{
  "count": 1,
  "generated_at": "2026-10-20T02:57:31Z",
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "mame2003",
      "profile": {
        "core_classification": "frozen_snapshot",
        "core_version": "0.78",
        "cores": [
          "mame2003"
        ],
        "display_name": "Arcade (MAME 2003)",
        "emulator": "MAME 2003",
        "files": [
          {
            "category": "game_data",
            "md5": "c6f35123264db9cdfb216e8fdb673679",
            "name": "hiscore.dat",
            "note": "high score definitions, auto-generated if missing from precompile/hiscore_dat.h, which holds metadata/hiscore.dat with CRLF line endings. is_mem_range reads only \"cpu:addr:len:start:end\" lines under a \"gamename:\" header.",
            "path": "mame2003/hiscore.dat",
            "required": false,
            "sha1": "a22ec279222ec6aeb3249932f7d377b7cf1e7bf1",
            "size": 215475,
            "source_ref": "src/hiscore.c:14,102-116,248-262"
          },
          {
            "category": "game_data",
            "name": "cheat.dat",
            "note": "cheat definitions, requires cheats core option enabled",
            "path": "mame2003/cheat.dat",
            "required": false,
            "source_ref": "src/cheat.c:383,8249-8255"
          },
          {
            "category": "game_data",
            "name": "history.dat",
            "note": "game history and information database",
            "path": "mame2003/history.dat",
            "required": false,
            "source_ref": "src/datafile.c:327, src/datafile.c:563"
          },
          {
            "category": "game_data",
            "name": "mameinfo.dat",
            "note": "game technical information database",
            "path": "mame2003/mameinfo.dat",
            "required": false,
            "source_ref": "src/datafile.c:327, src/datafile.c:622-626"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "contents": [
              {
                "crc32": "9036d879",
                "description": "Europe MVS v2, default",
                "name": "sp-s2.sp1"
              },
              {
                "crc32": "c7f2fa45",
                "description": "Europe MVS v1, 4 slot",
                "name": "sp-s.sp1"
              },
              {
                "crc32": "e72943de",
                "description": "US MVS v2, 2 slot",
                "name": "usa_2slt.bin"
              },
              {
                "crc32": "2723a5b5",
                "description": "US MVS v1, 6 slot",
                "name": "sp-e.sp1"
              },
              {
                "crc32": "91b64be3",
                "description": "Asia",
                "name": "asia-s3.rom"
              },
              {
                "crc32": "f0e8f27d",
                "description": "Japan VS v6",
                "name": "vs-bios.rom"
              },
              {
                "crc32": "acede59c",
                "description": "Japan, older",
                "name": "sp-j2.rom"
              },
              {
                "crc32": "97cf998b",
                "description": "Z80 sound BIOS, always required",
                "name": "sm1.sm1",
                "size": 131072
              },
              {
                "crc32": "354029fc",
                "description": "fix layer tiles",
                "name": "sfix.sfx",
                "size": 131072
              },
              {
                "crc32": "e09e253c",
                "description": "Y zoom control",
                "name": "000-lo.lo",
                "size": 65536
              }
            ],
            "name": "neogeo.zip",
            "note": "MVS/AES BIOS, 7 official variants",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/neogeo.c:1544-1556,5661-5675",
            "system": "snk-neogeo-mvs"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "contents": [
              {
                "description": "68K BIOS",
                "name": "pgm_p01s.rom",
                "size": 131072
              },
              {
                "description": "text tiles",
                "name": "pgm_t01s.rom",
                "size": 2097152
              },
              {
                "description": "samples",
                "name": "pgm_m01s.rom",
                "size": 2097152
              }
            ],
            "name": "pgm.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/pgm.c:946",
            "system": "igs-pgm"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "stvbios.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/stv.c:4597",
            "system": "sega-stv"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "megaplay.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/segac2.c:4468",
            "system": "sega-megaplay"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "megatech.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/segac2.c:4390",
            "system": "sega-megatech"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "decocass.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/decocass.c:1086",
            "system": "deco-cassette"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "playch10.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/playch10.c:1680",
            "system": "nintendo-playch10"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "nss.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/nss.c:406",
            "system": "nintendo-nss"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "skns.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/suprnova.c:1668",
            "system": "super-kaneko-nova"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "konamigx.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/konamigx.c:3369",
            "system": "konami-gx"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "contents": [
              {
                "crc32": "f055a624",
                "description": "sound CPU",
                "name": "5b.bin",
                "size": 2048
              },
              {
                "crc32": "c205bca6",
                "description": "PROM",
                "name": "82s185.10h",
                "size": 2048
              },
              {
                "crc32": "b5221cec",
                "description": "PROM",
                "name": "82s123.10k",
                "size": 32
              }
            ],
            "name": "cvs.zip",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/cvs.c:475-482,1350",
            "system": "century-cvs"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "cpzn1.zip",
            "note": "Capcom ZN-1 BIOS (PS1-based). Most games NOT_WORKING",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/zn.c:1879",
            "system": "zn1-capcom"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "cpzn2.zip",
            "note": "Capcom ZN-2 BIOS (PS1-based). Most games NOT_WORKING",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/zn.c:1898",
            "system": "zn2-capcom"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "taitofx1.zip",
            "note": "Taito FX-1 BIOS (PS1-based). Most games NOT_WORKING",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/zn.c:1955",
            "system": "zn1-taito"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "tps.zip",
            "note": "Tecmo TPS BIOS (PS1-based). Most games NOT_WORKING",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/zn.c:1936",
            "system": "zn1-tecmo"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "sncwgltd.zip",
            "note": "Video System KN BIOS (PS1-based). NOT_WORKING",
            "required": false,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/zn.c:1948",
            "system": "zn1-video-system"
          },
          {
            "category": "bios_zip",
            "name": "acpsx.zip",
            "note": "Acclaim PSX BIOS (PS1-based). NOT_WORKING",
            "required": true,
            "source_ref": "src/drivers/zn.c:1925",
            "system": "zn1-acclaim"
          }
        ],
        "notes": "Frozen snapshot of MAME 0.78 (xmame, January 2003). Stock version without\nthe Plus patches. Targets low-end hardware (Raspberry Pi, SBCs).\n\nBIOS ZIPs are loaded from {content_dir}/ (same folder as the game ROM).\n\nData files (hiscore.dat, cheat.dat, history.dat, mameinfo.dat) are loaded\nfrom system_dir/mame2003/. Samples from system_dir/mame2003/samples/.\n\nNeo Geo uses 7 official BIOS variants. Universe BIOS is commented out\nin the stock source (available in mame2003_plus).\n\nROM naming follows MAME 0.78 conventions.\n",
        "profiled_date": "2026-03-24",
        "source": "https://github.com/libretro/mame2003-libretro",
        "source_commit": "b9ac708f922386a0ae1f2379dbb31b60d7ec7b25",
        "systems": [
          "snk-neogeo-mvs",
          "snk-neogeo-aes",
          "igs-pgm",
          "sega-stv",
          "sega-megaplay",
          "sega-megatech",
          "deco-cassette",
          "nintendo-playch10",
          "nintendo-nss",
          "super-kaneko-nova",
          "konami-gx",
          "century-cvs",
          "zn1-capcom",
          "zn2-capcom",
          "zn1-taito",
          "zn1-tecmo",
          "zn1-video-system",
          "zn1-acclaim"
        ],
        "type": "libretro",
        "upstream": "https://www.mamedev.org"
      }
    }
  ],
  "kind": "emulators",
  "schema_version": 1
}