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M.A.M.E. For iPad OS

Mar 19, 2010 4:19PM PDT

Will there ever be a usable MAME port for the iPhone OS? With the iPad on the horizon it would only seem logical that someone would port or create an arcade machine emulator for it. After all how many people can't wait to play those 80's games on the newest high tech gadget!

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iPad but not iPhone
Mar 19, 2010 7:06PM PDT

I agree, I think that it could work on the ipad but I also think that the iphone could not handle it.

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You have much iPad programming experience
Mar 20, 2010 12:15AM PDT

or is that just a gues?

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Will there ever be a usable MAME port for the iPhone OS?
Mar 20, 2010 12:24AM PDT

I'm going with no. The legal hurdles alone with the Apple license the developers must endure mean the answer must be no.

If you look at outside legal methods the answer is still no. Who would ask for such trouble?
bob