We’re as excited as anyone for the new iCade controllers, but until now, the arcade cabinet was limited to games that had been designed to support it. A new app for jailbroken iOS devices, however, promises to make many games compatible with the iCade and other external systems. Blutrol, which costs $6.99 on the Cydia market, works by letting the user upload a screenshot of a game, then map the peripheral’s controls to corresponding buttons in the game. It currently works on the iCade and the iControlPad (in iCade emulation mode), and the developers say they will soon expand it to other popular peripherals.
Blutrol app for jailbroken iOS adapts games to iCade controls
Bluetrol, an app for jailbroken iOS devices, allows users to map game buttons to the iCade peripheral.
Bluetrol, an app for jailbroken iOS devices, allows users to map game buttons to the iCade peripheral.
is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and augmented reality, the history of computing, and more for The Verge since 2011.
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