diff --git a/emulators/ffmpeg.yml b/emulators/ffmpeg.yml
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+emulator: FFmpeg
+type: utility
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch"
+cores:
+  - ffmpeg
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  FFmpeg core is a media player built into RetroArch using libavcodec,
+  libavformat, and libswscale. Plays video and audio files directly
+  within the RetroArch interface.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required. Codec support depends on the
+  FFmpeg libraries linked at build time.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/imageviewer.yml b/emulators/imageviewer.yml
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+emulator: Image Viewer
+type: utility
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch"
+cores:
+  - imageviewer
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  Built-in RetroArch core for displaying image files (PNG, JPEG, BMP,
+  TGA). Uses stb_image for decoding. Supports slideshow mode when
+  loading a directory of images.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/lutro.yml b/emulators/lutro.yml
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+emulator: Lutro
+type: game
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-lutro"
+cores:
+  - lutro
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  Lutro is a Love2D-compatible Lua game framework for libretro. It
+  implements a subset of the Love2D API (love.graphics, love.audio,
+  love.timer, love.keyboard) allowing Love2D-style games to run as
+  libretro cores.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required. Games are loaded as directories
+  containing main.lua and their assets.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/mcsoftserve.yml b/emulators/mcsoftserve.yml
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+emulator: MCSoftserve
+type: utility
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-mcsoftserve"
+cores:
+  - mcsoftserve
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  MCSoftserve is a utility/test core for libretro. Repository not
+  publicly available; likely an internal or experimental core.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/mojozork.yml b/emulators/mojozork.yml
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+emulator: MojoZork
+type: game
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-mojozork"
+cores:
+  - mojozork
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  MojoZork is a Z-machine interpreter for libretro, capable of running
+  Infocom-era interactive fiction (Zork, Hitchhiker's Guide, etc.) and
+  other Z-code story files (.z1 through .z8, .zblorb).
+
+  No BIOS or system files required. Story files are loaded directly
+  as content.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/moonlight.yml b/emulators/moonlight.yml
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+emulator: Moonlight
+type: utility
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/moonlight-libretro"
+cores:
+  - moonlight
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  Moonlight is a game streaming client that connects to NVIDIA
+  GameStream or Sunshine hosts. The libretro port allows streaming
+  PC games through RetroArch.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required. Configuration (host IP, pairing)
+  is handled through core options and the pairing process.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/mpv.yml b/emulators/mpv.yml
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+emulator: mpv
+type: utility
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-mpv"
+cores:
+  - mpv
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  Libretro port of mpv, a media player based on MPlayer and mplayer2.
+  Plays video and audio files within RetroArch using mpv's decoding
+  pipeline.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/onsyuri.yml b/emulators/onsyuri.yml
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+emulator: ONScripter Yuri
+type: game
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-onsyuri"
+cores:
+  - onsyuri
+systems:
+  - onscripter
+
+notes: |
+  ONScripter Yuri is a fork of ONScripter optimized for the libretro
+  environment. Like the original ONScripter, it is a clone of the
+  NScripter visual novel engine and runs .txt, .dat, and .ons script
+  files.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required. Game content (scripts, graphics,
+  audio, fonts) is loaded from the game directory. Each game ships its
+  own default.ttf font file.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/puzzlescript.yml b/emulators/puzzlescript.yml
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+emulator: PuzzleScript
+type: game
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/puzzlescript-libretro"
+cores:
+  - puzzlescript
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  Libretro port of PuzzleScript, an open-source HTML5 puzzle game
+  engine by Stephen Lavelle (increpare). Runs .puz puzzle definition
+  files within RetroArch.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required. The puzzle engine and renderer
+  are self-contained.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/redbook.yml b/emulators/redbook.yml
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+emulator: Redbook
+type: utility
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch"
+cores:
+  - redbook
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  Redbook is an audio CD player core for RetroArch. Plays standard
+  Red Book audio CDs and CD image files (CUE/BIN) containing audio
+  tracks.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/remotejoy.yml b/emulators/remotejoy.yml
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+++ b/emulators/remotejoy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+emulator: RemoteJoy
+type: utility
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-remotejoy"
+cores:
+  - remotejoy
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  RemoteJoy is a PSP remote display utility for libretro. It receives
+  video output from a PSP running the RemoteJoy plugin over USB or
+  network, displaying it within RetroArch.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required. Requires a PSP with the RemoteJoy
+  plugin installed on the device side.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/retro8.yml b/emulators/retro8.yml
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+++ b/emulators/retro8.yml
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+emulator: Retro8
+type: game
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/retro8"
+cores:
+  - retro8
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  Retro8 is a PICO-8 compatible runtime for libretro. It can run .p8
+  and .p8.png cartridge files created for the PICO-8 fantasy console.
+
+  No BIOS, firmware, or system files required. The virtual machine and
+  Lua interpreter are self-contained in the core binary.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/romcleaner.yml b/emulators/romcleaner.yml
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+emulator: ROM Cleaner
+type: utility
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-database"
+cores:
+  - romcleaner
+systems: []
+
+notes: |
+  ROM Cleaner is a utility core for identifying and cleaning ROM
+  headers. Uses the libretro database for ROM identification via
+  CRC32/SHA1 matching.
