There are two iPod Nes emulators The first one is called iNes and the other is called iDarcnes

Since the iNes development is discontinued and the previous releases really had a lot of problems,I will not write a tutorial on how to install since iDarcnes can play more ROMs and at a faster speed. If ever there are request for iNes I will post a tutorial.

To install iDarcnes you will need the ipodLinux bootloader which can be found here

Installing iDarcnes

1. Get the latest (Stable) iDarcnes binary file + two included ROMs (Super Mario bros 3 and Megaman).
2. Save the zip file somewhere you will remember (Desktop recommended)
3. Go to Start > My computer > “Your iPod”
4. Put the iDarcnes file  in the iPod root. The file given in the zip archive is the most stable up to date release of iDarcnes
5. In your iPod root make a folder called “roms”



6. Inside the zip file you have just downloaded there are two ROMs. Place those two inside the “roms” folder previously created
   1. You can search on google for more .nes ROMs
   2. Place the downloaded ROMs inside the “roms” folder in your iPod root
7. We are going to edit the loader.cfg file(If you need help with the bootloader visit this link to clear things up)

The only disadvantage of iDarcnes is that it does not have a menu for us to select a rom on the fly therefore for every game you want to play you will have to add an extra line of code to make that ROM launch-able

• The basic line to add looks like this : Romname @ (hd0,1)/linux.bin /mnt/idarcnes /mnt/roms/romname.nes

Let’s use the ROMs I provided. We will use the super Mario bros(SMB3.nes file). You will write in the bootloader something like this

• Super Mario 3 @ (hd0,1)/linux.bin /mnt/idarcnes /mnt/roms/SMB3.nes



8. Save the loader.cfg file
9. Reboot the iPod
10. Select the ROM and wait 30 seconds for the emulator to load

If it doesn’t work, there might be 3 reasons why:

1. You did not put the rom inside the roms folder
2. The rom you are trying to play may be not supported at the moment
3. In the loader.cfg file try changing /linux.bin to /Kernel.bin

List of working ROMs for iDarcnes

* 1944
* 1943
* 1942
* A Boy and His Blob
* Adventure Island 2
* Adventure Island 3
* Afterburner
* Afterburner 2
* Arkanoid
* BattleShip
* Bomberman 2 (U)
* Bubble Bobble 2 (U)
* Championship Bowling
* Championship Pool
* Contra
* Donkey Kong 3
* Donkey Kong Classic
* Excitebike
* Family Feud
* Ferrari Grand Prix Racing
* Final Fantasy I
* Galaga
* Galaxy 5000
* Golf
* Guardian Legend, The
* Ice Climber (U)
* Kirby’s Adventure
* Lode Runner (U)
* Maniac Mansion
* Marble Madness
* Mario’s Adventure
* Metroid
* Monopoly
* Nuts & Milk
* Pacmania
* Pinball
* Pinball Quest
* Rad racer
* Side Pocket
* Silk Worm (U)
* Super Mario Bros 1
* Super Mario Bros 2
* Super Mario Bros 3
* The Legend Of Zelda
* TwinBee (J)
* Wario’s Woods
* Yoshi
* Zelda 2

Controls (Taken from iPodlinux wiki)

Lightly touch:

• Menu: B
• Play: B
• Forward: B
• Rewind: B
• Center: A
• Upper Right: A
• Upper Left: B
• Lower Right: Start
• Lower Left: Select
• Up: Up
• Down: Down
• Right: Right
• Left: Left
• Hold: Menu

• Menu: up
• Play:down
• Center: select
• Rewind: back

That is it for the iPod NES Emulator tutorial

If you have any questions or problems just comment here and we will be able to help you out don’t be shy

What is iGPSP?

iGPSP is a Gameboy Advance Emulator for the iPod touch so that you can play “.GBA” roms
Caution: iGPSP runs at about half the regular speed therefore the gaming experience won’t be as good as playing a real Gameboy Advance

Prerequisites: iPodLinux and Bootloader

Click for tutorial

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1. Download this file
2. Save to a place you will remember
3. Make sure your iPod video is connected
4. Go to Start > my computer > “Your iPod”
5. Extract the content of the zip file inside your iPod so that it looks like this



