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* E-Reader ROM (todo)<br/>Required for e-Reader emulation.
 
* E-Reader ROM (todo)<br/>Required for e-Reader emulation.
 
===Nintendo DS===
 
===Nintendo DS===
* [http://www.emuparadise.me/biosfiles/NDSBiosFirmware.rar NDS BIOS]<br/>Optional. Needed for NO$GBA (which has DSiWare emulation).
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* [http://www.emuparadise.me/biosfiles/NDSBiosFirmware.rar NDS BIOS and Firmware]<br/>Optional. Needed for NO$GBA.
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* [http://archive.org/details/DSiFirmwareFiles DSi BIOS]<br/>For DSi emulation. Required (NO$GBA).
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* [https://drive.google.com/file/u/1/d/0B_F1gyHiB4fdTzdOaHNXZ0hUZE0/view DSi NAND]<br/>For DSi emulation. Optional (NO$GBA). Improves compatibility. No easy way to dump from real hardware.  
 
===Nintendo 3DS===
 
===Nintendo 3DS===
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/ly2ykf20vui83by/3DS_Fonts.rar 3DS Fonts]<br/>Optional.
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/ly2ykf20vui83by/3DS_Fonts.rar 3DS Fonts]<br/>Optional.
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* [http://https://mega.nz/#!XVUGQIyB!jwxl-UW0_lsDRHbAhPX2SwUqOTx6NWkUxGDpN4WbwLI 3DS Mii Data Archive]<br/>Required for some games. Used to be included in unofficial Chinese builds.
  
==SONY==
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==Sony==
 
===PlayStation===
 
===PlayStation===
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/s11dvh2snfrmy29/PS1_BIOS.zip PS1 BIOS]<br/>Required for some emulators like mednafen. Copyright-free replacements (called HLE BIOSes) also exist for other emulators. ([[File_Hashes#PlayStation_1_BIOS|MD5 Hashes]])
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/s11dvh2snfrmy29/PS1_BIOS.zip PS1 BIOS]<br/>Required for some emulators like mednafen. Copyright-free replacements (called HLE BIOSes) also exist for other emulators. ([[File_Hashes#PlayStation_1_BIOS|MD5 Hashes]])
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* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/lhh2wy22lj207gj/PS3_LLE_Modules.zip PS3 LLE Modules]
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/lhh2wy22lj207gj/PS3_LLE_Modules.zip PS3 LLE Modules]
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/a2s558yfb93l86b/PS3_Fonts.zip PS3 Fonts]
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/a2s558yfb93l86b/PS3_Fonts.zip PS3 Fonts]
* Official download for the necessary .sprx files needed for RPCS3 [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps3/ OFFICIAL]
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* [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/system-updates/ps3/ Official download for srpx files]<br/>Needed for RPCS3. (Needs mirror)
  
 
==SEGA==
 
==SEGA==
 
===Sega CD===
 
===Sega CD===
* [http://www.emuparadise.me/biosfiles/SegaCD.zip Sega CD BIOS]
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* [http://www.emuparadise.me/biosfiles/SegaCD.zip Sega CD BIOS]<br/>Required.
 
===Saturn===
 
===Saturn===
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/1mne5inwr7rfws9/Saturn_BIOS_mednafen.zip Saturn BIOS]<br/>Required for mednafen. SSF can boot some games without BIOS, though compatibility decreases.
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* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/1mne5inwr7rfws9/Saturn_BIOS_mednafen.zip Saturn BIOS]<br/>Required for mednafen. Optional for SSF (at the cost of compatibility).
 
===Dreamcast===
 
===Dreamcast===
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/ohpi7h3kh3ydli8/Dreamcast.zip Dreamcast BIOS]<br/>Needed for nullDC. ([[File_Hashes#Dreamcast_BIOS|MD5 Hashes]])
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/ohpi7h3kh3ydli8/Dreamcast.zip Dreamcast BIOS]<br/>Needed for nullDC. ([[File_Hashes#Dreamcast_BIOS|MD5 Hashes]])
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==Microsoft==
 
==Microsoft==
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===MSX===
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* [http://www.planetemu.net/roms/msx-bios MSX BIOS list]<br/>Optional for many cartridge games (covered by the unofficial C-bios file). Required for all other games.
 
