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libretro/emulators/melonds_ds.yml
Abdessamad Derraz de1940d57c feat: hle_fallback on 39 emulator profiles (266 entries)
Batch analysis of all 273 profiles to identify HLE/embedded
fallbacks. Added hle_fallback: true where the core has verified
software replacement for missing BIOS files:

- Embedded ROMs: vice (102), ep128emu (22), fuse (18), frodo (4)
- HLE BIOS: bsnes* (33 across 3 profiles), puae (9 AROS),
  noods (4), melonds* (6 FreeBIOS), flycast (3 reios)
- Open-source replacements: sameboy (8), pokemini (1), gpsp (1)
- Built-in fallbacks: np2kai (7), atari800 (6 Altirra),
  picodrive (3), quasi88 (4), gambatte (2)

Conservative: only added where notes or source code confirm HLE.
Skipped 50+ profiles where files are optional alternatives, not
HLE replaceable (neocd, opera, kronos, pcem, etc.)
2026-03-19 13:03:48 +01:00

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# melonDS DS — Nintendo DS/DSi (libretro, newer fork)
# ref: JesseTG/melonds-ds, docs.libretro.com/library/melonds_ds
# Prefers files in "melonDS DS/" subfolder. DS mode has HLE fallback.
# DSi mode requires real BIOS + NAND dump.
#
# doc vs source: docs use bios7.bin/bios9.bin (NDS) and dsi_bios7.bin/
# dsi_bios9.bin (DSi). The older melonDS core uses the same names.
# Repo stores NDS ARM7/ARM9 as biosdsi7.bin/biosdsi9.bin (DSi dumps that
# also work for NDS). The md5 in docs (df692a80/a392174e) are for the
# smaller NDS-only dumps, different from the DSi dumps in the repo.
emulator: melonDS DS
type: libretro
cores: [melonds_ds]
source: "https://github.com/JesseTG/melonds-ds"
systems:
- nintendo-ds
- nintendo-dsi
notes: |
Newer fork of melonDS for libretro with DSi support.
DS BIOS files are optional (built-in FreeBIOS used as fallback).
DSi mode requires all four DSi-specific files.
Core searches "melonDS DS/" subfolder first, then system root.
files:
# DS mode (optional, FreeBIOS fallback)
- name: bios7.bin
system: nintendo-ds
required: false
hle_fallback: true
md5: df692a80a5b1bc90728bc3dfc76cd948
note: "NDS ARM7 BIOS"
- name: bios9.bin
system: nintendo-ds
required: false
hle_fallback: true
md5: a392174eb3e572fed6447e956bde4b25
note: "NDS ARM9 BIOS"
- name: firmware.bin
system: nintendo-ds
required: false
hle_fallback: true
sha1: 8497afdd16af92d6887b71582846c40514e9039f
md5: 145eaef5bd3037cbc247c213bb3da1b3
size: 262144
# DSi mode (required)
- name: dsi_firmware.bin
system: nintendo-dsi
required: true
sha1: d2a5af338f09c5cbdd5d7628db5b9c075c69b616
md5: 8daa89fd280b3e5ec79fbab73ad6684e
size: 131072
- name: dsi_nand.bin
system: nintendo-dsi
required: true
sha1: b48f44194fe918aaaec5298861479512b581d661
md5: dfafb1908da8f527df7a372e649b50be
size: 251658304