6. Make sure these files, Except “zelda.gba”, are in the GBA folder



7. Search on Google for .gba Roms and Download somewhere you will remember (The file has to have .gba extension)
8. Drag and Drop the rom into the GBA folder
9. Go back to the iPod Root
10. Open the Loader.cfg with wordpad
11. Add this line between “iPodLinux” and “Sleep”

If you want sound to play (Might be slower) add this line

1. iGPSP @ (hd0,1)/linux.bin /mnt/igpsp-with-sound

If you do not want sound add this line

2. iGPSP @ (hd0,1)/linux.bin /mnt/GBA/igpsp-no-sound



12. Save the loader.cfg file and reboot your iPod by pressing Menu + center
13. Select iGPSP from the menu

If you want to load another game while on iGPSP

1. Switch on and switch off the lock button and a menu will appear
2. Go to Load new Game
3. Select your new game and Voila!

iGPSP Problems

Not All Roms work with IGPSP. All the Pokemon games don’t work sorry.

For a full list of compatible games visit

http://ipodlinux.org/wiki/Igpsp/roms

If ever your iPod Freezes, just reboot it and everything should be fine!

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Controls taken from the readme file

In the igpSP menu, the default controls are as followed:
MENU = up
PAUSE/PLAY = down
REWIND = left (on settings)
FAST FORWARD = right (on settings)
CENTRE = selection (of menu item)
HOLD SWITCH = exit menu

In the igpSP menu, if the “Menu scrolling” setting is “On”:
SCROLL LEFT = up
SCROLL RIGHT = down
REWIND = left (on settings)
FAST FORWARD = right (on settings)
CENTRE = selection (of menu item)
MENU = exit menu

In-game, controls are based on wheel touches as well as key
presses. They are as followed.
TOUCH UP = up
TOUCH DOWN = down
TOUCH LEFT = left
TOUCH RIGHT = right
TOUCH UP-RIGHT = A
TOUCH UP-LEFT = B
TOUCH DOWN-RIGHT = start
TOUCH DOWN-LEFT = select
MENU = up + B
PAUSE/PLAY = down + B
REWIND = left + B
FAST FORWARD = right + B
CENTRE = A
HOLD SWITCH = enter menu

In game, if the “Map L/R Triggers” setting is “On”:
REWIND = left trigger
FAST FORWARD = right trigger

In game, if the “Rapid Fire A & B” setting is “On”:
TOUCH UP-RIGHT = A (rapid fire)
TOUCH UP-LEFT = B (rapid fire)

Note that igpSP sometimes freezes when exiting. The
cause of this is unknown but I suspect it is due to
synchronization issues for COP (but I’m not sure).
If this happens, just force reboot your iPod

What is iBoy?

iBoy is a gameboy (.gb) and gameboy color (.gbc) emulator it allows you to play some of them. Attention only .gb and .gbc files are accepted

How to install iBoy

Alright

Prerequisites:

You will need to install ipodlinux + bootloader to do this

1. Download the latest iBoy build. Currently this is the easiest way to install iBoy Download here It comes with pokemon Silver

Alternatively you can check out this link for any new update

2. Open your iPod root in windows

Start -> my computer -> your iPod

3. Now extract the iBoy_install.zip that you previously downloaded so that you have these files in your iPod root
   • 1 folder named gameboy
   • 1 .cfg file named iboy.cfg
   • 1 file named iboy_newkern



4. Now right-click on loader.cfg and add this line of code between iPodLinux and sleep
   

   iBoy @ (hd0,1)/iboy_kernel.bin /mnt/iboy_newkern

You can also Download the one I use but I also have Rockbox installed

5. Google your own roms and add them to the rom folder inside the gameboy folder in your root
   The rom files should be either .gb or .gbc nothing else



6. Reboot your iPod and select iBoy
7. Click on load rom and select the Rom you want to play

If ever you are in game and want to access the menu, just put your iPod on hold and unhold.

If you have any problems, Just comment here or send an e-mail to or
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Controls

Lightly touch:

* Menu: Up

* Play: Down

* Forward: Right

* Rewind: Left

* Center: A

* Upper Right: A

* Upper Left: B

* Lower Right: Start

* Lower Left: Select

* Hold: Menu

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