Emulator files
Multi-system
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup |
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BIOS files | RetroArch Mednafen (standalone) |
✓ |
BIOS files & system ROMs set | MESS (0.151) | ✓ |
BIOS files | OpenEmu | ✓ |
BIOS files & system ROMs set | PCem | ✓ |
Nintendo
NES / Famicom
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Famicom Disk System BIOS file | Various | ✓ | Required for FDS emulation. MD5 Hashes |
SNES / Super Famicom
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Satellaview BS-X ROMs | higan (bsnes) Snes9x |
✓ | Required for some Satellaview releases. Including Japanese original ROM, no-DRM ROM and English-patched ROMs (DRM or no-DRM). |
SuperDisc BIOS file | No$SNS (1.6) | ✓ | Required for Sony's SNES-CD emulation. |
Sufami Turbo BIOS file | higan (bsnes) | ✓ | Required for Bandai's Sufami Turbo emulation. |
Super Game Boy boot ROM | ✓ | Required for Super Game Boy emulation. MD5 Hashes | |
Coprocessor firmwares | ✓ | Including CX4, DSP1/1A, DSP1B, DSP2, DSP3, DSP4, ST010, ST011 and ST018. More information |
Nintendo 64
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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LLE RSP plugin | Project64 | N/A | |
64DD IPL (JP) BIOS file and PIF ROM | CEN64 | ✓ | Required for 64DD emulation (Japanese region). |
64DD IPL (US) BIOS file | Project64 | ✓ | Required for 64DD emulation (US region). |
GameCube / Wii
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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GameCube IPL BIOS file | Dolphin | ✓ | Optional. Required for rendering original system fonts. MD5 Hashes |
DSP-LLE plugin | ✓ | Optional. Needed for more accurate low-level emulation (LLE) of DSP audio. Required in Dolphin for connectivity with GBA units. An incomplete HLE solution removing this requirement exists. | |
Swiss | N/A | Optional. GameCube homebrew utility. More information Old version (r241) | |
Wii WC24 network SSL certificates | ✓ | Optional. Required for connecting to Wi-Fi Connection service. More information |
Game Boy / Game Boy Color
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Game Boy (DMG) boot ROMs | Various | ✓ | Optional. |
Game Boy Pocket (MBG) boot ROM | ✓ | ||
GBC boot ROM | ✓ | Optional. Required for color palette support for monochrome GB games. |
Game Boy Advance / e-Reader
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Boot ROM | Various | ✓ | Optional. Required for some games, homebrew, and connectivity with the GameCube. |
e-Reader BIOS files | ✓ | Required for e-Reader emulation. Including Card e-Reader (Japan), Card e-Reader+ (Japan) and e-Reader (USA). |
Nintendo DS / DSi
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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DS BIOS files and firmware | Various | ✓ | Optional for DeSmuME and No$GBA. Required for melonDS, GBE+, medusa and other emulators. |
DSi BIOS files | No$GBA | ✓ | Required for Nintendo DSi emulation. |
DSi NAND dump | ✓ | Optional. Improves compatibility for Nintendo DSi emulation. Update NO$GBA in the package to the latest version is highly recommended. |
Nintendo 3DS
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Extra data | Citra | ✓ | Required for some games. |
Bootroms | ✓ | Required for fuse-3ds to decrypt encrypted games. |
Wii U
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Fonts | Cemu | ✓ | Required for rendering text properly in some games. Lacks three more unused fonts, but Cemuhook has their replacements. |
Online files | Cemu (1.11.0 or later) decaf |
✓ | Optional. Needed for online connection. Lacks unbanned account.dat file unique to the console but some custom servers with lax authentification are working in progress. |
Menu files (EU) | Cemu (1.11.4 or later) | ✓ | Version 5.5.2, European region Required for rendering Mii and improving compatibility. More information Can be accessed from the .rpx under mlc01\sys\title\00050010\10040200\code\men.rpx .
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Menu files (US) | ✓ | Version 5.5.2, US region Required for rendering Mii and improving compatibility. More information Can be accessed from the .rpx under mlc01\sys\title\00050010\10040100\code\men.rpx .
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Menu files (JP) | ✓ | Version 5.5.2, Japanese region Required for rendering Mii and improving compatibility. More information Can be accessed from the .rpx under mlc01\sys\title\00050010\10040000\code\men.rpx .
