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Amiberry - RetroBIOS
Type standalone + libretro
Classification official_port
Source https://github.com/BlitterStudio/amiberry
Upstream https://github.com/tonioni/WinUAE
Version v8.1.1
Profiled 2026-03-25
Cores amiberry
Systems commodore-amiga, commodore-cd32, commodore-cdtv
Technical notes

Amiberry is an Amiga emulator based on WinUAE, available as both standalone and libretro core. No built-in kickstart — requires a real Kickstart ROM or external AROS replacement files (aros-ext.bin + aros-rom.bin).

Core option "amiberry_kickstart" overrides ROM selection: auto, kick.rom, kick13.rom, kick20.rom, kick31.rom, kick205.rom, kick40068.A1200, kick40068.A4000, cd32.rom, cdtv.rom. "auto" selects per model. ref: libretro/libretro.cpp:558,621-640

Default model is A500 (KS 1.3). ROM search directories: save_dir/Kickstarts, system_dir/Kickstarts, system_dir/save-data/Kickstarts, then system_dir as fallback. ref: libretro/libretro.cpp:2740-2756

ROM identification uses SHA1 against WinUAE database (340+ entries) but does not reject unknown ROMs. Cloanto encrypted ROMs supported with rom.key.

Munt MT-32/CM-32L emulation compiled in (WITH_MIDIEMU). ROMs loaded from mt32-roms/ subdirectory of the ROM path. ref: src/midiemu.cpp:120-157

WHDLoad autoboot requires whdboot/ directory in system_dir with boot-data.zip, WHDLoad, AmiQuit, JST, whdload_db.xml. These ship with the standalone build but must be obtained separately for the libretro core. ref: libretro/libretro.cpp:1151-1184

19 files | 1 required, 18 optional | 4 in repo, 15 missing | 2 with HLE fallback

kick13.rom -required

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Size: 256.0 KB
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1516 candidates_a500
  • A500 Kickstart v1.3 rev 34.005, default for A500 model

kick12.rom -optional

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Size: 256.0 KB
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1515 candidates_a500og
  • A500 Kickstart v1.2 rev 33.180, for A500OG model

kick20.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • Aliases: kick204.rom
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1517 candidates_a500p
  • A500+ Kickstart v2.04 rev 37.175

kick205.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1518 candidates_a600, 1479 pick_whdload_kickstart
  • A600 Kickstart v2.05 rev 37.350, also used for WHDLoad

kick31.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1519-1520 candidates_a1200/a4000
  • Kickstart v3.1 (generic), first candidate for A1200 and A4000

kick40068.A1200 -optional

kick40068.A4000 -optional

kick.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1510-1521 last in all candidate lists
  • Generic name, any Kickstart ROM. Last resort fallback for all models.

cd32.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-cd32
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • Aliases: amiga-os-310-cd32.rom, kick40060.CD32
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1521 candidates_cd32
  • CD32 Kickstart v3.1 rev 40.60

cd32ext.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-cd32
  • Size: 512.0 KB
  • Aliases: amiga-ext-310-cd32.rom, CD32 Extended.ROM
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1579 candidates_cd32 (find_ext_rom_in_system_dir)
  • CD32 extended ROM rev 40.60. Not needed if using a combined 1MB ROM.

cdtv.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-cdtv
  • Aliases: kick34005.CDTV
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1522 candidates_cdtv
  • CDTV extended ROM v1.00, used as kickstart candidate

cdtvext.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-cdtv
  • Aliases: CDTV Extended.ROM
  • Source: libretro/libretro.cpp:1581 candidates_cdtv (find_ext_rom_in_system_dir)
  • CDTV extended ROM file

aros-ext.bin -optional, HLE available, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Source: src/memory.cpp:1877 load_kickstart_replacement
  • AROS extended ROM replacement. Used when no Kickstart ROM is found.

aros-rom.bin -optional, HLE available, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Source: src/memory.cpp:1910 load_kickstart_replacement
  • AROS main ROM replacement. Used with aros-ext.bin as Kickstart fallback.

rom.key -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Source: src/rommgr.cpp:1738 AMIROMTYPE1 decryption
  • Decryption key for Cloanto Amiga Forever encrypted ROMs

mt32-roms/mt32_control.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Aliases: mt32-roms/ctrl_mt32.rom, mt32-roms/MT32_CONTROL.rom
  • Source: src/midiemu.cpp:38-61 mt32ctl candidates, 151-156 load loop
  • Roland MT-32 control ROM for Munt MIDI emulation

mt32-roms/pcm_mt32.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Aliases: mt32-roms/mt32_pcm.rom, mt32-roms/MT32_PCM.rom, mt32-roms/PCM_MT32.rom
  • Source: src/midiemu.cpp:133-140 MT-32 PCM loading
  • Roland MT-32 PCM ROM for Munt MIDI emulation

mt32-roms/cm32l_control.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Aliases: mt32-roms/ctrl_cm32l.rom, mt32-roms/CM32L_CONTROL.rom
  • Source: src/midiemu.cpp:25-37 cm32lctl candidates, 151-156 load loop
  • Roland CM-32L control ROM for Munt MIDI emulation

mt32-roms/pcm_cm32l.rom -optional, missing from repo

  • System: commodore-amiga
  • Aliases: mt32-roms/cm32l_pcm.rom, mt32-roms/PCM_CM32L.rom, mt32-roms/CM32L_PCM.rom
  • Source: src/midiemu.cpp:142-149 CM-32L PCM loading
  • Roland CM-32L PCM ROM for Munt MIDI emulation

Generated on 2026-03-25T14:56:43Z