{
  "count": 1,
  "generated_at": "2026-10-20T02:57:31Z",
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "ares",
      "profile": {
        "core_version": "v147",
        "cores": [
          "ares"
        ],
        "display_name": "ares",
        "emulator": "ares",
        "files": [
          {
            "description": "Atari 5200 BIOS (NTSC-U four-port)",
            "name": "5200.rom",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "06b250f18983d058c0f156ce7ee88ae48b6eaf11e6f10f21dccf6ac7ffb6a6af",
            "size": 2048,
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/atari-5200.cpp:12-16, desktop-ui/emulator/atari-5200.cpp:82-88, mia/system/atari-5200.cpp:7-10",
            "system": "atari-5200",
            "validation": [
              "size",
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "ColecoVision BIOS",
            "name": "colecovision.rom",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "990bf1956f10207d8781b619eb74f89b00d921c8d45c95c334c16c8cceca09ad",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/colecovision.cpp:12",
            "system": "colecovision",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Famicom Disk System BIOS",
            "name": "disksys.rom",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "fdc1a76e654feea993fcb38366e05ee5f4eb641f86fe6bebaeefd412e112dd72",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/famicom-disk-system.cpp:19",
            "system": "famicom-disk-system",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "GBA BIOS",
            "name": "gba_bios.bin",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "fd2547724b505f487e6dcb29ec2ecff3af35a841a77ab2e85fd87350abd36570",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/game-boy-advance.cpp:14",
            "system": "game-boy-advance",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Game Gear BIOS",
            "name": "bios.gg",
            "required": false,
            "sha256": "8c8a21335038285cfa03dc076100c1f0bfadf3e4ff70796f11f3dfaaab60eee2",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/game-gear.cpp:12, mia/system/game-gear.cpp:8 (//optional)",
            "system": "game-gear",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Master System BIOS (US)",
            "name": "bios_U.sms",
            "note": "Picked for NTSC-U, which the code gives every export cart outside its PAL list through the Boot/Prefer setting. The header does not tell US from Europe (mia/medium/master-system.cpp:54-63, desktop-ui/emulator/emulator.cpp:40-60).",
            "required": false,
            "sha256": "477617917a12a30f9f43844909dc2de6e6a617430f5c9a36306c86414a670d50",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/master-system.cpp:14, mia/system/master-system.cpp:8 (//optional)",
            "system": "master-system",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Master System BIOS (Japan)",
            "name": "bios_J.sms",
            "note": "Picked for NTSC-J, set when the header lacks the export region code 4 and for a hash list of Japanese and Korean carts (mia/medium/master-system.cpp:62-63, 285-464, 493-512).",
            "region": [
              "japan",
              "south-korea"
            ],
            "required": false,
            "sha256": "67846e26764bd862f19179294347f7353a4166b62ac4198a5ec32933b7da486e",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/master-system.cpp:15",
            "system": "master-system",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Master System BIOS (Europe), same binary as US",
            "name": "bios_E.sms",
            "note": "Picked for PAL, set by a hash list that also holds Korean and Australian releases or by the Boot/Prefer setting (mia/medium/master-system.cpp:54-275, desktop-ui/emulator/emulator.cpp:40-60).",
            "required": false,
            "sha256": "477617917a12a30f9f43844909dc2de6e6a617430f5c9a36306c86414a670d50",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/master-system.cpp:16",
            "system": "master-system",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Mega CD / Sega CD BIOS (US)",
            "name": "SegaCDBIOS9303.bin",
            "region": [
              "north-america",
              "latin-america"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "fb477cdbf94c84424c2feca4fe40656d85393fe7b7b401911b45ad2eb991258c",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/mega-cd.cpp:17",
            "system": "mega-cd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Mega CD BIOS (Japan)",
            "name": "jp_mcd2_921222.bin",
            "region": [
              "japan"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "7133fc2dd2fe5b7d0acd53a5f10f3d00b5d31270239ad20d74ef32393e24af88",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/mega-cd.cpp:18",
            "system": "mega-cd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Mega CD BIOS (Europe)",
            "name": "eu_mcd2_9303.bin",
