emulator: CDi 2015
type: libretro
source: "https://github.com/libretro/mame2015-libretro"
upstream: "https://github.com/mamedev/mame"
profiled_date: "2026-03-18"
core_version: "0.160"
display_name: "Philips CDi (CDi 2015)"
cores: [cdi2015]
systems:
  - philips-cdi

notes: |
  MAME 0.160 compiled with SUBTARGET=cdi (CDi driver only).
  ref: libretro-super/rules.d/core-rules.sh — SUBTARGET=cdi
  source: libretro/mame2015-libretro

  Loads cdimono1.zip from system_dir.
  ref: src/osd/retro/retromain.c:1989 —
    sprintf(tmp_dir, "%s%ccdimono1.zip", retro_system_directory, slash)
  If not found as ZIP, falls back to system_dir as rompath.
  ref: src/osd/retro/retromain.c:1991

  ROM_START(cdimono1) in src/mame/drivers/cdi.c:421 defines:
    cdi200.rom (0x80000, CRC 279683ca, SHA1 53360a1f21ddac952e95306ced64186a3fc0b93e)
    cdic.bin (MCU, undumped)
    slave.bin (MCU, undumped)

  The ZIP contains the MAME romset for cdimono1 — user provides it.

files:
  - name: cdimono1.zip
    system: philips-cdi
    required: true
    note: "MAME cdimono1 romset ZIP. Contains cdi200.rom + MCU dumps."
    source_ref: "src/osd/retro/retromain.c:1989, src/mame/drivers/cdi.c:421"