That is where GBA4iOS comes in, and why it found so much success despite not being the first (or even necessarily the best) Game Boy Advance emulator for iOS: it was a jailbreak app, but for non-jailbroken devices. If only there was a way to install apps not allowed in the App Store (also referred to as “sideloading”) without having to jailbreak a device first. While this worked, it severely limited the potential consumer base for the apps some would be tempted to jailbreak to install the apps, but the vast majority (myself included) felt that jailbreaking required too many compromises for such a minute gain. Rather, they found a home in the far more lenient Cydia store, where users could find and download them as they pleased – assuming, of course, that they had jailbroken their device. However, because of Apple’s somewhat strict (or, as some might say, limiting) guidelines, these apps never had a chance of being approved for the App Store. This wasn’t the first time an emulator had been released on iOS in fact, iOS has had a rich history of emulators finding their way to the platform. Seventeen months ago, GBA4iOS – our attempt at a Game Boy Advance emulator for iOS – was released.
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