Hands-on with Delta: The first Nintendo emulator available on the Apple App Store

Is this the first good console emulator on the App Store? Here's what to expect.

Hands-on with Delta: The first Nintendo emulator available on the Apple App Store
Delta for iOS emulator with N64 cartridges on table
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  • The Delta app has just arrived on the Apple App Store.
  • This is one of the first console emulators on Apple’s app market.
  • Our first impressions reveal it’s a pretty solid app, although it could do with a few more features.

It’s only taken Apple well over a decade, but the company finally allowed video game emulators on the App Store this month. This means the iPhone maker is catching up to Android by offering easy access to emulators.

It didn’t take long for developers to bring the first emulators to the App Store, and arguably the most high-profile (and legitimate) addition so far is the Delta app. The brainchild of the popular GBA4iOS app, Delta emulates NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and the Nintendo DS. The app was first released roughly five years ago and required users to sideload it, but the App Store availability means it’s finally available for all.