emulator: Dinothawr
type: libretro
core_classification: game_engine
source: "https://github.com/libretro/Dinothawr"
upstream: "https://github.com/libretro/Dinothawr"
profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
core_version: "v1.0"
display_name: "Dinothawr"
cores: [dinothawr]
systems: [dinothawr]

notes: |
  Puzzle game by the libretro team (Themaister, Agnes Heyer). Push blocks on ice.
  Game data (TMX levels, sprites, music) needed for the core to work.

  Two loading modes:
  1. Load dinothawr.game as content (data in content directory)
  2. supports_no_game=true: loads from system_dir/dinothawr/
     ref: libretro.cpp:267-271 —
       game_path_dir = join(system_dir, "/", "dinothawr")
       game_path = join(game_path_dir, "/", "dinothawr.game")

  Buildbot provides Dinothawr.zip via Core System Files Downloader.
  ref: buildbot.libretro.com/assets/system/Dinothawr.zip

data_directories:
  - ref: dinothawr
    source_ref: "libretro.cpp:270-271"

files: []
# no BIOS/firmware — game data loaded via data_directories or content