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          "snes9x_next": null
        },
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            "description": "Sufami Turbo BIOS",
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            "note": "Needed for Sufami Turbo multi-cart games.",
            "required": false,
            "size": 262144,
            "source_ref": "source libretro/libretro.cpp:1506, source libretro/libretro.cpp:1546, source memmap.cpp:1720",
            "system": "nintendo-sufami-turbo",
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          }
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        "notes": {
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        },
        "profiled_date": "2026-03-25",
        "source": "https://github.com/libretro/snes9x",
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