SNES Emulator released for iPhone, supports many games

A clever hacker by the name of zodttd has released his SNES emulator for the iPhone/iPod touch to public beta. His code joins many other great emulators for the sleek Apple device which include the GBA, NES, and PS1 systems. What separates zodttd’s emulator from the pack is the fact that his runs at a full 30 frames per second for most titles, and features an impressive list of compatible games for such an early release. While the use of a touch screen for action titles like F-zero quite frankly depresses us, the presence of some great turn-based RPGs from the 16-bit era like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy VI on the list of supported games fills us with glee. Action games will likely remain a challenge on the system, even once the developer gets multi-touch support working. It seems as if slower, more methodical games are where it’s at as far as the iPhone is concerned.

Head on over to the official forums if you want to grab a download and try it out for yourself.