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[0xCA2]

Meanwhile, lots of properly named, fully functional GBA Emulators on the Play Store.

Yeah , first thing I thought. First day I got a tablet I downloaded a free app which includes emulators for 5+ systems from Google Play. Surprised it's a problem in the App Store.. Why does Apple moderate this and why doesn't Google?

 

[Javier]

Shoot, I missed it.

Oh well.

 

[dallow_bg]

Shoot, I missed it.

Oh well.

Just jailbreak?

 

[yo_soy_el_topo]

Missed but still got that good Gridlee.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Just jailbreak?

sinner.

 

[BassForever]

Yeah this emulator is kind of balls, games play way too fast and the dpad is iffy at best.

 

[Alpha_eX]

The emulator on this is really bad, don't bother. From what I hear, very few games work and those that do, run like 3-legged-dog.

 

[Oshimai]

Yes, because people with an iPhone are going to abandon their contract at great expense and get an Android phone just to play Mario Kart: Super Circuit.

Nope. But getting a Galaxy once my iPhone contract expires in a few months.

 

[Übermatik]

Haha! Awesome Baby Names?

Shame it's been removed I guess. Still, you could pick up a GBA and loadsa gaems for cheeps. So yeah.

 

[BassForever]

The emulator on this is really bad, don't bother. From what I hear, very few games work and those that do, run like 3-legged-dog.

Best thing I've found for the thing is playing Fire Emblem on the go, even then it can be frustrating due to the d-pad. Seriously every d-pad on any phone touch screen needs to tilt to indicate the direction you're moving.

 

[Rekwest]

Haha! Awesome Baby Names?

Shame it's been removed I guess. Still, you could pick up a GBA and loadsa gaems for cheeps. So yeah.

A GBA for 1.99?

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I wonder if it is any good. Android has so much better emulators than the shitty examples in iOS.

 

[zigg]

I wonder if it is any good. Android has so much better emulators than the shitty examples in iOS.

Oh, do the Android-based emulators have physical controls?

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Oh, do the Android-based emulators have physical controls?

Most likely? I know you can play with bluetooth enabled controllers on iOS, like the Wiimote. I haven't really tried.

They have horrible framerate drops from the ones I've played on iOS, yet Android's were pretty fine.

 

[GiantBreadbug]

I tried 2 games, sound emulation is rather pants and any game using some kind of technique like mode 7 flat out looks broken, otherwise the games run smooth.

Hmm, rather pants indeed.

 

[heringer]

Yeah, sound emulation is crap. Music keeps skipping.

2 bucks down the toilet. Oh well.

 

[Timeless]

A GBA for 1.99?

1. You need to backup your GBA BIOS for this to work.
2. You need to backup the games you want to play for this to work.

So no, it's not a GBA for $2. You need a flashcart to dump games / BIOS, and you need a GBA to run the flashcart on.

 

[PansenHansen]

how is it even possible that something like this got past the apple checks?
the code for the emu has to be anything but just a few lines.
i dont know how you could not see the emulator in the app code??

 

[realalbedo]

There is GBA, NDS and PSP emulators on Google Play. I think they got like 1m downloads

 

[Takao]

My question is how people found out it had an emulator. It's iOS, I imagine there's tonnes of releases everyday, and a baby name generator doesn't seem like a hot seller.