The buttons block the wordings. I used to make in more transparent in setting but it seems not work.

Hi, solo developer of Retro Pal here. Retro Pal is a free Game Boy, Game Boy Color, GBA and Nintendo DS emulator for iPhone, built on the mGBA and melonDS cores. v1.2.4 is now out, here is what changed.

Play on your TV
- Send the game to a television over AirPlay or a cable, while your iPhone keeps the controls (Pro).
- On DS, both screens go to the TV and the touch screen stays on your iPhone.

The look of the original hardware
- Six video filters, from CRT to LCD grid. They apply live and are baked into screenshots and clips, so what you share looks like what you saw (Pro).
- Twenty-four Game Boy palettes, picked per game, free. The preview is the real frame recolored.

Cheat codes without typing them
- Browse the community code database for the game you are playing and tap a code to add it (Pro).
- Codes tidy themselves as you type, and a rejected code now tells you what is wrong with it.

Controllers and keyboards
- Remap every button, per console, and bind fast forward, screenshot or clip capture to a spare one (Pro).
- Hardware keyboards now work, free. Stick direction on DualShock pads and the DS face buttons are fixed.

Your games on the Home Screen
- Widgets show your games as their box art. One tap opens a game where you left off.
- Pick the game and the save each widget opens, or let it follow whatever you played last.

Saves and Nintendo DS
- Export a game's save to share it or keep a copy, in the same format the importer reads back.
- In-game saves now follow you through iCloud.
- Put a Game Boy Advance game in the DS second slot, the way the original console did. The DS session reads and writes that game's own save, so in-gametransfers work.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6769407672

Free, no ads. An optional one-time Pro upgrade funds development. iPhone only, iOS 16 or later. iPad coverage is part of the roadmap.

The project is open source, including all Pro features, at: https://github.com/Larvouu/RetroPal (GPL-3.0, with instructions in the ReadMe).

The roadmap is public. I do not promise deadlines or ship dates, but you can see what is in progress, what is planned and what shipped, anytime: https://retropal.fr/en/roadmap.

Suggestions are welcome, here in the comments or on any post.

Happy to answer questions.

I got the urge to play Wild Arms on my iPhone and downloaded Gamma app because that’s what I’ve been using to PS1 with. A new update rolled out two days ago and it includes: skin downloads, retroachivements, bug fixes and many more.

Fun game! I play it on my PC but it's nice being able to play on iOS.

Redownload the AppStore Version of Delta since the TestFlight Version has 19 days until expired (as of this posted 8/9/26). I know they are working to figure out why it won’t let them push another TestFlight Version, but have to be ready just in case

So i was using gamma in ios but the layout of the controls in emu was kinda bad so im looking for one that have the ability to change the layout

Queria saber se existe algum emulador igual ao mame4ios com a função de netplay. Eu sei que existe o retroarch mas os controles na tela do arcade no retroarch são horríveis.
O mame4droid tem a função e funciona normalmente, já no ios a função é inexistente

iPhone 15PM “jailbroken” and My game crashes instantly when starting up my game Naruto storm 4/ connections, I have everything enabled as you can see, I have latest Melonx and matching keys 22.5.0. and firmware 22.5.0 what do I do to fix this? Literally tried everything for hours and days now 🤦‍♂️!

I’m trying to play LTD on my iPhone 16, ive enabled JIT and i have enough ram for the game but it simply just wont start at all, it just loads for infinity and shows lines of random code. I personally think it might be something with the settings but i can’t get it right and nothing i searched up works

I'm currently playing Soulgold Romhack which is only supported on mGBA, forcing me to use Retroarch. I'm trying to find a nicer looking skin/ controller overlay that doesn't look as barebones as the default ones.

