Following news that Apple would be relaxing its App Store policies on game emulators, we now have our first game emulator officially released for iOS devices.

The emulator in question is the Delta Emulator, one of the oldest emulators for iOS devices. Although it previously required an additional app called the Altstore to install, iOS users can now grab it directly from the official App Store under Apple’s new policies. Delta Emulator was best known as an emulator for GBA games, but it also supports SNES, N64, and DS games.

Delta — the app that started it all — is available NOW in the App Store!

Yes, you read that right: our long-rejected game emulator has been approved by Apple themselves ?

If you live outside the EU, download now from the App Store — no DMA required https://t.co/jytQgVJFp9 pic.twitter.com/jIN7Ru2alN

— AltStore.io (@altstoreio) April 17, 2024

Prior to Apple’s policy change, emulators were basically banned from iOS devices, and iOS owners who wished to emulate classic games would need to modify their devices or download additional side-apps. This was in contrast to Android owners, who could freely download any number of emulators from the Google Play store.

That said, there is still some concern that Nintendo might come after the emulator’s creators, especially after their high-profile takedown of the Switch emulator Yuzu. Retro emulators on Android devices seem to survive just fine however, so its possible that Nintendo doesn’t see retro emulation as as big of a priority as emulators for their modern consoles.

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