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libretro/emulators/mgba.yml
Abdessamad Derraz 8768aed7aa feat: add 10 emulator profiles (batch 3)
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ep128emu (Enterprise/TVC/CPC/ZX, 22 ROMs all built-in),
kronos (Saturn + 14 ST-V blobs), gambatte (GB/GBC boot ROMs),
mgba (GBA/GB/GBC/SGB, 10 CRC32 revisions), nestopia (FDS + NstDatabase),
px68k (X68000, 6 ROMs in keropi/), fuse (ZX Spectrum, 17 machines),
o2em (Odyssey2/Videopac, 4 BIOS by CRC32)

41 total profiles. Cross-reference: 644 undeclared, 167 in repo.
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emulator: mGBA
type: libretro
source: "https://github.com/libretro/mgba"
cores:
- mgba
systems:
- nintendo-gba
- nintendo-gb
- nintendo-gbc
- nintendo-sgb
notes: |
mGBA is a Game Boy Advance emulator with Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and
Super Game Boy support.
All BIOS files are optional. mGBA ships a built-in HLE BIOS for GBA
(src/gba/hle-bios.c) that covers most software. The real BIOS improves
accuracy (startup logo, some edge-case SWI behavior). There is no HLE
BIOS for GB/GBC/SGB -- those rely on GBSkipBIOS() if no file is found.
BIOS loading is controlled by two core options:
mgba_use_bios (default ON) - whether to look for BIOS files at all
mgba_skip_bios (default OFF) - skip the boot animation even if loaded
The libretro port resolves BIOS filenames in retro_load_game()
(src/platform/libretro/libretro.c:2091-2148). It picks the filename
based on detected model:
GBA -> gba_bios.bin
GB (DMG/MGB) -> gb_bios.bin
GBC (CGB/AGB) -> gbc_bios.bin
SGB (SGB/SGB2)-> sgb_bios.bin
The standalone core (src/gb/core.c:637-684) handles the same models
and maps SGB2 to sgb_bios.bin (marked TODO for a dedicated file).
GBIsBIOS() in src/gb/gb.c validates BIOS files by CRC32 checksum.
Accepted checksums cover DMG, DMG0, MGB, SGB, SGB2, CGB, CGB0, CGBE,
AGB, and AGB0 revisions.
files:
# -------------------------------------------------------
# Game Boy Advance - BIOS (optional, HLE fallback)
# -------------------------------------------------------
- name: gba_bios.bin
system: nintendo-gba
required: false
size: 16384 # 16 KB (0x4000, GBA_SIZE_BIOS)
note: "GBA BIOS. HLE replacement built in. Real BIOS adds boot logo and full SWI accuracy."
source_ref: "src/platform/libretro/libretro.c:2099"
# -------------------------------------------------------
# Game Boy - boot ROM (optional, skip fallback)
# -------------------------------------------------------
- name: gb_bios.bin
system: nintendo-gb
required: false
size: 256 # 256 B (0x100)
note: "DMG/MGB boot ROM. Scrolling Nintendo logo. Skipped if absent."
source_ref: "src/platform/libretro/libretro.c:2134"
# -------------------------------------------------------
# Game Boy Color - boot ROM (optional, skip fallback)
# -------------------------------------------------------
- name: gbc_bios.bin
system: nintendo-gbc
required: false
size: 2304 # 2304 B (0x900)
note: "CGB boot ROM. Used for CGB, AGB (GBA in GB mode), and SCGB models."
source_ref: "src/platform/libretro/libretro.c:2127"
# -------------------------------------------------------
# Super Game Boy - boot ROM (optional, skip fallback)
# -------------------------------------------------------
- name: sgb_bios.bin
system: nintendo-sgb
required: false
size: 256 # 256 B (0x100)
note: "SGB/SGB2 boot ROM. Also used when model is SGB2 (no separate sgb2_bios.bin)."
source_ref: "src/platform/libretro/libretro.c:2130"
platform_details:
gba:
bios_size: 16384 # 16 KB
hle_bios: true
source_ref: "src/gba/hle-bios.c, src/gba/gba.c:520-548"
notes: |
GBALoadBIOS() validates size (must be exactly 0x4000) then computes
an internal checksum. Two official checksums are recognized:
GBA_BIOS_CHECKSUM = 0xBAAE187F (standard GBA)
GBA_DS_BIOS_CHECKSUM = 0xBAAE1880 (DS GBA mode)
Other checksums trigger a warning but the file is still loaded.
gb:
bios_size: 256 # 256 B
hle_bios: false
source_ref: "src/gb/gb.c:570-605"
notes: |
GBIsBIOS() validates by CRC32. Accepted DMG-family checksums:
DMG0 = 0xC2F5CC97, DMG = 0x59C8598E, MGB = 0xE6920754
Files not matching any known checksum are rejected.
gbc:
bios_size: 2304 # 2304 B (0x900)
hle_bios: false
source_ref: "src/gb/gb.c:570-605"
notes: |
Accepted CGB-family CRC32 checksums:
CGB = 0x41884E46, CGB0 = 0xE8EF5318, CGBE = 0xE95DC95D
AGB = 0xFFD6B0F1, AGB0 = 0x570337EA
sgb:
bios_size: 256 # 256 B
hle_bios: false
source_ref: "src/gb/gb.c:570-605, src/gb/core.c:642-644"
notes: |
Accepted SGB CRC32 checksums:
SGB = 0xEC8A83B9, SGB2 = 0x53D0DD63
SGB2 model falls through to sgb_bios.bin (marked TODO upstream).