Emulators on iPhones Don't Suck Anymore, Here's Why

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Apple has completely changed the game on their devices by finally allowing emulators on their App Store. So in this video im going over all the best emulators for retro games, nintendo games, PSP games, and even 3DS and PS1 games! I also go over the best peripherals and accessories for ios emulation, and go over the best tips for getting the most out of your experience.
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0:00 - iOS Emulation is GOOD NOW
1:14 - Controller recommendations
2:45 - How to acquire games (legally)
5:41 - Delta Emu
10:19 - PPSSPP
15:00 - Retroarch
19:53 - What about X Emulator?
20:51 - 3DS Emulation
22:17 - Quick tips and tricks
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[@DammitJeff]

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[@greythomas5113]

Hi I would like to thank your discord server for helping me with my modded switch thank you

[@komidanohitouko]

How do i join the server?

[@p.quakes]

im playing god of war it was my favorite game growing up

[@TdogGaming_Vods]

For ppsspp I plan on playing an rpg called Mana Khemia: Student Alliance its a port of the ps2 version super underrated gem

[@A_Randomaccount1233]

Sega CD Sonic CD (if it gets added soon)

[@alphajalloh8243]

Touching tips with the homies is basically a part of life.

[@thatcactus.]

Nah what 💀

[@vibesxryan]

nah we do more👀💀

[@El_P2Though]

@@thatcactus.damn bro, you don’t touch tips with the homies? You missing out.

[@Muzemz]

One day we will get a switch emulator on iphone

[@Xrolyx]

im hopeful

[@CarLOO178]

We have

[@vladimir_pootis]

Finally y can play my switch games PORTABLY

[@jackatk]

iPhones are more powerful than the switch, so I’m sure we’ll have one in the next few years

[@oddfox6776]

​@@jackatkNEVER THE BIG N WONT LET IT HAPPEN BCS THE SWITCH IS TOO POWERFUL!!! I PRAISE NINTENDO I PRAISE NINTENDO I PRAISE NINTENDO!!!!

[@SamuelLSBattle]

Device to Device Multiplayer is probably the big feature Delta needs. My mouth is already salivating about the ability to trade Pokemon and battle between iPhones.

[@zhaumbie]

"Shortcuts as individual games on home screen" My gods this never occurred to me. Mind blown

[@AbsoluteMotivation]

This is so cool. Thank you for sharing this video and taking the time to create it. Can't wait to play childhood classic games!

[@CritterLover69]

Two months later, the king has posted again

[@rcvk.gaming]

This is actually crazy. I have no clue about any of this stuff, but I literally just Downloaded the apps, totally legally apprehended Mario kart ds off the internet, got the bios and started playing.

[@Fallydev]

dude your videos are way too good! keep up your work

[@TheOswaldChannel]

Dude you uploadede this just in time for my lunch, it's a blast eating while I play your videos, thanks to you, I modded my switch. Keep up the good job dude

[@MATLOCKE269]

you have the best videos I've ever seen produced! not just 1 video, but every video I've watched so far is super legit and the information is amazing! Thanks

[@KravenZoro]

Great and concise video for all emulators specifically the setup for Retroarch and ppsspp. Much appreciated brother.

[@WxIIow]

Let’s go! I have been waiting for this for so long.

[@animumaster2905]

23:38 sounds mad with no context

[@Koi-the-idiot]

Wym my homie do it all the time

[@MrSamPhoenix]

@@animumaster2905he means you can share the Roms with other iPhone users with AirDrop

[@sliver539]

4.25 that .zip trick changed blew my mind. good video

[@2tonebeard222]

If you didn’t share this , I’d still be playing my roms on my modded ps mini !! ! Took me a minute to figure out “ swipe right “ to switch snes to n64 ect … Thankyou Jeff

[@jd_addy]

Brother, this is phenomenal KZbin content. You earned a sub and I hope to see more videos like this coming up. Blessings!

[@laclika13chico]

Thank you for this video I’m glad it was in my home feed liked and will subscribe

[@UhRaindeer]

Fantastic video everything you need to know in one right here

[@Edwoah_The_Legend]

23:38 that is crazy out of context 😭

[@CybericXL]

That’s the point g

[@Edwoah_The_Legend]

@@CybericXL well aware lol just still out of pocket lmaooooo

[@MONSTRAOjogos]

amazing guide! thank you so much!!

[@TheJnmiah]

This brought so much life to my Iphone 12 pro max. All I need is a new battery change and I can use this iphone for many more years. Having the Dolphin emu on iphones would be cool one day not gonna lie. But been having a blast playing the Smackdown vs Raw games on my phone!

[@crazychickengd]

The new Delta logo looks like an unsolved slide puzzle version of the old one

[@Nikbo7635]

After 10+ years iphone users can have fun

[@george1717]

You’ve been able to sideload emulators for a long time, but it’s pretty niche and has only recently gotten really good

[@alishukree7912]

Thank you for make this video, thats help me a lot, all my question have a answer now. Once again thanks.