+
+  No BIOS or system files required.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/simcp.yml b/emulators/simcp.yml
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+emulator: SimCoupe
+type: libretro
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/libretro-simcoupe"
+cores:
+  - simcp
+systems:
+  - sam-coupe
+
+notes: |
+  SimCoupe is an emulator for the SAM Coupe, a British 8-bit home
+  computer by Miles Gordon Technology (1989). The SAM Coupe was
+  designed as a successor to the ZX Spectrum with a Z80B CPU at 6 MHz
+  and custom ASIC graphics.
+
+  No external BIOS or ROM files required. The SAM Coupe ROM is built
+  into the emulator. The libretro wrapper does not request any files
+  from the system directory.
+
+  Loads .dsk, .sad, .mgt, .sbt, and .cpm disk images as content.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/stonesoup.yml b/emulators/stonesoup.yml
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+emulator: Stone Soup
+type: game
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/crawl-ref"
+cores: [stonesoup]
+systems: []
+
+notes: >
+  Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, a roguelike dungeon crawler. The libretro port is
+  built from the crawl-ref source tree (crawl-ref/source/) with TILES=y and
+  the libretro backend. The core accepts no content extensions - it launches
+  directly into a new game or save selection. All game data (tiles, databases,
+  descriptions, lua scripts, des files for level generation) is compiled into
+  the core binary or loaded from the bundled dat/ directory built alongside
+  the core. No BIOS, firmware, or external system files are required. Save
+  files are stored in the RetroArch save directory.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/tempgba.yml b/emulators/tempgba.yml
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+emulator: TempGBA
+type: libretro
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/TempGBA-libretro"
+cores:
+  - tempgba
+systems:
+  - nintendo-gba
+
+notes: |
+  TempGBA is a Game Boy Advance emulator forked from gpSP. Originally
+  developed for the Nintendo DS homebrew scene, the libretro port wraps
+  the dynarec-based GBA engine for use in RetroArch.
+
+  The GBA BIOS (gba_bios.bin) is optional. TempGBA includes HLE BIOS
+  stubs inherited from gpSP that handle most SWI calls. The real BIOS
+  improves boot logo display and SWI accuracy for a small number of
+  titles.
+
+  BIOS file goes in the system directory as gba_bios.bin (same path
+  used by gpSP and mGBA).
+
+files:
+  - name: gba_bios.bin
+    system: nintendo-gba
+    required: false
+    size: 16384
+    note: "GBA BIOS. Optional, HLE stubs cover most software."
diff --git a/emulators/uw8.yml b/emulators/uw8.yml
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+emulator: MicroW8
+type: game
+cores: [uw8]
+systems: []
+files: []
+notes: >
+  MicroW8 is a WebAssembly-based fantasy console with a 320x240 screen,
+  32-color palette, and a 256KB memory limit. Programs are compiled to
+  compact WASM modules (.uw8 format). The runtime is fully self-contained
+  with no external dependencies. No BIOS or system directory files required.
diff --git a/emulators/uxn.yml b/emulators/uxn.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+emulator: UXN
+type: game
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/uxn"
+cores: [uxn]
+systems: []
+files: []
+notes: >
+  Libretro port of the Varvara/UXN stack machine designed by Hundred Rabbits.
+  UXN is a portable 8-bit virtual computer with 64KB of memory and a
+  minimal instruction set. Loads .rom files compiled from Uxntal assembly.
+  The VM is entirely software-defined with no firmware or BIOS dependencies.
+  No system directory files required.
diff --git a/emulators/vitaquake3.yml b/emulators/vitaquake3.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+emulator: vitaQuakeIII
+type: game
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/vitaquake3"
+cores: [vitaquake3, vitavoyager]
+systems: [quake3]
+
+notes: >
+  Quake III Arena and Star Trek Voyager Elite Force source ports. Built from
+  ioquake3 with the libretro backend. vitaquake3 plays Quake III Arena and
+  Team Arena, vitavoyager plays Star Trek Voyager Elite Force (Holomatch
+  multiplayer). Both cores accept .pk3 extensions. Content is loaded from the
+  .pk3 file path - the engine resolves the parent directory structure to find
+  baseq3/ (or baseEF/ for vitavoyager) and loads pak0.pk3 through pak8.pk3
+  sequentially. Game data files (.pk3 archives containing maps, textures,
+  models, shaders, sounds) come from the retail game, not engine firmware.
+  No files are required in the RetroArch system directory. The cores need
+  no BIOS or firmware.
+
+files: []
diff --git a/emulators/wasm4.yml b/emulators/wasm4.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+emulator: WASM-4
+type: game
+source: "https://github.com/aduros/wasm4"
+cores: [wasm4]
+systems: []
+files: []
+notes: >
+  WASM-4 is a low-level fantasy game console for building small games with
+  WebAssembly. It provides a fixed 160x160 display, 4-color palette, gamepad
+  input, and 1024 bytes of persistent storage. Games are standalone .wasm
+  cartridges. The runtime is fully self-contained with no external file
+  dependencies. No BIOS or system directory files required.
diff --git a/emulators/x64sdl.yml b/emulators/x64sdl.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/x64sdl.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+emulator: x64sdl
+type: libretro
+source: "https://github.com/libretro/vice-libretro"
+cores:
+  - vice_x64
+systems:
+  - commodore-c64
+
+notes: |
+  Alias for the VICE x64 core. x64sdl is an alternate build name
+  referencing the SDL-based VICE x64 Commodore 64 emulator. In the
+  libretro ecosystem this maps to the same vice_x64 core binary.
+
+  See vice.yml for full ROM and BIOS details. All standard ROMs are
+  embedded in the core binary.
+
+files: []