This year, the App Store finally opened up to retro gaming emulators. Apple’s move was a result of EU pressure on big tech companies. Since then, developers of Provenance, Gamma, Delta, and others confirmed that their will emulators would officially arrive on the App Store. Delta has been available for a while, but it’s set to get even better thanks to online multiplayer on Nintendo DS games.
Delta developer confirms online multiplayer support for Nintendo DS games
If you’re not aware, Delta is one of the most popular emulators on iOS. It supports games from classic Nintendo consoles like NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, and Nintendo DS. It also has multiple features to enhance your gaming experience, such as support for controllers, save states, microphones (needed for some DS games), cheat codes, and more. Plus, it’s perfectly adapted to both iPhones and iPads and boasts an attractive retro-UI.
One of Delta’s few things missing is online multiplayer support for DS games. However, it appears that Riley Testut, the emulator’s developer, has been working on it and has finally confirmed that it will come in the future. As you may already know, Nintendo shut down the Nintendo DS multiplayer servers a while back. So, the feature will work with third-party Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (WFC) servers. Testut confirmed that the online multiplayer system will be based on the one in melonDS, a free, open-source emulator.
“This means all 10 million+ Delta users will be able to connect to other Delta users and users on real devices who are using these third-party Nintendo WFC servers,” the developer said.
It might take a while to arrive
While it all sounds very nice, it may take some time for online multiplayer support to reach all Delta users. Testut confirmed that there is no public release date yet. However, they did reveal that Patreon users will get early access to the feature. Lastly, Delta’s online multiplayer will be free, as the developer does not plan to host servers of their own.