only available in the European Union.
AltStore PAL takes advantage of the European Digital Markets Act, which effectively forces Apple to license third-party app storefronts.
