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libretro/emulators/picodrive.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: PicoDrive
type: libretro
source: "https://github.com/libretro/picodrive"
profiled_date: "2026-03-18"
systems:
- sega-megadrive
- sega-genesis
- sega-megacd
- sega-segacd
- sega-32x
- sega-mastersystem
- sega-gamegear
- sega-sg1000
- sega-pico
notes: |
PicoDrive is a fast Mega Drive / Genesis emulator with Mega CD, 32X, Master
System, Game Gear, SG-1000 and Sega Pico support.
Mega CD / Sega CD games require a region-matching BIOS file. The core searches
the system directory for each name in order, trying .bin then .zip extension,
and uses the first file found. If no BIOS is found, CD games fail to load with
PM_BAD_CD_NO_BIOS. MSU-MD games can run without BIOS.
BIOS filename search order (platform/libretro/libretro.c:1265-1329):
US: us_scd2_9306, SegaCDBIOS9303, us_scd1_9210, bios_CD_U
EU: eu_mcd2_9306, eu_mcd2_9303, eu_mcd1_9210, bios_CD_E
JP: jp_mcd2_921222, jp_mcd1_9112, jp_mcd1_9111, bios_CD_J
32X BIOS files (m68k, master SH2, slave SH2) are fully optional. The core
has built-in HLE that generates replacement code at startup when the external
BIOS pointers are NULL (pico/32x/memory.c:2200 get_bios(), pico/32x/32x.c:172).
The libretro frontend does not expose any 32X BIOS loading path. Only the
standalone platform code references 32X_M_BIOS.BIN / 32X_S_BIOS.BIN, and
that code is currently disabled (#if 0 in platform/common/emu.c:1529).
Master System, Game Gear, SG-1000: no BIOS file loaded. The core initializes
VDP registers and RAM to simulate post-BIOS state (pico/sms.c:1080-1096).
files:
# -------------------------------------------------------
# Mega CD / Sega CD - US region
# -------------------------------------------------------
- name: "us_scd2_9306.bin"
system: sega-segacd
required: true
size: 131072 # 128 KB (0x20000)
note: "US Sega CD Model 2 BIOS (September 1993). First in US search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1266"
- name: "SegaCDBIOS9303.bin"
system: sega-segacd
required: false
size: 131072
note: "US Sega CD BIOS (March 1993). Second in US search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1266"
- name: "us_scd1_9210.bin"
system: sega-segacd
required: false
size: 131072
note: "US Sega CD Model 1 BIOS (October 1992). Third in US search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1266"
- name: "bios_CD_U.bin"
system: sega-segacd
required: false
size: 131072
note: "US Sega CD BIOS (generic name). Last in US search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1266"
# -------------------------------------------------------
# Mega CD / Sega CD - EU region
# -------------------------------------------------------
- name: "eu_mcd2_9306.bin"
system: sega-megacd
required: true
size: 131072
note: "EU Mega CD Model 2 BIOS (June 1993). First in EU search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1269"
- name: "eu_mcd2_9303.bin"
system: sega-megacd
required: false
size: 131072
note: "EU Mega CD Model 2 BIOS (March 1993). Second in EU search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1269"
- name: "eu_mcd1_9210.bin"
system: sega-megacd
required: false
size: 131072
note: "EU Mega CD Model 1 BIOS (October 1992). Third in EU search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1269"
- name: "bios_CD_E.bin"
system: sega-megacd
required: false
size: 131072
note: "EU Mega CD BIOS (generic name). Last in EU search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1269"
# -------------------------------------------------------
# Mega CD / Sega CD - JP region
# -------------------------------------------------------
- name: "jp_mcd2_921222.bin"
system: sega-megacd
required: true
size: 131072
note: "JP Mega CD Model 2 BIOS (December 1992). First in JP search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1272"
- name: "jp_mcd1_9112.bin"
system: sega-megacd
required: false
size: 131072
note: "JP Mega CD Model 1 BIOS (December 1991). Second in JP search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1272"
- name: "jp_mcd1_9111.bin"
system: sega-megacd
required: false
size: 131072
note: "JP Mega CD Model 1 BIOS (November 1991). Third in JP search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1272"
- name: "bios_CD_J.bin"
system: sega-megacd
required: false
size: 131072
note: "JP Mega CD BIOS (generic name). Last in JP search order."
source_ref: "platform/libretro/libretro.c:1272"
# -------------------------------------------------------
# Sega 32X - HLE available, not loaded by libretro frontend
# -------------------------------------------------------
- name: "32X_G_BIOS.BIN"
system: sega-32x
required: false
size: 256 # 0x100
note: "32X 68K (Genesis-side) BIOS. HLE replacement generated when NULL."
source_ref: "pico/32x/memory.c:2207-2243"
- name: "32X_M_BIOS.BIN"
system: sega-32x
required: false
size: 2048 # 0x800
note: "32X Master SH2 BIOS. HLE replacement generated when NULL."
source_ref: "pico/32x/memory.c:2250-2277"
- name: "32X_S_BIOS.BIN"
system: sega-32x
required: false
size: 1024 # 0x400
note: "32X Slave SH2 BIOS. HLE replacement generated when NULL."
source_ref: "pico/32x/memory.c:2280-2298"
platform_details:
megacd:
bios_size: 131072 # 128 KB
hle_available: false
region_specific: true
extensions_tried: [".bin", ".zip"]
source_ref: "pico/pico_int.h:559, platform/libretro/libretro.c:1310-1318"
32x:
m68k_bios_size: 256 # 0x100
master_sh2_bios_size: 2048 # 0x800
slave_sh2_bios_size: 1024 # 0x400
hle_available: true
source_ref: "pico/pico.h:53-55, pico/pico_int.h:679-693"
sms:
hle_available: true
note: "No BIOS file loaded. VDP/RAM initialized to post-BIOS state."
source_ref: "pico/sms.c:1080-1096"