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Retro Pal - DS, GBA Emulatorv1.2.4

Released August 6, 2026Major

iOS

What changed

  • New featureAdded AirPlay and cable support for TV play with iPhone as controller
  • New featureIntroduced six live video filters including CRT and LCD grid for Pro users
  • New featureAdded twenty-four selectable Game Boy palettes for all users
  • New featureIntegrated a community cheat code database with auto-formatting for Pro users
  • UXAdded button remapping and hardware keyboard support
  • PerformanceFixed stick direction and DS face button input issues
  • New featureAdded Home Screen widgets to launch games directly from box art
  • PlatformEnabled iCloud syncing for in-game saves and manual save exporting
  • New featureAdded support for GBA games in the DS second slot
  • MonetizationIntroduced multiple Pro-exclusive features including filters, cheats, and remapping

Original release notes

Play on your TV • Send the game to a television with AirPlay or a cable, while your iPhone keeps the controls (Pro). • On DS, both screens appear on the TV and the touch screen stays on your iPhone.

The look of the original hardware • Six video filters, from CRT to LCD grid, applied live and baked into your screenshots and clips (Pro). • Twenty-four Game Boy palettes, chosen per game, free for everyone.

Cheat codes without typing them • Browse the community database for the game you are playing and tap a code to add it (Pro). • Codes tidy themselves as you type, and a rejected code now tells you what is wrong with it.

Controllers and keyboards • Remap every button, per console, and bind fast forward, screenshot or clip to a spare one (Pro). • Hardware keyboards now work, free. Stick direction and the DS face buttons are fixed.

Your games on the Home Screen • Widgets show your games as their box art. One tap opens a game where you left off. • Pick the game and the save each widget opens, or let it follow whatever you played last.

Saves and Nintendo DS • Export a game's save to share or keep it, and in-game saves now follow you through iCloud. • Put a Game Boy Advance game in the DS second slot, like the original console did.

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