[@manhadenovo]

the segway into the ad was so smooth my phone slipped off my hand

[@rikimarizard]

What the heck dude? You know you’re not supposed to give out so many tips and save people time right? You’re supposed to spend ages waffling and have a sponsor take 1/4 of the video time! Seriously though, great video. Your style of having high production values paired with a down to earth relaxed way of talking simply and directly is just great!

[@MrBudderCat]

8:03 smiling friend’s referenced, me happy ☺️

[@LeepChannel-gu2gr]

You excitement makes me so happy

[@thetechrealist]

My Jaw is wide open from the amount of deep information this video had over a ton of other videos! Thx a ton!

[@rikimarizard]

Exactly what I thought! Had to leave a reply and subscribe

[@cristef]

Good job man!

[@Zifym.-rm9gr]

Thank you EU for forcing apple, emulation was one of the things that held me back. The d8 also has rumble and motion controls support btw

[@AaronGarmon]

Still shocked this happened

[@lllllll5990]

Apple is going into the gaming thingy so makes sense they’re allowing emulation

[@is4_626]

@@lllllll5990 yes because they see money in you. its crazy enough they didnt allow it before

[@OwenRempe]

@@lllllll5990 No. They didn't want to allow it... European Union forced them to.

[@danielgarmon1232]

Good to see you bro

[@anthonytitone]

@@OwenRempenot exactly, the EU is forcing apple to allow side loading in EU countries, side loading still isn’t possible outside the EU but apple is allowing emulators into the App Store. I’d guess they’re doing this to lower demand for side loading in the rest of the world preventing more regulation.

[@XannieDaddie]

awesome to know finally its posible thanks bro

[@blitzar2258]

I had all these emulators downloaded already anyway, but oh my god thank you for showing me the xmb on retroarch I was getting tired of that interface

[@Hutch2Much]

the bit at 0:57 was brilliant

[@halami2149]

I found the Lightning version of the PS back bone on eBay for $45 open box. It had the camera adapter in there, for phones with big camera bumps, like mine, and also the $25 PSN code hadn’t been redeemed. So I essentially got it for $20. Sure it might be outdated kinda soon, but it’s just $20, and the biggest Lightning iPhone, a 12/13/14 pro max, should still work decently

[@soiltek2015]

Great work!

[@wolfmelody2787]

Love how you explain

[@Raquan-dc9ix]

I have an iPhone 15 pro max so thank you for this video!

[@megace2022]

the best video about that so far

[@pickatell]

I’m so happy I found this video.

[@jessesanchez8814]

Great video 🔥🔥💪

[@maxrownes7914]

6:19 Ok to be fair the logo is identical, just stretched slightly, zoomed out, then the purple added instead of red. It’s a relatively boring logo then compared to now as well, so I think this was a good change.

[@kararzanboor800]

i almost missed it at 1:02, but being high helped me noticing.

[@jazielavila2554]

as an android and ios user i can only say enjoy it, it takes a lot time but finaly big steps in emulation for ios

[@Diyarnix]

Hi Jeff, where did you get your delta skins?

[@jakeplayzyt5220]

Babe wake up, dammitjeff updated.

[@tr984]

3:45 “compooouter” 😂

[@daniebello]

I can’t find the link you said you were gonna put in a description for the controller skins

[@g43s]

15:00 how did you managed to get all cores on Retroarch? im just getting like 20/30.

[@g43s]

what are the games you played on the retroarch demo? they look fun.

[@nv_python497]

Joycons also work very well for this, might need to change settings but once you do that it will work!!

[@kylehawton7483]

The irony is Steve jobs released the iPhone 3 years after the psp released, when you put into perspective how far iPhones have come, it’s mind blowing. never as a child would I imagine playing all my favourite psp games on a smart phone

[@beefbmx]

this is crazy i remeber playing super mario on my jailbroken ipod touch in 2010 haha times have changed

[@maxrownes7914]

8:08 Absolutely love the Hello Kitty x Horror game aesthetic, probably my favourite gender

[@santiagochaparro6558]

I can’t wait to touch tips with the boys while playing contra

[@MrSamPhoenix]

This video is cool, but setting up RetroArch is a pain. I only got Crash Bandicoot 3 to run ONCE. Been working on it for a whole hour now smh.

[@crusadertf2807]

8:43 NAAAH dude he just reinvented the WiiU

[@theblindbluebomber1666]

The one I'm looking forward to is ScummVM, which isn't *technically* am emulator (it's more akin to a collection of source ports) but point and click games on an iOS device just makes so much sense. (Edit: Game list? I've got a lot of them. Mystand ME, Riven, Myst 4 (Which I don't really expect to be working on iOS), all of the Lucasarts, some Humongus games, the Journeyman Project games, a couple of Sierra games. Probably Riven first since the remake *just* came out and I need the practice) And a side note related to PPSSPP, in theory it can crossplay with other versions of the emulator and even real hardware (with homebrew). That said I tried it years ago with my PC and PSP and I never could get anywhere, even *with* an old enough router to do it sitting around.

