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libretro/emulators/fbalpha2012_cps2.yml
Abdessamad Derraz d2adde9846 feat: update 47 emulator profiles with core_classification and fixes
add core_classification, cores, upstream fields. fix false aliases
(fixnes, fsuae, gearboy, higan_sfc, higan_sfc_balanced, potator,
quicknes). add new profiles (fbneo_neogeo, flycast_gles2,
genesis_plus_gx_wide). remove verbose notes and disclaimers.
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emulator: "FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2"
type: libretro
core_classification: frozen_snapshot
source: "https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha2012_cps2"
upstream: "https://www.fbalpha.com"
profiled_date: "2026-03-19"
core_version: "v0.2.97.28"
display_name: "Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 CPS-2)"
cores:
- fbalpha2012_cps2
systems:
- cps2
notes: |
Frozen snapshot of Final Burn Alpha v0.2.97.28 (circa 2012), CPS-2 only.
Exists for RAM-constrained platforms (3DS, embedded). Most users should use FBNeo.
CPS-2 has no system BIOS. Each game's ROM set is self-contained:
68000 program ROMs + Z80 sound program + GFX ROMs + QSound samples.
QSound is emulated in software (qs_c.c:QscInit, panning table + DSP emulation).
No external QSound DSP ROM (dl-1425.bin) needed — unlike MAME, FBA emulates
the QSound chip directly without requiring the DSP program ROM.
Z80 sound program loaded from game ROM set into CpsZRom buffer (cps.c:451,
BurnLoadRom). QSound samples loaded into CpsQSam. All from the game ZIP.
Board PLDs (buf1, ioa1, prg2, rom1) referenced via A_BOARD_QSOUND_PLDS
macro, all marked BRF_OPT. GAL/PAL dumps for hardware preservation only.
Zero BRF_BIOS entries in entire codebase.
ROM path: ROMs loaded from content directory (g_rom_dir, libretro.cpp).
g_system_dir is set (line 988) but never used for any file loading.
The .info note "BIOS files must be inside the ROM directory" is misleading —
there are no BIOS files for CPS-2. Generic note across all FBA cores.
need_fullpath=true, block_extract=true, extensions=zip.
files:
- name: "hiscore.dat"
required: false
note: "High score database, loaded from save directory"
source_ref: "src/burn/hiscore.c"