emulator: "FinalBurn Neo (CPS-1/CPS-2)"
type: pure_libretro
source: "https://github.com/libretro/FBNeo"
upstream: "https://neo-source.com"
profiled_date: "2026-03-19"
core_version: "v1.0.0.03"
display_name: "Arcade (FinalBurn Neo) (CPS-1 / CPS-2)"
cores:
  - fbneo_cps12
systems:
  - cps1
  - cps2

notes: |
  CPS-1/CPS-2 subset of FinalBurn Neo, current codebase (not frozen).
  Exists for platforms that cannot run the full FBNeo core.

  CPS-1 and CPS-2 have no system BIOS. Each game ROM set is self-contained:
  68000 program + Z80 sound + GFX + QSound samples (CPS-2).

  Zero BRF_BIOS entries in d_cps1.cpp and d_cps2.cpp. QSound emulated in
  software (qs_c.cpp:QscInit, panning table). No DSP ROM needed.

  Board PLDs (buf1, ioa1, prg1/prg2, rom1, sou1) are BRF_OPT — GAL/PAL
  dumps for hardware preservation, never loaded by the emulator.

  The .info lists firmware_count=1 but it's only hiscore.dat (optional,
  high score database in system/fbneo/). Not a BIOS.

  ROM path: game ZIPs loaded from content directory.
  system/fbneo/ used only for optional extras: hiscore.dat, samples,
  cheats, blend files, IPS patches.

  need_fullpath=false, extensions=zip|7z, savestate=deterministic.

files: []

exclusion_note: "CPS-1/CPS-2 arcade hardware has no system BIOS. QSound DSP emulated in software. hiscore.dat is optional high score support, not firmware."