TouchHLE

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touchHLE
Original author(s) hikari_no_yume
Developer(s) hikari_no_yume and 12 others
Stable release
0.2.2 [1]
Repository https://github.com/touchHLE/touchHLE
Operating system Android, macOS, Microsoft Windows
License Mozilla Public License 2.0
Website https://touchhle.org/

touchHLE is a high-level emulator for iPhone's iOS applications, [2] targeting early versions of the system, running them on desktop PCs and Android. [3] [4] Currently it supports a handful of games. [5] The project is open source [6] and created by a developer on the nickname hikari_no_yume. [7]

touchHLE had its first release in February 2023 [8] supporting the game Super Monkey Ball, an iPhone app store launch title from 2008 [9] which was considered lost media because it didn't run on supported platforms. [10] Latest release supports other lost media games such as Doom II RPG. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Release v0.2.1: All treat, no trick! · hikari-no-yume/touchHLE". GitHub . 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  2. ↑ "touchHLE" . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "TouchHLE Emulator Lets You Play Old iPhone Games On Mac And PC - iOS Hacker". 11 March 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "DOOM On IPhone OS, On Android - Hackaday". 25 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "touchHLE app compatibility database" . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "GitHub: hikari-no-yume/touchHLE: High-level emulator for iPhone OS apps". GitHub . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "光の夢〜hikari's dream〜dream of light" . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Release v0.1.0: First release! · hikari-no-yume/touchHLE". GitHub . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Review: Super Monkey Ball for iPhone - Macworld" . Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "The forgotten Super Monkey Ball game that launched the iPhone app store has been preserved with a new emulator - GamesRadar+". 10 February 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Doom II RPG - Apps - touchHLE app compatibility database". www.touchhle.org. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
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