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NES Emulator for iPhone Emerges

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the from-the-depths-of-the-lake dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The first emulator for iPhone, iPhoneNES has been released. It run very slow, and has no sound, but hacker NerveGas has managed to modify the source to release an optimized version that is playable. " My favorite bit is that your controller is a clickable picture of the NES controller. Not exactly the ideal UI but still an amazing accomplishment.

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  1. Hasn't this been done before? by noSignal · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm pretty sure I had one... the phone reception sucked, but the sound worked and it had a brilliant UI.

  2. thanks but no thanks by electrobutter · · Score: 2, Funny

    looks cool, but I'll keep my TI-89 version thank you.

  3. WOW! by Clockwurk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now the iPhone is like a smartphone from 3 years ago!

  4. Eh... by iamdrscience · · Score: 3, Funny
    I can't imagine playing NES games on the iPhone would be much fun. I'll buy that the tactile sensation of real buttons is unnecessary for dialing a phone or browsing a web, but it seems like it would be essential for playing most fast-paced games like most NES titles. So for the benefit of iphone users and software developers, here is a non-exhaustive list of what the iPhone is and isn't:

    The iPhone is...
    • A phone
    • A music player
    • A very nice mobile web browser
    • Expensive
    • Shiny
    The iPhone is not...
    • A video game platform
    • The dawn of a new revolution of electronic communications which will render all devices before it obsolete and bring eternal enlightenment to all those who lay their eyes upon its glory.
    1. Re:Eh... by dreamchaser · · Score: 2, Funny

      Why does it matter what OS a handheld gaming device runs? It's an OS, not a religious text...oh wait this is Slashdot...my bad.

  5. Re:Typo in parent by utopianfiat · · Score: 1, Funny

    slashdot.org, so easy a caveman could do it!

    oog want to play kick-ass fighting games on oog's iphone. oog bored, BORED!

    "QUICK, GET THE KEYS"

    --
    +5, Truth