Developer ZodTTD recently sent word that the latest beta version of the GameBoy Advance emulator gpSPhone has finally gone live. Designed for the iPhone and iPod touch, version 2.1.0 Beta includes support for Apple's firmware 2.0, and improves the overall performance of the program.

Those of you who miss the good old days of handheld gaming can finally look forward to playing them once again on this homebrew emulator. Here's a rundown of the rest of the changes that were added since our previous coverage of gpSPhone:

• Now runs on firmware 2.0.
• No longer blits the controller skin every frame!
• Fixed the sound buffering, though it can still get a bit out of sync.
• Removed code that could make games appear "choppy".

Please note that this release of gpSPhone is only available to registered beta testers on ZodTTD's site. If you happen to be a beta tester, don't hesitate in picking up the latest copy of the homebrew emulator for your Apple gadget. The rest of us will have to wait for the public release of the program before we can try it out.

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