            "note": "Picked for PAL, set when the boot code matches the EU security block. The code has no other PAL branch for Australian discs (mia/medium/mega-cd.cpp:47-56, desktop-ui/emulator/mega-cd.cpp:70-74).",
            "region": [
              "europe",
              "oceania"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "fe608a2a07676a23ab5fd5eee2f53c9e2526d69a28aa16ccd85c0ec42e6933cb",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/mega-cd.cpp:19",
            "system": "mega-cd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "LaserActive SEGA PAC BIOS (US), v1.04",
            "name": "mega_ld_bios_U.bin",
            "region": [
              "north-america"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "e89b5a319f66406611ec82fe5c4aa6827c175a05135bd7bd177366cba0465021",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/mega-ld.cpp:16",
            "system": "mega-ld",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "LaserActive SEGA PAC BIOS (Japan), v1.02",
            "name": "mega_ld_bios_J.bin",
            "region": [
              "japan"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "dca942d977217f703d8d1c6eb1aeb6b32c78ecc421486bbb46c459d385161c94",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/mega-ld.cpp:17",
            "system": "mega-ld",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "MSX BIOS ROM (Japan)",
            "name": "msx-japanese.rom",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "413a2b601a94b3792e054be2439cc77a1819cceadbfa9542f88d51c7480f2ef0",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/msx.cpp:19",
            "system": "msx",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "MSX2 main BIOS ROM (Japan)",
            "name": "MSX2J.rom",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "0c672d86ead61a97f49a583b88b7c1905da120645cd44f0c9f2baf4f4631e0b1",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/msx2.cpp:15",
            "system": "msx2",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "MSX2 sub ROM (Japan)",
            "name": "MSX2EXT.ROM",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "6c6f421a10c428d960b7ecc990f99af1c638147f747bddca7b0bf0e2ab738300",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/msx2.cpp:16",
            "system": "msx2",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Neo Geo AES BIOS. Accepts neogeo.zip (extracts neo-epo.bin) or direct file. Byte-swapped on load.",
            "name": "neo-epo.bin",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/neo-geo-aes.cpp:14, mia/system/neo-geo-aes.cpp:16",
            "system": "neo-geo"
          },
          {
            "description": "Neo Geo MVS BIOS. Accepts neogeo.zip (extracts sp-45.sp1) or direct file. Byte-swapped on load.",
            "name": "sp-45.sp1",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/neo-geo-mvs.cpp:15, mia/system/neo-geo-mvs.cpp:16",
            "system": "neo-geo"
          },
          {
            "description": "Neo Geo Pocket BIOS",
            "name": "ngp_bios.rom",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "0293555b21c4fac516d25199df7809b26beeae150e1d4504a050db32264a6ad7",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/neo-geo-pocket.cpp:12",
            "system": "neo-geo-pocket",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Neo Geo Pocket Color BIOS",
            "name": "ngpc_bios.rom",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "8fb845a2f71514cec20728e2f0fecfade69444f8d50898b92c2259f1ba63e10d",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/neo-geo-pocket-color.cpp:12",
            "system": "neo-geo-pocket-color",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Nintendo 64DD IPL ROM (Japan retail)",
            "name": "64dd_ipl_J.bin",
            "region": [
              "japan"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "806400ec0df94b0755de6c5b8249d6b6a9866124c5ddbdac198bde22499bfb8b",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/nintendo-64dd.cpp:17",
            "system": "nintendo-64dd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Nintendo 64DD IPL ROM (US dev kit)",
            "name": "64dd_ipl_U.bin",
            "region": [
              "north-america"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "e9fec87a45fba02399e88064b9e2f8cf0f2106e351c58279a87f05da5bc984ad",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/nintendo-64dd.cpp:18",
            "system": "nintendo-64dd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Nintendo 64DD IPL ROM (development)",
            "name": "64dd_ipl_DEV.bin",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "9c2962a8b994a29e4cd04b3a6e4ed730a751414655ab6a9799ebf5fc08b79d44",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/nintendo-64dd.cpp:19",
            "system": "nintendo-64dd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "PC Engine CD-ROM2 System Card v1.0 (Japan). Also used by PC Engine LD.",
