Apple iPhones and iPads are amazing devices to play and in the App Store we have many amazing options, especially after the Arrival of Apple Arcade which raised the level of games for mobile devices and it brings us news every week. However, there is something that Apple has never allowed in its store: emulators.
Apple is characterized by great control over its application store and emulators from other gaming platformsLike Game Boy or other popular consoles, they are not allowed. This makes perfect sense, as it’s not something that appeals to companies that own these platforms and games. Therefore, since this is something that neither Apple, Nintendo, nor Sony like, it makes sense that Apple doesn’t allow them in its App Store.
However, this does not mean that iOS users do not have the option of installing this type of emulator on their iPhone or iPad, and now a well-known YouTube has been able to test a version of the Dolphin emulator allowing you to play amazing games like Super Mario Sunshine from Game Cube.
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Emulators are a risky possibility
In this new video which was uploaded by Snazzy Labs, you can see that this emulator works great on iPad Pro and that makes it a real portable console. Moreover, if we add to that the native compatibility of the PS4 and Xbox One controllers of iOS and iPadOS 13, it makes the game an amazing experience. However, all is not good.
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The first reason why it is not recommended to install this type of emulator is that you cannot know exactly who is behind it or their intentions. These types of applications use certificates to be used and it is possible that our information is in danger during installation. Additionally, Apple may revoke these certificates or update iOS and prevent these apps from running overnight.
On the other hand, there is the more moral issue, to play these emulators you will need images of the games, which probably you can only download illegally, because these are games with a few years. For this reason, the big video game companies are against this type of emulator.
Without a doubt, what it shows, beyond the nostalgia of bringing old games to our devices, incredible power of today’s mobile devices they are able to emulate consoles without spoiling themselves. I want companies like Nintendo to see this potential and launch their own app from which to play their classic games from our iPhone or iPad. Hopefully this will be something that will come with time.
Source: Techradar
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