

Even though one would struggle to purchase physical versions of so many ROMs nowadays anyway, they’re still Nintendo’s intellectual property, and as such, the company demanded that Testut remove all direct connection with the site supplying them.

Notably, the Japanese gaming giant’s DMCA notice outlined the fact that the CoolROM site was directly linked to. Clearly, he was already making moves to reinstate GBA4iOS, and having. At the time, Testut removed download links as well as the GitHub page, but also, hinted that it perhaps wasn't the end of the road. The beauty of GBA4iOS is that one does not require the freedom of a jailbreak in order to indulge in some nostalgic GBA entertainment, but once Nintendo caught wind of the product, it wasn’t too happy with some of its infringing aspects. Earlier on this month, Riley Testut - lead developer of the popular, jailbreak-free GBA4iOS emulator - announced via Twitter that he had taken the emulator after a DMCA complaint from Nintendo. Clearly, he was already making moves to reinstate GBA4iOS, and having apparently modified the emulator in compliance with Nintendo’s quibbles, those interested in playing old Game Boy Advance titles can dive right in once more.Įmulators for older consoles have been knocking around in the Cydia Store for a number of years, but these, of course, depend upon a jailbreak in order to be downloaded and used. At the time, Testut removed download links as well as the GitHub page, but also, hinted that it perhaps wasn’t the end of the road. Earlier on this month, Riley Testut – lead developer of the popular, jailbreak-free GBA4iOS emulator – announced via Twitter that he had taken the emulator after a DMCA complaint from Nintendo.