            "name": "syscard1.pce",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "afe9f27f91ac918348555b86298b4f984643eafa2773196f2c5441ea84f0c3bb",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/pc-engine-cd.cpp:15",
            "system": "pc-engine-cd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Super CD-ROM2 System Card v3.0 (Japan). Also used by SuperGrafx CD as Arcade Card.",
            "name": "syscard3.pce",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "e11527b3b96ce112a037138988ca72fd117a6b0779c2480d9e03eaebece3d9ce",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/pc-engine-cd.cpp:16, desktop-ui/emulator/supergrafx-cd.cpp:15",
            "system": "pc-engine-cd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "TurboGrafx-CD Super System Card v3.0 (US)",
            "name": "syscard3u.pce",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "cadac2725711b3c442bcf237b02f5a5210c96f17625c35fa58f009e0ed39e4db",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/pc-engine-cd.cpp:17",
            "system": "pc-engine-cd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Games Express CD Card (Japan). Also used by PC Engine LD.",
            "name": "games_express.pce",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "4b86bb96a48a4ca8375fc0109631d0b1d64f255a03b01de70594d40788ba6c3d",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/pc-engine-cd.cpp:18",
            "system": "pc-engine-cd",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "NEC PAC-N10 LaserActive module (US)",
            "name": "pac-n10.pce",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "0e87a3385a27b3a4cac51934819b7eefa5b3d690768d2495633838488cd0e2e4",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/pc-engine-ld.cpp:18",
            "system": "pc-engine-ld",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "NEC PAC-N1 LaserActive module (Japan)",
            "name": "pac-n1.pce",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "459325690a458baebd77495c91e37c4dddfdd542ba13a821ce954e5bb245627f",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/pc-engine-ld.cpp:19",
            "system": "pc-engine-ld",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "NEC PCE-LP1 LaserActive module (Japan)",
            "name": "pce-lp1.pce",
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "3f43b3b577117d84002e99cb0baeb97b0d65b1d70b4adadc68817185c6a687f0",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/pc-engine-ld.cpp:20",
            "system": "pc-engine-ld",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "PlayStation BIOS (US)",
            "name": "scph5501.bin",
            "region": [
              "north-america"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "11052b6499e466bbf0a709b1f9cb6834a9418e66680387912451e971cf8a1fef",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/playstation.cpp:18, desktop-ui/emulator/playstation.cpp:85-92, mia/medium/playstation.cpp:65-73",
            "system": "sony-playstation",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "PlayStation BIOS (Japan)",
            "name": "scph5500.bin",
            "region": [
              "japan"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "9c0421858e217805f4abe18698afea8d5aa36ff0727eb8484944e00eb5e7eadb",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/playstation.cpp:19, desktop-ui/emulator/playstation.cpp:85-92, mia/medium/playstation.cpp:65-73",
            "system": "sony-playstation",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "PlayStation BIOS (Europe)",
            "name": "scph5502.bin",
            "region": [
              "europe",
              "oceania"
            ],
            "required": true,
            "sha256": "1faaa18fa820a0225e488d9f086296b8e6c46df739666093987ff7d8fd352c09",
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/playstation.cpp:20, desktop-ui/emulator/playstation.cpp:85-92, mia/medium/playstation.cpp:65-73",
            "system": "sony-playstation",
            "validation": [
              "sha256"
            ]
          },
          {
            "description": "Sega Saturn BIOS (US)",
            "name": "saturn_bios_U.bin",
            "note": "Never picked from the disc: mia tags every Saturn disc NTSC-J (mia/medium/saturn.cpp:42, desktop-ui/emulator/saturn.cpp:26-30).",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/saturn.cpp:14",
            "system": "saturn"
          },
          {
            "description": "Sega Saturn BIOS (Japan)",
            "name": "saturn_bios_J.bin",
            "note": "Picked for every disc: mia tags each Saturn disc NTSC-J without reading it (mia/medium/saturn.cpp:42, desktop-ui/emulator/saturn.cpp:26-30).",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/saturn.cpp:15",
            "system": "saturn"
          },
          {
            "description": "Sega Saturn BIOS (Europe)",
            "name": "saturn_bios_E.bin",