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Nintendo Switch
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Shared fonts and derivation keys | yuzu | ✓ | Required for some games and encrypted ROMs. |
Sony
PlayStation
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files | Mednafen | ✓ | Required for some emulators. More information and MD5 Hashes Copyright-free HLE BIOS files replacements exist for other emulators. |
PocketStation
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files | PK201 | ✓ | Required for PocketStation emulation. |
PlayStation 2
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files | Various | ✓ | Required for PlayStation 2 emulation. More information and MD5 Hashes |
PlayStation Portable
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Original fonts | Various | ✓ | Optional. Required for rendering original system fonts. Emulators have replacement fonts. |
PlayStation 3
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Official firmware | Various | ✓ (Archive) | Required for PlayStation 3 emulation. |
LLE Modules | RPCS3 | ✓ | Required for some games. |
PlayStation Vita
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Official firmware | Various | ✓ (Archive) | Required for PlayStation Vita emulation. |
PlayStation 4
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
---|---|---|---|
Official firmware | Various | ✓ (Archive) | Required for PlayStation 4 emulation. |
Sega
Master System
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files | Kega Fusion | ✓ | Optional. |
Genesis / Mega Drive / CD / 32X
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Genesis / Mega Drive BIOS files | Various | ✓ | Optional for Kega Fusion and other emulators. |
CD BIOS files | ✓ | Required for Sega CD emulation. | |
32X BIOS files | ✓ | Required for 32X emulation. |
Saturn
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
---|---|---|---|
BIOS files | Mednafen SSF |
✓ | Required for Mednafen. Optional for SSF. |
Dreamcast
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files | nullDC | ✓ | Required for Dreamcast emulation in nullDC. MD5 Hashes |
BIOS files | DEmul | ✓ | Required for Dreamcast, Naomi and Hikaru emulation in DEmul. MD5 Hashes |
Microsoft
Xbox
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files | XQEMU | ✓ | Required for Xbox emulation. |
Blank HDD image | ✓ | ||
BIOS files | MAME | ✓ | Required for Xbox emulation. MCP-X bootrom included in the package is a bad dump. |
Other consoles
3DO
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files | Various | ✓ | Required for 3DO emulation. |
Atari 7800
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS (NTSC) BIOS (PAL) |
Various | ✓ | Optional for ProSystem. |
Atari Jaguar / Jaguar CD
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files | Various | ✓ | Optional for Atari Jaguar emulation. Required for Atari Jaguar CD emulation (Incomplete). |
NEC PC Engine CD (TurboGrafx-CD)
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files | Various | ✓ | Required for PC Engine CD (TurboGrafx-CD) emulation. |
Personal computers
Microsoft/ASCII MSX
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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BIOS files and machine configurations | blueMSX | ✓ | Required for MSX games (except some cartridge games covered by the unofficial C-BIOS file). |
BIOS files | CLK Pantheon |
✓ | |
System ROMs set | openMSX | ✓ | Required for MSX emulation on certain machines and extensions like Panasonic FS-A1GT for example. Copy all files in ~/.openMSX/share/systemroms (GNU/Linux and MacOS) or %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\openMSX\share\systemroms (Windows 7 or later).
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NEC PC-60
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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System ROMs | PC6001V PC6001VX |
✓ | Required for PC-6001, PC-6001A, PC-6001mk2, PC-6601, PC-6001mk2SR and PC-6601SR emulation. |
NEC PC-88
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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System ROMs | pc8801ma XM8 |
✓ | Required for PC-88 emulation. |
NEC PC-98
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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Fonts (Binary format) | Neko Project II | ✓ | Optional. Needed for rendering text properly. |
Fonts (BMP format) | Anex86 | ✓ | Optional for Anex86 and other emulators. Needed for rendering text properly. |
Fujitsu FM-7
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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System ROMs | XM7 | ✓ | Required for Fujitsu FM-7 emulation. Some boot, sub-monitor and dictionary files are missing but enough in most cases. |
Sharp X68000
File type(s) | Emulator(s) | Backup | Note |
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System ROMs | XM6 Pro-68k XM6 TypeG |
✓ | Required CGROM.DAT and IPLROM.DAT for X68000 Expert emulation. Required SCSIINROM.DAT and SCSIEXROM.DAT for enabling X68000 Expert SCSI interface. Required IPLROMXV.DAT, CGROM.DAT and SCSIINROM.DAT for X68000 XVI emulation. Required IPLROMCO.DAT, CGROM.DAT and SCSIINROM.DAT for X68000 Compact emulation. Required IPLROM30.DAT, CGROM30.DAT and ROM30.DAT for X68030 emulation. |