Some libretro cores require a BIOS to work.
BIOSes must be placed in the system folder although there are certain exceptions described in the table below.
This table shows the required BIOS for each system. You’ll find up-to-date information here and here.
Warning: Linux is a case sensitive system. Please name BIOS files exactly according to this table.
| System | BIOS | MD5 | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DO - 3DO | panafz10.bin | 51f2f43ae2f3508a14d9f56597e2d3ce |
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| Atari - 7800 | 7800 BIOS (U).rom | 0763f1ffb006ddbe32e52d497ee848ae |
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| Atari - Lynx | lynxboot.img | FCD403DB69F54290B51035D82F835E7B |
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| Final Burn Alpha | BIOS goes next to the ROMs | ||
| DOOM | prboom.wad | BIOS goes next to the ROMs | |
| Magnavox - Odyssey2 | o2rom.bin | 562d5ebf9e030a40d6fabfc2f33139fd |
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| MAME 2003 | BIOS goes next to the ROMs | ||
| Mattel - Intellivision | exec.bin | 62e761035cb657903761800f4437b8af |
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| Mattel - Intellivision | grom.bin | 0cd5946c6473e42e8e4c2137785e427f |
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| NEC - PC Engine - TurboGrafx 16 | syscard3.pce | 0754f903b52e3b3342202bdafb13efa5 |
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| NEC - PC-FX | pcfx.rom | 08e36edbea28a017f79f8d4f7ff9b6d7 |
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| Nintendo - Famicom Disk System | disksys.rom | ca30b50f880eb660a320674ed365ef7a |
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| Nintendo - Game Boy Advance | gba_bios.bin | a860e8c0b6d573d191e4ec7db1b1e4f6 |
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| Phillips - Videopac+ | o2rom.bin? | Same as Magnavox Oddessy2? | |
| Sega - Dreamcast (reicast) | dc_boot.bin | e10c53c2f8b90bab96ead2d368858623 |
Goes under system/dc/ |
| Sega - Dreamcast (reicast) | dc_flash.bin | 0a93f7940c455905bea6e392dfde92a4 |
Goes under system/dc/ |
| Sega - Dreamcast (redream) | boot.bin | e10c53c2f8b90bab96ead2d368858623 |
Goes under system/dc/ |
| Sega - Dreamcast (redream) | flash.bin | 0a93f7940c455905bea6e392dfde92a4 |
Goes under system/dc/ |
| Sega - Mega Drive - Genesis | bios_CD_J.bin | 278a9397d192149e84e820ac621a8edd |
Japan |
| Sega - Mega Drive - Genesis | bios_CD_U.bin | 2efd74e3232ff260e371b99f84024f7f |
USA |
| Sega - Mega Drive - Genesis | bios_CD_E.bin | e66fa1dc5820d254611fdcdba0662372 |
Europe |
| Sega - Saturn (Yabause) | saturn_bios.bin | f273555d7d91e8a5a6bfd9bcf066331c |
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| Sega - Saturn (beetle-saturn) | sega_101.bin | 85ec9ca47d8f6807718151cbcca8b964 |
Japan |
| Sega - Saturn (beetle-saturn) | mpr-17933.bin | 3240872c70984b6cbfda1586cab68dbe |
USA/Europe |
| Sega - Saturn (beetle-saturn) | mpr-18811-mx.ic1 | 255113ba943c92a54facd25a10fd780c |
ROM for King of Fighters ‘95 |
| Sega - Saturn (beetle-saturn) | mpr-19367-mx.ic1 | 1cd19988d1d72a3e7caa0b73234c96b4 |
ROM for Ultraman: Hikari no Kyojin Densetsu |
| Sharp - X68000 | cgrom.dat | cb0a5cfcf7247a7eab74bb2716260269 |
Goes under system/keropi/ |
| Sharp - X68000 | iplrom.dat | 7fd4caabac1d9169e289f0f7bbf71d8e |
Goes under system/keropi/ |
| Sony - PlayStation | scph5500.bin | 8dd7d5296a650fac7319bce665a6a53c |
Japan |
| Sony - PlayStation | scph5501.bin | 490f666e1afb15b7362b406ed1cea246 |
USA (Can be renamed from scph7003.bin) |
| Sony - PlayStation | scph5502.bin | 32736f17079d0b2b7024407c39bd3050 |
Europe |