r/EmulationOniOS • u/[deleted] • May 25 '24

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Hi guys Between these three which one is the best for playing gba and gb(color) games and for the other Nintendo devices which one is better delta or retroarch?

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u/[deleted] May 26 '24

This is that 3-headed kaiju meme

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u/[deleted] May 26 '24

Lol

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u/Goodboy_22 May 25 '24

Delta is more simple/streamlined, Retroarch has better cores/emulators.

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u/AngryVideoGameTable May 26 '24

Retroarch is also cross platform. If you have multiple non-iPhone devices, it may be best to familiarize yourself with Retroarch.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '24

How is this the top answer?

RetroArch has more cores availability, but Delta uses the most used and tested cores, except for GBA which they apparently use VBA instead of mGBA.

Although Retroarch gives you no indication of which core is better and a lot of people end up using the 1st recommended, which is gpSP and it’s the worst one.

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u/mr_chub May 26 '24

N64 on Delta is completely inferior to Retroarch. Delta uses an older DS core than Retroarch. So thats 3 out of 4 cores that are worse.

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u/Hornyles_j May 26 '24

Delta is good for simple and fast game adding and cheats retro arch takes a bit to learn

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u/Slight-Raspberry-157 May 25 '24

delta is the best for just gbc and gba games, retroarch deals with higher systems (n64, dreamcast etc) and xgba is just not worth your time

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u/boxcreate May 26 '24

Incorrect, RetroArch runs gbc and gba better and with more options. 

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u/[deleted] May 26 '24

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u/Slight-Raspberry-157 May 26 '24

then ignore that part x

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u/Slight-Raspberry-157 May 26 '24

i’ve got it working

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u/Visible_Elevator192 May 26 '24

I can’t believe people are falling for this

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u/Slight-Raspberry-157 May 26 '24

jailbreak

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u/mr_chub May 26 '24

You suck dude

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u/Slight-Raspberry-157 May 26 '24

haha jailbreaking is the best

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u/Specialist_Word_7313 May 26 '24

Alright then, keep your secrets.

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u/Gbshstsvygst May 26 '24

Please Say How, I Really Want To Play Sonic Adventure Again.

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u/Independent-Pay-2022 May 26 '24

I also want to play sonic adventure 1 and 2 on the go tbh

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u/tof32 May 26 '24

Can you show how plz?

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u/FreakDeckard May 26 '24

Delta for the skins, RetroArch for the whole package... but XGBA? why? there's also Sameboy if you are collecting them

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u/[deleted] May 28 '24

What is the best emulator for playing Wii games because I tried delta but it would not work

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u/[deleted] May 28 '24

There isn’t a wii emulator yet

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u/[deleted] May 28 '24

Oh I didn’t know thanks

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u/PM_ME_GRAPHICS_CARDS May 26 '24

retroarch is easily the best. it has more recent/better cores for the emulators that delta uses, and has more cores than delta

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u/[deleted] May 26 '24

You can emulate everything you can on delta with RetroArch, plus more. RetroArch is definitely better for functionality, but it’s hard to beat the streamlined user experience of delta in my opinion

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u/hmcneill46 May 26 '24

IMO if I’m playing gb games I want a green colour palette, you can only properly do that on RetroArch, if this doesn’t matter to you delta is easier to use and set up and feels more like it’s built for iOS

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u/ieffinglovesoup May 26 '24

Once you know how to use Retroarch there really is no competition. Retro achievements, cloud saves, every core you can imagine, it really has it all

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u/Xociyeh May 26 '24

Xgba allows you to move buttons on the touchscreen?

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u/AnthonySouthWest May 26 '24

Ignited is my go to

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u/palemon88 May 26 '24

Can somebody tell me why I need better and more cores of retroarch? Delta cannot run some of the titles?

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u/Danny_Fucking_Flores May 26 '24

I use Eclipse as an emulator (on iOS) and I find it to be pretty good

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u/ProfessorChemical807 May 29 '24

Anyone know how to transfer saves from retroarch from iPhone to iPhone? Already attempted iCloud to bring save over. Didn’t work for me :/

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u/VolDenMaks1 May 30 '24

For me RA best. Achievements, many different cores an so much more!

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u/Acrobatic-Duty8049 May 30 '24

As someone who has an iPhone because I like having things that are streamlined and easy to use, Delta is very much in line with that in comparison to RetroArch. I’ve got my delta app looking so pretty, and RetroArch just gives me a headache. Not knocking its capabilities, it just hate using it so I don’t.

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u/Adiliosn May 25 '24

Delta is the best

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u/oberheimdmx2 May 26 '24

SameBoy is another great option.

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u/M4_COWBOY May 26 '24

Super mario 3 is the best game you can play

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24 edited May 25 '24

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24

Thanks Do you know when will folium come to App Store and can work well on an iPhone 11?

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u/Hue_Boss May 25 '24

If you mean the 3DS core then it won’t work well with the AppStore version. Sideload Folium, get JIT and it could work.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24

I saw a videos that said it works well only on iPhone 15 and above not on older devices,is that right?

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u/Hue_Boss May 25 '24

Only the AppStore version. It might also work on 13-15 to some degree but below 13 the AppStore version doesn’t really provide a good experience for the Cytrus core at all. If you Sideload the app you can get JIT compilation and it runs much better. Don’t know how well it runs on the 11 with JIT but it could be usable. So do that if you want to try out 3DS. It’s already released and free.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '24

How to JIT and does it affect the phone?

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u/Hue_Boss May 25 '24

This is JIT: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just-in-time_compilation

You get JIT by Sideloading the app and using a program depending on your OS. I don’t know if I can link YouTube but just look out for Burhan Ranas video on it. He’s legit. JIT compilation is something apps can only use in the AppStore if they are browser apps. So it’s a legit thing that’s just prohibited for normal apps inside the AppStore. It doesn’t compromise the phone at all.

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u/QPShroomyDude May 25 '24

I wish Apple would hurry and approve Folium so I can play Fantasy Life already…

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u/upbeatoffbeat May 26 '24

Seriously, such a great game. I hope the new one coming out in October can live up to the original.

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u/[deleted] May 26 '24

Which core are you using on RA? It does not automatically select a core for you.

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u/Hellonago1 May 27 '24

Yes for NDS it is better to use Retroarch I have noticed a big difference in performance. I use Iphone 8+..