"Apple has lifted its restriction on retro game emulators on the iOS App Store"

[retrospect]

VGC has an article and they link to this page: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/

Article: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/apple-lifts-app-store-ban-on-game-emulators/

So, what emulators should we look out for?

 

[Scarlet]

Delta is the most notable, with it being the successor to GBA4iOS. Does DS, GBA, and N64 amongst other things if I remember correctly.

 

[tech3475]

Emulators were never entirely banned, they were instead restricted to specific game(s) provided by the app. Even the BASIC mode from a C64 emulator had to be removed.

I'm not sure this actually changes anything, as it doesn't explicitly allow user supplied software.

 

[Bladexdsl]

apple is turning into google and nintendo is turning into apple

 

[tech3475]

apple is turning into google and nintendo is turning into apple

Nintendo was always Apple, they literally created the 30% cut that developers complain about with Apple.

 

[The Catboy]

apple is turning into google and nintendo is turning into apple

It's rare for me to say this but Nintendo is worse than Apple. At least Apple isn't suing things like iOS launchers for Android or something else. Apple is shit, but somehow Nintendo has found ways to be worse

 

[Bladexdsl]

apple used to be like that they would sue anyone and anything that looked like their idiot apple logo. like i said they have switched places

 

[tech3475]

apple used to be like that they would sue anyone and anything that looked like their idiot apple logo. like i said they have switched places

Playing devil's advocate, from my understanding they kind of have to thanks to trademark law, IIRC they got sued twice by The Beatles because of it as well.

It's also why you see idiotic things like "Adobe Photoshop TM" in the media, if a term becomes generic enough a company risks losing their trademark.

I'd also still argue they haven't "switched places", remember, Nintendo tried to ban game genie and I think this 'news' is a nothing burger as nothing has changed from what I can tell, i.e. don't expect Retroarch on the Apple app store anytime soon.

 

[Bladexdsl]

couldn't care less i don't use CRapple. android will always be far superior (and no restrictions)

 

[RuB3SRe]

As always, Apple does what it wants, benefiting consumers or not

 

[retrospect]

Delta is the most notable, with it being the successor to GBA4iOS. Does DS, GBA, and N64 amongst other things if I remember correctly.

Apparently Apple has approved Delta:

https://retrododo.com/apple-approves-delta-emulator/

 

[Scarlet]

Apparently Apple has approved Delta:

https://retrododo.com/apple-approves-delta-emulator/

They’ve approved it for distribution via AltStore in Europe, not the App Store. Having looked into modern iOS emulation, I think I’m more backing Ignited anyway. Just seems like Delta with more features lol.

 

[retrospect]

They’ve approved it for distribution via AltStore in Europe, not the App Store. Having looked into modern iOS emulation, I think I’m more backing Ignited anyway. Just seems like Delta with more features lol.

Oh ok, that's not remotely exciting then. I'll keep a look out for Ignited

 

[a_username_that_is_cool]

Oh ok, that's not remotely exciting then. I'll keep a look out for Ignited

Yeah, you don't need Apple to "approve" an app for the AltStore. The whole point of the AltStore is that anyone can make a repo for it.

 

[retrospect]

Delta on the App Store seems excellent.

I'm curious, do we know where apple draws their "retro" line?