Following the kerfuffle as to game emulators on the App Store and Apple’s finally changing its App Store rules to allow for retro game emulators, developer Riley Testut has confirmed that the Delta emulator is almost ready to launch on the iPad.
In a post shared on Threads over the weekend, Testut said the iPad version is “near completion,” with just controller skins to finish and some bug fixes to iron out.
Testut stated that Delta for iPad had not originally been a priority, and that the initial plan was to limit the emulator’s launch to the EU via alternative app marketplace AltStore PAL, which doesn’t support iPad.
Following Apple’s reversal of a years-old policy, Delta hit the App Store as a free download in the United States and other countries as of April 17, with the option to support Testut via Patreon.
The Delta app itself has proven to be a hit on the App Store, allowing for users to play retro games that originally appeared on NES, SNES, N64, Nintendo DS, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance.
Delta works with popular game controllers and supports cheats, save states, backups, syncing, and more. Other features include an option to fast forward, a “hold” button for games where a button needs to be consistently held, support for Haptic Touch, and box art for imported games. Local multiplayer gaming is available on iPhone, and up to four players can participate. A future version of Delta will also include SEGA Genesis support, according to Testut.
iPad support will arrive when Delta 1.6 is released on the App Store, and Testut’s Patreon supports can grab the Delta 1.6 application now.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors and @rileytestut