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December 23rd, 2009, 00:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_screencap_2009-12-22_at_6.27.14_pm.jpgLast month, ZodTTD, the guy who basically pioneered game emulation on the iPhone, promised (http://gizmodo.com/5395948/iphone-3gs-to-be-unofficially-renamed-nintendo-iphone-3gsn64) us an N64 emulator. Today, that's exactly what he's delivered, with a bonus: Wiimote support, via Bluetooth.
Early reports—and this video—peg the app as slow and tough to control, even with the Wii attachment, which, if you've been following jailbreak game emulation (http://gizmodo.com/search/zodttd) on the iPhone at all, should sound familiar. What should also sound familiar are stories of how said emulators, after a few months of development, almost invariably become something completely different, subject to description by such exclusive adjectives as "playable" and even "OK." That n64iphone will get better one day is a matter of faith, but goddamnit, have hope!
n64iphone is available to jailbreakers in Cydia for $2.50—ROMs not included, obviously—which would be a fair price for a full-fledged N64 emulator, but feels a little high for what currently amounts to a very neat party trick. [EsferaiPhone (http://www.esferaiphone.com/aplicaciones/n64-iphone-ya-disponible-en-cydia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Esferaiphone+(EsferaiPhone)&utm_content=Google+Reader)]
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n64iphone is available to jailbreakers in Cydia for $2.50—ROMs not included, obviously—which would be a fair price for a full-fledged N64 emulator, but feels a little high for what currently amounts to a very neat party trick. [EsferaiPhone (http://www.esferaiphone.com/aplicaciones/n64-iphone-ya-disponible-en-cydia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Esferaiphone+(EsferaiPhone)&utm_content=Google+Reader)]
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