DirkSimple - RetroBIOS¶
| Type | standalone + libretro |
| Source | https://github.com/icculus/DirkSimple |
| Version | 0.2 |
| Profiled | 2026-03-23 |
| Cores | dirksimple |
| Systems | laserdisc-arcade |
No BIOS or firmware files required. This core is self-contained.
DirkSimple by Ryan C. Gordon (icculus). Plays laserdisc arcade games via Lua scripts + Ogg Theora video. Same author wrote both standalone and libretro backends (source == upstream).
Libretro port loads from system_dir/DirkSimple/. ref: dirksimple_libretro.c:782,794 — sysdir from RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY basedir = sysdir + "/DirkSimple/" DirkSimple_startup(basedir, info->path, ...) at line 799
Standalone loads from SDL_GetBasePath() + data/. ref: dirksimple_sdl.c:575-577
Game data in data/games/
Supported games: Dragon's Lair (lair), Cliff Hanger (cliff). 10 data files in the repo (game.lua scripts, sprites, sounds, icons).
Buildbot provides DirkSimple.zip via Core System Files Downloader.
Generated on 2026-03-25T06:03:30Z