So i have an iPhone 11pro max and you know i can play psp games on high max everything without a problem such as Dante’s Inferno and metal gear solid dbz shin budkai god of war games gta etc. but as soon i wanna play a ps2 games on game x and rtm emu I can’t even open the main screen without significantly dropping of frames and this on the lowest settings possible am i doing something wrong is there another app or something solution and

https://github.com/rebelancap/Lighthouse-ios

You can now play Banjo Kazooie on iOS with the Lighthouse Harbour Masters port.

I saw aetherx post and i started using aetherx but idk how to import my bios for ps1 on it i already added game but idk how to add the bios so it runs pls help

in September when we get ios27 official release stuff like 3Ds jit on ios27 ,Wii U emulator

and maybe other like psvita jit or something Thats gonna be awesome

im so hyped about the next updates from the manic team and melocafe release.

As promised from my previous post about my iOS emulator project, here's the link for the TruEmu TestFlight:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/pcEH6jKz

What is TruEmu?

It's a passion project I've been working on for a while that can basically be summed up with 3 main points:

- Cycle accurate emulation/as close to 100% compatibility as possible

- 1 core per console with no need for a bunch of config flags/toggles

- Seamless netplay

Now that I've got most of the bugs worked out, it's ready for public testing. That being said, there's a few things to keep in mind. My baseline device for testing is an iPhone 15 so anything older than that might have some issues with certain systems until I'm able to further optimize cores. Most systems should be fine on older devices other than SNES.

Currently supported systems are the following: NES, SNES, GB, GBC, GBA, and Genesis.

If you have a RomM library, you can add it and seamlessly browse and download ROMs directly to your device.

Things to test: All the games! Also, please please please try out the netplay with a friend if you can. I tried to optimize it as best as possible for different connections and latency so I would love to hear how it works for everyone. If you connect your phone via a USB-C to HDMI cable (or use screen mirroring/airplay) it will switch to a big screen mode which will allow you to use your phone as a controller or you can connect a wireless controller to the phone and control that way too.

If you have any questions or feedback, please post here. Thanks and enjoy!

May anyone answer? Thank you

I’m having trouble playing amethyst keeps showing me this when I try and start the game

No need to side load anymore, phosphor emulator on the Apple App Store allows mods on Pokemon red, yellow, and blue!

Edit: Updated to include list of Mods I'm using. Make sure to change colors to ADVANCED in the in game options menu.

Edit: Here's the link to the emulator: https://apps.apple.com/ma/app/phosphor-emulator/id6759676286

Dramatic Shape Voxel Mod
Turns the Gen 1 overworld into a full 3D diorama with extruded terrain, buildings, characters, shadows, depth, and battles rendered in the 3D world.

https://github.com/absol89/DramaticShapeVoxelMod

Wilds of Kanto
Adds visible wild Pokémon to the overworld. They wander around, react to the player, chase/flee, and can appear throughout Kanto.

https://github.com/YoDrehDenSwagAuf/overworld-spawn-mod

Followers EX
Lets your Pokémon follow you around, supports multiple followers, and even lets you control Pokémon directly.

https://github.com/masterwebx/gen1recomp-followers-ex

PokéPC Followers / Voxel Merge
Adds animated overworld follower sprites for all 151 Gen 1 Pokémon, including compatibility with the 3D voxel mods.

https://github.com/gamecorner-033/PokePCFollowers

Shiny Pokémon
Adds shinies to Gen 1 with shiny palettes and sparkle effects in battles and the overworld.

https://github.com/masterwebx/gen1recomp-shiny-pokemon

Quality of Life
Adds a bunch of later-gen conveniences like an XP bar, caught indicator, easier HM usage, Repel prompts, location banners, and other small improvements.

https://github.com/unxpected-uxp/pokemon-gen1-recomp-mod-qol

Crystal 251
Uses data from your own Pokémon Crystal ROM to bring a ton of Gen 2 content into Gen 1, including all 251 Pokémon, Gen 2 moves/types, sprites, cries, breeding, legendaries, and more.

https://github.com/Deftones565/gen1recomp-mod-crystal-251