Delta Game Emulator Now Available From App Store on iPhone

Game emulator apps have come and gone since Apple announced App Store support for them on April 5, but now popular game emulator Delta from developer Riley Testut is available for download.

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Testut is known as the developer behind GBA4iOS, an open-source emulator that was available for a brief time more than a decade ago. GBA4iOS led to Delta, an emulator that has been available outside of the App Store, but is now sanctioned by Apple.

Delta is an all-in-one emulator that supports game systems including NES, SNES, N64, Nintendo DS, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance. It works with popular game controllers, and supports cheats, save states, backups, syncing, and more. As this is Testut's longtime project, it is more polished and feature rich than other emulators that have popped up.

Other features include custom controller skins, an option to fast forward, a "hold" button for games where a button needs to be consistently held, support for Haptic Touch, and appropriate box art for imported games. Local multiplayer gaming is available, and up to four players can participate.

Earlier this week, Apple approved iGBA, a direct copy of Testut's original GBA4iOS app. iGBA made it to the top of the ‌App Store‌ charges, but Apple pulled it after learning that it was a knockoff.

Delta can be downloaded from the ‌App Store‌ for free, and it does not collect information or include ads. The app is available in the United States and other countries, but it is not available in the European Union where it is instead being offered through an alternative app marketplace. [Direct Link]

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turbineseaplane Avatar
12 months ago
Absolutely delighted by this!!!


But -- I do wish he'd do an iPad version

After all these years I thought for sure there would be one since I thought he had one that was only available to Patreon folks

Would love to pay him for an iPad version
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Cchase88754321 Avatar
12 months ago

Nintendo C and D in 3..2..1.....
Delta has been a thing for years. Nintendo never sent a C&D in that time. He’s also not charging for it, so that probably helps.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
12 months ago

Nintendo C and D in 3..2..1.....
There's nothing for them to C&D here
Emulators are legal and he's been careful about what exactly he released here, and how
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Minato1990 Avatar
12 months ago

Nintendo C and D in 3..2..1.....
Well I have it downloaded already on my iPhone they can't stop me anymore bwahahaha
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vertsix Avatar
12 months ago
I didn't think this day would ever come.

:eek::D
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vertsix Avatar
12 months ago
You have no idea how happy this makes me. Finally. ****ing finally. ?
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)