DirkSimple - RetroBIOS¶
| Type | standalone + libretro |
| Classification | official_port |
| Source | https://github.com/icculus/DirkSimple |
| Version | 0.2 |
| Profiled | 2026-03-23 |
| Cores | dirksimple |
| Systems | laserdisc-arcade |
Technical notes
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.
No BIOS or firmware files required.
Data directories¶
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Generated on 2026-03-25T14:56:43Z