Subj : This new iPadOS emulator turns your iPad into a retro games machi
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Jul 15 2024 15:15:04

This new iPadOS emulator turns your iPad into a retro games machine

Date:
Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:59:18 +0000

Description:
The Delta retro games emulator has just launched on iPadOS with a slate of 
improvements and new features.

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Over the past few months, retro games emulators have been appearing on iOS 
with increasing rapidity. Now, the popular Delta emulator for the iPhone has 
made the leap across to the iPad (a couple months after teasing that the 
tablet version was coming ), letting you enjoy old-school games on a much 
larger screen. 

Delta is already a popular option among retro gaming enthusiasts. It lets you 
play games designed for consoles such as the NES, SNES, N64, Nintendo DS, 
Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance, and its currently free to download on the App 
Store. 

As highlighted in an AltStore post on Threads, the latest version of the 
Delta is "fully optimized" for iPads. You can download it now in the EU from 
AltStore or "soon in the App Store". 

Aside from the large collection of compatible platforms, Deltas iPad app has 
custom-built skins designed for Apples tablet, as well as support for 
controllers, Stage Manager and Split View. 

The apps developer has added that Delta will hand off your game progress when 
you switch between iOS and iPadOS, letting you continue your play session on 
a different device. Are emulators allowed? Its complicated (Image credit: 
Luis Quintero / Pexels) 

Apple has had a somewhat fraught relationship with developers of retro gaming 
emulators. Until a few months ago, they were prohibited from Apples 
platforms. That changed in April, when Apple allowed them onto the App Store 
, presumably to avoid regulatory scrutiny from the European Union (EU). 

That didnt mean developers had a completely free hand, though. In June, for 
example, Apple barred the UTM SE app from its devices. This emulator allows 
users to run old versions of Windows, as well as retro games, yet Apple was 
not happy to permit its release to iOS users. 

Developers have long complained that Apples App Store rules are confusing, 
and that proved to be the case with UTM SE, with its creator stating that 
Apples staff had no idea what changes could be made to fix the situation. 
Even more strangely, Apple has since performed an about-face, allowing UTM SE 
onto the App Store over the past weekend. 

We say its strange because section 4.7 of Apples App Review Guidelines 
specifically makes an allowance for retro game console emulator apps. While 
UTM SE can technically be used to play retro games, its primary function is 
as an operating system emulator, which is presumably why it ran afoul of 
Apples rules in the first place. 

If those rules have now been relaxed, it will be fascinating to see what 
other emulators Apple permits in the future  and whether it results in a 
flood of new emulators coming to your device. 

 Please note the use of emulators may be in violation of the game developer 
and publisher terms and conditions as well as applicable intellectual 
property laws. These will vary so please check these. Emulators should only 
ever be used with your own purchased game copy. TechRadar does not condone or 
encourage the illegal downloading of games or actions infringing copyright. 
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