A few weeks ago, developer ZodTTD released a beta copy of the GameBoy Advance emulator for the iPhone, gpSPhone. Version 2.1.0 Beta featured support for Apple's firmware 2.0, but was only available for registered beta testers.

For those of you waiting for a public release of the new build, the wait is finally over. ZodTTD recently announced that gpSPhone v2.5.0, which includes all of the new features as well as firmware 2.0 support, has finally gone live.

Here's an updated list of all the new changes made to gpSPhone v2.5.0:

• Made for firmware 2.x.x.
• Adds MultiTouch! Press 5+ buttons at once.
• Addition of MultiTouch fixes Metroid Fusion controller issues.
• Sound is better. It has some gaps during slow playback.
• Faster and more stable iPhone & iPod Touch code.
• Added recent code for removing the blur effect filter when screen is scaled. This improved performance as well.
• Removed annoying ad view. Uses new ad view in a separate window.
• Fixed the file browser bug.

The developer noted that the homebrew emulator still suffers some slowdowns linked to its sounds. Also, suspending your Apple gadget while running gpSPhone will result in having your status bar overlaid on top of the emulator. ZodTTD is currently looking for a fix to these issues, so expect them to be addressed in future releases.

You can download gpSPhone v2.5.0 through Cydia via the ZodTTD public repository.

---

Related articles:

• gpSPhone v2.1.0 Beta: adds firmware 2.0 support
• gpSPhone v1.8.0 Beta: Cheat code support added