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libretro/emulators/desmume.yml
Abdessamad Derraz d929424988 feat: add profiled_date to all YAMLs, create 56 alias profiles
- Added profiled_date field to all 204 existing profiles for update tracking
- Created 56 alias profiles for cores that share BIOS with a parent
  (e.g., mednafen_psx -> beetle_psx, fbalpha2012 -> fbneo)

260 total profiles covering all 294 libretro cores (204 unique + 56 alias).
2026-03-18 05:20:05 +01:00

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emulator: DeSmuME
type: libretro
source: "https://github.com/libretro/desmume"
profiled_date: "2026-03-18"
cores: [desmume, desmume2015]
systems: [nintendo-ds]
notes: |
DeSmuME provides full HLE (High-Level Emulation) of all ARM7/ARM9 SWI
routines, making BIOS files optional for most games. When external BIOS
is disabled, a minimal fake BIOS with exception vectors and IRQ handler
stubs is generated at runtime (NDSSystem.cpp:2208-2224, 2263-2278).
External BIOS enables SWI-from-BIOS mode and firmware boot animation.
Firmware boot requires both ARM7+ARM9 BIOS loaded AND interpreter mode
(JIT incompatible, see libretro.cpp:788).
ARM9 BIOS read size: 4096 bytes (0x1000). ARM7 BIOS read size: 16384
bytes (0x4000). No DSi support.
Libretro core option: desmume_use_external_bios (enabled/disabled).
files:
- name: "bios7.bin"
system: nintendo-ds
description: "ARM7 BIOS"
required: false
size: 16384
source_ref: "desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp:2178-2182, frontend/libretro/libretro.cpp:763"
notes: "HLE fallback covers all SWI calls; native file needed for firmware boot and SWI-from-BIOS accuracy"
- name: "bios9.bin"
system: nintendo-ds
description: "ARM9 BIOS"
required: false
size: 4096
source_ref: "desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp:2236-2239, frontend/libretro/libretro.cpp:764"
notes: "HLE fallback covers all SWI calls; native file needed for firmware boot and logo comparison (Pal Park)"
- name: "firmware.bin"
system: nintendo-ds
description: "NDS firmware image"
required: false
source_ref: "desmume/src/NDSSystem.cpp:2653-2655, frontend/libretro/libretro.cpp:765"
notes: "Dummy firmware generated when absent; native firmware needed for boot animation, wifi config, user settings"