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libretro/emulators/smsplus.yml
Abdessamad Derraz 58f3006d20 docs: add core_version, display_name to all 260 emulator profiles
Every profile now has:
- profiled_date: date of source code analysis
- core_version: version from libretro-core-info .info files
- display_name: human-readable name from .info files

260/260 profiles complete. 294/294 libretro cores covered.
Standalone emulators (cemu, rpcs3, xemu, vita3k) versioned manually.
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emulator: SMS Plus GX
type: libretro
source: "https://github.com/libretro/smsplus-gx"
profiled_date: "2026-03-18"
core_version: "1.8"
display_name: "Sega - MS/GG (SMS Plus GX)"
cores:
- smsplus
systems:
- sega-master-system
- sega-game-gear
- colecovision
- sega-sg1000
notes: |
SMS Plus GX is a Sega Master System / Game Gear emulator with additional
support for ColecoVision, SG-1000 and Sord M5 via TMS9918 VDP emulation.
BIOS loading happens in bios_init() (smsplus_libretro.c:203-252).
Two BIOS files are supported:
1. bios.sms -- Sega Master System boot ROM. Optional. Loaded for all
console types. A core option "smsplus_sms_bios" (default: disabled)
controls whether it is used. When set to "auto" and the file exists,
bios.enabled is set and the SMS boot sequence plays before games.
2. BIOS.col -- ColecoVision BIOS. Required for ColecoVision ROMs only.
Loaded into coleco.rom (0x2000 bytes = 8 KB). Without it, ColecoVision
games will not start and the core logs an error. The filename is
case-sensitive (uppercase BIOS, lowercase .col).
Both files are read from the system directory root (no subdirectory).
Path is built as: system_dir + "/" + filename (smsplus_libretro.c:211,234).
Console type is auto-detected from ROM file extension:
.col -> CONSOLE_COLECO
.sg -> CONSOLE_SG1000
Or forced via the "smsplus_hardware" core option.
files:
- name: "bios.sms"
system: sega-master-system
description: "Sega Master System boot ROM"
required: false
source_ref: "smsplus_libretro.c:211-229"
notes: |
Loaded into bios.rom (up to 1 MB allocated). Only active when the
core option smsplus_sms_bios is set to "auto". Displays the Sega
Master System startup screen before game execution.
- name: "BIOS.col"
system: colecovision
description: "ColecoVision BIOS ROM"
required: true
size: 8192
source_ref: "smsplus_libretro.c:232-248"
notes: |
Required for ColecoVision games. Read as 0x2000 (8192) raw bytes
into coleco.rom. Without this file, retro_load_game() returns false
when loading .col files. Filename is case-sensitive on Linux.
platform_details:
bios_mapping:
sms:
target: "bios.rom buffer, mapped via slot system"
source_ref: "smsplus_libretro.c:208-229, source/memz80.c"
notes: |
When bios.enabled has both bits set (file present + option enabled),
the BIOS ROM is paged into the Z80 address space at startup. The
BIOS executes the boot animation, then hands off to the cartridge.
coleco:
target: "coleco.rom, mapped at 0x0000-0x1FFF"
source_ref: "smsplus_libretro.c:245, source/memz80.c"
notes: |
The ColecoVision BIOS provides the interrupt handler, I/O routines
and startup code. Mapped into the first 8 KB of Z80 address space.
console_detection:
source_ref: "smsplus_libretro.c:605-609, source/loadrom.c:402"
notes: |
File extension .col forces CONSOLE_COLECO with MAPPER_NONE.
Extension .sg forces CONSOLE_SG1000.
The core option smsplus_hardware can override to: master system,
master system II, game gear, game gear (sms compatibility), coleco.