Just posted on Six Colors: Emulate all the things, Apple

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Emulate all the things, Apple

Lode Runner running in Virtual II on the Mac, where all emulation is allowed. And just like that, Apple embraced retro game emulators in the App Store. Feeling pressure from regulators and from reg…

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@jsnell Heh! I said I wanted more in my recent piece: https://www.stuff.tv/features/the-delta-nintendo-emulator-is-finally-on-iphone-but-i-want-more/

But you want MOAR. It’s going to be interesting to see how Apple responds to Mini vMac. My guess is it’ll be rejected on the basis of IP. Apple II would be tougher. Two (terrible) C64 emulators are already on the store, so Apple’s definition of ‘console’ doesn’t appear to be literal.

Although it’s also just as likely Apple review doesn’t know what it’s doing: MAME4iOS got rejected… for spam! :/

I can now play stacks of Nintendo games on my iPhone – but I want more

Proper emulators have been a long time coming to iPhone. But will Apple now let Delta and its ilk flourish, or throw up more walls that stymie retrogaming on its devices?

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