14 DAY TRIAL // An app called Remote File Manager developed by NSoft has been unmasked as a SNES emulator with Dropbox integration which allows nostalgic gamers to just load SMC files and play old Nintendo games.
According to the app’s description up on iTunes, “Remote files allows you to access files from remote file shares such as dropbox or an ftp server. It even allows you to view the contents of archived files such as zips, tars, gzip and many more. You can preview or share files as you see fit.”
What NSoft fails to mention is that Remote File Manager (iTunes link) is only posing as a Dropbox file browser, as its most exciting functionality is secretly tucked away.
According to reports, the app is actually a SNES simulator in disguise, supporting games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System via SMC ROMS.
Gamers simply drop the ROMs into their Dropbox folder and then load them up from Remote File Manager.
The app then turns into a full-fledged emulator, complete with support for external controllers, such as the iCade. Apple always rejects emulators from its App Store, but Remote File Manager is curiously still available for download one full day after it was exposed as a SNES frontend.