REAL Emulation on iPhone! Delta on App Store

After 15+ years of waiting, Apple is now allowing retro game emulators on their App Store, and after a few crash-and-burn releases, we have the first legitimate emulator app on the store. Today we're going to talk about Delta, show you how to set it up, and then highlight all of its many features (and a couple shortcomings, too).

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Delta skins:

Timestamps:
00:00 introduction
01:44 installation
02:36 loading your games
03:36 controls and audio test
04:21 in-game quick menu
06:20 fixing box art
07:41 some missing features
09:37 game compatibility and ROM hacks
10:38 Nintendo DS setup
12:04 controller options
17:54 controller skins
19:45 Delta sync and backup
20:28 home screen shortcuts
21:48 iPad compatibility
22:57 summary and conclusion

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[RetroGameCorps]

Hey folks, thanks for watching. I misspoke in the beginning part of the video: the App Store restrictions apply to those in the EU, not all of Europe. If you are in the UK then you should be able to install the app no problem.

[mikeyneeley]

I got super excited for this, then I remembered how many handheld devices I already have. lol

[Ironlion]

Man what a time to be alive. I remember all the trouble I went through back in 2009 getting gameboy games on my I pod touch. Gonna download this today.

[miguellee]

I downloaded it last night after I saw your post. It’s surprisingly good! It won’t replace my dedicated retro handhelds, but it’s very good for when you have a few minutes to spare here and there.

[VeshSneaks]

I can't wait to see what other emulators are possible on the iPhone. Patiently waiting for Dolphin, PPSSPP, and a PS2 emulator to eventually release.

[mizery]

I remember having the Delta GBA emulator on my iphone back when you could download apps off of safari super easily, played fully through Metroid Fusion and had an ongoing pokemon Emerald save before Apple took it down. Glad to have it back!

[Seamoorif]

Having all my DS and Gameboy games from my childhood stored on my iPhone feels so cool. Emulation is awesome!

[kamus]

Pure nostalgia!! It was such a pain sideloading and resigning. It's like I have my entire childhood everywhere I go! Thanks, much appreciated.

[cangel]

I don't have an iPhone but as a big fan of emulation it's nice to see that if I one day do the transition to iOS, I could enjoy my games there too. More options is always good

[ynonzohar]

As a jailbroken iPhone user. This gives me hope for a future where a jailbrake wouldn’t be worth it for me

[ADHDreams]

This brings me way back to those old Cidia days! I think if they continue to keep those extra features behind the pay-wall that could come back to bite them…. Awesome vid!!

[Paulypies]

There’s an option in the app’s Settings menu labeled Respect Silent Mode. Turn that off and it’ll ignore that your phone’s ringer is off and behave just like any other media playback would.

[bluepikmin]

Great video!

About the audio issue, you can also just turn off the “Respect Silent Mode” option in the settings. Audio will play without having to turn off silent mode.

[Roosader]

The BIG thing that makes this great imo is the option for "sustain buttons". It basically inverts the buttons that you select. So you can sustain the B button so you can always run in Mario, and then pressing it down and unpressing it actually unpresses and presses so you can do things like throw fireballs. Feels really great to play like that cause you can run without using the button.

[zeeejay]

This is the greatest thing and is going to open up emulation for so many people.

[JorgenAamodt]

My delta app was mute until I unchecked “respect silent mode” in in-app settings. Imo that’s is better for me the turning off silent mode on the iPhone itself.

[TheRootko]

As an iOS developer you can basically opt not to adhere to DMA and keep everything as it was before (so not publish to the alternative iOS stores, just keep all on the App Store). This DMA only applies for developers that intend to use alternative stores and/or alternative payments... But as always, Apple made it super hard to understand and that's why the most developers don't publish apps in the Europe... 😢

[redstonecommander]

And I hope that Delta will have a future support with other consoles, such as GameCube, Nintendo, Wii, and even 3DS

[BenBoozled]

3:43 If you scroll down on the settings and look for “Respect silent mode” and turn that off, than you won’t have the problem with the audio not working.

[starryJulyNIghtSky]

As soon as I saw a single emulator on the app store in the past few weeks, I ordered a telescopic controller and soon went back to your channel- sure enough the community has already put out a polished emulator and frontend onto the iPhone- a great decision! Thanks Russ!