[@gel13a]

This is cool (Edit: for apple users), thumbs up for sharing it. But no one ever been able to run emulators on phone before? I was running Windows XP as well as PS1 emulator on my Xperia Z back in 2016

[@DammitJeff]

There has never been a single recorded case of anyone ever running any game emulators on their phones before this video, ever Also what's that in my hand at 1:03

[@Austin.zumBrunnen]

Thanks!

[@malikbell9114]

Any function to enable cheats on any of these emulators?

[@CubamusPrime]

The next step is get rid of the hypocrisy that roms are illegal. Doesnt mean you’re gonna put a link to share it. But say that Roms are legal, but you have to find them on your own.

[@andzim6562]

Gamesir x2s also a good alternative for type-c phones and quality is pretty good too and it works with iPhone 15 too

[@jakeplayzyt5220]

You could’ve also mentioned WebRcade, AfterPlay, Eclipse, and Gamma

[@hyalenjasper4022]

I didn’t see the link for the skins for delta would you be able to send that

[@smgofdvld]

Hey Jeff I heard you need a subscription to use the backbone is that true I was thinking on picking one up for prime day but I’m not sure I’ll mostly use it for emulators and remote play

[@DammitJeff]

What? No. It’s a controller lol I’ve literally never installed the included app, it’s not necessary to use the controller.

[@josephjennings3146]

2:16 Me with Joycons: I suppose we’re are non-existent

[@dimplesIstSehrNett]

1:00 bro me and the boys been playing ppsspp emulators since like 2012. It was an android called tecno back then

[@noahstudios_62]

Ive been watching some of your ps4 jailbreaking videos and ive been rrying to find out if you can go on things like nexus mods using a jailbroken ps4 and download the mods to use on your games

[@Lionpigster]

you don't really see the similarity between the logos? Interesting. I thought that was a bold copy.

[@abtin2846]

I was using retroarch on my ps vita till now, switched to iphone after watching this vid. My problem is my retro arch doesnt have dreamcast core Loads the game but the core is missing Updated everything on retroarch too

[@Blazeinbluebecausewhynot]

I just want Gamecube and Wii to be allowed again on apple…dang Jit….

[@boibou9337]

this guy is like the king of emulation

[@xd_teoma93]

Why do I feel like I've known this things before but in a "different" device 😢

[@hilricklouw6956]

Am I watching a 25 minute ad? Staaaaaap it

[@demon6937]

That PS1 sound is so eargasmic I used Retroarch I never made Provenance working, apple are just bunch of deeks for not allowing JIT

[@madzo0omadz]

Apple is not allowing JIT probably because it’s keeping that card for their exclusive gaming move. Hideo Kojima’s game got ported on the iPhone. A PS4 game, on your smartphone. Let that sink for a second. It’s exciting but also disappointing because we have no idea if Apple will step up the game on gaming or just hoard the processing power and not use it to its fullest to release or “re-release” some solid games. I get both sides. I get the frustrated developers side who don’t want gate keeping and I get the revenue focused side, because that’s what every company in the world is created to accomplish. Your video was very informative. Thank you

[@erik93203]

Do a video for the apple TV. They work there too !!! hyyyyype

[@redwinebryan]

bro is litterally season 1 cisco ramone from the flash

[@BenBassist22]

Which file format do you use for your usb drive?

[@joshuaray6222]

I love how he said These Roms that you have legally obtained, of course 😂😅

[@Butterscotch_96]

8:44 That’s literally just how the Wii U does DS

[@laszczkabartosz]

little offtop, wallpaper link please? ^^

[@quickkennedy3226]

i do enjoy touching tips with the homies :3

[@maji0]

Is delta on android? I'd really love the casting and the touch controls.

[@Shadeamous]

The nes emulator on delta is broken at this time on the 18 beta

[@negkoray]

What's the device on the right in the thumbnail?

[@Xrolyx]

thanks to apple for FINALLY allowing emulators to the app store

[@realmrfart]

thanks to apple? thanks to the european union 😐

[@boom5732]

​@realmrfart was they part of this? I thought that was just for sideloading and usbc

[@crazycanyon3028]

@@boom5732Isn’t it because of competition and them wanting people to download from AppStore and not altstore

[@Joewindows104]

I thought my phone was broken when delta changed logos

[@serajsalem200]

I really liked the video. Thanks for the effort you put into these types of videos.

[@ausoul2052]

Is there anyway to short cut Retroarch games? I tried it but all it does is scan the file. Any help from anyone will be appreciated

[@kooljokez]

I have android but since apple let emulation on I got back into playing games on my phone. Mostly ps1 but have played a bit of yakuza on ps2

[@_brokenmiddlefinger_]

What emulator are you using?

[@RKRexer1811_]

I have a question do we need bios/systems when downloading console games?

[@cjkittyofficialyt]

0:05 i has the same conroller

[@manuelmontiel123]

where's the link for your wallpaper????

[@McGomezAddams]

No links for the skins or the discord

[@oyekrunal]

Ohhh so before delta also this things were possible,DAMN

[@DCtheredcapguy]

Does Backbone work on iPad 9