Those of you who have already loaded up like 1,000
NES ROMs on your iPhone will be excited to learn that an even more powerful emulator is on the horizon, this one for the original
PlayStation. Called psx4iphone, and currently in pre-beta, the software is being developed by ZodTTD, the same programmer responsible for the gpSPhone GameBoy Advance emulator for the iPhone and iPod touch. According to ZodTTD, if enough people donate, the program could be out within days, complete with sound implementation and memory card support, along with compatibility for a claimed 75% of titles. Still, we've played with the DualShock a time or two before, and considering how difficult FPSEce playback is on Windows Mobile devices with full QWERTY keyboards, we're not sure how well all those buttons, triggers, D-pads, and analog sticks will translate to the touchscreen experience.
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posted Dec 12th 2007 10:31AM
can i have iphone emulator for my psx? :)
It's currently in "pre-beta"?
I believe, in the real world, we call that alpha.
Regardless, this is a nifty development.
Any chance an add on controller could be developed attached through the bottom iPod dock? Or perhaps that kind of development could happen after the SDK is released? I think it would be pretty slick to have a small, fold-able PS controller that I could bust when when I feel like getting my Metal Gear Solid on.
Nah, link it with the Bluetooth Dualshock 3's or SIXAXIS. Perfect.
Isn't it easier to just get a PSP?
What are you going to do, lug around ~650MB PSX images?