How to run classic games with Nintendo and Segi on Apple TV

I play Super Mario World on my Apple TV and it's crazy awesome! This opportunity appeared with the release of the Provenance emulator

for Apple TV. You won't find it in the App Store, but Apple allows you to install some apps from outside the App Store, and Provenance is one of those apps.

In this tutorial we will tell you howinstall Provenance on Apple TV and play the good old hits of Nintendo and Sega consoles: there are games from NES, SNES, GBA, Genesis, Game Gear… If you are a fan of vintage games, then you definitely won’t miss this application.

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We play prefix classics on Apple TV

Firstly, check out the video, everything is shown there in practice.

Step 1:Connect Apple TV to your computer using a USB Type-C cable

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Step 2:Connect Apple TV to power

Step 3:Go to the Provenance page on GitHub and copy the link (clone URL)

Step 4:Launch Xcode, go to Source Control > Check Out, paste the clone URL into the Repository field and click Next

Step 5:Select Master, click Next

Step 6:Click Download

Step 7:Select menu item Provenance

Step 8:Select ProvenanceTV-release from the drop-down list, then select your Apple TV

Step 9:When the installation process is complete, click Play to compile the application

Step 10:You may be asked to provide a developer account. If you don't have one, register a free Apple Developer account

Step 11:When the program compiles, the message ‘Running Provenance on Apple TV’ will pop up. Disconnect Apple TV from your Mac and connect it to your TV.

Step 12:Launch Provenance and click on Import Roms

Step 13:Use the specified IP address in the Provenance web interface on your computer. All ROMs of games are downloaded from this address, and they can be installed on Apple TV

Provenance works with Siri Remote, but to be honest, Siri Remote is not very suitable for classic games. It would be better to connect some familiar standard game controller.