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  "commit": "d38cd580364b2c788e633b9e51c15e1668f726c0",
  "count": 1,
  "generated_at": "2026-11-03T13:36:34Z",
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "fbalpha2012_neogeo",
      "profile": {
        "core_classification": "frozen_snapshot",
        "core_version": "v0.2.97.29",
        "cores": [
          "fbalpha2012_neogeo"
        ],
        "display_name": "Arcade (FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo)",
        "emulator": "FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo",
        "exclusion_note": "Neo Geo BIOS is a parent ROM set (neogeo.zip) placed in the ROM directory alongside game ZIPs. Not a system directory file, it follows the arcade ROM set convention.",
        "files": [],
        "notes": "Frozen snapshot of Final Burn Alpha v0.2.97.29 (circa 2012), Neo Geo only.\nExists for RAM-constrained platforms. Most users should use FBNeo.\n\nNeo Geo requires a BIOS ROM set (neogeo.zip) placed alongside game ROMs.\nThe BIOS set contains ~35 variants (src/burn/drv/neogeo/d_neogeo.cpp:903-981), all BRF_BIOS:\n\n68K main BIOS (BRF_SELECT, one active at a time):\n  asia-s3.rom       0x91b64be3  MVS Asia/Europe ver. 6 (default)\n  sp-s2.sp1         0x9036d879  MVS Asia/Europe ver. 5\n  sp-s.sp1          0xc7f2fa45  MVS Asia/Europe ver. 3 (4 slot)\n  sp-u2.sp1         0xe72943de  MVS USA ver. 5 (2 slot)\n  sp-e.sp1          0x2723a5b5  MVS USA ver. 5 (6 slot)\n  vs-bios.rom       0xf0e8f27d  MVS Japan ver. 6\n  sp-j2.sp1         0xacede59c  MVS Japan ver. 5\n  sp1.jipan.1024    0x9fb0abe4  MVS Japan ver. 3 (4 slot)\n  sp-45.sp1         0x03cc9f6a  NEO-MVH MV1C (512 KB)\n  japan-j3.bin      0xdff6d41f  MVS Japan (J3)\n  neo-po.bin        0x16d0c132  AES Japan\n  neo-epo.bin       0xd27a71f1  AES Asia\n  neodebug.bin      0x698ebb7d  Development Kit\n  sp-1v1_3db8c.bin  0x162f0ebe  Deck ver. 6 (Git Ver 1.3)\n  uni-bios_4_0.rom  0xa7aab458  Universe BIOS 4.0\n  (+ 14 more Universe BIOS variants, versions 1.0-3.3)\n  neopen.sp1        0xcb915e76  NeoOpen BIOS v0.1 beta\n\nSystem ROMs (always required):\n  sm1.sm1           0x94416d67  Z80 BIOS (sound program)\n  sfix.sfix         0xc2ea0cfd  Text layer tiles (fix layer)\n  000-lo.lo         0x5a86cff2  Zoom table\n\nSpecial sets:\n  236-bios.sp1      0x853e6b96  Trackball BIOS\n  sp-4x.sp1         0xb4590283  PCB BIOS\n  spj.sp1           0x148dd727  PCB BIOS (Japan)\n  neocd.bin          0xdf9de490  Neo Geo CD BIOS\n\nneogeo.zip is a parent ROM set, loaded from g_rom_dir alongside game ZIPs.\ng_system_dir is set (src/burner/libretro/libretro.cpp:3016) but never used for file loading.\n\nneogeo.zip is read from the same directory as the game ROM ZIPs, as the .info\nnote \"BIOS files must be inside the ROM directory\" states.\n",
        "profiled_date": "2026-03-23",
        "source": "https://github.com/libretro/fbalpha2012_neogeo",
        "source_commit": "e092097037d494c50d17c5144a2758d68538061b",
        "systems": [
          "neogeo"
        ],
        "type": "libretro",
        "upstream": "https://www.fbalpha.com",
        "version_basis": {
          "kind": "file",
          "path": "src/burner/libretro/libretro.cpp",
          "pattern": "#define\\s+FBA_VERSION\\s+\"([^\"]+)"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "kind": "emulators",
  "schema_version": 1
}