libretro/emulators/mesen-s.yml

# mesen-s - SNES / Game Boy / Game Boy Color emulator
# Profiled from: libretro/Mesen-S (libretro port) + SourMesen/Mesen-S (upstream)

emulator: mesen-s
display_name: "Mesen-S"
type: libretro
core_classification: official_port
source: "https://github.com/libretro/Mesen-S"
upstream: "https://github.com/SourMesen/Mesen-S"
profiled_date: "2026-03-24"
core_version: "0.4.0"
cores: [mesen-s]
systems: [nintendo-snes, nintendo-gb, nintendo-gbc, nintendo-super-game-boy, nintendo-satellaview]

notes: >
  High-accuracy SNES/SFC emulator with Game Boy/Color and Super Game Boy
  support. Upstream archived at 0.4.0, superseded by Mesen2. DSP firmware
  can be loaded as combined files (dsp1.rom, dsp1b.rom, dsp2.rom, dsp3.rom,
  dsp4.rom, st010.rom, st011.rom) or split program/data ROMs. Combined
  files are tried first, size validated. HLE coprocessor option available
  for DSP-1/DSP-1B only (libretro core option mesen-s_hle_coprocessor).
  CX4 is fully HLE, no firmware needed. ST018 detected but not emulated.
  GB/GBC/SGB boot ROMs fall back to embedded open-source SameBoy boot ROMs
  when external files are not found.

files:
  # -- NEC uPD7725 DSP firmware (split format) --
  # Combined format also accepted: dsp1.rom (8192), dsp1b.rom (8192),
  # dsp2.rom (8192), dsp3.rom (8192), dsp4.rom (8192)

  - name: "dsp1.program.rom"
    size: 6144
    required: false
    hle_fallback: true
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-1 program ROM. HLE fallback in libretro port only"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:95, Core/FirmwareHelper.h:17-35"

  - name: "dsp1.data.rom"
    size: 2048
    required: false
    hle_fallback: true
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-1 data ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:95, Core/FirmwareHelper.h:17-35"

  - name: "dsp1b.program.rom"
    size: 6144
    required: false
    hle_fallback: true
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-1B program ROM. HLE fallback in libretro port only"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:96"

  - name: "dsp1b.data.rom"
    size: 2048
    required: false
    hle_fallback: true
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-1B data ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:96"

  - name: "dsp2.program.rom"
    size: 6144
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-2 program ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:97"

  - name: "dsp2.data.rom"
    size: 2048
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-2 data ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:97"

  - name: "dsp3.program.rom"
    size: 6144
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-3 program ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:98"

  - name: "dsp3.data.rom"
    size: 2048
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-3 data ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:98"

  - name: "dsp4.program.rom"
    size: 6144
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-4 program ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:99"

  - name: "dsp4.data.rom"
    size: 2048
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "DSP-4 data ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:99"

  # -- NEC uPD96050 coprocessor firmware (split format) --
  # Combined format also accepted: st010.rom (53248), st011.rom (53248)

  - name: "st010.program.rom"
    size: 49152
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "ST-010 program ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:100"

  - name: "st010.data.rom"
    size: 4096
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "ST-010 data ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:100"

  - name: "st011.program.rom"
    size: 49152
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "ST-011 program ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:101"

  - name: "st011.data.rom"
    size: 4096
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "ST-011 data ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/NecDsp.cpp:101"

  # -- Game Boy boot ROMs --

  - name: "dmg_boot.bin"
    size: 256
    required: false
    hle_fallback: true
    aliases: [gb_bios.bin]
    validation: [size]
    note: "Game Boy (DMG) boot ROM. Falls back to embedded SameBoy open-source boot ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/FirmwareHelper.h:148, Core/Gameboy.cpp:108-114, Core/GbBootRom.h:6"

  - name: "cgb_boot.bin"
    size: 2304
    required: false
    hle_fallback: true
    aliases: [gbc_bios.bin]
    validation: [size]
    note: "Game Boy Color boot ROM. Falls back to embedded SameBoy open-source boot ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/FirmwareHelper.h:149, Core/Gameboy.cpp:108-119, Core/GbBootRom.h:6"

  - name: "sgb_boot.bin"
    size: 256
    required: false
    hle_fallback: true
    aliases: [sgb_bios.bin]
    validation: [size]
    note: "Super Game Boy boot ROM for GB CPU. Falls back to embedded SameBoy open-source boot ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/FirmwareHelper.h:150, Core/Gameboy.cpp:108-127, Core/GbBootRom.h:6"

  - name: "sgb2_boot.bin"
    size: 256
    required: false
    hle_fallback: true
    aliases: [sgb_bios.bin]
    validation: [size]
    note: "Super Game Boy 2 boot ROM for GB CPU. Falls back to embedded SameBoy open-source boot ROM"
    source_ref: "Core/FirmwareHelper.h:151, Core/Gameboy.cpp:108-127, Core/GbBootRom.h:6"

  # -- Super Game Boy cartridge ROMs --

  - name: "SGB1.sfc"
    size: 262144
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "Super Game Boy SNES cartridge ROM. Without it, SGB mode falls back to regular GB"
    source_ref: "Core/FirmwareHelper.h:118-133, Core/BaseCartridge.cpp:630-638"

  - name: "SGB2.sfc"
    size: 524288
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "Super Game Boy 2 SNES cartridge ROM. Core option mesen-s_sgb2 selects SGB version"
    source_ref: "Core/FirmwareHelper.h:118-133, Core/BaseCartridge.cpp:630-638"

  # -- Satellaview --

  - name: "BS-X.bin"
    size: 1048576
    required: false
    validation: [size]
    note: "Satellaview BS-X BIOS ROM. Minimum accepted size is 32768 bytes"
    source_ref: "Core/FirmwareHelper.h:39-47,96-113, Core/BaseCartridge.cpp:65"