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C64 Emulator Finally Approved For iPhone

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the give-us-basic dept.

Gi0 writes "After a couple of months of rejection, the C64 Emulator has finally been approved for the iPhone (and is available at the app store now). 'BASIC has been removed for this release; however, we hope that working with Apple further will allow us to re-enable it. Despite its absence, BASIC is not our focus; ultimately, fans of the C64 want games.' It comes with 5 bundled games and will certainly give you that retro fix for your iPhone."

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  1. Re:No way will Apple allow BASIC by Hurricane78 · · Score: 0, Troll

    The only ones dumber than the one making such an offer, are those taking it.

    Yes you can quote me on that. :P

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  2. Re:Some five years too late! by ninjeratu · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'd mark that as flamebait, but ok... Somehow I doubt the C64 app was or will be a major selling point for the iPhone. And considering the iPhone was launched in 2007 it'd be mildly surprising if the C64 app had been developed 3 years before the phone existed, making your Symbian comparison completely nonsensical. Your hyperbole is silly.

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  3. Re:Some five years too late! by Hurricane78 · · Score: 0, Troll

    No. Not troll. But FACT. But I knew that the fanbois (yes, with "i" ^^) would be trolling me.

    I should set the tech-nostaglics on you. Those who disable all but plain HTML in their browsers, hate that they can't buy a phone without SMS or other functions, use Emacs as their main UI and wish they could run a VT100 again.

    It would be an epic war. Fanbois of shiny "bling" with no foundation against the complete opposite!
    There can only be one! Leave no survivors!

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