I’ve had the NES Emulator on my iPhone for a few weeks now through Installer.app but I haven’t taken the time (until now) to actually put Roms on my iPhone. I thought it would be fairly complicated but it actually turns out that it only takes about 5 minutes to setup, if that.
First, of course, you need to have the Installer installed on your iPhone. If you don’t have it yet, it’s a great tool which allows you to effortlessly install 3rd party apps on your iPhone. There are some great apps out there right now such as MobileChat, Navizon GPS, Summer Board, and much, much more. Great thanks to any developer who has created one of these programs.
You can get Installer here. Obviously, install at your own risk, but it worked great for me. After you have this, you have access to the 3rd party apps.
So, back to the iPhoneNES. Here is how you can get NES roms onto your iPhone…
1. Acquire an FTP client. I use Cyberduck, as it is fast, reliable, and free.
2. Install the BHD SubSystem and SSH through Installer.app.
3. Get your iPhone onto a WiFi network and write down it’s IP Address. You can get this by going to Settings, Wi-Fi, and click the blue arrow of the network you are connected to. Your IP will be at the top, remember it.
4. Launch Cyberduck and click the Open Connection icon. Drop the protocol down to SFTP. For server, put your iPhone’s IP address, and use port 22. The username is “root” and the password is “dottie”.
5. Once you are in, you need to create a folder titled “ROMs” in var/root/Media. Then, in this folder, create one titled “NES”. Capitalization is important!
6. Now, simply drag and drop your NES roms into this newly created folder and you are good to go!
Enjoy