In Real Life

At Least The Zune HD Can Play Game Boy Titles

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Microsoft’s support for the Zune HD as a game playing device has been pretty abysmal. Luckily there are hackers, one of which has the beginnings of a serviceable Game Boy Advance emulator working on the device.


April 21, 2010
News

Atari 2600 Emulator Built For iPhone; App To Follow?

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The folks behind an officially licensed Commodore 64 emulator on the iPhone are also working on an Atari 2600 emulators for the device, meaning more plink-plonk classics from the early 1980s could be on the way to you.


December 23, 2009
News

N64 Emulator Stumbles Onto The IPhone

Jailbreaking an iPhone isn’t as necessary as it once was, but hey, some people still like to do it. And those people can now play some N64 on their iPhones.


July 6, 2009

How Mario Galaxy Looks In 720p

Remember those “HD” Wii videos? This is just like them! Only, it’s Mario Galaxy, not Smash Bros. And they’re lovely big screenshots, not blurry little internet videos.


June 22, 2009
News

IPhone C64 Emulator Submitted, Denied

Manomio’s C64 emulator wasn’t refused for licensing reasons. It was refused because “an Application may not itself install or launch other executable code by any means.” That means booting ROMs, which is the whole point.


June 21, 2009
In Real Life

Modder Builds USB Adapter For SNES Carts

The SNES is old enough that any hankering to play Super Mario World can be satisfied entirely by emulator. Still, here’s a USB hack that lets you plug old carts to a PC.


April 25, 2009
In Real Life

Portable NES Gets Extravagant Add-Ons

The FC Mobile, which was essentially a portable Nintendo Entertainment System, was impressive when it launched last year. Now, though, with the addition of new peripherals, it’s really impressive.


April 24, 2009
In Real Life

Kids Make Old Games Look Good On New TVs

Earlier this week, we saw the ugly side of modern emulation. So, in the interests of fairness, today let’s look at some people hoping to set things right.


April 14, 2009
News

Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! In Space Released 17 Years Later

Just weeks before the release of Punch-Out!! for the Wii comes the unofficial release of the original NES game’s Nintendo-aborted sequel, Mike Tyson’s Intergalactic Power Punch. It’s Punch-Out!! plus aliens, minus quality.


April 8, 2009
In Real Life

Spice Up Your Rock Band Skills With A NES Emulator

If you’re not digging SpongeBob Squarepants and Nirvana updates, this nifty NES emulator program might be just the fix for Rock Band/Guitar Hero fatigue.