emulator: DeSmuME 2015
type: libretro
core_classification: frozen_snapshot
source: "https://github.com/libretro/desmume2015"
upstream: "https://github.com/TASEmulators/desmume"
profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
core_version: "SVN (2015 snapshot)"
display_name: "Nintendo - DS (DeSmuME 2015)"
cores: [desmume2015]
systems: [nintendo-ds]
exclusion_note: ".info declares firmware_count=3 but libretro frontend never enables external BIOS loading (UseExtBIOS defaults false in NDSSystem.h:497, never set in libretro.cpp)"

notes: |
  Frozen 2015 snapshot of DeSmuME. The core emulator code supports external
  BIOS/firmware (PrepareBiosARM7/ARM9 in NDSSystem.cpp:1974-2050), but
  UseExtBIOS defaults to false (NDSSystem.h:497) and the libretro frontend
  never sets it — no desmume_use_external_bios core option exists in this
  version. Uses HLE BIOS stubs when external BIOS not loaded.

files: []