If you would like to install an SNES emulator on your iPhone or iPad device then you’ve definitely come to the right place. We will be teaching you how to do just that in this guide.
An SNES emulator allows your iPhone or iPad to run Nintendo games. It basically transforms your iOS device into a handheld Nintendo game. Now, some might consider Nintendo games archaic as we have more high-end games with better graphics on the apple app store. Nevertheless, some people might just want to play the games to get that nostalgic feeling or just because they actually just love Nintendo games.
Well, you can now play those games on your iPhone or iPad. Best part? You don’t even need to jailbreak your Phone. There are probably a lot of SNES emulators out there but for this article, we will be using one called SNES4iOS. SNES4iOS will run and play Nintendo games flawlessly on your iPhone or iPad without needing your device to be jailbroken.
How To Install SNES Emulator On Your iPhone or iPad
The SNES emulator; SNES4iOS isn’t just an install and play kind of app as it requires a kind of tweaking before you can get it to work on your iPhone or iPad. First, you have to download the app on your phone and try using it. If it doesn’t work then you’ll have to change the date of your device before getting it to work. To do all these, follow the steps below.
- Using your Safari browser, Go to the iEmulators Website and Click on Apps.
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Scroll down and look for SNES4iOS and Click on it.
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Tap on Install. The emulator should start Downloading and subsequently Install when it is done Downloading. If you run into any trouble while installing then continue with the steps below.
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Now, due to the fact that the software hasn’t been updated since 2012, you’ll have to change your date to sometime in 2012 in order to get it working. To do this, follow the steps below.
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Open the Settings Menu/App and Click on General.
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Click on Date and Time and proceed to Disable/Turn off the Automatically Set Option/Switch.
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Now Change The Date of your iPhone or iPad to any date in 2012. For example, 03-06-2012 or any other date in 2012 would do.
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Now, Try Downloading/installing it again. It Should work now.
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Once it is done Installing, Open the app and Click on Trust when a certificate prompt comes up.
That’s it. You now have a working SNES emulator on your iPhone or iPad. You can now play SNES games easily. Remember, each time you want to use the emulator, you’ll have to change your date back to the year 2012.
Conclusion
This process is fairly easy and straightforward and you shouldn’t run into any problem while carrying out the steps above. However, if you do then rest assured that we are here to help. All you need to do is just to drop a comment down below and we’ll try to help as soon as possible.