===Xbox===
 
===Xbox===
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/28zvvhqxjuoj4dp/Xbox_BIOS.zip Xbox BIOS] and files for [[XQEMU]].
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* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/28zvvhqxjuoj4dp/Xbox_BIOS.zip Xbox BIOS and files]<br/>Needed for [[XQEMU]].
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/33ocfz8of37zjdl/xbox_harddisk.zip Xbox HDD Image] for [[XQEMU]]. <sup>[https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AH6EB0S3wbQtkKU&id=AC1286393B0AE324%21941&cid=AC1286393B0AE324#authkey=%21AH6EB0S3wbQtkKU&id=AC1286393B0AE324%21946&cid=AC1286393B0AE324 mirror]</sup>
 
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/33ocfz8of37zjdl/xbox_harddisk.zip Xbox HDD Image] for [[XQEMU]]. <sup>[https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AH6EB0S3wbQtkKU&id=AC1286393B0AE324%21941&cid=AC1286393B0AE324#authkey=%21AH6EB0S3wbQtkKU&id=AC1286393B0AE324%21946&cid=AC1286393B0AE324 mirror]</sup>
* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/k43mmta4q9e244q/Xbox_MAME.zip Xbox files] for [[MAME]] (MCP-X bootrom included is a bad dump)
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* [http://www.mediafire.com/download/k43mmta4q9e244q/Xbox_MAME.zip Xbox files]<br/>For [[MAME]]. (MCP-X bootrom included is a bad dump)
  
==Sharp==
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==Other Systems==
===X68000===
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===PC Engine/TG-16 (NEC)===
* [http://www108.zippyshare.com/v/AKmHRpjw/file.html X68000 BIOS]
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* [http://www.theisozone.com/downloads/retro/tg-16/0--system-card-pack/ System Card Pack]<br/>Required for CD-based games (just syscard3.pce is enough in most cases).
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===X68000 (Sharp)===
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* [http://www108.zippyshare.com/v/AKmHRpjw/file.html X68000 BIOS]<br/>cgrom (font file) and iplrom are required. The others aren't.
  
 
[[Category:FAQs]]
 
[[Category:FAQs]]

Revision as of 17:31, 21 June 2017

Multi-System

BIOS files for RetroArch cores and mednafen standalone. mirror

BIOS files for MESS

Nintendo

Famicom (NES)

Super Famicom (SNES)

  • Satellaview BIOS
    Required for some Satellaview releases. For bsnes and snes9x-sx. This is a modified BIOS with the replay limitation removed and an English translation for the town hub.
  • SuperDisc BIOS (todo)
    Required for Sony's SNES-CD emulation. For no$sns 1.6.
  • DSP1b
    Required only in recent higan/bsnes versions past 0.73.
  • SNES Coprocessor ROMs
    Required only in recent bsnes libretro versions past 0.92.

Nintendo 64

GameCube/Wii

  • GameCube BIOS
    Optional. Dolphin uses it to load the better original system fonts, but even without it it has (uglier) replacement fonts.
  • DSP-LLE for Dolphin
    Optional. Needed for more accurate low-level emulation of DSP audio. Required in Dolphin for connectivity with GBA units. A HLE solution removing this requirement exists, but is still incomplete.
  • Swiss-GC .dol
    Optional. Needed for 'native' widescreen.
  • Wii Network Certs

Game Boy Color

  • GBC BIOS
    Optional. Bootstrap ROM. A variant exists for the monochrome GB.

Game Boy Advance

  • GBA BIOS
    Optional. Required for a few games, homebrew, and connectivity with the GameCube.
  • E-Reader ROM (todo)
    Required for e-Reader emulation.

Nintendo DS

  • NDS BIOS and Firmware
    Optional. Needed for NO$GBA.
  • DSi BIOS
    For DSi emulation. Required (NO$GBA).
  • DSi NAND
    For DSi emulation. Optional (NO$GBA). Improves compatibility. No easy way to dump from real hardware.

Nintendo 3DS

Sony

PlayStation

  • PS1 BIOS
    Required for some emulators like mednafen. Copyright-free replacements (called HLE BIOSes) also exist for other emulators. (MD5 Hashes)
  • PS1<->PSP Save Converter
    Converts PS1 (.mcr) to PSP's PS1 (.vmp) save format and vice versa.

PlayStation 2

PS2 BIOS mirror
Required for PS2 emulation. (MD5 Hashes)

PSP

Original PSP Fonts
Optional. PSP emulators have replacement fonts, but they're uglier.

PlayStation 3

SEGA

Sega CD

Saturn

  • Saturn BIOS
    Required for mednafen. Optional for SSF (at the cost of compatibility).

Dreamcast

Microsoft

MSX

  • MSX BIOS list
    Optional for many cartridge games (covered by the unofficial C-bios file). Required for all other games.

Xbox

Other Systems

PC Engine/TG-16 (NEC)

  • System Card Pack
    Required for CD-based games (just syscard3.pce is enough in most cases).

X68000 (Sharp)

  • X68000 BIOS
    cgrom (font file) and iplrom are required. The others aren't.