After the release of the new iPod touch, it won't be long before the NES.app will be finding its way into the device. Meanwhile, the NES.app has gone through some major revisions since the last update and is looking the better for it.

The latest release has undergone revision from nervegas and developer jordan. Changes include fixes to the controls and rendering, and a switch to a new core. Here's the changelog since version v1.2.0:

1.3.0
(nervegas)

• Forked InfoNES/pNESx to separate NESCore project
• Fixed scrolling and nametable issues - many games that
• previously had problems now render properly, or mostly:
• Rad Racer, SMB3, Zelda, Zelda 2, Megaman 3 and 6,
• Toki (Game Screen), RC Pro-Am (Dashboard), Rolling
• Thunder, GI Joe, others.
• New core: http://iphone.natetrue.com/nescore/

(jordan)

• Reworked PPU registers to function properly

1.3.1
(jordan)

• Switch to CPU timing instead of PPU timing
• Cleaned up scrolling code
• Kung Fu and others render properly now

1.3.2
(nervegas)

• Allow A & B to be simultaneously pressed
• NOTE: Only two buttons can be pressed at a time per Apple
• Rewrote save state / wiring routines for better compatibility
• Added mapper state hooks for seamless mapper state save
• NOTE: Saved games from prior versions are incompatible
• When auto-frameskip, set default skip to 1 when restoring
• Suspend emulator when changing orientation to avoid crashing
• Fixed Game Genie code entry

NES.app v1.3.2 can be downloaded below and as always, users are encouraged to go through the readme file before using the program.

Download: NES.app v1.3.2