Apple's iPhone Get Nintendo Emulator

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tyrion
Joined 14 Oct 1999
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Thu, 9 Aug 2007 13:32
Rutabaga wrote:
I did state earlier in this convoluted argument that games that use the touch screen and microphone would work perfectly on the iPhone. It's why I stated that DS games would be more suitable to the iPhone than PSP ones. (emulating 12 virtual buttons of the PSP control system would be pointless). In summary Elite Beat agents would be great on an iPhone, Daxter wouldn't.

But any DS game that needs the "normal" buttons (e.g. Mario Kart) would be useless since there would be so much screen estate given over to the soft buttons that you'd not have any room left for the game display.

Only DS games that only use the touchscreen and/or microphone would be "perfect" to play.
Rutabaga
Joined 22 Sep 2006
271 comments
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 14:09
? Thats what I said.
tyrion
Joined 14 Oct 1999
1786 comments
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:55
Rutabaga wrote:
? Thats what I said.

I don't want to start another nitpicking argument but there is a marked difference between "games that use the touchscreen and/or microphone" and "games that only use the touchscreen and/or microphone" - only the second category would work "perfectly".

If that was your point and I missed it, I apologies for possibly sparking another petty argument.
Rutabaga
Joined 22 Sep 2006
271 comments
Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:51
No need to apologize, I may not of been 100% clear in what I was trying to describe in the protracted "discussion" with precious. My initial post was in relation to Joji's post about the iPhone (if it where to have a Snes or MD emulator being a nice alternative to the PSP) as you've stated, these wouldn't work at all well due to the iPhone not having physical buttons, (which would be the same with PSP games) I was merely trying to point out if any game's where to be ported to an iPhone, DS games (that only use the touchscreen/microphone) would be perfect. In fact Elecroplankton could benefit from the greater screen size! Never gonna happen I know due to the best games being Nintendo's property. Unless...
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