            "note": "Never picked from the disc: mia tags every Saturn disc NTSC-J (mia/medium/saturn.cpp:42, desktop-ui/emulator/saturn.cpp:26-30).",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "desktop-ui/emulator/saturn.cpp:16",
            "system": "saturn"
          },
          {
            "category": "game_data",
            "description": "Super Game Boy cartridge ROM. Loaded via CLI as SFC cartridge alongside GB game.",
            "name": "SGB1.sfc",
            "required": false,
            "source_ref": "EmuDeck emuDeckares.sh (launcher)",
            "system": "super-famicom"
          },
          {
            "category": "game_data",
            "description": "Super Game Boy 2 cartridge ROM. Loaded via CLI as SFC cartridge alongside GB game.",
            "name": "SGB2.sfc",
            "required": false,
            "source_ref": "EmuDeck emuDeckares.sh (launcher)",
            "system": "super-famicom"
          },
          {
            "category": "game_data",
            "description": "SuFami Turbo adapter BIOS. Loaded via CLI as SFC cartridge alongside SuFami games.",
            "name": "STBIOS.bin",
            "required": false,
            "source_ref": "EmuDeck emuDeckares.sh (launcher)",
            "system": "super-famicom"
          },
          {
            "category": "game_data",
            "description": "Satellaview BS-X Town cartridge ROM. Loaded via CLI as SFC cartridge for BS games.",
            "name": "BS-X.bin",
            "required": false,
            "source_ref": "EmuDeck emuDeckares.sh (launcher)",
            "system": "super-famicom"
          }
        ],
        "mode": "standalone",
        "notes": "Multi-system emulator by Near (byuu), successor to higan/bsnes. Focuses on\naccuracy and preservation. 41 emulators registered at this pin\n(desktop-ui/emulator/emulators.cpp).\n\nFirmware identification uses SHA256 hashes. Filenames are user-defined: ares\nscans a configured directory and matches by hash. EmuDeck installs ares as\nFlatpak (dev.ares.ares), configures biosPath in settings.bml.\nref: desktop-ui/settings/firmware.cpp:116-136\n\nFirmware path resolution: settings.paths.firmware (user override) or\n{userData}/ares/Firmware/ (default). Per-system firmware assigned in\nSettings > Firmware dialog or via scan-by-hash.\nref: desktop-ui/settings/settings.hpp:87-99, desktop-ui/desktop-ui.cpp:68-75\n\nSystems with fully embedded firmware (no user files needed):\nGame Boy (boot.rom), Game Boy Color (boot.rom), Mega Drive (TMSS),\nSega 32X (TMSS + vector + SH2 boot M/S), Nintendo 64 (PIF NTSC/PAL/SM5 +\nCIC 6101/6102/6105/7101), Super Famicom (IPL + all coprocessor firmware:\nDSP1-4, CX4, ST010, ST011, ST018, SGB1/2 boot ROMs), WonderSwan (boot.rom),\nWonderSwan Color (boot.rom), Pocket Challenge V2 (boot.rom),\nZX Spectrum (BIOS), ZX Spectrum 128 (BIOS + sub ROM).\nref: mia/resource/resource.bml, mia/Firmware/\n\nSFC coprocessor firmware auto-injected if missing from ROM image.\nref: mia/medium/super-famicom.cpp:42-62\n\nNeo Geo BIOS: accepts ZIP archive (neogeo.zip) or direct binary. AES looks\nfor \"neo-epo.bin\" inside ZIP, MVS looks for \"sp-45.sp1\". Both apply byte-swap\nafter loading.\nref: mia/system/neo-geo-aes.cpp:12-30, mia/system/neo-geo-mvs.cpp:12-30\n\nSFC subsystem ROMs (SuFami Turbo, Satellaview, Super Game Boy): loaded as\ngame cartridges via CLI args, not through the firmware system. EmuDeck creates\nlauncher shortcuts that pass these alongside game ROMs.\nref: emuDeckares.sh (EmuDeck repo)\n\nSystems with no firmware: Arcade, Atari 2600, Famicom, MyVision, PC Engine,\nSuperGrafx, SG-1000, SC-3000.\n",
        "profiled_date": "2026-03-26",
        "source": "https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares",
        "source_commit": "4cb8d92b441557cb6bcaf133c4cbc7f6819b1122",
        "systems": [
          "arcade",
          "atari-2600",
          "atari-5200",
          "colecovision",
          "myvision",
          "famicom",
          "famicom-disk-system",
          "game-boy",
          "game-boy-color",
          "game-boy-advance",
          "master-system",
          "game-gear",
          "sg-1000",
          "sc-3000",
          "mega-drive",
          "sega-32x",
          "mega-cd",
          "mega-cd-32x",
          "mega-ld",
          "laseractive",
          "msx",
          "msx2",
          "neo-geo",
          "neo-geo-pocket",
          "neo-geo-pocket-color",
          "nintendo-64",
          "nintendo-64dd",
          "pc-engine",
          "pc-engine-cd",
          "pc-engine-ld",
          "supergrafx",
          "supergrafx-cd",
          "sony-playstation",
          "saturn",
          "super-famicom",
          "wonderswan",
          "wonderswan-color",
          "pocket-challenge-v2",
          "zx-spectrum",
          "zx-spectrum-128"
        ],
        "type": "standalone",
        "upstream": "https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares"
      }
    }
  ],
  "kind": "emulators",
  "schema_version": 1
}